Living and learning in sync with the seasons and the land

By placing value on land-based work and arts, we grow together to (re)create our relationship with land, farming, and food as pathways for healing and wholeness. As a family, we practice love as an ethic of freedom and we uphold the point of view of abundance and overflow, rather than scarcity or lack, extending hospitality to a community interested in land-based living, work, education, and arts. We value honesty, respect, and integrity, and we foster space for self-directed learning. Through these values and hard work, we work to strengthen our family and cultivate community. We honor the dignity and rights of all people to access healthy food, and we cultivate healthy relationships between earth, self, and one another – infusing the philosophy of ubuntu throughout all we do.

We balance work and life on the farm, using technology, efficient tools and processes to support, rather than replace, the quality and timing of natural systems. We aim to consistently operate a multi-faceted agri-business which allows us to explore ongoing opportunities and creative pursuits.

As students of agroecology, ancestral and indigenous foodways, we’ve chosen to produce food and fibers naturally, without harmful chemicals or pesticides. From the soil up, we strive to maintain a healthy farm, integrating animals into our evolving ecosystem. We believe that with patience, care, and wisdom, the land is able to provide all that we need for us and for future generations.

Community Supported Agriculture empowers communities. We seek to organize our farm in such a way that we can support low and restricted income people easily access healthy, local food.

Intergenerational relationships and skill sharing is essential to the health and viability of a community.

Because we honor the knowledge of our ancestors and elders, we study to learn our communities’ histories. We work to uplift their voices and stories, and to learn from them as they inform us how to best do our work. We are committed to building a community based on the principles of: belonging, collective resilience, interdependence, and self-determination. These principles allow us to provide good food to all, including the most vulnerable among us. Farming and sharing our harvests with family, friends and neighbors strengthens our universal bonds. It breaks down barriers, connects our humanity and pushes us to become better versions of ourselves.

Agriculture and culinary practices reflect the identity of cultures and regions all around the world.

The need to feed and sustain ourselves is becoming more important than ever; a local diet, made available to everyone, is the best insurance for health and security. For environmental reasons we believe that it is imperative that local communities learn how to feed themselves by using their local and regional sources. Although short-term economics might make it cheaper to ship perishable produce across the country, we believe that in the long-term our planet and our communities will be healthier if they are able to rely on themselves for the majority of their food needs. We also know that locally grown food is fresher, nourishing, and tastes better!

Supporting agricultural markets & infrastructures enable small farms to thrive.

By building a network of support with regional growers/producers, we strive to buy our farm’s supplies and services from local vendors whenever possible, and this investment helps stimulate our local food economy. We are also intentional about supporting the next generation of farmers by sharing and developing farming skills among apprentices, volunteers, and future farmers.