We are a 10 acre (Watershed Mitigation Farm) that includes two NRCS designed retention basins as tools in our quest to create real sustainability. The basins capture surface and tile water which allows the nutrient rich water to flow through the drip irrigation system to our high tunnel and orchard. In addition, the farmstead offers educational opportunities on the topics of small scale production, peri-urban farming , agroforesty, and beekeeping.
Our Mission is to provide an educational space that allows for reproducible, hands-on demonstrations about profitable, healthy and resilient, sustainable agriculture.
2016 Community Service Award , Community Youth Opportunities
2017 Best Development Award for Water shed Mitigation, 1000 Friends of Iowa
An Iowa agricultural system that showcases the connection between healthy living and what we eat--shifting the paradigm to eating healthy, nutritious food, promoting financial resilience and living an energetic and sustainable life.
Healthy Food: grow nutritious food as an educational tool about agriculture and how it affects our bodies
Agriculture Entrepreneurs: develop beginning farmers from all walks of life in this new sector of small-scale, innovative farming.
Small Scale: showcase opportunities for agriculture production on small tracts of land and develop satellite sites around the nation.
Resilience: provide clean and safe water for our homes with innovative water management techniques.