Farming is something my husband and I have known since the day we were born although, the farms we grew up on and what we are doing today look a bit different.

 

We grew to appreciate and value the hard work, dedication and commitment that goes into the prestigious title of "farmer" but, we recognized that a lot of inputs were being put into synthetics rather than utilizing an organic system as viewed from a holistic lens. 

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We farm in the Southwestern part of Ontario, Canada. Here, we get freezing winters and hot and humid summers. It's common practice to grow monoculture corn and beans in rotation however, adding wheat into rotation has positive impacts for consecutive years. With that, the use of cover crops and livestock grazing of them is not so common. Although cover crops appear to be gaining some well deserved popularity, there is still a long way to go in convincing the skeptics that use conventional methods.

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Our mission is to transform the acres we run into regenerative polyculture systems.

 

The focus is soil health and putting a stop to continuing a sustainable ecosystem, because a sustainable system of poor quality and low nutrient values will only remain poor.

 

The soil is a living organism and we need to feed it so that it can feed us. The variable structure of polyculture rooting gives structure to the soil and provides numerous benefits such as minimizing erosion.

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Cover crops, though gaining in popularity, are not widely used in conjunction with no-till practices, which together, are key to improving soil quality and issues related to erosion. 

 

As microorganisms are drawn to a multiculture farm, they work harmoniously digesting plant material and leave behind active organic matter resembling a clustered or crumby-like soil - aka. the good stuff.

 

When given the opportunity, the land further thrives when grazed by livestock who, in turn, reap the benefits of healthier plants growing from an advanced soil base. The cycle is able to support itself when everything in it is giving, working together and constantly changing.

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Our style of farming allows for the top soil to be covered by either a monoculture crop (like corn, wheat, beans) or a cover crop mix at all times.

 

The result: you won't see our top soil blowing when intense winds arise or find our dirt running off the fields. Erosion is controlled here and we are building up our organic composition. 

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It may take nearly a decade to increase organic matter by 1% however, qualitative benefits like water infiltration are obvious long before increased quantities are detected. ​Learn more here or here.

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Lastly, using strip/rotational grazing allows for an increased opportunity for carbon sequestering from the atmosphere helping our planet on a larger scale and doing our part to reduce our carbon footprint. 

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Naturally, this leads to our vision.

 

Our vision is a healthier farm operation as a whole, where we are producing food with greater nutritional value through the utilization of regenerative practices.

 

Thereby, leaving the earth better than we found it.