Our Practices

Regenerative agriculture on our farm means being connected to the land and the cycles of nature. We focus on restoring our soil fertility and the ecosystem through the use of composting, crop rotation, no-till permaculture methods, cover cropping and biodiversity.

To grow the healthiest produce, step one is the seed and the soil. We begin by sourcing highly fertile certified organic soil, and specific seed selection for the time of the season.

We elimate all chemicals and pesticides. We don't remove pests, but we attract beneficial and predatory insects to balance the ecosystem which naturally controls pest populations.

Did you know that certified organic allows chemicals on their allowed list ?

How many people can say they know the famer where their food comes from? Most of the produce you see in the stores is shipped in from out of state. We focus on providing nutrient dense food to our local comminity in South Carolina.

We limit the amount of disturbance to our soil. It allows us to prepare our land without all the machinery that tillage requires. It also allows us start the process of restoration.

The typical problems in big farming associated with tillage are worse than you thought. Soil erosion, reduced water retention, soil biodiversity being pulverized such as worms, loss of organic matter, and the thousands of weed seeds that were tilled under in previous years, are moved back on-top of the soil.

Compost has many uses on the farm. It's a slow-release fertilizer, a great source or organic matter, and feeds soil biology. Most importantly, it's a mulch. We used a thick layer when creating our permeant beds to starve weeds and unwanted grasses. Also, we can plant directly into it!

The definition of cover cropping can be broad. For us, its means that we plant a crop to feed the soil. We try our best to keep our soil covered, there's nothing worse than bare soil. Living plants are one of the best ways to feed our soil. It also breaks up compaction, feeds beneficial insects, and suppresses weeds, amongst other things.

An ecosystem, is a community of organisms that interact with their environment and each other. Surprisingly, insects are involved in each activity that is occurring in the garden.

Good bugs can't survive with out the bad bugs. And bad bugs can destroy our crop. So, to ensure their's biodiversity for both, we grow beneficial plants.

In essence, we provide a safe place for the good bugs to live, by luring them in with food, shelter, and water, so they will feel at home and don't have to leave the area to find their necessities.

We are a farm that implements hand tools vs heavy agriclture equipment. Why would we want to work day in and day out the hard way? Because we love the process and understand that in our environment, we need to be close to our plants to ensure they are as healthy as can be.