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About our Farmstead
On our 18-acre biodiverse homestead property, we utilize regenerative agricultural systems that are kind to the ecosystem and try to uphold the three core values of permaculture:
EARTH CARE, PEOPLE CARE, AND FAIR SHARE.
Mt. Tabor Farmstead NEVER uses any herbicides, pesticides, synthetic chemicals or fungicides.
Instead, we utilize companion planting, cover cropping, no till digging, and a deep mulch system that creates soil that is richer and more alive year after year.
We abide by the old proverb that the best fertilizer is a farmer's shadow, meaning that there's no substitute for the love and dedication you put into the land.
We place a big emphasis on plastic reduction with how we both grow and sell our food. We choose not to use plastic in our gardens and prefer soil blocking rather than using plastic seed trays to start our seeds. In addition, we use reusable and paper packaging options, recycled paper wrapping on our flowers, and compostable vegetable bags cuts down on waste… but we are always striving to find more plastic free solutions.
How We GARDEN
The way we garden closely reflects the same principles we have for living life: self-reliance and a slower pace. By having a reverence for “old-school” agricultural practices, we have adopted a low-tech approach to gardening too. We use traditional methods and tools; still using our trusty hands and hand-powered tools to prune, plant, weed, and harvest.
We are dedicated to slowly and naturally enriching our garden’s soil to produce the most nutrient dense food we can and create a robust soil food web because we know that healthier soil means healthier food, means healthier humans.
Our farmstead operates on a closed loop: our weeds and scraps go to our chickens, who turn them into fertilizer, which we compost and apply back into our gardens.
By practicing reciprocity, we frequently add fertility into the soil to make sure we give back to our land what it gives to us. Some of the ways we do this are with:
Homestead-made compost
Deep mulch System
Minimal soil disruption
Cover Cropping
Animal and Beneficial Insects
