Regenerative agriculture, sustainable agriculture, ecological farming. Pick a name. The idea for us is the same. We practice agroforestry as our land management system. The benefits of our silvopasture system, where we graze our yaks and Babydoll sheep in our pecan orchard, are immense.​

 

We practice the following:

 

Rotational Grazing to build strong healthy pasture grasses above and below ground.

 

Composting to add to soil fertility.

 

Cover cropping to let the soil rest. 

 

Minimum tillage to cause less disturbance to soil microbes.

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Agroforestry

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Silvopasture

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We strive to work our land in a way that is environmentally sensitive. Relying on the natural dynamics of the farm itself helps to minimize the need for imported materials like feeds and fertilizer. Maintaining a proper balance among plants, animals, insects, microorganisms, and the soil is a top priority, allowing us to grow quality produce and preserve and improve the land for future generations.

 

During the few years of maintaining our offsite one-acre vineyard, we cultivated and weeded each of our vines by hand. In the future, we will hand this responsibility off to our Southdown sheep, who love to graze, especially on weeds. They will be the cutest weed eaters ever!

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We have about one thousand trees on our farm property. We grow many varieties of pecan, walnut, pawpaw and persimmon trees. We even have a few pear trees. We do all the weeding around our trees by hand which allows us to avoid spraying chemicals. 

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We grow beautiful lavender around our one-acre pond. Starting in 2025 we plan to hold our 1st annual Lavender Harvest Festival!