Growing Heart Farm
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We are partners, Ian & Marisa, going into our second season renting land at Growing Heart Farm, a working farm and retreat center in Pawling, NY. We are a small farm growing nutrient dense, delicious vegetables year-round on 2.5 acres with two high-tunnels, without the use of any chemicals or petroleum-based fertilizers. Our priority as small farmers is to sustain and build the health of the land by producing nutritious food for our community using regenerative methods. We participate in the NYS FMNP program, accepting WIC and Senior market checks.
We grow & produce seven types of cut greens mixes, many bunching and heading greens, heirloom tomatoes and other vegetables including baby ginger. This year, we are also producing small amounts of organically-managed, establishing perennial food crops like blueberries, asparagus & fruit trees.
Extended Growing Season Non Gmo Use Only Organic Materials Perennial Crops Crop Rotation Cover Crops Low Till
We intensively rotate our crops, extensively cover crop parts of the farm not immediately in production, and remineralize our soils, replenishing the nutrients and biology each year with strictly OMRI-approved amendments. We are 'practicing organic', following the standards and keeping the necessary records to be able to apply for certification in the next few years. We use a walk-behind BCS tractor and power harrow for ground prep, which has a lighter impact on soil life and structure than a conventional rotary plow. We interplant small sections of flowering herbs like tulsi into our production area throughout the season to steward pollinators.
We are young farmers going into our fourth season farming together, and our second at Growing Heart Farm. We are doing our part to work towards building and fighting for a more just, equitable, and climate-resilient food system.
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