Wind's Four Quarters Farm
Biodynamic, Sustainable, and Regenerative Farming for the 21st Century
Biodynamic, Sustainable, and Regenerative Farming for the 21st Century
What is a biodynamic, sustainable, regenerative farm?
A biodynamic ecosystem is diversified and balanced, generating health and fertility from within itself, and regenerates the local microclimate with increased vitality and habitat viability. Sustainable practices fulfill the needs of the current generation while ensuring continued production for future generations, sometimes referred to as the “seven generations plan.”
A farm embracing these tenets is healthy and financially stable.
Heirloom Produce
As the word implies, heirloom seeds are historical varieties that are passed from generation to generation, like an heirloom possession. In the U.S., they’ve often been brought by immigrants and handed down through the years, sometimes within a single family. Heirlooms are open-pollinated varieties of fruits and vegetables, so they rely on wind or pollinators to transfer pollen between flowers.
Heritage Livestock
“Heritage” is to livestock as “heirloom” is to produce. Many of the breeds originated between the 17th and 19th centuries and are almost exclusively multi-purpose breeds; often, the breeds were nearly lost when specialized breeds were imported to the regions where they’d developed. Historical interest and small homesteads have led to preservation groups, such as the Livestock Conservancy, who work to ensure these breeds continue to exist.
Preparing to Build the Farmhouse
Over the past year, we have been laying the groundwork – so to speak – to start building the farmhouse. Now, we are actually starting construction!
Bright Eyes
It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Andy, patriarch of our first clan of rabbits, has died. He had just turned 3 years old.
Hops Rhizomes for Sale
‘Tis the season for digging hops rhizomes!