Ginger Bee farm: Renewing the land through wise and respectful use

Coastal New England is a tough area to farm. We have a lot of dirt, but very little good soil, and the most reliable yearly crop is rocks. Our wild swings in precipitation, our temperature fluctuations, and our unreliable seasons mean that feeding a family from this land can be a big challenge. 

Our gentle, respectful solution is to utilize a combination of low-impact animal foraging and careful planting. The animals put nutrients into the ground and build soil texture, and we then soak up those nutrients and keep them safely in plant matter so there is minimal to zero runoff. The animals return the following year and turn those nutrients into meat, milk, and eggs, and the cycle continues.

At every stage we’re leaving the land better than we found it, increasing organic matter, encouraging biodiversity, and protecting groundwater.