EarthDance Organic Farm School
For 5 years I worked at the EarthDance Organic Farm School, where I spent the final 3 season as the farm manager. I helped design and establish no-till market garden plots, create a farm-scale water management plan and setup an integrated agroforestry system throughout the growing fields.
The Integrated Homestead
For this client, a multigenerational family aimed to meet a majority of their food needs from the homestead. We worked with them to first establish a water management plan with contour plantings and diversion swales. Then we spent a seasson prepping the soil with a myriad of cover crops. A whole host of berries and perennial veggies went inside a large no-tillmarket garden and dozens of fruit trees and soil building plants filled in the orchard. Designing and insalling fencing was key part of setting the growing areas up for success.
The Community Farm
Over the course of 4 seasons I worked with the Red Circle Community Farm to design and build out many aspects of the farm. Initially we created a large market garden and helped lead community planting days. We then established several linear food forests with rows of fruit trees, berries, perennial herbs and pollinator plants— all planted on contour berms that moved water gently across the landscape. Other key projects included the installation of farm-scale irrigation and construction of greenhouse.
