About Us
Growing Change
If each person cares enough to do one thing better for the world, it will change. Imagine what you can do to change the world.
Our Mission: Instilling a sense of community among farmers- know your farmer!
What makes someone a farmer? Do you have to own a giant tract of land in order to be a "real farmer"? Nope.
If you work the land, urban farm (think hydroponics), or tend to livestock and do so with respect to the land, and those around you, then you are a farmer. Some of us do so while ensuring that we use organic processes and regenerative practices in ways to keep our soil, our food, and the world around us as healthy as possible. We The Farmers was created to grow communities. Know your food, know your farmer ~it all begins within building great communities.
We the Farmers was founded on the principles of wanting to instill a sense of community amongst farmers who want to break away from the industrialization of farming.
OUR PURPOSE
For years I struggled with where I fit into the farming community and what would ultimately be my farming business. (Trust me whenever I say that I loved nearly every small farm, the animals, the crops, EVERYTHING). Then, I was reminded to go back to my purpose. I love to help & teach others about how to solve problems while leaving any place better than the way that I found it.
While attending the Rodale Institute Veteran-Farmer-In-Training Program, many of my fellow farmers-in-training, instructors, field trip presenters and farmers that I worked with (or for) gave me the inspiration to dig deep and realize that the answer to my question, "where do I belong in farming" was right in front of me all along.
My "problem" of not knowing where to start and feeling like I didn't have a lot (in the way of capital) was actually my answer.
I'm not alone in these thoughts, so why not help others find a starting point and show them how to work with what they already have?
What I lack in capital, I make up in grit- I refuse to give up and I stand firmly in what I believe. I grew up with simple things that made me rich in imagination and determination. That grit is exactly what is needed to make the changes that I wish to see in the world.
Our purpose is to lead by example and teach others to actively engage in agricultural practices that leave our environment and communities better than how we found each.
So, What do we do or offer?
Our goals are to establish better and healthier practices that will benefit us and our posterity.
We The Farmers will begin on a tiny (1/3 of an acre) homestead by teaching about how to work with what [we] have and how to implement organic, regenerative farming practices, even at the smallest level.
Much like a seed, it will grow as it is nurtured and the goal is to produce healthy results that will multiply exponentially as each supporter either implements their own practice or buys local. (Know your farmer!)
We will hold workshops and organize community events; sell healthy, organically grown herbs, flowers, native pollinators and extras that are produced from healthy soil and the help of native beneficial insects.
Our own preamble
Thinking about the preamble to our country's constitution and the depth of its purpose helped to inspire this name.
Together We The Farmers for all communities, in order to form a more perfect crop, re-establish soil, and insure domesticated animal welfare, provide food for all common and uncommon, promote better health, secure wellness to ourselves, our posterity and our land, do ordain and establish this farm as a place to learn and be free to know your farmer.