Enjoy over two full days of hands-on learning as we design and move some earth to create a productive perennial system!
In this Workshop, you will learn:
This Workshop is kid-friendly. If you're interested in bringing your children, additional rates may apply. Please check with us to make sure we can accommodate your needs. |
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"We started farming here in 2015, Erica grew up on a corn/soybean farm down the road and I had a taste of farming from WWOOFing in North Fork, California at Kern Family Farm. After dreaming about farming for 10 years we began to try and heal the soil abused by conventional ag and increase biodiversity by growing cover crops and abandoning the use of agricultural chemicals.
After a few seasons watching all the storm runoff quickly flow through the waterway and off the farm it was evident we could improve the water management practices on the farm. After reading Yeomans we decided to get RAD involved to help with the design of the earthworks to help us passively capture rainfall and slow down and spread the water over the farm." |
There’s been two enormous lighthouses on our path, Mark Shepard and Don Kuchenmeister. Give a listen to our latest episode of the Contrary Farmstead Podcast as we open up about exactly how impactful they’ve been to us in the beeyard and on the farmstead.
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Address: Hooting Hills Organic Farm
529 New Garden Rd, New Paris, OH 45347 79 miles East of downtown Indianapolis, IN 74 miles North of Downtown Cincinnati, OH 109 miles West of Downton Columbus, OH Lodging options: 1. Camping on site 2. Small motel right in New Paris. 3. Holdiay Inn or Hampton in Richmond, IN, which is only about 15 or 20 min away. |