Organic Farm Tour

I went on a tour with a group of Master Naturalists to an organic farm near Cannon Falls. Here is a look at the tomato plants inside a greenhouse. This farm specializes in peppers and tomatoes. The young family had a girl about 4 years old who seemed fascinated by our group. She physically hung on her parents and walked with us during our 90 minute visit. She would plop down  in the dirt and break up clods of dirt or entertain herself in some way. She was darling and I thought she was lucky to live here on this farm.

In the strip of woods between fields, these ten goats have cleared up most of the buckthorn so at least it is now possible to get through. Of course the girl had to join the goats. She pulled down branches so the goats could much on the leaves. One of the farm owners is an etymologist and botanist. She thinks it is important to attract insects especially predatory wasps. She plants strips of native plants specifically to draw in the insects that will indirectly help the pollinators with her crops. In these strips of lands she has plants that are not pretty and are not edible yet they are valuable because of the insects they attract. These farmers look at their land through a different and unique lens.

This is a view of the valley their farm overlooks.