As we are getting all our planting successions in for the fall, we have also been working on some of our water systems around the farm. As a friend of mine says, "Diversity is the key to resiliency." Most of our gardens and houses are all run from our well, but without electricity it won't work. So this past week we installed a hydraulic ram pump on the back of the dam for our pond that uses just water flow to pump water. We also installed rainwater collection tanks on the harvest shed in the market garden and on our house. And we finished building a water tower that allows us to have water pressure without a traditional pressure tank. All of this helps ensure that we will have many options in keeping water available for our gardens, animals, and homes year round.
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About the farm
Rora Valley Farms is located in beautiful rural Coosa County, Alabama and is owned and operated by the Sanders Family and was established in 2009. Currently my wife Dorothy and I (Noah) oversee the vegetable and bakery operations while my cousin Luke Sanders and his wife Kristin oversee the meat and egg production. Our kids help out as well! Here at Rora Valley Farms we strive to produce real food. Many industrial foods today put on a good show, but fail to provide our bodies with the nutrients we need to function properly. When God designed our bodies, He also designed amazing foods to fuel them. But most industrial foods have strayed from that original design, and we have reaped the consequences. Through building healthy, living soil and utilizing natural systems of production and management we strive to harvest food that feeds our bodies, as well as our taste buds.
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