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Farm Happenings at Saint Isidore Homestead and Permaculture
For the love of Basil
Basil and tomatoes are match made in heaven. They go extremely well on the plate and absolutely adore each other on the ground. This year we are growing both of those crops together in a high tunnel and they are thriving. And while the tomatoes still need a couple more weeks to ripen, the basil is1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 21and 22, 2021
The long and warm days are finally setting in and the summer crops are as happy as they can be. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, green beans, onions, summer squash, cucumbers are all taking off fast, and, if you seat calmly and patiently in the garden, you can almost see the plants grow and the fruits1 read more »
Here comes the Pigweed
We’ve finally got some much-needed rain. Two inches in three days makes for happy crops and very grateful farmers. And with the rain it feels as if the weed season has gotten into overdrive. There is a saying in permaculture that there is no such a thing as weeds but crops in the wrong place.1 read more »
Missing a beet?
Even though we have a full year of experience packaging customized boxes, we still find ourselves making mistakes at the box assembly line. We are trying hard to minimize packaging errors but our commitment is to you. So please let us know if/when something is missing in your boxes. We will be happ1 read more »
About the farm
We are a small family farm located in Grottoes, Virginia, serving the city of Harrisonburg and the counties of Rockingham, Augusta, and Greene. We produce high-quality food using sustainable practices and ethical principles of care for the common good. Having witnessed the healing power of good food in dealing with family health issues, we started farming in 2015 in an effort to sharing with others the benefits of fresh, nutritionally-dense food, grown in a clean environment, using integrative agricultural methods. We believe that in order for food to be healthful, the environment in which it grows has to be healthy. To that end, we integrate animal and plant systems in ways that, in their natural interactions, they create an ecological balance leading to abundance and quality.
We grow over 50 different vegetable crops, perennial vegetables and fruits, and raise pastured pork, as well as ducks and chickens, for meat and eggs.
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We grow over 50 different vegetable crops, perennial vegetables and fruits, and raise pastured pork, as well as ducks and chickens, for meat and eggs.