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Farm Happenings at Saint Isidore Homestead and Permaculture
For the Love of Basil
Basil and tomatoes are a match made in heaven. They go extremely well on the plate and absolutely adore each other in the ground. This year we are growing both of those crops together in our high tunnels and they are thriving. The basil variety we are growing is a Genovese-type called Prospera from1 read more »
One for the Pigweed
There is a saying in permaculture that there’s no such a thing as weeds but crops in the wrong spot. And, indeed, the majority of so-called weeds play very important roles in our system. But among those weeds there is a particular summer one that I admit to greatly dislike: the obnoxious spin1 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.