Meet the Farmers
Growing Practices
At Wild Pansy, we follow organic and sustainable farming practices.
The term ‘regenerative’ agriculture is often applied to our approach of closed loop farming, but we prefer to think of it as microbial husbandry. As we continue to learn about the nutrient and dietary needs of beneficial microorganisms, we have adapted our practice to include on-farm composting and microscopic soil monitoring, which research indicates can improve soil bodies, while producing healthy vegetables and flowers.
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Soil fertility, water conservation, and season extension are core organic and sustainable methodologies on our farm.
We are fortunate to be working at the intersection of three major food system components: soil health, farming, and food processing. We combine farm, food, and municipal wastes into a thermal compost that nourishes the soil, and in three seasons have spread about 15 tons of compost onto the three acres we cultivate. This nourishment is an ongoing process and we are grateful to have begun developing our on-farm compost process with the help of a North Central SARE Farmer-Rancher Grant, in partnership with Nightfall Farm.
