Our Mission: Produce high quality and reasonably priced vegetables for our local and regional communities while improving soil health and being water resilient in our high desert climate.
WHERE WE FARM:
We are located in the beautiful Mancos Valley, just to the east of Mesa Verde National Park, in Southwest Colorado.
WHY WE FARM:
To improve soil health
To provide a basic necessity to nourish our family, friends and community
To create a profitable model that is tangible and translatable to others
HOW WE FARM:
cover cropping, crop rotation, minimal tillage
both mechanized and hand scale
paid employee(s), we do not rely on volunteer labor
flower strips for beneficials and pollinators
appropriate water use for our high desert climate
Mindy uses the force. Mike runs around.
MEET THE FARMERS
Mindy Perkovich grew up in Ridgway, Colorado and she accidentally (and thankfully!) discovered farming while attempting to sign up for a CSA in the Spring of 2010. The CSA she wanted to join was full and the farm's blog said they were looking for interns. A lightbulb went off and she resigned from her position at the law firm and started farming full-time 3 weeks later with a wonderful group of ladies and hasn't looked back since.
Mike Nolan grew up in California and attended the Center for Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems Apprenticeship in 2006 and 2007. He has farmed in California, New Mexico and in SW Colorado for the past 12 years. He mentors beginning farmers in the region as well as teaches agriculture classes in the winter. Mike is the President of the Mancos Conservation District and a Board Member of the Four Corners Farmers and Ranchers Coalition, a chapter of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union.