The Farm Model is based on a combination Sustainable, Organic, and Alternative Agricultural practices.

This is truly an opportunity to live out the generations of a vision to carry forward clean  farming practices by establishing sustainable and shared relatable practices.  Healthy soil, clean water and clean food.

As I have explored the definitions and principles of farms and homesteads, I have clarified the differences between farming methods: 

• Traditional vs. modern farming
  Traditional farming focuses on local sustainability, cultural heritage, and low environmental impact. I am interested in a limited amount of Modern farming technological advancements.  Local Community driven.  I am not prioritizing global market demands, and high productivity. 
• Precision Farming vs. Traditional Farming
  Traditional farming uses visual assessments and knowledge to monitor crops, and limited precision farming using drone technologies.  I will not be investing in technology such as sensors and satellite imagery to provide data on crop health. 
• Indoor vs. outdoor farming
  Plants grown outdoors get their light from the sun.  I will not be expanding to plants grown indoors that need artificial lighting. Indoor farms also need energy to power heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. 
• Lessons Learned Agriculture
  This is an opportunity to reflect on the property.  This means accounting for the conditions of the soil, water, forest, and fields. 
  • Regenerative Agriculture is knowing how to recover and cure:
    • Past Governmental Recommendations 
    • Past Environmental Practices 
    • Create Native Riparian Areas to stop erosion 
    • Focus on Water Sources and Pond Elevation for irrigation
    • Focus on Soil Health 
    • Focus on Holistic Crop management 
    • Focus on Supporting Pollination
    • Plan for Companion Planting
    • Development of Composting Practices 
    • Encouraging Good insects
    • Allowing Wildlife to return 
• Merging Lessons Learned with New agriculture technology
  New agriculture technology uses technologies like biotechnology, automation, smart irrigation, and precision agriculture to increase efficiency, productivity, and sustainability. 
• Modern farming methods

Some popular modern farming methods include hydroponics, vertical farming, aquaponics, and precision farming. These will come in time as soil and water is the first step.