The foundation of our philosophy is self-reliance and permanence. The industrial dream of leisure through use of machinery hasn’t panned out like they thought it would around the turn of the century, but there is a path to leisure and independence. That path is through self-reliance, at both the individual and community levels. Our agricultural system is based on ideas from a wide array of sustainable farming sources, but the most influential is the permaculture movement. When it’s in full tilt, we’ll have hundreds of different perennial crops in permanent positions, providing high quality food for us and our great great grandchildren. We think that rebuilding agriculture and integrating it with health care and community, we can demonstrate another path forward that will carry humanity into the future, and that’s what we’re doing with our farm.
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