farm initiatives
The Greenhouses: Year-Round Growing + Innovation
The Greenhouses at Project Farmland will be an all-season growing and learning hub designed to support resilient, small-scale agriculture. It will help resident farmers extend growing seasons, improve efficiency, and produce fresh, locally grown food across the seasons—while serving as a practical model for farms working with limited land and resources.
Planned areas of focus will include water-efficient growing systems, vertical and high-density production, and climate-controlled environments that support consistent, nutrient-dense harvests. Together, these systems will allow Project Farmland to test and refine approaches that increase productivity while protecting soil health, conserving resources, and strengthening long-term farm viability.
The Greenhouses will also serves as a place for applied learning and collaboration. Resident farmers, students, and visiting educators will learn alongside active production—connecting science, stewardship, and food systems in real time. Select tours, workshops, and demonstrations will invite the broader community to see season-extending agriculture and regenerative practices in action, sharing ideas that can be adapted
well beyond Project Farmland.
Project Vermiculture: Building Soil from Ground Up
Vermiculture is a foundational part of Project Farmland’s regenerative farming systems. Built around the natural work of earthworms, this initiative transforms food scraps, plant waste, and farm byproducts into nutrient-rich soil amendments that strengthen soil health, support productive crops, and restore the land over time.
Inspired by successful models such as Apricot Farms, our vermiculture operation will be designed as a practical, closed-loop system. Worm castings produced on site are rich in beneficial microorganisms and essential nutrients, improving soil structure, water retention, and long-term fertility across fields, orchards, and gardens.
Select vermiculture products—such as worm castings and soil amendments—may be made available through The Barn, creating a modest earned revenue stream that supports farm operations, education programs, and reinvestment into the land. In this way, vermiculture strengthens both ecological health and the long-term sustainability of Project Farmland.
Apiary Initiative: The Buzz About our Tiniest Partners
Our apiary initiative will play an essential role in supporting pollinators—vital partners in healthy agriculture—strengthening crop production, biodiversity, and long-term ecological resilience across the farm.
Integrated throughout orchards, fields, and pollinator habitats, managed hives will support both cultivated crops and native plants. The presence of bees enhances fruit set, seed production, and overall plant health, helping create a balanced ecosystem where farms and wildlife will thrive together.
Beyond their role in pollination, the apiary will serve as a living example of land stewardship in practice. By maintaining healthy, well-managed hives, Project Farmland will demonstrate how small farms can work in harmony with pollinators—protecting habitat, supporting biodiversity, and improving agricultural outcomes without relying on harmful inputs.
Select honey and hive-related products will be shared through The Barn, offering a small, mission-aligned revenue stream that supports farm operations and reinvestment into land care. More importantly, the apiary will create opportunities for observation, learning, and appreciation—helping visitors and residents alike better understand the quiet work that makes healthy food systems possible.
Healthy pollinators are a sign of a healthy farm. Through thoughtful apiculture, Project Farmland will build a more resilient landscape—one where productivity, conservation, and stewardship grow side by side. At Project Farmland caring for the land means caring for the systems that sustain it.
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Community Composting Hub - Turning Waste Into Living Soil
The Community Composting Hub will be a shared, on-site system designed to transform organic material into healthy, living soil. Food scraps, plant trimmings, orchard waste, and farm byproducts will be collected and managed through a structured composting process that supports fields, gardens, orchards, and greenhouse production across Project Farmland.
Using appropriate farm-scale equipment, compost piles will be actively managed and turned to ensure proper decomposition, nutrient balance, and soil safety. What might otherwise be considered waste becomes a valuable resource—returning nutrients to the land and strengthening the resilience of the entire farm ecosystem.
At Project Farmland, composting will not operate in isolation. It will work in partnership with our vermiculture and biochar initiatives to create a fully integrated soil-building system. Finished compost provides a biologically active foundation, worm castings enhance microbial diversity and nutrient availability, and biochar helps stabilize those nutrients—improving water retention, soil structure, and long-term carbon storage.
Together, these systems form a closed-loop approach to soil regeneration—where organic material is continuously recycled, soil health is steadily improved, and reliance on external inputs is reduced. More than a waste-management solution, the Community Composting Hub is a visible expression of Project Farmland’s commitment to regenerative land stewardship.
BioChar Initiative: Regenerating Soil, Capturing Carbon
Biochar will be an important component of our regenerative land systems. Using controlled pyrolysis, we will transform agricultural waste, tree trimmings, and scrap biomass into a stable, carbon-rich soil amendment that strengthens soil health while reducing waste.
When applied to fields, orchards, and gardens, biochar:
- Improves water and nutrient retention, reducing reliance on synthetic inputs
- Enhances soil structure and microbial activity
- Supports stronger root systems and healthier plant growth
- Sequesters carbon long-term, keeping it stored in the soil rather than released into the atmosphere
By integrating biochar into our farming practices, Project Farmland improves soil resilience, closes waste loops, and contributes to climate-positive land stewardship.
In addition to supporting our resident farmers our Biochar will also be available through The Barn for local gardeners, homesteaders, and small farms. Sales of Biochar will create an additional revenue stream that will support ongoing farm operations and education.
Closing the Loop Through Regeneration
By converting agricultural by-products into a long-lasting soil amendment, Project Farmland creates a regenerative cycle where waste becomes resilience. Biochar helps ensure that each season leaves the land healthier than the last—supporting productive harvests today while protecting soil and climate for generations to come.