Petrichor Farm

Petrichor Farm is about nourishing our community through accessible, affordable organic foods: a local response to a global issue. It is an agricultural enterprise that seeks to educate through our actions and be an example of sustainability, empathy and compassion. We strive to exceed organic standards by paying careful attention to the health of our soil, for it is the imperative foundation whic

h nutrition and well-being rest upon. We will bring fresh, local food to area restaurants, including a variety of microgreens, culinary herbs, eggs and in the future, pork. We exist to provide a nutritious local alternative to our surrounding communities thus pushing forward the local food movement. We believe, wholeheartedly, that the failing health, both physical and mental, of our nation is an epidemic that can be cured educating people about their food sources and allowing them access to healthier choices. We exist with the hope of being part of the change necessary to feed our community and help it grow stronger and healthier. In addition to being a bastion for nourishing bodies, Petrichor Farm also wishes to nourish hearts. We see all people as having value, and strive to remind those who have forgotten what their value is. We welcome the underdogs, the forgotten, the down trodden to participate in the daily cycle of the farm in hopes that reconnecting with nature, as well as one another, will remind them of their worth. Developing a farm model is as individual as taste in music or fashion. Petrichor has developed our plan based around experience, interest, and desire to offer a variety of goods and services that is manageable for one person. Help will always be welcome and sought after in the form of interns and volunteers, but the reality is, there will be times when no help is available, so it must be handled singularly. Every element of this plan revolves around living organisms, which lends a certain level of unpredictability to potential profits and losses. Shoes are shoes weather it rains or not. Shoes don’t fall ill or get ravaged by migratory pests. That is the beauty, and adversely the curse of agriculture. There must be adaptation and fluidity on the part of the farmer in order to make a farm work. There must be keen observation of the immediate surroundings of the farm and all it’s organisms, from the soil in which we grow, to the plants and animals that live upon it. It takes heart, determination, the acceptance of failure and the courage to try again. It takes someone that can endure nature's cruelty and find a way to persevere. Petrichor wishes to represent the resilience and fortitude necessary for all life.