Swallowtail Farm is committed to creating and fostering a Biodynamic farm that reconciles economic viability and ecologic sustainability; that nurtures its soil, plants, animals, and workers; that facilitates the reconnection of people and the sources of their food; that provides the freshest, most vibrant food possible to our community; and that cultivates a cooperative network of local farms. Our farm endeavors to accomplish all of this with the principles of sustainability and locality at its heart.
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Guiding Principles
- Cultivate our farm as a living organism, from a whole-systems perspective.
- Continually improve biodiversity on the farm and beyond.
- Continually improve the fertility of our soil.
- Provide the highest quality goods possible to our community.
- Maintain a safe work environment.
- Conduct all work in the most efficient and timely manner possible.
- Create dynamic record-keeping practices that enable us to monitor our progress in all of the above efforts over time.
- Conduct business in a financially responsible manner, with an open-books policy.
- Uphold the principles of Fair Trade, which seek to create equanimity and dignity for all people in their work, and honor the true value of our natural resources.
- Create an atmosphere of respect and learning on the farm, with an emphasis on uplift of the spirit for all.
- Craft all aspects of the farm with the intention of serving as a model of a small Biodynamic farm.
- Carry the knowledge of responsibility for our future generations into all of our activities
- Build community among the people of the farm, including our members, our farmers, our interns, our customers, and our land owners.
- Build a Sister Farms Network of local, sustainably-managed producers of the highest quality of food.
- Create beauty in our work, both on the farm and in the community.