daybreak dreamfarm

at daybreak dreamfarm, we will always vote for "free" food. free from chemical inputs, free from synthetic pesticides or herbicides, and gmo-free. we believe in going beyond organic, striving to manage food as a part of a much larger, interconnected ecological system. we learn from what the land has to tell us. we vote for resilient food systems, we vote for a future of honest food grown on healthy soils with clean water, we vote for food that is "free".

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our practices:

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• we source organic seed first and always, when available

• we use certified organic potting soil and compost amendments sourced from morgan composting (dairy doo)

• we refrain from using any synthetic chemical inputs when growing our produce (sprays/ fertilizers)

• we implement the use of insect netting, invite and encourage the work of beneficial insects, and use other integrated pest management strategies (trapping/ monitoring) in attempts to control our pest populations. only in the threat of a financially devastating crop failure do we consider the use of certified organic pesticides, once all other protective strategies have failed.

• we regularly monitor our soil composition and use only certified organic amendments to promote plant health

• we support crop diversity, growing over 100 varieties of combined fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers each year

• we implement a regular rotation for our long-season crops to protect soil fertility

• we use cover crops in our land management strategy to improve soil health, suppress weeds, and promote biodiversity

• we create space for flowering plants and supportive habitat for pollinators in and around our gardens for all four seasons

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