Growing food for a healthy community
and a sustainable planet

The Farm at Bent River began as a homestead in the 1860’s. It has supported fruit trees since then. In the  1950’s and 60’s it grew large, sweet, run down your chin juicy apricots. Currently it has about 120 fruit trees that include some of the heritage apricots, in addition to apples, pears, plums, peaches, pomegranates, quince, and persimmons. 

Historically, Bent River Ranch has supported a cow-calf operation since it came into our family in 1959. Currently there is a small heard of Belted Galloways. We just purchased a grain drill and planted rye grass for forage and hay. In late May, as the rye burns up, we will drill in Teff, a grain from Ethiopia. Our goal is low till permaculture that builds the soil and decreases green house gasses. 

This year we have added a growing nursery, a green house, and four caterpillar houses.  There are 100 cage free laying hens now rotating around the orchard.  They are providing chicken manure, pest control, and delicious golden yoked eggs.  The caterpillar houses will provide a clean growing environment for tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, eggplant and okra.  There are 700 pepper plants ready to go in the ground.  The green house is currently growing basil and supporting the young plants as they leave the grow room. As soon as the nursery finishes with all the seed starts, we will begin growing micro greens.