WOODLEAFFARM

Woodleaf Farm has a vegetable crop - fruit tree rotation, with vegetable crops usually rotated into areas where fruit trees are removed for 1 to two years. The farm also uses gravity flow irrigation, 100% solar power, low energy use buildings, and cats for gopher control. In 1992, when the Organic Farming Research Foundation launched its first round of competitive grants, Woodleaf farm was awarded a grant to begin studying brown rot control. Since then, the farm has continued to study organic soil management and experiment with nutrient and pest management interactions. In February 2012, Woodleaf farm was recognized with a Steward of Sustainable Agriculture Award, at the 32nd Annual EcoFarm Conference... Organic fruit and vegetable growing using mostly on farm fertility inputs without livestock.