LIVE POWER COMMUNITY FARM

Live Power Community Farm is unique among small organic farms in a number of ways that stem from its history and the people who founded it. Sheltered by surrounding mountains, the Covelo area is kno wn as " Round Valley." In 1972 organic farming pioneer Alan Chadwick was invited to Round Valley to establish the Round Valley Garden Project. Stephen Decater, who had studied under Chadwick at UC Santa Cruz and was an aspiring farmer, soon joined him... Founded in 1977 by Stephen and Gloria Decater, Live Power Community Farm is a 50-acre, solar electric and horse-powered, diversified, certified biodynamic farm. Four acres are devoted to an intensive vegetable garden hosting some 60 varieties of vegetables and herbs. We use a glasshouse and cold frames to propagate vegetable and flower transplants, and grow home orchard fruits and field and forage crops for hay, grain, and pasture. Animal husbandry includes draft horses, dairy and beef cows, feeder pigs, sheep, and laying hens. We butcher..

Also known as: Live Power

Primary location: Covelo United States