Edgehill

About This Transition

My family owns a beautiful 34-acre farm on a 117-acre property in Lancaster Virginia – Edgehill Farm. It is currently being farmed by a tenant farmer who has been farming the land conventionally for decades and is not interested in shifting to regenerative practices – although he practices no till. We are looking to partner with someone to farm it regeneratively* for profit with my financial and technical support, and with a cost- and profit-share arrangement that is favorable to the farmer. Our main goal is to restore the health and biodiversity of the land while providing a livelihood for a regenerative farmer. I am a lifelong environmentalist with a PhD in environmental engineering science and a career in high-tech corporate sustainability. I have lived in California since 1991. My regenerative farming journey began in 2018 when I read Gabe Brown’s book, Dirt to Soil and became obsessed with the idea of healing the earth using regenerative practices. Since then I have completed training in regenerative farming practices through the Soil Food Web (www.soilfoodweb.com) and am working towards a consulting certification to help farmers convert to regenerative practices. Starting in mid-2022, I have undertaken a project to convert 2.5 acres of our farm to regenerative practices with a goal to convert the entire 34-acres. I have invested in equipment such as a 54 HP tractor, electric gator, crimper, biological soil drench sprayer, and composting equipment. The property also has a barn, water well, and electric. For the past three growing seasons I have planted multi-species cover crops and done biological soil drenches to restore the soil microbiology and build up the soil organic matter. My expectation is that by next spring (2024) the soil will be sufficiently healed on the 2.5 acres to plant a cash crop without the need for chemical inputs or tilling. Ideally, in this partnership, the farmer would be responsible for the farming operations including selecting the cash crop(s), planting, harvesting, marketing, etc. We are open to the possibility of transitioning ownership of the property so long as we are certain our partner shares our vision of ensuring the long-term health and biodiversity of the land. * No-till, living roots in the ground year round, multi-species cover plants, no chemicals (fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide, fungicide) or only when absolutely needed.

Farm History & Story

The farm is currently being farmed by a tenant farmer who has been farming the land conventionally for decades and is not interested in shifting to regenerative practices – although he practices no till.

Farm Infrastructure

electricity, barn, well water with pump, tractor (2023 Kubota MX5400 HSTC hydrostatic, 4WD with cab), electric gator (2023 GREENWORKS CU400 UTILITY VEHICLE (82V 2WD), roller crimper (2023 RTP Goliath 6')

Operations