Slow Farm is a private regenerative farm that uses holistic and historic farming techniques to slowly restore the vitality of a 150+ year old former tobacco farm in Moore County, North Carolina. We’re working from the soil microbes up. No chemicals, no short cuts. Just like Nature does it.
We have recruited a team of lovable livestock to help with our land regeneration efforts-- including brush goats, kunekune pigs, and a flotilla of free range poultry. Every species and breed on our farm has been carefully researched and recruited for the specific skills and abilities they bring to the land. This is especially, and most excitingly, true of our kunekune pigs, whose medium size, docility, and short snouts make them perfect for pasture clean up without damaging fragile mycelia networks in our silty soil. We believe this breed could be a game changer for those interested in land management and sustainable pork. Learn more here.
Community
In addition to restoring this land, we want to be a resource that connects people with regenerative agriculture. For non-farmers, this means having opportunities to connect with nature and hands-on learning experiences that allow them to appreciate their own power and relationship with farming.
Our biggest joy is connecting with fellow farmers and brainstorming practical ways that regenerative systems can increase yields and personal satisfaction. We’re not interested in preaching so much as collaborative discovery. Whether established generational farmers or aspiring homesteaders, the call to work the land is something that bonds us all.
Goals
1. Give our animals amazing stress-free lives by allowing them to forage naturally and build strong long-term herd/flock relationships.
2. Restore our land's fertility through rotational diversified grazing, no-till overseeding methods (with a focus on native and heritage varieties), and eliminating all use of herbicides, fungicides, and chemical fertilizers.
3. Work in harmony with native plant and wildlife species by preserving + restoring habitats and pass-throughs, planting and preserving pollinator fields, using non-lethal predator deterrents, and managing invasive non-native plant species through strategic grazing.
4. Invite everyone to the party! Create a welcoming, joyful space for the community to engage with the ideas and practices of regenerative farming.
Thank You
Supporters!
We are so thankful for the financial and logistical support that we’ve gotten over the years. Grants, donations, sustaining sponsorships/memberships, t-shirt sales, and workshop fees are all essential supplemental forms of income that help keep the farm's focus squarely on natural regeneration and animal welfare-- where it belongs!
Especially big thanks to University of Mount Olive for awarding us a 2019 AgPrime grant! Their funding allowed us to do important barn + fencing projects that make it possible for more people to safely enjoy our farm! If you’re a farmer in Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Jones, Lee, Moore, Pender, Onslow, Richmond, Robeson, and Scotland counties, this program could change your life. It did ours.
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