The soil we use to grow our crops, house our animals , and that we each walk on every day is alive! It’s an ecosystem full of complex interactions and processes that are happening constantly right under our feet. At the Herbert Family Farm we appreciate the importance of the soil to support the crops that we grow and how it ultimately sustains each and every one of us. By implementing practices such as crop rotation, we allow the soil to retain its organic matter and nutrient

As our world becomes more familiar with concepts such as sustainability and sourcing food and products locally, family farms such as ours have an important role to play. The concept of sustainability is a large scale trajectory that can feel overwhelming to navigate. However, having a global mindset that sees the value of individual actions in a local context over time can be translated into our communities. By favouring local food sources, we drastically reduce the greenhou