Regenerative Farming & Soil Health Tour
Healthy Soil. Healthy Animals. Healthy Food. A Better Future.
Discover how farming can work with nature instead of against it!
Join us at Country Meadows Farm for an educational, behind-the-scenes experience exploring the exciting world of regenerative agriculture. Learn how our family is working to improve soil health, build more productive pastures, support healthier livestock, and care for the land for future generations.
Our family has been farming since 1879, and while we have always valued good stewardship of the land, our farming practices have continued to evolve. We began rotational grazing in 1996, and in 2019, after attending a Soil Health Academy workshop, we began placing an even greater emphasis on regenerative agriculture and integrating multiple livestock species into our farming system.
During this guided tour, you'll see firsthand how we use livestock as partners in building healthier soil. Discover how carefully managed grazing, living plant roots, natural manure recycling, and diverse pasture ecosystems can improve soil structure, increase water infiltration, encourage beneficial soil organisms, and help store carbon in the soil.
We'll explain how cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry can each play a role in a regenerative farming system and why we believe that healthy soil is the foundation of a healthy farm.
Your Regenerative Farming Experience Includes:
- Rotational Grazing: Learn how moving livestock between pastures allows plants time to recover, supports healthy root systems, and encourages productive forage growth.
- Soil Health & Biology: Discover the fascinating world beneath your feet, including earthworms, microorganisms, organic matter, and the living soil ecosystem.
- Water Conservation: See how improved soil structure and ground cover can increase rainfall infiltration, reduce runoff, and help the land withstand dry weather.
- Carbon Sequestration: Learn how growing plants capture carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and how regenerative management can help increase soil carbon storage under suitable conditions.
- Livestock Integration: Explore how grazing cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry can contribute to nutrient cycling and pasture management.
- Pasture Diversity: Learn why a healthy mix of grasses, legumes, and other forage plants can benefit livestock, pollinators, and soil health.
- Our Family's Farming Journey: Hear how Country Meadows Farm has evolved over generations and why we believe regenerative farming is an important part of agriculture's future.
- Questions & Discussion: Enjoy opportunities to ask questions and discuss practical farming methods with the people who work the land every day.
Tour Details
Duration: Approximately 90–120 minutes
Admission: $30 per person
Recommended Ages: 12 and older
Group Tours: Available by advance reservation for farmers, gardening clubs, agricultural organizations, homeschool groups, and other interested visitors.
Who Should Attend?
Whether you're a farmer looking for new ideas, a gardener interested in building healthier soil, a consumer curious about sustainable food production, or simply someone who cares about the environment, this tour offers valuable insights into how agriculture and nature can work together.
Visit Our Farm Market!
Following your tour, we invite you to explore our farm market, featuring pasture-raised beef, pork, chicken, lamb, farm-fresh eggs, artisan cheeses, and other products raised or produced with care.
Come see why we believe the future of farming begins beneath our feet!
Country Meadows Farm — Family-Owned Since 1879
Regenerating Our Soil. Caring for Our Animals. Nourishing Our Community.
Advance reservations required. Tours are weather permitting and involve walking through working farm areas and potentially uneven pasture terrain. Comfortable walking shoes or boots are recommended.