Winter Crops
wool, christmas trees, wreaths, sheepskins,
Description
At Rail Fence Farm we use an integrated farming system that works with the natural environment, beginning with building and maintaining healthy soil and eliminating the use of chemical fertilizers. We accomplish this by adding composted manure from our sheep and chickens, composted leaf mulch from the City of Winston-Salem, wood ash from our wood stove, and cover crops that are incorporated back into the soil. These amendments, along with the practice of crop rotation, provide all the nutrients and micro-organisms necessary to build soil and grow strong healthy plants, significantly decreasing diseases and insects on plants. Hands and hoes, the farmer's best defense against weeds, replace the conventional use of herbicides and fungicides. Naturally occurring, organically approved pesticides extracted from plants are used only if absolutely necessary to save a harvest. The result of this approach to farming is sustainably, slowly grown natural food that is healthy and tastes great.
Real Food!
Spring Crops
broccoli, cabbage, chinese greens, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, salad greens, spinach, swiss chard, eggs, fresh herbs, wool, sheepskins, plants (bedding, etc),
Summer Crops
beets, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, green beans, hot peppers, okra, onions, potatoes, summer squash, sweet peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini, eggs, fresh herbs, wool, sheepskins, plants (bedding, etc),
Fall Crops
broccoli, cabbage, chinese greens, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, potatoes, salad greens, spinach, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, lamb, eggs, wool, sheepskins, plants (bedding, etc),