Red Acre Farms promotes a healthy farm organism through composting, cover crops, crop rotation, and compost teas. We never use herbicides, pesticides, or commercial fertilizer. By utilizing these methods, we can produce food superior to those labeled as “Certified Organic” because of recent changes that allow a certain percentage of non-organic substances to be added in the process of growing certified organic food. With less confidence in food labeled “organic,” consumers have even more responsibility to know where, when, and how their food was produced— a feat made much easier by personally knowing the grower!
When you eat our veggies you can taste the difference, and it’s all due to good growing practices and a little love and attention from the grower. Our water is untreated well water from deep in the earth. We use a fraction of the water consumed by conventional farming methods. Using a drip-irrigation system that uses hoses to place just enough water directly at the plants roots. It also protects the plants from disease resulting from too much moisture.
