Each of us are proud to call Iron County, Michigan our home. We are dedicated to improving our community through sustainable farming practices and generous living.
Martha Rypstra
Founder and CEO
Jeri Wendt
Secretary, Founding Member, Compost Program Director
Jason Wendt
Treasurer and Aquaponics
Jennifer Schulist
Vice President and Marketing
Aaron Schulist
Chief Operating Officer
Luke Rypstra
Chief Technology Officer
Our Mission
We are a non-profit farm created to provide sustainable food security through community empowerment. Our mission is to produce locally grown nutritious food with our community, for our community.
Long Term Goals
Establish commercial composting site
Create community garden space
Build connections with Farm-to-School programs
Hold community gardening workshops
Work with Iron River city to give alternative options for community service
Establish permaculture/food forest
Establish aquaponics/hydroponics site
Site Development Plan
Greenhouse/over garden bed
For extended growing season
Food Forest
Fruit trees and other companion plants along walking paths
Garden space
Food plots where community members volunteer and in return get healthy produce
CSA boxes to be sold to those who are unable to volunteer
Produce to support community food programs
Composting Site
Material collected as waste then sold to help fund farm
