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We are Taproot Community Farm!

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.

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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

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Our Partners