– Our Farm –

Our Philosophy

We are dedicated to promoting and modelling this small family farm through growing and raising natural foods that sustain our land, our community and our souls.

We farm using regenerative and bio-dynamic principles. Quite simply, we farm using many of the same principles and practices our grandparents used. We use scraps from the garden and the restaurant to supplement the chicken and pig foods. We use the manure from the chicken and pigs to nourish and feed the gardens and orchards. The methods we learned from past generations contributes to a dynamic, self-renewing system of farming that doesn’t need chemical fertilizers, pesticides or other artificial inputs.

Oak Knoll farm provides many of the vegetables, fruit and berries, chicken and pork for Pineridge Hollow. Pineridge Hollow is a farm-to-table restaurant that is proud to support the small farm movement. Visit Pineridge Hollow's website.

Our farming practices embrace a philosophy that supports a holistic approach. Our goal is to consider the impact of our decisions on all aspects of our farm, the environment and our community.

We aim to enrich the soils and leave them healthier and more fertile with our crop rotations, green manure cover crops and fertilization from our animals.

We care for our animals in a natural setting and give them plenty of room to root and forage. We feed our animals non-medicated feed and supplement their feed with garlic, herbs and other natural foods. Our chickens and pigs are free to roam the pasture and forest and supplement their diets with a variety of flora and fauna.

Our hope is that we not only nourish people with the food that we produce, but that we would encourage them to:

•  Cook wholesome foods for their family and friends

•  Grow some of their own foods

•  Support local farmers and vote with their food dollars to strengthen the small farm movement