Our Farm

Mighty Food Farm is a certified organic vegetable, strawberry, and bedding plant farm located in Shaftsbury, VT. We began our farm in Pownal, VT in 2006. In 2016 we relocated to a new and permanent home in Shaftsbury. 2022 will mark our 16th season of growing the highest quality produce for our customers to enjoy. Soil is the base of our farm and our passion.  Read more about our farming practices below.

Farming Practices

Compost:
We compost our  horse manure, some field residue, leave, and vegetable scraps to create a fertile compost to add to our fields. We do apply organic manure fertilizer, but we would eventually like to produce all of our fertilizer on the farm.

Green Manures/ Cover Crops:
Cover cropping is crucial in building the health of your soil and increasing microbial activity.  We use cover crops throughout the year in our fields.  Some favorites include winter rye, vetch, clover, buckwheat, field peas, triticale, and oats to prevent soil erosion, add nitrogen, biomass, fertility, improve the soil structure, and to out-compete the weeds, just to name a few. There is nothing more beautiful than a green field of healthy cover crops.

Biological Pest Controls:
This is an alternative to using pesticides that can contaminate crops. We release predators into the greenhouse to control the aphid population during our winter greens production. We do use some certified organic pesticides on our potatoes crop to control the Colorado potato beetle and leaf hoppers and on our brassicas for flea beetles. We use this is sparingly and in a timely fashion.

Crop Rotations:
We rotate our crops with cover crops to let our soil rest and maintain its fertility, health, and prevent a build up of pests and soil-borne pathogens. All of our lands is certified organic, which gives us greater flexibility in rotations.