Into the Buckwheat Blooms

Hundreds of Monarch butterflies bounce flower to flower in the buckwheat field on the farm. The cover crop meant to nourish the soil draws the butterflies in with sweet nectar on their annual migration from Canada to Mexico.

The insects neither know nor care that their work is as important as any done here on the farm. But we recognize them as a natural continuation of our commitment to our sustainable farming philosophy.

Planting a cover crop like buckwheat grass helps us replenish the soil with nutrients that get depleted over time.

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