Good Stead Farm is a Certified Organic farm located just North of Midland in Hope, Michigan. 2019 will be our fifth season in production. On a little over 12 acres, we grow over 100 different varieties of vegetables, annual and perennial herbs, cut flowers as well as raise grass-fed lamb and pasture-rotated chickens, ducks and geese for eggs.
We are always committed to growing your food without the use of any pesticides, herbicides or fungicides - even those approved for Organic production. As farmers, we are steward of the land, responsible for growing clean, healthy food for our community while doing so in a way that protects and enhances all the soil critters, insects and bees, birds and toads alike.
We strive to provide you with food that excites and entices you to cook, eat and share with others. Our goal is to grow fresh, whole food with an alternative, sustainable approach to farming. We do this by:
We are always committed to growing your food without the use of any pesticides, herbicides or fungicides - even those approved for Organic production. As farmers, we are steward of the land, responsible for growing clean, healthy food for our community while doing so in a way that protects and enhances all the soil critters, insects and bees, birds and toads alike.
We strive to provide you with food that excites and entices you to cook, eat and share with others. Our goal is to grow fresh, whole food with an alternative, sustainable approach to farming. We do this by:
- Treating the soil as the complex ecosystem it is. We feed the soil, which in turn feeds the plants that eventually nourishes the animals - this includes us!
- Fostering a relationship of respect and care between us and the animals raised.
- Providing habitat for pollinators.
- Favoring heirloom and heritage plant and animal species in order to produce a healthy, vigorous farm which in turn provides appealing, nutritious and delicious produce and protein.
- Encouraging and even mimicking the diversity and resiliency found in natural ecosystems.
- Making this food available to all, regardless of income.
- Inviting you, our community, to visit the farm, say hello, ask questions and see firsthand how your food is being raised!