INTEGRATED DIVERSITY
= RESILIENCY

ABOUT IRONBOUND FARM

Ironbound Farm is dedicated to growing healthy food which is produced using resilient ecological stewardship. We are a transitional organic farm, and never use synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides.

We value collaboration over competition to inspire a new culture of eating and living in central New Jersey and beyond.

THE PRINCIPLES OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

  • Farmers work to progressively improve the entire farm ecosystem, including soil, water, and biodiversity 

  • Farmers design systems and make decisions about farming practices that are specific to their farm

  • Farmers develop just, reciprocal relationships with and among all stakeholders, including farmworkers, customers, suppliers, neighbors, employees, and fellow farmers and food artisans

  • Farmers continually strive to create conditions that help every member of the farm community, including crops and livestock, realize their/its full innate potential

REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES USED AT IRONBOUND

  • Application of farm-made compost and compost teas

  • Minimizing soil disturbance through tillage

  • Integrating livestock into our farm to provide fertility and pest management

  • Cover cropping

  • Focusing on perennial crops

  • Agroforestry

  • Reintroducing native plants

  • Planting wildflower meadows to attract and support beneficial insects