Meet the Farm

Who we are:

        We're your friendly local homesteaders! Elijah is a builder and a home inspector, and Abbi is mural artist and aspiring soil nerd. Little Cecelia Joon is our feral child who maintains a big love for animals and an even bigger imagination. When the three of us dream up ideas, we try our best to bring them to life, so in 2019, we got to work and built Jubilee Farm Studio.

 

What we're passionate about:

      Our biggest passion in life is to help save the planet by focusing on the little slice of dirt in our own backyard. Of course we are not perfect, but we figured we had to start somewhere. We are constantly learning by trial and error and evolving our farming style. 

     Jubilee is a regenerative homestead, which means we utilize farming practices that focus on rebuilding soil organic matter, restoring biodiversity, and overall improving the land health. We have no-mow zones for pollinators and wildlife. We practice no-till gardening, which protects important species (like mycorrhizal fungi that play a role in removing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing carbon back in the soil). We say no to pesticides, we never spray weeds, and we make all of our own compost in-house. Here, we welcome many species of native insects, plants and of course, our own farm animals- all of which play a vital role in the ecosystem and biodiversity of our little farm.

Everything here has a purpose- even the predators.

Our ultimate goal: Work with the ecosystem, not against it. 

 

What our animals do:

      As our animals graze and scratch the land, they help aerate the topsoil, and their manure leaves behind a brilliant microbiome as new topsoil forms. That new soil becomes home to moles and earthworms, and they in turn make space for oxygen below the surface that allows for the respiration of plant roots and soil organisms. 

The manure that doesn't stay in our pastures gets collected and composted, and eventually becomes the nutrient backbone of our gardens. That compost is absolutely full of everything that our fruits and veggies thrive on- it's how our animals play a vital role in the nutrition of our produce.

Many of Jubilee's four legged residents are rescues- their jobs are simply to eat and make compost.

And they're pretty darn cute.

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Our produce:

      In the summer months, take a drive out to our donation based roadside stand- fill up a grocery bag with our produce- you can take whatever you need and pay whatever you can. Every dollar we bring in goes straight back into our homestead to take care of the land and animals. 

 

So what's this have to do with art?

​       Our art studio supports our farm- it helps us pay for feed, vet bills, tractor parts-basically anything that breaks or needs to be fed. Every class we teach and every birthday party we host helps us keep this magical place alive. Not to mention, it draws our community out to the farm to learn and CREATE! And being creative people ourselves, we really can't think of anything better than that.

     Jubilee was designed as a space where people of any age can gather, learn about regenerative homesteading, hug animals and explore art mediums. We make messes, we make mistakes, and we find ourselves. 

     The three of us believe that nature inspires our inner creative spirits, and we welcome you to come share in Jubilee's magic with us.