—- CSS EDUCATIONAL FARM

Learn and cultivate

CSS partners with regenerative farmers to learn, cultivate, wonder, and connect. We follow our passion of celebrating the good earth with our families, friends, and community. We grow organic produce and raise our animals in a sustainable/regenerative system that works with the rhythms of nature. Farming connects people to the land beneath our feet, and creates future Stewards for surrounding communities, whether on the other side of Redford Ridge or the other side of globe.

The CSS Farm

Community Garden

CSS Farm Animals

CSS Farm Store

with swag for the entire family!!!

—- SUPPORTING YOUNG FARMERS

Partnering to build a sustainable regenerative system

We partner with other organizations to provide farmland and regenerative agricultural education to young farmers. We grow healthy food and provide access to under-resourced areas. With your support we aim to provide young farmers with education in regenerative agricultural practices and farm management, including the emerging technology that will let their agro-businesses thrive.

How can we work together to ensure an equitable food system?

—- VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY

Volunteers needed

animal care

Daily

7 DAYS / WEEK

  • Top off water tanks — one for pigs (short), one for large animals (tall), one for chickens. All three matter.

  • Feed animals. Four-legged animals only need hay in winter, and should always have a mineral block.Chickens need 2 scoops of feed daily.

  • Gather eggs.

  • Check for overall healthiness.

  • Give treats (old veggies).

Weekly

EVERY WEEK

  • Replace bedding in nesting boxes.

  • Make sure there's adequate oyster shell for the chickens.

  • Clean out water troughs.

  • Mow around perimeter fencing, if necessary.

  • Check the electric fence is working properly, and repair if needed.

Monthly

EVERY MONTH

  • Rotate animals to new pasture — move tanks and shelter, check all fences, and make sure the hot box is working.

  • De-worm, every 2 months.

  • Trim Rosie's hooves, as necessary.

  • Clean the entire chicken coop, every 4 months.Requires a fork shovel and spade — several inches of manure comes out from under the roosting rack.

  • Add road base around the coop perimeter as necessary, to keep out predators.

The CSS Farm Subsidy Program supports community-minded farmers who provide subsistence to their neighbors. In addition to cash and in-kind grants, the CSS Farmers Food Bank will provide preserved foods for farmers before the harvest.