The terrain rolls from hillside to flat land with grades sloping primarily to the south and west. The soil type is sandy loam. This land has been limed and reseeded with pasture mix. It is mowed twice during each growing season and the cuttings are left on the field to help build humus. The original barbed wire is being replaced with a graduated woven wire fence that is suitable for pasturing a variety of large and small animals.
Egg production is sold through the farm's store.
The new fence should be completed during the summer of 1996. A limited number of Toulouse geese, sheep and Black Angus beef cattle will be introduced thereafter. The livestock's primary function is to produce manure, which is used in the production of composted fertilizer for the farm's horticultural projects. Secondarily, the livestock is used for show, with the long term objective of developing high quality bloodlines. Although located north of the 45th parallel, our micro climate is somewhat milder than what might be expected.