Boulder Belt Eco-Farm - Eugene & Lucy Goodman

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Website: 
http://www.boulderbeltfarm.com
Phone: 
937-456-9724
Address: 
3257 US 127 N
P. O. Box 593
Eaton, Ohio 45320 United States

E-mail: 
boulderbelt@voyager.net
Products: 
spring mix asparagus heirloom lettuces baby lettuce arugula garlic d'avignon radishes garlic powder assorted lettuce and tomato seeds that we raised dried herbs herb plants - garlic chives, french tarragon, oregano, chives, lambs ear, strawberry planters cucumbers beets kale chard broccoli peas potatoes tomatoes peppers eggplant winter squash summer squash patty pan squash zucchini carrots parsnips turnips basil strawberries raspberries blackberries pears catnip popcorn leeks onions sage tarragon winter savory garlic chives thyme oregano dill fresh cilantro fresh parsley chives celery celariac

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm is a small sustainable, diversified produce farm located in Preble County just 2 miles north of Eaton, OH on US 127.

Boulder Belt Eco- Farm is a scenic 9 acre, diversified farm that raises a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs. We grow nearly year round using season extension techniques such as hoop houses and row covers. We grow unusual varieties of familiar foods including heirloom varieties of garlic, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, melons, zucchini, winter squash, carrots, beets, kale, radishes and eggplant. We are committed to growing our food sustainably because food grown this way is easier on the planet and much more nutritious for us. Fruits and vegetables raised in healthy living soils and not fed synthetic chemical fertilizers are tastier and jammed packed with nutrients.

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm was born in 1993 when Lucy and Eugene moved from College Corner, OH to the McKee Homestead near New Paris, OH. After 12 years of renting a small farm and learning the ropes of growing local food sustainably (8 years being certified organic through OEFFA) and marketing that food direct to our locavore customers. We realized we had out grown the rental farm and it was time to find a farm we could call our own.

So in the autumn of 2005 we bought a farm of our own. A beautiful farm situated on the 40' pitch, a terminal moraine left by the last glacier to cover most of Ohio. We have a variety topography with a nice flat area leading to a steep slope running across the middle of the farm (the 40' pitch) which slopes down to another flat area in the valley. The farm was in pasture from 1957 until we showed up and started putting in 100's of beds for the market garden. This means the soil was not plowed or otherwise disturbed in any significant way for almost 50 years. It also means no chemical fertilizers or pesticides during that time. A rare find in this age of chemical agriculture. So we were able to start with healthy, alive soils instead of dead soils addicted to chemicals. We maintain the soil health by using compost, cover crops/green manures and other sustainable practises. This is not nearly as easy as using chemical but we do it because healthy soils = healthy crops and healthy food is what we want to put into our bodies.