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Ripcord Farm is at the beginning of the life-long project of regenerating sandy, desert soil, and growing healthful food that’s accessible to more of our community. Planting cover crops, making and spreading veggie-based compost (made from local feedstocks), and planting windbreaks/hedgerows of native and adapted trees, shrubs, herbs, and perennial flowers are a few of the practices that Ripcord employs Read more...

We have been a three-season Nevada Dept. of Agriculture certified producer of fresh vegetables, fruit and eggs in east Washoe Valley since 2011. We grow heritage vegetable and fruit varieties, offer free-range eggs, and honey from our one-acre micro farm. Our production uses no chemical fertilizers or pesticides, uses Integrated Pest Management, minimal till, sequential planting, and multi-cropping methods. We Read more...