Tin Forest Farm

It all started with a picture book — The Tin Forest by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson. In this beautiful tale, a forsaken wasteland is sewn with the seeds over time that rejuvenate both the land and the creatures that come to it. Using the spirit of this book as inspiration, we decided to take on our own project of revival.
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​We purchased the beautiful land that would become our Tin Forest in 2010. At that time, the beauty of the place was mostly in its potential: of the 142 acres, 1/2 were (and still are) wetlands. Another 1/4 of the parcel was a dilapidated junkyard, leaving us the last 1/4 section of land to get our home and farm started. In the years since, we forged our home and farm even as we stripped away old tractors, scrap metal, and many other types of junk. With each layer we uncovered, we found not only interesting things, but continued to build a deeper relationship with the land and have fallen madly in love with all the beauty it continues to show us.

Because of this process we don't really see ourselves as farmers. Instead, here at Tin Forest Farm, we see ourselves as caretakers of this beautiful planet we inhabit, with our roots firmly planted in our 142 acres of it. This connection means our priority is ensuring that what happens on this land is good for the environment, the animals, and the people.