Jon Branstrator is a long time adherant to the principles of regenerative agriculture such as using cover crops and no -till methods. The soil at Jon’s farm has been improved by limiting disturbance and keeping the soil covered with residue and diverse live cover crops between cash crops . This enhances the biological helpers like earthworms and many symbiotic microorganisms. As the biological and physical properties of the soil improve, less synthetic inputs are needed. In turn, the grain and vegetables become more nutrient dense in phytonutrients.

Celebrating 200 years of farming in Clarksville, Ohio, Jon Branstrator continues his family heritage of growing quality produce free of GMOs and pesticides. More about Jon.

Jon’s Red Fife land has acheived regenerative certification. This is a new scientific process to validate agriculture products grown and produced using regenerative farming practices. This is a two step process that involves testing soil and verifying farming practices. Soil testing analysis is conducted by a certified laboratory. Regenerative farming practices include but are not limited to: cover crops, rotational grazing, mob grazing, reducing fertilizer inputs, reducing synthetic chemical inputs, diverse crop rotations, and minimizing mechanical soil disturbance. More Info

Red Fife is a hard red wheat named after farmer David Fife, a Scottish immigrant in Canada who first grew it in 1842 after receiving the seed which originated in Poland or a port on the Black Sea. From the mid-1800s until the early 1900s, Red Fife was the dominant variety of wheat grown in Canada and the northern United States; prized for its hardiness, yield, and milling & baking qualities. Red Fife is a renowned flour for breads due to its robust flavor and superior gluten properties for bread fermentation and baking. Try any of our hard wheat recipes with Red Fife but our favorite is Red Fife pizza.