Woodland Farm Vision
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Note: Statements in italics are related to labor management.
We value preserving our farm for future generations.
We value growing healthy, quality food in a sustainable, earth-friendly manner.
Our farm is adaptive and changes to address transformations in markets, local economies, and other externalities.
Our management decisions are informed by data and solid record keeping.
We manage our labor to maintain peoples’ physical health and overall well-being, including financial, intellectual and emotional.
We value providing a good quality of life for those who work on our farm, including a living wage and benefits to the extent possible.
We value receiving our employees’ opinions and thoughts, while reserving the final decision making for our management team.
Our farm provides an environment where we can teach people good work ethics and skills.
Our farm is financially profitable, yet we are not afraid of debt when it is a good business practice.
We practice open, respectful communication.
We have effective conflict resolution processes that address grievances early in their existence.
We value having systems that maintain order, precluding clutter on our farm.
We value continuous learning about sustainable farming practices.
Our farm is managed in an ecologically sustainable manner.
We farm in a manner that allows time for family, friends, exercise, and recreation.
We value providing education and skill building in agriculture for our children.
We value privacy in our personal lives.
We value donating our products to food shelters, friends, and neighbors, with particular emphasis on helping those in need in our community.
Being part of the agricultural community in our area is important to us.
Having restaurants and local businesses use and sell our products energizes our family and makes us feel proud.