What is Regenerative Agriculture?
Farming plays a large role in both the destruction and regeneration of our soils, an essential part of our ecosystem.
At Frayed Knot Farm, Regenerative Agriculture philosophy is used to inform land stewardship and growing practices. This is a term that is more about the why than the how, and practitioners of this type of farming interpret it in many different ways. Less of a prescription and more of a perspective.
Frayed Knot is constantly evolving in it’s practices, with the goal to continue providing flowers to the community while remaining resilient through an ever changing climate.
Current practices include, continuous covering of soil through cover cropping, minimal disruption or tilling, the adding of organic materials to soil and rain water conservation just to name a few.
At Frayed Knot, listening to and acknowledging indigenous origins of land stewardship are essential to this work. Frayed Knot is on Erie and Mississauga land, and its current stewards are dedicated to learning more about these nations as they continue to farm there (see map below for more information).
The Rustbelt Linen Project
In addition to growing flowers with regenerative philosophy in mind, Frayed Knot Farm is also a steward to flax production, grown for linen fiber. Partnering with Rust Belt Fibershed, an organization dedicated to regenerative textiles, we received a grant to facilitate community field days on the farm. Our goal, engaging and teaching people about the importance of locally produced fiber and locally sourced textiles from seed to shirt! The project has evolved to include over a dozen small producers of flax for seed banking. More information at the link below.
