GeerCrest Farm • Where Agrarian Culture is Lived and Taught

Welcome to GeerCrest Farm,
Where Agrarian Culture is Lived & Taught

Our farm is nestled in the Waldo Hills area east of Salem, Oregon. The homestead was established in 1848 by pioneers Ralph and Mary Geer. The house they built in 1851 still stands and is home to their descendants and the people who work the farm.

Our mission is to live and teach agrarian culture, encouraging people to rely on each other and
co-operate with nature to provide a livelihood for themselves and others.

We are part of a network of small farms, which
allows us to support local and urban communities
with a greater variety of local, organically-grown food and products.

For information on the GeerCrest Foundation click here.

Agrarian Culture

Agrarian culture is a way of life which encourages people to rely on each other and
co-operate with nature to provide a livelihood for themselves and others.

The principles and attitudes which reflect agrarian culture include:

•	Doing what is needed, when it is needed.

•	Appreciating that it is Nature which produces what grows on the farm. The farmer's success grows out of a co-creative venture with the forces of the earth and the cosmos.

•	Understanding that working our farm means building on what other generations have envisioned, experienced and brought to fruition.

•	Realizing that what we do today will be harvested by future generations.

•	Embracing a life style which is adapted to what nature, farmers, community members and regional economic systems can produce.

•	Expressing gratitude for the bounty of the earth and the good will of our community.

The Farm Life Experience programs at
GeerCrest Farm bring renewed attention
to these and other agrarian principles in
our daily lives. **

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