About Our Farm & Philosophy

The idea behind Schooner Farms was to take our little 20 acre corner of the world and expand our use of it by raising chemical free pick your own raspberries and blackberries in 2009. We already had a natural pond and lake management company, Inspired By Nature, established at the site. The focus of Inspired By Nature is to encourage pond owners to care for the water resources naturally and by using little if no chemistry at all. This notion of land stewardship and conservation was really the incentive of trudging forward into the berries. honey and now a CSA.

In 2010 we also began a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) garden. The response has been tremendous. We have had the opporunity to meet so many wonderful and like minded people. Naturally, we picked a rough year weather wise to begin but it ought to make the future garden season seem less difficult! In 2010 Schooner Farms CSA grew food for 60 families. We expanded to 100 shares in 2011. Our goal to keep the "Community" in our CSA program means that we will not expand beyond 100 members - ever. We want you to know the farmer growing your food, we want you to feel like you are a part of our farm and to do that we chose to limit our membership to 100. Along with our produce we also have 10 beehives that we harvest raw honey from for sale. Our three ponds are managed naturally and a full of healthy fish. The ponds provide the irrigation to our fields.

Our goal is to be able to offer classes on a variety of topics, such as: beekeeping, canning, organic gardening, nature crafts, land ethics and much more. We both enjoy learning and sharing with others - that connection to like minded people is something we cherish.

If you are in Weston, Oh please stop in! We'd love to show you around the farm!

Schooner Farms & Inspired By Nature from above

News and blog

Busy, Busy

Posted by Don Schooner or Becky White - Schooner :: Thursday, May 17 :: 3:37pm

The countdown for our first distribution is on! We are hoping to begin the season on June 12th! Members, I will be sending out a handbook to you next week. 

The wood fire oven is curing, the murals are muraling and we are busy as the devil! The weather has been pefect, although we could use a little rain, but wow! 

Lots of happy little sprouts are sprouting and we are all eagerly awaiting some farm fresh veg! Won't be long now! The volunteers and Amy have been incredibly busy getting everything planted and trying to keep up with all the various garden duties. We have a fabulous group of garden helpers and we are very grateful for their hard work and dedication.

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