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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. We do not use any synthetic chemistry at all on our farm. This notion of land stewardship and conservation was really the incentive of trudging forward into the berries. honey and other experiments. 

In 2010 we also began a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) garden. The response was tremendous. We have had the opportunity to meet so many wonderful and like minded people. Naturally, we picked a rough year weather wise to begin but it taught us a lot of lessons. In 2010 Schooner Farms CSA grew food for 60 families. In 2012 we had expanded our membership to 80. Our goal to keep the "Community" in our CSA program meant that we do not wish to be like a subscription produce farm. We wanted to keep the "Community" in our CSA. We wanted our members to know the farmer growing their food, we wanted them to feel like they were a part of our farm and to do that we chose to limit our membership to 30 in 2013. Along with our berries we also work with other local beekeepers and offer raw honey for sale. Our three ponds are managed naturally and a full of healthy fish. The ponds provide the irrigation to our fields.

The past few years we have tried new things, gotten rid of things that didn't work, we are always discovering and exploring. Both Don & Becky teach workshops and speak on a wide variety of topics. In 2018, we had our very first farm open house along with a Lavender Festival. Despite 100 degree temperatures almost 1000 people came to visit the farm. It was amazing and a dream for us to be able to share our little farm with so many. 



We both enjoy learning and sharing with others - that connection to like minded people is something we cherish. 
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If you are in Weston, Oh please stop in! We'd love to show you around the farm!

We are proud members of  The United States Lavender Growers Association and Great Lakes Lavender Growers. 
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What Organic Means to Us

Schooner Farms is located on some of the richest soil in Northwest Ohio. Our farm is primarily black sandy loam that has not been farmed in ten years. We have three large 1/2 acre ponds on the property that provide us with safe fresh water. We are asked time and time again - Are You Certified Organic? We believe in organic farming but we are not Certified.

Our approach to farming seeks to maintain and improve the productivity of the land by encouraging and enhancing natural biological processes.

The foundation for healthy plants and animals is healthy soil. At Schooner Farms we strive to grow strong, healthy crops by stimulating soil biology, growing cover crops to build soil structure and using innovative methods of pest control. Quite simply, we practice sustainable, non-conventional agriculture.

Schooner Farms builds healthy soils by nourishing the living component of the soil, the microbial inhabitants that release, transform, and transfer nutrients. Soil organic matter contributes to good soil structure and water-holding capacity. We feed soil biota and build soil organic matter with cover crops, compost, and biologically based soil amendments. These produce healthy plants that are better able to resist disease and insect predation.

We practice organic methods and would rather concentrate our efforts on bringing you a quality product than filling out a bunch of paperwork. Our philosophy is to work with mother nature not against her. This philosophy has been the foundation of our natural pond and lake management company since it's beginning in 1996 and it remains at the heart of everything we do.
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The produce you buy in the grocery is eye candy; it looks fresh, ripe and attractive. Take a bite out of a tomato in the dead of winter and it's like chewing foam. We all know fresh veggies from the garden taste incredible and are so much better for you and the environment!
14890 Otsego Pike  Weston, Ohio 43569
419-261-0908
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  • Home
  • About
  • What's Happening
    • Plant Sale 2022
    • Lavender U-Pick & Workshops 2022
    • Gift Shop
    • Tours
    • Presentations
    • Inspired By Nature, Inc.
    • 3 Hares Farm
  • Online Store
  • Volunteer Opportunties
  • Contact
  • Primo Grills
  • Photography Sessions