About Our Farm

The Agraria Farm is a 138-acre research and education farm in Yellow Springs, Ohio that studies and demonstrates the benefits of regenerative practices at multiple levels to facilitate accessible, hands-on, community-led learning. Soil regeneration, water conservation, and regionally adapted seed work help us accomplish our goals of Feeding Soil, Feeding Pollinators, and Feeding People. We ground our regenerative work in the cultivation and preservation of Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK).

  • Our Mission

    Agraria cultivates community resilience by modeling regenerative practices that restore ecosystem health, heal our relationship with the land, and grow just and equitable food systems.

  • Our Vision

    A continuously regenerating world that recognizes the interconnectedness of all living beings, where people live in balance with each other and nature.

  • Feeding Soil

    Soil regeneration is the root-bed of our work, and we are building soil health on Agraria through regenerative practices like cover cropping, organic soil amendments, conservation tillage, and permaculture.

  • Feeding Pollinators

    We recognize the central role pollinators play in building strong local food systems and sustaining ecosystem health. They are responsible, in part, for the production of 75% of the world’s food crops. At least a third of our garden areas on Agraria is dedicated to pollinator plant species, and in 2020 we planted over 100 sensitive native prairie plants.

  • Feeding People

    Our aim is to transform Agraria into a regional hub that helps build and support a just, equitable, and accessible local food system that recognizes the right of all people to fresh, healthy, culturally appropriate food.