“The Back 18” is zoned exclusively for agricultural production purposes.  This land — fallow and overgrown for years — has been brought back to active cultivation and has been designed as a bio-diverse farmstead to showcase the history of the land and demonstrate small scale, sustainable and organic farming practices.

Natural Ecosystems at Work

The Back 18 Farm has been designed with permacultural principles in mind.  Permacultural design aims to replicate in man-made farms and gardens the patterns found in natural ecosystems to protect their stability and diversity.  This philosophy of farming runs counter to the popular thinking in large-scale commercial farming where eco-diversity is ignored in favor of economies of scale. In the long run, our eco-friendly approach to design will yield a more sustainable natural habitat.