About Us
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Rainwater Farms is run by Emma Rainwater & Naomi Salama. Emma fell in love with farming as community service while in Americorps. Naomi is fascinated with intentional ecology and stewardship of the land. We married at a farmer’s market in 2015, and started Rainwater Farms in 2017.
At Rainwater Farms we make use of sustainable practices, permaculture theory, and elbow grease to intensively manage 1.5 acres of vegetables, fruit trees, and a small flock of laying hens for eggs. We farm with intention and respect for the ecosystems our farm interacts with, both above and below ground. |
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Our Farming Practices
We strive to use environmentally friendly farming practices in everything we grow. We farm on permanent raised beds without a tractor to avoid compaction and damage that can be done to soil health with large, heavy implements. Where possible, we apply permaculture concepts to help maintain the living networks in the soil that keep our plants healthy and nutritious. The less we disturb the soil the more it is able to develop robust communities of microorganisms that provide immense benefits to plant health.
One of the joys of farming is that you're never done learning, and we've committed to doing our best each year to improve our techniques and skills to help provide our community with beautiful seasonal vegetables, grown thoughtfully and with respect for the land and soil.
We strive to use environmentally friendly farming practices in everything we grow. We farm on permanent raised beds without a tractor to avoid compaction and damage that can be done to soil health with large, heavy implements. Where possible, we apply permaculture concepts to help maintain the living networks in the soil that keep our plants healthy and nutritious. The less we disturb the soil the more it is able to develop robust communities of microorganisms that provide immense benefits to plant health.
One of the joys of farming is that you're never done learning, and we've committed to doing our best each year to improve our techniques and skills to help provide our community with beautiful seasonal vegetables, grown thoughtfully and with respect for the land and soil.