Environment

Harnessing the Sun: Turning Solar Energy into Life

“Our most important job as farmers is capturing every bit of sunlight we can and turning it into biological energy.” Everything on our farm...
Post by Chris Baggott
Mar 11 2025

Managing for Microbes: How Biomimicry Builds Better Soil

We don't create healthy soil; nature does. Our role is to manage our farm in ways that support living roots and microbes, encouraging soil...
Post by Chris Baggott
Mar 11 2025

Why Nutrition Labels Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Most people assume that when they pick up a package of food, the nutrition label tells them everything they need to know—calories, fat, protein,...
Post by Chris Baggott
Feb 27 2025

Pounding on Pastures: Why We Graze the Way We Do

At Tyner Pond Farm, we’ve always believed that the way animals are raised directly impacts the land, the environment, and ultimately, the food we...
Post by Chris Baggott
Feb 13 2025

Bale Grazing and Winter Grass Management at Tyner Pond Farm

At Tyner Pond Farm, our approach to cattle management is grounded in regenerative agriculture principles that prioritize soil health, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability....
Post by Chris Baggott
Nov 09 2024

Learning and Growing Together: A Visit to Parker Pastures

In the regenerative farming community, support and learning flow freely between farmers. This commitment to growth and knowledge-sharing isn’t driven by corporate salespeople, pushing...
Post by Chris Baggott
Nov 02 2024

Complicated and Complex Systems Aren’t the Same Thing

I often hear people use the words "complicated" and "complex" as if they mean the same thing, but in reality, they describe very different...
Post by Chris Baggott
Oct 15 2024

Why Tyner Pond Farm's Focus is on Grassland

Grassland ecosystems, like prairies and savannahs, have a substantial amount of their biomass below the ground in the form of roots. These root systems...
Post by Chris Baggott
Dec 12 2023