About This Farm

It all started in Macon, Michigan on a Conventional Farm when the founder of our group, Jamie, was an apprentice farmer at 16. Learning about conventional farming the “hard way” made Jamie forget about farming for much of his professional life. In 2001 he began to explore the city of Detroit by bicycle, (www.bikedetroit.com). This led to the discovery of the Virgin Oak-Beech Forest at Palmer Park and the History of its land use. Further research included historical books written about Senator Th