Restoration Agriculture Development – Redesigning Agriculture in Nature's Image

Who We Are

We are leaders in agroforestry who have transformed thousands of acres into varieties of perennial cropping systems that support ecological and economic abundance. We are ready to work with you to design and implement an ecologically managed system for you and your property.

RAD Mission

We catalyze the restoring of degraded landscapes into healthy agricultural ecosystems and we want those to be the models for the well-being of the populace, economic viability of farm operations and empowered livelihoods.

RAD Action

We have dialed-in on the most effective strategies for designing and implementing ecological land management systems that get to work right away in healing the landscape.

RAD Community

Once we work together, you become part of our ever-growing community of restoration agriculture practitioners, land stewards and developers. Find out how close you are to a fellow Restoration Agriculture project in your area.

“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.”

Aldo Leopold
“One of the most impactful moments in our family timeline was when we learned of Mark Shepard’s work, Restoration Agriculture. It literally changed the direction our family was heading and after attending a workshop we charted a new course that has led us to where we are now.”

Greg Burns; Nature's Image Farm
“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.”

Theodore Roosevelt
“Your life matters. You can’t live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what’s most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you.”

Jane Goodall
“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.”

Aldo Leopold
“I was instantly inspired by Mark’s book. When the opportunity arose to install swales in our hay field, I jumped on it. We had always had runoff issues from the field with any significant rainfall. I loved sharing my farm with Mark, whose knowledge is encyclopedic. When he wasn’t siting the swales, we could ask questions. He worked with Johann (with whom we still (more…)

Eliza Walbridge, PA
“Our family’s dream to start farming began with a suburban lawn. We had just moved to St. Louis, MO from Albany, NY so I could start my PhD in philosophy, and we bought a quaint ranch at the end of a cul-de-sac with a big yard in a subdivision where everyone mowed their lawns every weekend through the summer. It fell to me to do the mowing, raking, and trimming,

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Ben Hart, Back the Lane Farm, NY
“Your life matters. You can’t live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what’s most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you.”

Jane Goodall
“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.”

Theodore Roosevelt