JacobSpringsFarm:Goals

"If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere else"

"Begin with the end in mind"

"If we don't change directions, we're likely to end up where we are headed."

Through deliberation, conversation, and continual refinement, these goals help unify the Jacob Springs Farm team with community buy-in in a direction towards which we strive.

Ecological Restoration

A basic assessment of progress towards our ecological goals can be made by examining two questions:

• Is our work resulting in a net increase in biodiversity over time?
• Are we seeing a net increase in soil fertility

Other goals are:

• to maximize biomass production and carbon uptake
• to maximize carbon sequestration
• to minimize use of energy, especially non-renewable forms
• to increase water retention capability of landscapes; in soils, biomass and in surface features.