The Tara Firma Farms Institute (TFFI) was founded with a clear goal: to educate our friends, families, and communities about their local food shelter, share and develop techniques for proper animal and pasture management, and to promote knowing your farmers!

The Institute has been proud to host over 10,000 visitors on free tours of Tara Firma Farms from its inception.  We have spread awareness, held workshops and classes for our community, and held events and fundraisers for ours and other non profit organizations.  The journey continues in 2017 with our mission to create the Knowledge Bank, a teacher's go-to resource to educate their classes and communities about small farms, environmentally sustainable farming, and the social and political climate surrounding our food infrastructure.  

Guided Tours

All Tours are currently canceled until further notice.

Educational Resources

The Institute is committed to building our Knowledge Bank, hosted for free, with Educational Resources  for students and community members interested in learning more about sustainable agriculture, animal welfare, great food/recipes, and everything related.

Keep scrolling down to find “The Knowledge Bank” for our different educational resources.

Workshops

The Institute hosts a number of events, talks, and workshops throughout the year.

Workshops are all currently on hold, we look forward to starting up again when guidelines allow.

Classes are centered around providing hands on experience and training to community members interested in local and sustainable agriculture, community building, and having fun!

Watch the Events or Follow us on Facebook for different events and workshops, here at the farm.

Interested in supporting the Tara Firma Farms Institute?

Contact us at farmhouse@tarafirmafarms.com for more information

GROW THE MIND

Welcome to Tara Firma Farms' own Knowledge Bank.  Over the years, we've answered hundreds of questions regarding sustainable farming, local and ethical food security, butchering and processing, and raising animals.

 This is our attempt to share this knowledge with our community!

Follow the links below to navigate the Knowledge Bank:

THE ESSENTIALS 

Just beginning your own journey into the world of sustainable, ethical, and local food?  This collection of resources is the perfect introduction to why we love what we do.  

MEDIA & ARTICLE DATABASE

A collection of articles, pictures and videos that we found educational, inspirational, and thought provoking on the topics of sustainability, pasture stewardship, food systems, and agriculture.  Curated knowledge from around the world wide web, indexed by categories for easy viewing.

BUTCHER'S KNOWLEDGE & RECIPE DATABASE

Ever wonder where a Pork Butt Roast comes from? (hint: it's not the butt)

Or maybe you're looking for the best chicken wing recipe on the internet to blow away your friends for the next big game?

We've got you covered.