Planted Prairies
When we bought our land, 140 acres were rented to a farmer who was planting them with alternating crops of corn and soybeans. We continued to rent out the land, but every year we took 15 to 20 acres out and planted it with prairie seeds.
We planted the last 20 acres in the fall of 2007. Now all 140 acres are reconstructed prairie.
To see the stories of the techniques we used, click here.
These are the prairies in the order we planted them - Center Valley was planted in the winter of 2000/2001, and the last part of Western Prairie in the fall of 2007.