GoodLot Farm + Farmstead Brewing Co.

2 acres18825 Shaws Creek Rd., Alton, Ontario, L7K 1L3Gail Winters

By practising regenerative techniques and by thinking outside the box of conventional farming practices, I have hope that we will be able to nurture our soils and restore balance back to our ecosystem.

Products

  • Beer
  • Seasonal vegetables

Regenerative Practices

  • Reduced tillage
    • Minimum-till
    • Strip-till
    • Permanent grassland
  • Soil cover
    • Cover crops
    • Plastic mulch
  • Biodiversity
    • Companion cropping
    • Pollinator buffers
    • Habitat conservation/creation/restoration
  • Agroforestry and perennials
    • Perennial crops
    • Windbreaks
    • Native perennial vegetation conservation
  • Organic inputs
    • Compost
    • Manure
    • No synthetic pesticides
    • No synthetic fertilizers
  • Integrating livestock
    • Adaptive multi-paddock grazing
    • Integrated crop and livestock
  • Water management
    • Wetland restoration

Observations

  • Increase of soil OM levels - now up to 6%
  • Increase of beneficial insects by leaving natural areas undisturbed
  • Increase of water retention with use of cover crops
  • Cover cropping hop alleys helps reduce compaction
  • Minimum tillage shows increase in vegetable yields

How to buy

  • Online sales, Market garden direct, U-Pick, Farm Store seasonally, CSA subscriptions seasonally, Beach, and some seasonal bulk meat orders delivered to Edmonton and Calgary yearly.
Contact
www.goodlot.beergail@goodlot.farm519-927-5881
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