BCS hand tractor in use at Buckwheat’s Market Garden.

As a small farm with a big commitment to regenerative food production and healthy food access for the community, Buckwheat’s Market Garden faces the challenge of limited labor and time. To lessen this constraint, farmer Adrienne Wolff deploys systems, including specialized tools, that build efficiency season after season. Come learn about the ways that they produce an abundant and diverse array of organic vegetables,  using tools such as an Earthway wheel seeder and BCS hand tractor. See a demonstration of these tools—and a paper pot transplanter as well—and ask your questions of a BSC tractor sales rep. 

Rooted in the business ethic of Buckwheat’s Market Garden is a model for intensified production that maximizes yield in a small-scale growing space, while maintaining the unique ecological and biological diversity of Northern Michigan. Since the farm’s launch in the spring of 2017, thousands of pounds of organically-grown food has been produced on 1/3 of an acre, then sold and distributed throughout Northern Michigan. After a location change in 2020, Buckwheat’s version 2.0 sits on 17 acres of previously grazed pasture and hardwood forest, though the growing footprint remains roughly the same. The land not under cultivation is being used to establish pollinator sanctuaries, and for the farm’s namesake dog to run and catch frisbees.