Agraria_Journal_Summer_2022

acknowledges and celebrates our five-year journey from March 2017, when we purchased the farm, to now. Soon after the purchase we invited community members to join us in creating a vision for Agraria and a roadmap to guide our development. We listened to what they said, and we listened to what the land was telling us. What we heard was encapsulated in a conceptual map created by Antioch College professor Michael Casselli. It showed Agraria as a center for educational programming, a partner with local schools, and as a place for showcasing demonstration gardens and regenerative practices like agroforestry and rotational grazing. It envisioned our barn as a community gathering place, a compost center on site, a greenhouse for season extension, our partnership with The Nature Conservancy, and our bioregional work to strengthen the local food system. We dreamed together, we planted seeds, and we have seen them grow over the last five years from vision to reality. We are grateful to the many friends and supporters who have worked with us to bring our visions to life, and we invite you to join us as we continue to grow together into a regenerative future. Amy Harper is project manager at Agraria and editor of Agraria Journal. AGRARIA JOURNAL 2022 5 DENNIE EAGLESON The 2022 Regenerative Farmer Fellowship, from left: Sharifa Tomlinson, Sierra Hayden, Anita Armstead, RFF Assistant Coordinator River Johnson, Jordan Mapel, Amari Spears, Chebrya (Brie) Jeffrey, Rhonda Miller, Gregory Muhammad, Alicia Chereton, RFF Coordinator Tia Stuart and Agraria Facilities Director Matthew Salazar. Not shown is Fellow Isabel Matos.