Imani is a 1.3 acre farm centrally located near Hickory Knob and Village Terraces Neighborhood at Earthaven. This small barn, built with Earthaven lumber and clapboard, is used for animal shelter as well as hay, food, and tool storage.

Lee co-manages Imani Farm with her partner (pictured below). She's here with a rooster friend born on the farm. Many chicks are born at Imani Farm, with most of the males used for meat and the females kept for laying. Imani keeps a range of breeds, with Rhode Island Reds being the predominant breed.

Mihaly carrying buckets of food to the chickens. Our chickens are pasture-raised and fed sprouted grains (grown at Warren Wilson College, a local agricultural and liberal arts college) as well as food scraps, fresh greens, all the bugs they can catch as well as black soldier fly larvae created by converting chicken manure and kitchen scraps into nutritious, enzyme-rich feed.

Janey, the brown cow on the right is a Dexter, a breed well known for small size, adaptability to environment and feed, and gentle personality. Mikey, the black bull is half Jersey and half Dexter.

Momma Muscovy and her three ducklings. Muscovy ducks are semi-domestic, nonmigratory, perching ducks that inhabit our small pond. Though they do fly, our ducks seem to stay put thanks to a safe environment and abundant available food.

We're clearing more land in our neighborhood for extra pasture to accommodate the desire for dairy products within our community.

Work Exchange Positions are often available for Imani Farm and Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood. If you're interested please read out Orientation Letter and fill out an Application Form.