Imani includes a 3-acre pasture at Village Terraces neighborhood and a 1.3-acre farm site next door. We raise laying hens, ducks, and dairy cows. This small barn, built with Earthaven lumber and clapboard, is used for animal shelter, catching rainwater, and storing hay, food, and tools.

Lee, Mihaly, Finch, and Martha are the leaders of the Imani coöp, which also includes the rest of the neighborhood. Lee is pictured 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 locally at Warren Wilson College) as well as food scraps, fresh greens, and all the bugs they can catch.

Martha helps move the cows as part of the rotational grazing system. 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 can fly, our ducks stay close to home—thanks to a safe environment and abundant available food.

Seven Trees pasture was cleared, amended, and cover-cropped in 2008. Grazing cows in rotation with chickens builds soil and provides food for 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.