ABOUT THE FARM
Bula’s Pleasant Valley Farm is a family-owned, regenerative farm situated amongst the Baraboo Bluffs. We raise grass-finished beef and lamb, pasture-raised (supplemented with grain) laying hens, broiler chickens, and pigs.
We also grow a wide variety of organic produce and market maple syrup and honey produced off our farm. Visit our on-farm store or come see us at the Baraboo Farmers Market. We look forward to supplying you and your family with farm-fresh, nutrient-dense foods.
ABOUT US
Our farm began when Ron and Maureen Bula purchased a 160-acre farm amongst the Baraboo Hills back in the 1990's.
What started out as a part-time hobby farm, producing healthier food for our family. Over time the farm diversified and grew to supply our local communities with high-quality meats and produce.
We are active members of our local Producer-Led Watershed Protection Group, the Sauk Soil and Water Improvement Group or SSWIG, where we are learning along-side other local farmers and community members, all committed towards improving soil health and water quality through regenerative agricultural practices and education to build resilient family farms and thriving rural communties.
HOW WE FARM
By today's standard we are a small farm, operating on our 160-acre home. Here we tend to nearly 70 acres of pasture and 30 acres of cropland in addition to gardens and a small sugar bush in the woods. Being small motivated us to make the most of every acre.
Over time we have settled on an approach to agriculture that has come to be known as "regenerative".
At it's heart, regenerative farming goes beyond a "sustainable" farming mindset to focus on actively improving the land and, in turn, the food produced off it. This method is employeed across all scales and all aspects of the farm, from the gardens, to the pastures and cropfields.
To this end, we work to diversify and perennialize our production all while minimizing soil disturbances (i.e. tillage, chemical use, and grazing). On pasture this is accomplished by employing management-intensive grazing, moving livestock to fresh pasture at least once per day. On croplands we utilize no-till, cover crop, and nutrient management practices. This is all contributes to establishing healthy soils.
