Our Farm | Eighth Day Farm

WHY WE FARM

Eighth Day Farm began in 2010 as a small step to a lofty goal: to provide Holland with participatory opportunities to combat ecological injustice, the national health care crisis, community/family isolation or separation, and social justice (particularly as it relates to labor ethics/rights, and access to nutritious food).

In 2025, we donated $11.7k worth of produce, plants, and

compost to food pantries, kitchens, and community or educational gardens. Our SNAP CSA program, as well as programs like Double-Up Market Bucks or Senior Project Fresh, a collective $7.3k worth of produce found its way to individuals and families.

As a farm, we are inspired by faith in its many forms. As individuals, we carry this faith as we work, whether in God, in Earth, or in each other.

HOW WE FARM

1. Regenerative Farming

Many words, terms, and concepts are used to describe non-conventional (non-industrial) food production methods. Some are very technically specific, while some are simply marketing strategies that have little to no meaning regarding how the food is actually produced.

At Eighth Day, we practice regenerative agriculture. From a high level, this means taking a holistic, long-term view of the food production ecosystem that integrates both farming systems with ecological and biological systems. It respects that good food grown well is the byproduct of a complex web of systems, only part of which we directly control.

Regenerative Practices are not new; in fact, they likely represent some of the oldest food production systems that have been used and improved on for thousands of years by indigenous people in all parts of the world.

We focus first on building healthy soil and second on short-term crop yield.

WHERE WE FARM

The Growth Center
709 Pine Avenue

This one acre site is embedded in the downtown holland neighborhood.

The Holland Town Center
12330 James Street

The 2 acre farm carved out of the parking lot and is our main production site.