HappyDirt Veggie Patch is a three-and-a-half–acre farm headed up by Matt Suhr, whose mission is to nurture the people and land of the Rogue Valley by growing delicious, vibrant food. Matt has a reverence for the natural balance and beauty of life. He explores raising food as an art form—a subtle and intricate dance with nature—along with a healthy dose of science and reason. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience, Matt uses only all-natural and chemical-free methods that integrate a long-range vision of permacultural land stewardship founded on soil fertility. HappyDirt Veggie Patch’s farming practices include cover cropping, composting, crop rotation, companion planting, crop diversification, seed saving, season extension, soil testing, and appropriate use of all-natural amendments.