Dharma Lea Farm and Savory Hub

Returning nutrition to food and profit to the farmer’ and ‘finding ecological answers to paper money problems’ are a couple of the major objectives for Dharma Lea Farm, whose mission is to create groups of animals in a healthy pasture based ecosystem that produce food that allows for optimal human health. Located in Sharon Springs, NY and owned by Paul and Phyllis Van Amburgh, the farm consists of 730 acres of which 233 are owned and 500 are rented. The 233 acre home farm is used primarily for pasture and some hay. The remaining 500 acres is rented land used for hay production. Along with selling organic grass-fed milk from their 62-cow herd, they also raise grass fed beef, sell hay, sell surplus dairy stock, and offer their services as consultants and speakers. With training in Holistic Management, Paul and Phyllis have recently been selected by the Allan Savory Institute to be one of the first ‘Self-Sustaining Savory Hubs’ in the world, empowering people to use properly managed livestock to heal the land.

Sharon Springs, New York