Welcome to Dunton Family Farms
Since 1909

This is a subject that has been of interest to me for a very long time. Prior to WW-II, when there were still a lot of small working farms in our region where agricultural diversity was common.

On small acreage, families would produce meat, dairy products, eggs, animal feed, produce, and even find room to raise a few acres of grain. This ancient farming model nearly became extinct as huge monoculture enterprises took over agriculture.

In recent years, as people are waking up to the benefits of local economies, local food, self-sufficiency, and small grain production is again being investigated.

One of the difficulties that I immediately ran into was that there are not a lot of equipment manufacturers in the United States producing the machinery necessary for small scale grain production.

Time and money permitting, I hope to acquire the necessary equipment so we can experiment with small grain farming.

In the meantime, we will continue raising small amounts by hand to keep old strains viable, as well as working with other small growers who are doing the same.

Interesting Links:

Note:  The following links are provided as informational resources.  I have no personal experience or connection to them.  They are simply web pages that I found while researching this subject.

• The Southern Willamette Seed and Grain Project

• Small Scale Grain and Pulse Production Dry Bean Trial

• The Kusa Seed Society

• Whole Grain Connection