Garlic at Autumn Ridge Farm: Scale, Stewardship, and Long‑Term Thinking Garlic has become one of the quiet anchors of our farm, not because it is flashy or fast, but because it rewards patience, planning, and long‑term thinking. On our diversified farm, crops that fit the land, the labor, and the calendar matter far more than crops that simply look good on paper. Garlic is one of those rare crops that aligns with all three. This post is not an announcement or a sales pitch. I

I started farming when I was very young, not by choice. Neither was it the dream of my grandfather to farm, he did it out of necessity. I...