Innovation & Experimentation - Stone Barns Center

Stone Barns Center is a hub of learning, creativity and experimentation. We view our farm as a laboratory dedicated to improving and spreading resilient and sustainable farming practices.

How We Farm

What We're Working On

We’re constantly experimenting with and adapting agricultural practices.

Slow Tools Project

Bringing together engineers and small-scale farmers to build new tools.

Innovative Rotation

We're bringing cover cropping back to American agriculture.

Grazing and Conservation

We are stewarding the land with a multi-species grazing program.

Watch From the Field

Our weekly video series on what’s growing

Soil Carbon

Soil carbon monitoring helps us steward the land and fight climate change

The Future of Beef

Our spring 2017 report examines the rapidly growing grassfed market