Bass Root Farm

Want to know WHY and HOW our eggs are delicious and nutritious? Jenna () explains in this post!

Want to know WHY and HOW our eggs are delicious and nutritious? Thanks to Jenna () for sharing the details!

Plant Sale 2026. Are you excited about growing your own food and starting a garden this year? Are you looking for excellent quality, Certified Naturally Grown transplants grown locally? Consider purchasing from us!

We start all of our transplants from organic, non-GMO seed using organic potting soil. Unlike commercial greenhouses or big box stores, we do not use any synthetic chemicals or fertilizers in our operation. Everything is natural, as nature intended it to be. The result is healthy, robust, and resilient transplants that if taken care of appropriately, will provide you with delicious produce throughout the season. And yes, you do need to protect them from the animals; they love them too.

To learn more and to place an order (DEADLINE March 6), please visit our website (link in bio). Plants will be ready for pick up in mid-May. Thank you for supporting our farm!

Our 2026 CSA is open for new members! Interested in eating healthy, nutrient-dense food and supporting your local community food producers? Check out our CSA today. We offer small and large shares for the full season (5 months) or summer season (3.5 months). Add on features include free-range eggs, all-natural pasture-raised chickens, as well as sourdough bread and flowers by (). To learn more, please visit our webpage (in bio) and look at the CSA page (https://bassrootfarm.com/csa/). If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!

Scenes from the farm. We are blessed to be experiencing the abundance of the summer growing season. There is more produce being added to the online store each week. Check out the link in the bio for what is available. Pick up is Thursdays at the farm, or delivery to one of our CSA drop locations in Fenton and Milford.

Our first attempt at rolling and crimping cereal rye and vetch. After rolling, we tarped it and will wait two weeks before planting winter squash. The rye created a nice amount of biomass that will serve as a mulch for suppressing weeds, while preserving the microbial life and structure in the soil.

Prepping beds and taking names (of weeds)! Loving our new BCS compost spreader!

We are so grateful for our interns, Sydney Balan and Amanda Pattah, graduate students at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. Since January, both ladies have spent one day a week with us on the farm helping out with a wide variety of tasks. As future dietitians, they learned about the approaches to growing nutrient-dense food and the many ways vegetables can be used in the kitchen. They researched the nutrient profiles of vegetables and various recipes that we can share with our CSA members. It was fun eating lunch together and sharing a variety of cuisines. We are excited about the work they will do as dietitians and wish them all the best as they finish up their studies this spring!

Full steam ahead on planting right now! Getting ready for the 2025 season starting May 1st! Are you interested in fresh, naturally-grown veggies this season? Sign up for our CSA. We have a few spots left! Weekly pick up at the farm or delivery to Fenton and Milford. Details can be found on our website.

Meet your farmers! Hi, we are Michael and Sarah Palmer of Bass Root Farm LLC in Fenton, Michigan. We operate a small, Certified Naturally Grown produce farm and raise laying hens for eggs. We have been farming since 2020, following respective careers in education and fundraising. Michael is a professional trombonist and music educator, continuing to perform and teach on the side. Sarah worked for the University of Michigan in various fundraising roles prior to staying home to raise our children. After three years of participating in local farmers markets, we now sell our produce and eggs through our seasonal CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and our online store.

We enjoy this model of growing food for the community because we get to know you and your family. We are passionate about growing produce that tastes delicious, is nutritious, and we regularly share favorite recipes and ways of working with different vegetables.

As a Certified Naturally Grown farm, we are committed to growing produce without the use of synthetic chemicals (fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides). We deeply care about the environment and strive to work with Mother Nature by using natural practices (low to no-till) and inputs (compost). It takes a lot of effort and requires a lot of planning, but we absolutely love the rewards of working outside, getting our hands dirty, to nurture the growth of our and your nourishment.

We look forward to getting to know you! Please get in touch with us!

Are you planning a garden this year? The 2025 Bass Root Farm Plant Sale is now live! Visit our website and place your order for herb and vegetable plants to be picked up on May 10th. We use non-GMO and organic seed and organic potting soil to start all transplants. Give your garden the best start with healthy plants from our Certified Naturally Grown farm. Orders must be placed by March 8, 2025. Orders placed prior to 2/15 receive a 10% discount! See order form for details!

We are so excited to be partnering this year with The Dietician’s Farm & Bakehouse. Our CSA members can now add on a fresh-baked loaf of delicious sourdough bread to pick up with their veggies each week. Our 2025 CSA sign-up is open at www.bassrootfarm/csa. Want bread now? Order directly from
Pictured here: Original Artisan Sourdough Loaf and the new Everyday Sourdough Sandwich Loaf.