About Bear Nek'd

Bear Foothills Farm is a parcel of abandoned farmland, being reintegrated with the natural world, designed using permaculture principles and patterned on ecosystem dynamics. Perennial plantings for food, fuel, fiber, fodder, fertilizer, 'farmaceuticals'​ and fun mimic a natural forest ecosystem, stacking functions and seasons to attain high, diverse yields in an intentionally sustainable, self-maintaining and self-fertilizing system.

The farm, located on the western slopes of the beautiful Catskill mountains of upstate New York, also serves as a retreat, classroom, and sandbox for reflecting on, learning from, and playing in nature, and the forest, as a metaphor for learning organizations, curricula, and an alternative to the traditional factory model metaphor of schooling.

At Bear Foothills Farm, we live life barefoot and celebrate our paleo roots, the permaculture principles, and furry men! And now, we also design and sell T shirts!