Partridge Creek Intergenerational Farm

Farm Vision

The Partridge Creek Intergenerational Farm is a 3.75 acre farm centrally located in downtown Ishpeming. 2.75 acres are designated for community programs and educational facilities, featuring amenities such as a produce cooler, a produce washing and packing structure, an outdoor classroom, Jasperlite Community Garden Beds, and eventually a Geo Thermal Greenhouse.

The remaining acre is devoted to cultivating produce for the Ishpeming Community.

In 2024, we embark on our inaugural growing season at the site! Our goal is to cultivate 9000 lbs of fresh food for the Ishpeming Community. This year, our primary focus will be on producing an abundance of fresh produce, enriching the soil with topsoil, putting up a protective fence to deter wildlife, and establishing essential electricity infrastructure on-site.

Learn more About Where Our Food Goes

Farm Milestones

Building a fully functional farm takes time, planning, and observation. We broke ground at the Intergenerational Farm in fall of 2022. Since then, the following milestones have been reached with many more to come!

In April 2024 Melissa Meldrum’s Ishpeming High School English class helped put the plastic covering on the hoophouse. This class is apart of the LIFT UP program aimed towards connecting students with a local farmer to help with a farm specific project.
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Cooler function: This critically important infrastructure component marks a milestone for the build out of the Partridge Creek Intergenerational Farm. This repurposed shipping container will function as a walk-in produce cooler which will safely store harvested produce and keep it fresh so it can be distributed to out community.
A muralist will begin painting the cooler this June to help beautify the building for the Ishpeming Community.
Nutrient rich top soil has been added to designated spots on the site to prepare the soil for the growing season.
In the fall of 2023 Andrew Henseler’s High School construction class helped construct the tool shed that is now situated on the farm site.

Join Us At The Farm This Summer

Purchase fresh produce on Wednesdays from June 26-October. Open 4:30pm-6pm. We accept card, cash, Snap/EBT and Food as medicine Vouchers as payment! The exact end date will depend this year’s harvest.
Join us at the Partridge Creek Intergenerational Farm on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 PM to learn a new skill. Skill shares will vary weekly so make sure to check our events calendar. All ages are welcomed!
Help us maintain and build the Partridge Creek Intergenerational Farm! Join us on Thursdays from June 27-October 3 for our weekly volunteer day from 2pm-4pm. All are welcome to join. Dress accordingly. More information can be found on our Events Page.