Farm name: Shady Side Farm
Farmer name: Mike Bronkema
Location: Holland, Western Michigan
traditional homelands of the Peoria Tribe, Odawa/Ottowa Indians and Tribes, and the Potawatomi
Acreage (owned, rented): Own 150 acres, rent 20 acres
Type of livestock: Belted Galloway cows, sheep
Farm crew size: Self, some help from wife and parents
Products: Heirloom dry beans, open pollinated corn, small grains, hay.
Markets: Farm store, farmers markets
ICLS practices: Grazing & terminating cover crop, breaking up pasture for crops
Years in operation: Since 1992
Years certified organic: Certified organic since 2010
