Here at Casad Family Farms we use Organic, Biodynamic, and Permaculture principles to sustainably steward 1200 acres of land in Jefferson County, Oregon.

The Farm is co-owned by husband and wife Chris & Cate Casad. They live on and manage the farm with their sons Hesston and Crosby. Chris has been farming since he was 20 years old, a first generation farmer. Chris studied permaculture design as a young man and started farming on just a  few acres of leased land near Bend, Oregon. His first farm was called Juniper Jungle Farm, he grew vegetables for a large CSA program, farmers markets, and started growing more for wholesale distribution. He also is a beekeeper and loves to have a milk cow or two. Influenced greatly by the principals of biodynamics, Chris has always tended to land he manages and the community he feeds with deep care and affection. Cate began volunteering on Chris' first farm in 2014, pretending to enjoy weeding carrots so she could get to know farmer Chris better. In 2017 they moved to a new farm together in Madras, Oregon where they could purchase land and expand their growing capacity. Cate's dedication to the farm and to Chris drive her to help in any way she is needed; from planting and harvesting potatoes to developing new business opportunities. 

At Casad Family Farms we grow mixed vegetables and root crops, organically grown hays, grains, and specialty seed crops. Since 2020 we have expanded our prescriptive grazing & pasture management program, transitioning hundreds of acres to organic management.

We regeneratively raise cattle and heritage breed hogs on feed we grow here at the farm organically. The pigs are fed a mix of grains including peas, wheat, triticale, oats, alfalfa. They are NEVER fed GMO corn, soy or canola. This is one way our pork is truly superior. Our cattle are raise grazing on organically managed pastures, and finished on hays we raise. In this way, we are "closing the loop" and control the inputs from seed all the way to the meat on your plate.

We do not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides, protecting the soil, the waterways and our bodies.  

Our farm participates in Ecological Outcome Verification monitoring through the Savory Institute. This verification program ensures that our management practices are creating net positive ecological outcomes onthe lands we care for. Learn more about our holistic, regenerative land management practices here. 

At the heart of our farming ethos is a dedication to biodiversity, sustainability, and biotic health for soils, humans and communities