About Clear Valley Regenerative Farms & Services
Meet the Team
Erik Harris
Erik is the technical director for Clear View Valley Regenerative Farms & Services. He is a practicing soil scientist and high school science teacher with a Masters degree in Biology, with a focus on plant-insect interactions. He is a certified Soil Food Web Soil Consultant and Lab Technician who co-founded Clear View Regenerative Farms & Services in 2013 and established it as an LLC in 2017 in order to bring regenerative agriculture practices to the Midwest.
Chris Harris
Chris is the operations manager for Clear View Regenerative Farms & Services. He brings four decades of management experience in the construction industry to the business, as well as a deep and abiding respect for the environment. Now, Chris brings his knowledge of regenerative agriculture practices, especially the practical processes needed to build healthy soil. Chris loves helping farmers guide their production methods towards regenerative farming practices—not to mention the farmers’ reactions when they see how their farm has been transformed.
Our Mission
The goal of Clear View Regenerative Farms & Services is to offer regenerative agriculture services that promote the regeneration of healthy ecosystems throughout the upper Midwest. We are active participants and promoters of soil ecology, and are a member of the Soil Food Web Community.
For the past 10 years, we have dug deeply into the holistic approaches that ecological perspectives have on our stewardship practices. As fifth generation farmers, we understand the crucial role healthy soil plays in the well-being of any farm. We also understand that, as land stewards, the health of the soil has a far-reaching impact on our own health and the health of those in our communities.
Our Approach
We support the needs of a wide variety of farms and gardens by developing and applying biologically complete composts and liquids. We use quantitative microscopic analysis to measure the level of biologically beneficial organisms in your soil or compost.
The process starts with an initial consultation on the direction and intention of your land. Once we understand your goals, we move on to the next stages of the process:
Microscopic assessment of your soil or compost
Draft a detailed plan of action that will address your most pressing needs
Planning for building of compost including: acquiring materials, securing proper feedstocks and proper facilities
Building and monitoring of compost piles
Prepare extracts and teas and other liquids
Apply biologically complete compost extracts and or teas
Monitor biology with microscopic assessments
Follow up with additional applications if needed
Collaborate on setting the long term goals for the maintenance and recuperation of your soil
