Triple S Brings Freshness Grown on Clean and Sustainable Farmland
SERENITY
Karen-Ann and Rudy are the primary owners of the land upon which Triple S Ranch will be located. Their son has Aspergers Syndrome, part of the Autism Spectrum Disorder, and they noticed how much less anxious and reactive he is when working on the farm. He indicates that his thoughts are more structured, he is less anxious and angry and has the “space” to be himself.
Serenity is extremely helpful for anyone to make better decisions and live with more quality [Learner, Li and Valdisolo, 2016]. Karen-Ann and Rudy believe that offering and operating a portion of their land to Triple S Ranch will extend this quality of life to other adults who feel the same way as their son.
SPIRIT
A positive spirit goes a long way to ensuring a successful working and living environment. ASD families and adults with ASD have a high desire to see their family member succeed. Accommodations will be made so that a positive and goal-oriented spirit will be present in the workers’ daily activities and on their off hours. These may include individual or group activities such future planned activities as: art; yoga; meditation; physical activities like bike riding, walking, horseback riding, canoeing, etc. For example, walking paths will be cut through the existing 40 acres and a meditation gazebo will be built for purposes of meditation and yoga.
SUSTAINABILITY
Energy Sustainability: Triple S will use sustainable sources for energy. This includes solar, wind, water and wood energy, with back-up propane generators to manage any risk associated with these energy sources. All power, heating and ventilation needs on the land will be sustainable and the farm will be off-grid. There may be exceptions, for example: any vehicles that must run on fossil fuel or anything identified as “exceptional” as determined by the Board of Directors.
Financial Sustainability: Triple S will scale financially by growing and selling enough produce to financially maintain the ranch and sustain the quality of the work-life balance.
Organic: All plants are started from seeds from Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds in Ontario. These seeds are 100% organic.
Natural: All vegetables are grown using natural fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides. We do not add any additional chemicals. We use products or mixes of products, such as coffee grounds, bananas, vinegar, natural compost brought in from organic cattle farms, etc. We use companion planting that focuses pests on non-essential vegetation. We also use this to enhance our soil and the growth of our products.
Fresh: No vegetable that we sell has been away from the main plant for more than 24 hours. We pick it and you can guarantee freshness and flavour.
Alternative Energy: Triple S Ranch is completely off-grid. All of garden growth is supported by solar and wind power.
Top of Our Mind: You the customer are our first thought when we begin the day and the last thought at the end of our day.