Growing healthy communities & ecosystems.
CONGRATULATIONS MELINDA & BONNIE!
2026 WINNERS OF THE OEFFA STEWARDSHIP AWARD!
From 1994 until her passing in 2013, Bonnie Mitsui assumed the ownership and farming of Turner Farm, one of two working farms remaining within the Village of Indian Hill in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1996, she hired Melinda O’Briant to help manage the farm, bringing her agricultural education and experience to a blossoming Turner Farm.
Together, with the aid of their CSA members and a team of working draft horses and donkeys, Bonnie and Melinda grew vegetables, herbs, and flowers, also raising hogs, sheep, dairy cows, and chickens. Melinda helped to develop all of the vegetable production methods Turner Farm still uses today.
We are so proud to announce and celebrate this achievement with you!
Between 1992 and 2012, 31 million acres of agricultural land in the U.S. were irreversibly lost to development.
American Farmland Trust, 2018, Farms Under Threat: The State of America’s Farmland.
It is our mission to permanently preserve Turner Farm and Meshewa Farm, drawing lessons from our rural heritage to help build a positive future, demonstrating that local, organic, low-impact food production grows healthy communities and healthy ecosystems.
Feeding Body, Mind & Spirit
FARM
Rotating fields between certified organic crop production and regenerative grazing, we grow 50-plus varieties of vegetables without the use of unnatural chemicals, and humanely raise grass-fed beef and lamb, as well as pastured chicken, eggs and heritage pork, all of which you can buy straight from the source at our on-site Farm Market.
KITCHEN
At our Teaching Kitchen, students of all ages learn how to confidently cook healthy meals using our region’s freshest seasonal food, including vegetables and meat from our own fields and pastures.
COMMUNITY
Through education and outreach, we cultivate a healthier future for not only the people we teach, but also the planet. Our programs include community gardens, veteran farmer training, gardening classes, and wellness workshops with the UC Center for Integrative Health & Wellness. Turner Farm is also available for private event rental.
