04/16/2026
Hi! It’s me Jess and I’m back with big news!! I’m rebranding Jess from Earth to Magrathea Farm! I finally accomplished a goal I’ve had for a very long time now, I purchased property in Detroit to start my food forest farm, sourdough bakery, and build my strawbale dream house!
I’m so excited to share my journey with you as I build a closed-loop, self sustaining permaculture food forest farm on a 1/4 acre urban lot in Detroit. I’ll also be re-opening my sourdough home bakery inside the original 1917 historic house onsite so you can get fresh milled 100% whole grain sourdough bread and other goodies!
The farm also has room to build my dream strawbale house someday. So I will be sharing content about planning my build and learning natural building skills.
I’ve decided to name my farm “Magrathea Farm” after the famous planet Magrathea in my favorite author Douglas Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. Magrathea is the planet that manufactures all the other planets in the universe in the books, and I dream my farm will someday provide the building blocks of other farms in Detroit by producing fruit and nut trees and perennial plants and seeds to build other food forests!
I also plan to build a roadside self-serve farm stand where you can come shop anytime, and my farm is conveniently located just 10 mins west of downtown Detroit and on a bus line, with a bike lane! My goal is to make healthy fresh nutrient dense food grown in Detroit very easy to access!
So please continue to follow magrathea farm on all socials and check out the magratheafarm . com website for educational content and future in-person classes and events on the farm!
