With rural roots myself, I was interested in the model farm which ProNica helps support. This shows the new orchard which was planted with the help of a student delegation from Sarah Lawrence College. The farm director maximizes productivity by interplanting, companion planting, green manures, organic fertilizers, and innovative use of non-native high-yield varieties. Last year the organic sesame plot yielded twice what most farmers are able to produce. The roughly 35-acre farm has a small dairy herd and two oxen - and a well-used Russian tractor.