Jacob’s Garden is a working farm and living archive on the campus of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. When Ted Shawn purchased the Jacob’s Pillow Farm in 1931 and founded the dance festival, agriculture held center stage. At the core of Ted Shawn’s vision, as outlined in The American Ballet (1926), is a relationship to the land. He wanted his dancers and students in training to be outdoors, live away from the city, and eat a carefully considered, simple and nutritious diet. To him, “the more sincerely a dancer is an artist, they would insist upon simple and natural food.” It’s no coincidence that this seed-to-stage approach lay the foundation for what would become the most enduring dance festival this country has ever seen. Jacob’s Garden honors this legacy and helps point towards a more sustainable future through regenerative agricultural techniques.