SHEBA empowers rural and underrepresented communities through Agrivoltaics, Vertical Farming, and STEM Education to promote sustainability, environmental justice, and self-sufficiency.
But family farms disappear from the American landscape every year, leaving behind more than empty fields:
Families who have spent generations cultivating the land are forced to sell, burdened by mounting debts, unpredictable weather, and shrinking profits. An Oregon State University study reported a 23% increase in bankruptcy filings[2]—and that was before COVID.
Imagine the weight of watching your farm—your heritage—slip through your hands, knowing you can’t pass it on to your children.
Without help, they’re forced to face:
At SHEBA Farm, we believe no family farm should have to close its gates.
Agrivoltaics (harvesting crops and solar energy alongside each other) and Vertical Farming (maximized production in tiny spaces via vertical stacking) offer a lifeline to these American heroes—helping farmers regain control, boost income, and future-proof their operations.
SHEBA Farm provides the tools, training, and partnerships to make this transition simple. Together, we can help you:
SHEBA Farm combines agriculture, grazing, pollinators, and solar energy, or dual-land use—agrivoltaics produces energy, conserves water, increases crops, shades animals and promotes farm resilience.
SHEBA will have year-round production of high value crops, use minimal water, and foster AI & IoT technology—thanks to our partnership with Oregon State University.
This allows cover crops to be planted over larger areas of land elsewhere, which are needed for regeneration.
SHEBA Farm offers training and engagement to pave the way for your self-sufficiency.
This includes agri-tech, renewable energy, and organic farming practices—to microgrids & battery storage, food sciences, homesteading, and conservation.
SHEBA’s Community Solar program provides 50% of energy production to lower-income communities.
We promote environmental justice, increased access to fresh produce and more equitable resource distribution.
SHEBA Farm was founded by Itanna (eye-TAN-uh) and Yosafe (YO-safe) Murphy and is a family-owned, family-run, and family-driven business.
We’re medical professionals who envision a holistic agrivoltaic project, where we use traditional practices from the past to empower generations of the future.
Our company, SHEBA Farm, was named after the Queen of Sheba, of Ethiopia. She represents wisdom, resources, strength and independence; ideals we pursue every day.
We are proud to be part of Oregon’s 9% of minority agricultural landowners. With SHEBA farm, we want to pave the way for people like us in Oregon’s farming community and beyond.
Did you know that a large percentage of small family farms go bankrupt?
With agrivoltaics, SHEBA farm shows how farm diversification leads to higher revenue, creates self-sufficiency, and builds generational wealth.
