Decorah’s Destination for Wood-Fired Pizza and 100% Grass Fed Beef and Lamb
On our certified organic farm we use regenerative farming practices to grow food for our community, protect soil and water for future generations and provide a happy life for our 100% grass fed cattle and sheep.
We get a little excited about good food. We love sharing our food and farm with the community on pizza nights when we cook up some of the tastiest wood fired pizzas around, using ingredients we’ve sourced from neighbors.
Come out to the farm. Congregate. Connect. Indulge in good food and community.
Welcome to our farm
PIZZA NIGHTS
Homegrown wood-fired pizza, local drinks and community in a tucked-away setting.
Bringing people together over good food is our passion. Our wood-fired pizza provides us an opportunity to share ingredients we’ve grown here on our farm or sourced from our veggie farmer friends. We invite you out mingle with the locals in “Decorah’s Backyard.” Come wander the field roads, relax and reconnect over our artisan pizza.
GRASS FED MEAT
Our calves and lambs are born on pasture in the spring and spend their entire lives outside, grazing sweet forages on our small farm.
We would love the opportunity to be your farmers!
Let’s work together to bring our regeneratively raised 100% grass fed beef and lamb to your table!
FARM STORE
Wander into the “Pleasant General Store” and you’ll find shelves, coolers and freezers bursting with locally crafted goodness.
Our store is open whenever we’re open for pizza!
Meet our family
MAREN BEARD
(Pizza Farmer)
After a youth spent in rural Wisconsin, Maren attended Luther College in Decorah where she studied Environmental Studies and Spanish. She fell in love with the area and went on to earn a Masters of Science in Sustainable Food Systems. For nearly a decade, Maren worked on issues related to campus sustainability. These days Maren works full time on the farm!
Maren’s days are spent doing all the behind the scenes work to make the pizza night magic happen. You’ll often spot her behind the bar greeting customers on pizza nights.
TOM BEARD
(Farmer)
Growing up just a half mile up the road from Luna Valley Farm on his parent’s Organic Valley dairy farm, Tom always knew he wanted to farm. He built upon his experience with organic dairy farming in college where he studied agriculture.
Tom keeps busy caring for our cattle and sheep and loves taking Fritz and Otto with him whenever he has the opportunity! When he’s not farming, Tom plays pizzaiolo, cooking every single wood-fired pizza that gets served on our pizza nights!
FRITZ AND OTTO BEARD
Fritz and Otto have the most important job on our farm - helping us slow down and enjoy the present moment. Our kids love helping check on the cattle and sheep and are always game for outdoor adventures! Their presence in our lives helps us stay motivated to keep making the world a better place for future generations. (Fortunately they already seems to have developed a taste for our wood fired pizza!)
Community Impact
By sourcing our grass fed beef and lamb, you’re helping us develop a regenerative agricultural system that aims to give more than it takes.
Throughout the season we source from over 70 local farms, food businesses, artists and brewers. By dining here and shopping at our farm store, you are helping build a more vibrant and resilient local food system.
Over the years we have proudly supported these organizations in various ways: Arthaus, Decorah Community Food Pantry, Decorah Parks and Recreation, Decorah Pride, Friends of Decorah Public Library, Helping Services of NE Iowa, Iowa Food Hub, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Luther College, Oneota Film Festival, Practical Farmers of Iowa, Sunflower Child Development and Discovery Center, Winneshiek Energy District
In The Media
Tasting Table: 15 Best Restaurants in the US for Wood Fired Pizza (Fall 2025)
Midwest Living: From Leaf Peeing to Craft Brews, Discover Why This Iowa Town is the Quintessential Fall Destination (September 2025)
(Show) PBS Road Trip Iowa: Driftless Area Scenic Byway (Spring 2025)
Grow Getters Podcast: How Luna Valley Farm Built a Thriving Community with Farm Fresh Pizza (Spring 2025)
Thriving Farmer Podcast: From Grass-Fed to Wood-Fired: Pizza Farmer Maren Beard of Luna Valley Farm (Spring 2025)
Midwest Living: Enjoy a Taste of the Midwest at these Cool Pizza Farms (September 2024)
(News) KCRG: Our Town Decorah (August 2024)
Des Moines Register: Pizza farm in Decorah fires up its wood ovens (June 2024)
Better Homes and Gardens (June 2023 Magazine)
(Short Video) Soul of Iowa: Decorah Episode (April 2022)
(Film) Practical Farmers of Iowa: Livestock on the Land (January 2021)
New York Times: Where the Produce Includes Pepperoni: The Pizza Farm (August 2020)
Inspire(d) Magazine: Community Builders - Maren Beard (Summer/Fall 2020)
Practical Farmers of Iowa: Rising to a Local Foods Challenge (July 2020)
AARP: The Safest Restaurants This Fall May Be Farms and Orchards (October 2020)
Inspire(d) Magazine: Glamping: Eclectic Escapes in the Driftless (July 2019)
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Pizza farms, like Luna Valley Farm in Decorah, close the farm to fork connection (April 2019)
Cosmopolitan: The Most Luxurious Staycation Destinations in Every State (April 2019)
Oh My Omaha: Where to Eat & Where to Stay in Decorah (September 2018)
Ag Update: Iowa Farm Diversifies with Friday Night Pizza (October 2017)
Luna Valley Farm feature on PBS Road Trip Iowa.
