A virtual tour
Our farm is broken into the four sections shown in green on the map above. Each section is named after a different gardener or farmer that we admire and whom we hope to emulate in that bit of farmland. We've done our best to make those names sound like over-the-top country estates somewhere in the UK.
As you scroll through the farm sections, we'll highlight in pink where they are on the map above.
Monteshire
This is our cut-flower field and herb garden. If you’re a member of one of our flower CSA programs, this is where those stems come from. It’s also where we grow edible perennials and and stage experiments with cuttings. It’s named after Monty Don, English gardening author and host of our favorite TV show, Gardener’s World. Keep reading ⇒
Holtzerwood
Named for Austrian permaculture legend Sepp Holtzer, this area is home to our flock of ducks and geese. To keep our birds cool in summer and to maximize the utility of the land, Holtzerwood is covered with trees planted on a 30’ grid. Some of those trees – mulberries, persimmons, and chestnuts – feed both us and the birds, and we bring the fruits and nuts to markets and include them in our CSA shares in the fall. Keep reading ⇒
Colmonton
This is the busiest area of the farm, where virtually all our annual vegetable production happens. We have six fields here, flanked by hazelnut bushes and fruit trees. All six fields added together make for about an acre of vegetables. Its namesake is Maine farmer Eliot Coleman, whose book The New Organic Grower played a huge role in getting us started in farming. Keep reading ⇒
Shepardale
Our long skinny field on the “other side of the wires,” this area is divided from the rest of the farm by a utility company access road and power lines. Mark Shepard coined the term STUN (Sheer, Totally, Utter Neglect) for his style of farming, and given how often we make it back to this area, we christened it Shepardale in his honor. It is home to our apiary, a recently planted raspberry patch, and a small area for vegetables we want to keep isolated from others for seed-saving purposes. We also store woodchips here – loads and loads of woodchips. Keep reading ⇒