Applepath
My sixteenth farm was Applepath in Charlotte, Vermont. The Farm The farmers are Scout and Gia. Scout was raised in an old farmhouse in central Massachusetts. His family didn’t farm but the experience gave him an appreciation of rural areas. He liked Vermont and looked for property in the Burlington region. It was love at […]
Panic Swamp Farm
My fourteenth farm was Panic Swamp Farm in Putney, Vermont. The Farm The farmers are Alison and Meg. Alison grew up on a farmette in Connecticut with cows, chickens and a large garden. Her mom was a do-it-yourself type which rubbed off on Alison. One day while Meg and Alison were living in Brattleboro, their […]
Wise Acres Farm
My thirteenth farm was Wise Acres Farm in Kenduskeag, Maine. The Farm The farmer is Brittany. Only thirty years old, Brittany was the youngest farmer I WWOOFed with and she was also the most business-like. Brittany grew up on a homestead with goats in Maine. She left Maine for a while but came back to […]
Hamilton Farm and Barred Owl Creamery
My twelfth farm was Hamilton Farm and Barred Owl Creamery in Whitefield, Maine. The Farm The farmers are Patti and Chris. Patti had always wanted to have a flock of sheep; she doesn’t know why. So in 1990, she and Chris bought a house with the intention of starting a little farm. They didn’t have […]
A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm
My eleventh farm was A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm in Sumner, Maine. The Farm The farmers are Marty and Mary Ann. Marty is originally from Maine and wanted to come back after living in the Midwest. They bought thirty-two acres in Sumner, Maine in 1995. Their property had a […]
Left Foot Farm
My ninth farm was Left Foot Farm in Eatonville, Washington. The Farm The farmer is Jeremy. In December 2010, he fulfilled a dream and bought twenty-five acres in an area only five minutes from where he grew up in Eatonville, Washington. At that time he was living with a girlfriend who wanted a few goats. […]
Old Ways Farm
My eighth farm was Old Ways Farm in Honaunau, Big Island of Hawaii. The Farm The farmers are Steve and his partner. Old Ways Farm is on three forested acres in a quiet residential area. With all the tropical trees surrounding the property, it felt like a secluded oasis. Steve grew up on a farm […]
Organics of Hakalau
My seventh farm was Organics of Hakalau near Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Farm The sixty-two acre property is on the rolling hillsides of the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii. The area was a large sugar cane plantation a few decades ago. Now the land has been parceled […]
ReZoNation Farm
My sixth farm was ReZoNation near Marana, Arizona. The Farm The farmers are Jaime and Kara. Jaime grew up around gardens and his father’s beehives. After going away to college and working as an engineer, he returned to the land. Jaime’s father bought fifty acres of former pastureland in 1998. In 2005, Jaime acquired half […]
La Buena Vida Farm
My fifth farm was La Buena Vida Farm near Portal, Arizona. The Farm The farmers are Jerry and Jennifer. Jennifer knew since high school that she wanted to have land some day. While they were living in Nogales, they decided to have some fun on Craig’s List by playing ‘let’s get a farm.’ The game […]