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 […]
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 […]
Coonridge Dairy
My fourth farm was Coonridge Dairy north of Pie Town, New Mexico. The Farm The farmer is Nancy. Since she was young, Nancy has loved milk. Cows didn’t interest her, but even though she’d never met a goat, she knew that was what she wanted. Two goats quickly turned into a herd of Alpine, Nubian […]
Bodhi Farms
My third farm was Bodhi Farms near Las Vegas, New Mexico. The Farm The farmers are Brian and Roxanne. They started the farm in 2008 after leaving the bustle of Southern California for the rural life and clean air of New Mexico. Both of them were tired of living in Southern California and wanted to […]
Pholia Farm
My second farm was Pholia Farm just outside of Rogue River, Oregon. The Farm Pholia Farm is a goat dairy that makes hard cheeses from raw goat milk. There are two kinds of goats: long-eared Nigerian-Dwarf and short-eared LaMancha. The farmers are Gianaclis and Vern. The farm is on a twenty-four acre parcel of the […]
U. R. Organic
My first farm was U.R. Organic on the Upper Rogue River near Prospect, Oregon. The Farm The farmers are brothers Eric and Ryan, and Eric’s wife Amy. According to Ryan, the farm’s roots go back to his love for making salad dressing with lots of garlic. He learned about growing garlic when he worked on […]