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 […]
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 […]
Sullivan’s Pond Farm
My tenth farm was Sullivan’s Pond Farm in Wake, Virginia. The Farm The farmers are Rona, Tim and their son Cole. Rona spent time on her grandmother’s farm when she was a kid. That experience stayed with her. When she grew up and lived in the city, she made cheese from store-bought milk and entered […]
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 […]
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 […]