Guide for First Time WWOOFers
Interesting in WWOOFing? I’ve written a guide to help you have a successful experience. The guide includes answers to the questions I get asked and information that hosts would like you to have. It will take you step-by-step through the process of planning, preparing, and living your WWOOFing adventure. The guide is $8.00 and an […]
Granny’s Farm
My seventeenth farm was Granny’s Farm in Raymond, Washington. The Farm The farmers are Sandy and Larry. They both grew up in Western Washington. Larry harvested oysters in Willapa Bay for twenty-five years. He devised a way to raise oysters on pvc pipes which kept them away from the burrowing shrimp which feed on baby […]
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 […]
Singing River Farm
My fifteenth farm was Singing River Farm in Rockingham, Vermont. The Farm The farmers are Steve and Laurel. Steve grew up in Vermont and Laurel is from Oregon. Laurel decided to have an adventure and hitchhiked across the country to Vermont where she met Steve. After reading Your Money or Your Life, a book on […]
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 […]