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At 90, dairy farmer Bev Hodge knows a few things. A cold November and December is a good thing, she says while sitting by the woodstove: “That makes the wreaths sell faster.”Bev had just come in from cutting the brush...

The town of Woodstock is located in what is known as the “quiet corner” of northeastern Connecticut. The tight-knit rural community values its farms, proudly claiming the most dairy farms of any town in the state. This year, two of those farming...

Just behind the sugarhouse at Doton Farm, a brook flows downhill carrying clear, fresh water over mossy stones. In the winter and early spring, the cold water is used to efficiently cool the reverse osmosis system that jumpstarts the process...

When 15-year-old Kiara Perkins came from Queens to spend the summer working on Dellavale Farm in Pattersonville three hours north of the city, she brought 10 pairs of overalls with her. “I didn’t know what farming was like,” recalls Kiara,...

The holiday season is rich with tradition, as are many Cabot farms. At Conant’s Riverside Farms, the Conant family proudly claims six generations of tradition celebrated both year-round and at Christmas-time. Founded in a fertile valley in Richmond, Vermont in 1854,...

Tammy and Mike Barnes met through Future Farmers of America while they were in high school. Several decades, one farm, three kids and five grandkids later, they maintain an enduring love for the outdoors and a firm belief that a...

In 1930, when Frank and Edith Moore bought a 120-acre farm in Malone, New York it took them three days to walk their 30 Holsteins 35 miles to the new farm. Twenty-five years later, their eldest son Carl, took over...

When multi-generation dairy farmer Sandy Carlson married the milk truck driver, she became Sandy Boardman. She also became the wife of a multi-generation volunteer firefighter. Her husband, Rick, recently retired after 32 years of service on the volunteer firefighting force...

Like many areas of the country, Hudson, New Hampshire has seen agricultural land steadily replaced by suburban growth due to its location right outside Nashua about 45 miles northwest of Boston. Along with the loss of farms comes decreased understanding...

Wed in late August this year, Andrew and wife, Kendra, are the fourth generation of the Wright family to farm in Randolph, Vermont. Andrew’s parents Derrick and Beverly are also currently involved in running the farm and have been members...

Good for the environment, good for all When Peter Braun, a mechanical engineering student from New Jersey, met Michelle Cruikshank, a pre-veterinary student from northern New York, he did not anticipate becoming a farmer. But, about two decades and seven...

The Young family has been in the beautiful farming community of Woodstock, Connecticut, since the 1700s. The town, located in the Northeast corner of the state, has the largest number of active farms in Connecticut. The land that Valleyside Farm sits on...