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The Orleans County Fair in northeastern Vermont has all the classic activities: tractor, oxen, pony and horse pulls; 4-H show competitions; a bustling poultry and rabbit house and prize-winning homegrown vegetable displays. Like other similar agriculture fairs, it is an...

Jon Lucas grew up in New Hampshire helping out on his family’s small beef and hay operation. It was not their main source of income, but slowly and surely it directed him towards what would become his. He chose to...

Every Cabot farm is unique in some way, but Don Kimball manages a member farm that he believes is among the last of its kind. Grafton County Farm in North Haverill is part of a New Hampshire county jail operation...

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...