Horse-powered Homesteaders Gouldsboro, Maine To some, gliding over new-fallen snow in a horse-drawn sleigh might seem like a wintertime fantasy — or a scene from a Courier & Ives print. To Darthia Farm, a 50 acre homestead and certified organic farm in Gouldsboro, Maine, it’s a way of life. Owned by Cindy and Bill Thayer, […]
Bobolink Dairy and Bakeyard
Artisan foods for contemporary times Vernon, New Jersey Ask Jonathan White to describe the cheese and bread he and his family make at Bobolink Dairy and he’ll quickly say, “It’s the joyful accumulation of everything we do.” Based on an unconventional passion for keeping dairy cows outside on a natural diet of grass, this 200 […]
Alderspring Ranch
Artisanal beef the grass fed way Salmon, Idaho Grass fed beef may appear hip today, given all the current publicawareness and media attention on the livestock industry, heightened by Mad Cow disease scares.But garner an understanding of Glenn nand Caryl Elzinga’s lifestyle and approach to ranching at Alderspring Ranch and one realizes this isn’t a […]
Finke’s Berry Farm
Strawberry Fields Forever What is better than a ripe strawberry picked fresh in the field, or a handful of blueberries straight from the bush? ‘Nothing’ is the answer that Doug Finke and Diane Feld-Finke would give. The couple’s berry farm has come a long way since it began in 1986. Finke’s Berry Farm is a […]