On a sparkling fall day on the property of the prestigious and affluent St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH, Vegetable Ranch owner Larry Pletcher kneels in freshly tilled soil planting spinach. In the next field over, the school is preparing an artificial turf lacrosse and soccer field for opening day. Lifestyle contrasts for sure. But fortunately for Larry, who needed the land to grow his certified organic vegetables, the school agreed to lease the neighboring field to him for what is now universally deemed a good cause.

As with many modern farmers, Tim and Amy Bassett would like to be working their land full time and with total devotion; after all, farming is in their blood.  Tim is a fourth generation farmer, growing up on their family dairy farm, now run by his brother in Woodstock, Vermont.  Amy’s grandfather, was a dairy [...]

Two Mountain Farm,  Andover NH
Farming has its challenges and rewards. Consider such enticements as breath-taking scenery and working in the open-air; cultivating and improving the soil; and watching seeds morph into immature plants before they turn into productive ones.  Heady stuff, indeed.  As Katherine “Kat” Darling of Two Mountain Farm in Andover frames it, “Farming [...]

A mutual love of all animals was the bond that forged the friendship between Arthur Mountain and Jess Blaney, but it just so happened that their special passion was for Arthur’s horses, the ones that Jess used to shoe.
Deep as their affection was for those noble beasts, however, farming was their special calling, so in [...]