ABOUT MANY HANDS ORGANIC FARM
Many Hands Organic Farm (MHOF) grows certified organic produce, meat and eggs in Barre, MA (Baystate Organic Certifiers and the Real Organic Project). MHOF has been in existence since 1982 and has been selling to the public since 1985. We are highly diverse, no till, and focus on high quality and nutrient density through practices supporting maximum photosynthesis.
Announcing the publication of our book:
This is a memoir of our lives and sometimes risky decisions. We relate our early years, meeting and raising kids, and building the farm, the organic movement and a healthy community. We didn’t always go along with what most Americans were doing, especially in the areas of diet and health care, employment, debt and consumerism, energy use, and culture. In this book we explain what we did, why we did it, and how it turned out. We hope it is both entertaining and helpful to people wanting to fashion a purposeful life.
– Jack and Julie
Order your book directly from us by sending a check of $29, which includes shipping.
Make check payable to MHSC, 411 Sheldon Rd., Barre MA 01005. We will mail a signed copy of the book to you. $12.50 of your order goes Many Hands Sustainability Center.
“This book offers a window into living a life of meaning, rooted in integrity, values, critical thinking, and persistent effort. . . . [ Jack and Julie] have also shown me and so many others how to love across difference, how to tell the truth, and what it is to live well.”
Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge
co-owners of Many Hands Organic Farm
Photo by Oliver Scott Snure
Time to order your 2025 Summer and Fall CSA shares
*** New location just added! Tip Top Country Store in Brookfield***
Summer CSA begins June 2nd and runs for 22 weeks.
Fall CSA begins November 4th and runs for 4 weeks.
8-week-old Laying Chicks Available for Purchase June 16
As we usually do, we will have young layers available for you to purchase from us to take home and start, or add to your flock. They will have been in the brooder house for the first 4 weeks, and then spent their next 4 weeks on pasture. The young birds should start laying around the middle of September to the beginning of October. This year our hens will be coming from Murray McMurray and the variety is red sex links. Chicks are $25 each. To order contact Julie at 978-257-1192 or julie@mhof.net
Natural abundance
/in Newsletter /by AmandaMay 19, 2025 Natural abundance Justin and I were planting flower boxes and talking about life and its marvels on Friday on the top deck of the house. I mentioned to him that though I don’t have any flower boxes in my cultural history, for some reason at the age of 24 as a young […]
Rain
/in Newsletter /by AmandaMay 12, 2025 Rain When I said that the week before last was the best week of the year, I didn’t expect to say that the next one would be the worst week of the year. But by Saturday, when I took the following pictures, about a quarter of the farm was under water. Fortunately, […]
The Best Week of the Year
/in Newsletter /by AmandaMay 5, 2025 The Best Week of the Year What didn’t bloom this week? A few plants that set flowers here this week include violets (taking over the lawn in purple), dandelions (taking over the fields in yellow), pears, peaches, plums (already started last week), Juneberries, grapes, and a couple of early apples. And because […]