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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


by Jack Kittredge

Internationally acclaimed and in 9 languages,

this paper explains the problem of carbon dioxide buildup and climate change, how carbon can be taken out of the atmosphere and restored to the soil, and the advantages that can come to farmers and consumers from growing in carbon-rich soils.


  • Sufficiency – CSA Week 4

    Sufficiency – CSA Week 4

    [av_image src=’https://mhof.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210611_145903-300×225.jpg’ attachment=’2425′ attachment_size=’medium’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-kpvp3o80′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image] [av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-kpvp426z’ admin_preview_bg=”] Perhaps we could all learn about proper pacing from these felines Dear Friends and Shareholders of Many Hands Organic…

  • The Solstice Speed Up

    The Solstice Speed Up

    [av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-kplrjuke’ admin_preview_bg=”] Dear Friends and Customers of Many Hands Organic Farm, It hits me every year at this time, I guess because I am super connected to the solar rhythms of the year. I wake up by 3:15 each day and am out of bed by…

  • In Memorial

    In Memorial

    [av_image src=’https://mhof.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2857-300×225.jpg’ attachment=’2383′ attachment_size=’medium’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-kpbjv7y6′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image] [av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-kpbjvybw’ admin_preview_bg=”] Looking over the garden and south field during the rain storm Wednesday night – yippee for rain First off,…

  • Rushed into Summer

    Rushed into Summer

    [av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-kp1b6wwq’ admin_preview_bg=”] Wow, it seemed nice for the first couple of days when it got up to the 80’s but I must admit that as it stays in the high eighties, I get a bit worried. In the end we are quite dependent on the weather.…

  • The Most Beautiful time of the year

    The Most Beautiful time of the year

    [av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-koq82rn7′ admin_preview_bg=”] Dear Friends and Customers of Many Hands Organic Farm, Yes, indeed. Friday had to be perfect. At lunch under the flowering crab apple (full of Cathleen’s bees) sported perfect weather. [/av_textblock] [av_image src=’https://mhof.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dandelions-300×225.jpg’ attachment=’2353′ attachment_size=’medium’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’…

  • The Beautiful Perennial Flowers

    The Beautiful Perennial Flowers

    [av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-koh9gz14′ admin_preview_bg=”] May 10, 2021 Dear friends and customers of Many Hands Organic Farm, When seeking beauty one needn’t look far in May. The violets have taken over our lawn, there is a patch of dandelions in the field that must be several thousand strong with…