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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.


  • CSA Week 4, June 25-29

    CSA Week 4, June 25-29

    June 24, 2018 CSA Week 4- June 25, 27, 29 CSA Week 5 – July 2, 3 and 6 – note that the July 4 CSA will be moved to Tuesday the 3rd Dear friends, Remember that next week, the Wednesday folks will pick up on Tuesday, not Wednesday. Monday and Friday will run as…

  • CSA Week 3, June 18-22

    CSA Week 3, June 18-22

    June 17, 2018 This week: CSA Week 3 – June 18, 20, 22 CSA Week 4- June 25, 27, 29 CSA Week 5 – July 2, 3 and 6 – note that the July 4 CSA will be moved to Tuesday the 3rd Dear 2018 CSA Members, We had a very productive week this week…

  • CSA Week 2, June 11-15

    CSA Week 2, June 11-15

    Dear 2018 CSA Members, In case you wonder how we spend our days (and nights) around here, I have a cow and pig tale to share with you. Last night we went to visit son Dan and friend Lisa and her son Sam last night in Phillipston and had a very nice time indeed. We…

  • CSA Week 1, Week of June 4

    CSA Week 1, Week of June 4

    June 2, 2017 CSA Week 1 – June 4, 6, 8 Dear 2017 CSA Members, It is here at last – the first week of the CSA. As we have been doing this continuously for 27 years now, it is one of those rites of passage by now – and still after all these years…

  • CSA has begun with beautiful shares this first week of June

    CSA has begun with beautiful shares this first week of June

    June 5, 2018 The Many Hands CSA has started, but you can still join. Each week the price goes down – by $30 for large shares, and $20 for medium shares. Call us (978) 355-2753 or email us at Julie@mhof.net to let us know you want to join and we can work out the details.…

  • March News; Hot Dogs, Bacon, Ham Available!

    March News; Hot Dogs, Bacon, Ham Available!

    March 8, 2018 Dear Many Hands Farm Friends, I write this in the aftermath of another of our wonderful Noreasters where we received a foot or so of snow. March seems to be that way these days. Enjoy the poor person’s fertilizer! We were happy to accomplish the pruning of all of our 100 or…