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. Adjusted pricing for ordering after June 2nd can be found by clicking on this link.
Fall CSA begins November 4th and runs for 4 weeks.
Sunshine
/in Newsletter /by AmandaApril 28 2025 Sunshine Friday, as we worked with the Clark students on planting our lettuce, chard, cabbage, and Asian greens, someone went off to get some sunscreen, and I commented that I thought folks should be wary of sunscreens due to the literature on their potentially dangerous impacts on our health. I listened to […]
Farm Diversity
/in Newsletter /by AmandaApril 21 2025 Farm Diversity As in, gosh we do a lot of different things in a day on the farm. When asked what he liked about working here lately, one of our Stetson guys said he liked the fact that we were always changing it up and that it was fast paced (and he […]
Back in the Saddle
/in Newsletter /by AmandaApril 14, 2025 Back in the Saddle Though this week of 7 days sported 4 snowy ones, I felt by Friday that I was back at it, with the familiar feel of the rake and hoe in my hands, and all was well with the world. There is something more than meditative, somewhat even entrancing, […]