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.
Please help us to meet our goal to provide 16 CSA shares for Worcester Community Fridges. This year we have an anonymous donor is putting up a $1:$1 match to any donations that are made to MHOF.
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
Now taking orders for our 2024 Summer CSA Share
Shares begin June 3, 2024 and run through October 20, 2024
Small, Medium & large sizes to choose from with a sliding scale option. We accept SNAP benefits and offer payment plans to make it affordable for all.
Upcoming Workshops:
Navigating the new normal- power equipment and implements on the farm and homestead.
- Saturday, May 11, 2024
- 9am-12noon with pot luck lunch
- Price: $50 – $100 sliding scale
- Presenter: Dave Petrovick with support from Jonathan Anderson
Are you confused on how to enter into the realm of tractors, implements and power equipment? There are many time and labor saving pieces of equipment available lately and with rampant sticker shock everywhere, how do you choose what to buy?
For those who have equipment already, how do I maintain it? Can I repair it? Should I repair it, or bite the bullet and upgrade? Interested in starting a new enterprise on the farm? What will I need?
We will discuss these and other subjects. I am a diesel mechanic, certified welder and farmer with 40 years of experience with agricultural and construction equipment. You’ll have access to insights and experience that will help you confidently delve into the world of power equipment, implements and tractors
News from the farm, Monday October 26th
/in Newsletter /by Christy BassettThis week on the farm, we finally finished weeding the strawberries and transplanting the daughter plants to new beds. Our crew – including four volunteers from Trader Joe’s – brought the effort to its culmination with lots of energy and song. We have five beds now, all planted, mulched and well-organized for next season. Julie […]
News from the farm, Monday October 19th
/in Newsletter /by Christy BassettThis week Julie put a lot of time and fundraising muscle into the NOFA/Mass Human Health and Climate Action Challenge (with administrative support provided by yours truly). Daily video tips were created, posted to social media, and emailed out to a big list of supporters, friends and donors to previous NOFA/Mass events – and we raised […]
News from the farm, Monday October 12th
/in Newsletter /by Christy BassettFarm life held a lot of high notes this week. One was the purchase of a goodly number of vinyl bags which we filled with sand. The crew put the sandbags down on the edges of the Remay that we’re using to protect a number of tender growing crops from the cold. Cathleen used this method in her previous work […]