Shared Harvest Farms and Farmers
Picadilly farmers, Jenny and Bruce Wooster, have been growing high-quality produce on community farms since the mid-1990s. Picadilly is certified organic and they write, “Our growing practices are rooted in sustainable farming methods for our environment, fair working conditions for the farm crew, and sustainable methods that benefit all of us.” Learn more about Jenny and Bruce and Picadilly Farm.
Riverland farmers, Meghan Arquin and Rob Lynch, 
bought their farmland and a farmhouse in the winter of 2008. Riverland Farm is in Sunderland, MA and is certified organic. Learn more about Meghan and Rob and Riverland Farm. View a slide show of the farm, keep up with what is happening in the fields by visiting their newsletter, Riverland Currants.
Baer’s Best Beans, Charley Baer grows dried beans (IPM) for the share. For the past 15 years, Charley has farmed on twenty acres of leased land in Beverly, MA. He recently bought Lover’s Brook Farm in Berwick, Maine and he’ll be growing our beans there this year. Here’s a nice interview Edible Boston did with Charley for their Winter 2010 edition.
Cider Hill Farm, Glenn Cook’s fall apples (IPM) are in the first share distribution.
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arvest CSA is managed by Jane Hammer. Gretta Anderson, a farmer with no knack at all for growing reasonably-sized rutabagas, managed Shared Harvest from 2007-2011. She is now the grower at Moraine Farm CSA in Beverly and is happy to be handing over the Shared Harvest reins to Jane.
