Dirigo Farm

02/26/2026

When you thought there were 50 bales of 1st but a bunch were 2nd and that horse is no longer with us😥. At least the goats won't be short.

01/05/2026

The Grinspoon Foundation has announced their Local Farmers Awards program for 2026. Many farms in our region have benefitted from their support ♥️

Recognizing that farming is essential to our community, we provide funds to selected local farms for necessary farm improvements. Our goal is to strengthen local farmers’ ability to compete in the marketplace so that our region benefits from the environmental, health and economic advantages of loc...

12/26/2025

*When* you take your tree down, our goats would love it, as long as it's locally cut so no sprays! If it's a hardship we can pickup -- they dry out fast🤣

12/20/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GBD9WWpSG/

MDAR will be hosting Land For Good’s Farm Succession School for Massachusetts farmers again this winter! This is a great opportunity for senior generation farmers - with or without identified successors - to talk with peers, learn from advisors, and get support on the challenging process of farm succession and transfer planning.

Class will be held in person on Mondays, January 26th, February, 23rd, and March 23rd from 9:30am – 3:00pm each day at our West Springfield office. Click on the following link for more information and to register today!

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/m26wukt/lp/5748cf4c-bc34-4469-8b3f-9f7ea89fd8e4

12/04/2025

Goats are tough, even when they're related. Willa is the sweetest, gentle goat I've had but my 4 are not joining up yet. They box her out of the huts in the pasture and she's not used to being outside all day from her previous farm. So I tried creating a lean-to test using a tarp. There was some initial interest in pushing it around, but then here they are. Video in comment🙄.

11/29/2025

The marvels of a random folder on my phone that happened to be all farm pictures and was turned into a movie in minutes. Not nearly enough shots of the horses but offers a slice of life here.❤️🐎🐐🍁🐓

11/22/2025

Having no horses presently on the farm presents pasture change options, so taking down some dying trees and rethinking fencelines. Change is hard though. See the comments for the big spruce vid. Now on to the dying Ash trees on the fence line🤣

11/20/2025

That circle of life... In 2014, the folks at OFF A BIT Farm LLC purchased 5 of our goats to help get their goat business started. As they are now retiring, Laura reached out to see if we would consider taking their herd queen, Willa, back to live out her days with her daughter Winne. Our 4 milking does are retired, so Willa arrived today, and while it wasn't the 'mother and child reunion' the song depicts, I'm sure she'll settle in just fine.

11/12/2025

We're taking down our old buck pen and it's always worth a look back in time to see the way our farm has evolved.

10/17/2025

Northeast Sare farmer grants are open for applications. Lots of great info to review.

For commercial farmers who want to test a new idea using a field trial, on-farm demonstration, marketing initiative, or other techniques.

10/11/2025

Updated information about MA farm energy audits and grant funding available to farms.

https://www.umass.edu/agriculture-food-environment/clean-energy/services/agricultural-energy-engineering-assistance

07/19/2025

MA soil testing vouchers available at no charge.

OverviewThe Massachusetts Legislature provided funds for UMass Extension in the FY25 budget for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) that has made it possible for us to offer a limited quantity of free services to Massachusetts farmers in the form of voucher codes that can b...