Bramble Hill Farm

The organic "Farm shares a border with The Hitchcock Center (an Environmental Education Center) and the Common School ( a private K – 6 elementary school with a curriculum based on “in-depth studies and experiential learning”). Amherst College maintains several hundred acres of pasture land across Rt. 116 from the Farm, and the Town Conservation Commission maintains land along another Border. In 2004 the Larch Hill Collaborative was formed, with Bramble Hill Farm at the center, to bring these entities together into a working group around shared concerns for the sustainability of the land and the ecosystems which form the core of all of our individual work. The Farm welcomes projects and classes from The Hitchcock Center, The Common School, and other groups interested in learning about and creating from its’ diverse resources."

"Brookfield Farm is a 500 member Biodynamic CSA which has leased land from Bramble Hill Farm and has provided advice and consultation since Bramble Hill Farm’s inception. All of the land, buildings, and equipment of Brookfield Farm are owned by the Biodynamic Farmland Conservation Trust, inc (BFCT). The BFCT was created in 1986 by" Claire Fortier and Dave Fortier "and is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. The mission of the BFCT is to create and support responsible agriculture by furthering all aspects of sustainable, biodynamic, organic, or other environmentally, economic".

Board & Staff
Accessed June 2013:


 * Gordon Thorne, Director
 * Anne Woodhull, Director, The After School
 * Hans Leo, Education Director, Farmer
 * Carol Hepburn
 * Lisa Thompson
 * Nicole Bruno

Contact
Web: http://www.bramblehillfarm.com