We are proud to be a family-run business. The farmers (that’s us!) are an energized crew with diverse and converging backgrounds in small-scale sustainable agriculture. Rory O’Dwyer and Kevin O’Dwyer are siblings who grew up in Sharon, MA. Kevin now lives with his wife Kate and their daughter Madison in nearby Norton, and Rory lives in Easton.
Rory and Kevin pound posts for the greenhouse
Kevin O’Dwyer Before starting Langwater Farm, Kevin was the head grower at Wards Berry Farm, a 150 acre diversified fruit and vegetable farm in Sharon. He started working summers there as field crew at age 14, and continued working there through high school and college before being hired on full time. He is most passionate about growing tomatoes and has enjoyed developing his building skills as we create the infrastructure we need to run the farm.
Rory O’Dwyer is happy to be back in her home state after living in California for a few years. Rory apprenticed for four years on two diversified CSA farms in Massachusetts before starting Farm Girl Farm, a CSA and market farm in North Egremont, MA. She enjoys being involved in all aspects of vegetable production on the farm, as well as being the chief flower grower.
Kate O’Dwyer grew up in North Attleboro, MA. She also worked for a number of years at Ward’s Berry Farm in the deli and farm stand, and currently works as a social worker handling foster care and adoptions in Providence, Rhode Island. Kate went to UMass Amherst with Kevin, and Kate and Kevin got married in May of 2009.
Madison O’Dwyer, Kate and Kevin’s daughter, is the newest member of the team! Born in February 2011, she looks forward to helping her family around the farm as soon as she can walk.
Alida Cantor, who started with us in 2010, has left the farm to pursue her graduate studies full time in Worcester.
Maddie enjoys the beet harvest
