About the land
Langwater Farm is 80 acres total, about half woods and half fields. The property belongs to the Ames family of Easton. Part of the property was originally designed by landscape architect Fredrick Law Olmsted, the creator of Central Park. The beautiful farmland includes fields gently curving against woods, surrounded by stone walls, dirt roads snaking through the woods and fields and over small streams, all bordered by Langwater Pond on the west.
Farm history
The Ames property has not been actively farmed for quite some time. But, back in its day, Langwater Farm was famous for its Guernsey cows and Clydesdale horses. Since then, the farm has been mowed for hay until the Ames family decided to seek a farmer to start a community farm for Easton. Working with a nonprofit called Land for Good, the Ameses collected proposals from farmers and chose Kevin, Rory, Alida, and Kate to be the new farmers in the summer of 2009. By fall, a 5-year lease was signed, and the four farmers incorporated as a business entity, Stone Soup LLC. The farm will be called Langwater Farm as a nod to the rich history of this land.
Langwater Farm today
Starting in 2010, Langwater Farm will grow a diverse mix of vegetables, flowers, berries, pumpkins, and fruit trees. We will grow all kinds of heirloom and unusual varieties, as well as old favorites.
Our vegetables will be grown using all organic practices. For the fruit orchard, we will be using IPM (integrated pest management) practices, a method involving lots of preventative care and monitoring and very careful decisions regarding the use of inputs, always choosing the least toxic alternative.
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