Sentinel Farm
Sentinel Farm is embarking on a new adventure. Our main crop has been apples and with over three hundred trees including the peaches, plums and pares, the septuagenarian farmers are getting tired. Pruning, harvesting and marketing is a challenge but the most difficult task has been spraying the crop, even with integrated pest management.
We also keep bees and are members of NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmers Association) and the Xerces Society (for invertebrate conservation). The practices these organizations recommend and our consideration for the next generation have us led to dedicate our energy to protecting our pollinators, enriching our soil, and hopefully providing organic fruit to our customers.
A “Sentinel” is charged with keeping watch and providing advance notice of threats which could cause harm. In our seventy plus years we have observed climate change and firmly believe we all need to do what we can to stem the tide.
Toward that end we have charted our course and will provide updates on our progress as we change our practices and the quality of our harvest. Hopefully those of you who have supported us in the past will continue any support which we will need as we switch gears and change our focus.
We also keep bees and are members of NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmers Association) and the Xerces Society (for invertebrate conservation). The practices these organizations recommend and our consideration for the next generation have us led to dedicate our energy to protecting our pollinators, enriching our soil, and hopefully providing organic fruit to our customers.
A “Sentinel” is charged with keeping watch and providing advance notice of threats which could cause harm. In our seventy plus years we have observed climate change and firmly believe we all need to do what we can to stem the tide.
Toward that end we have charted our course and will provide updates on our progress as we change our practices and the quality of our harvest. Hopefully those of you who have supported us in the past will continue any support which we will need as we switch gears and change our focus.
