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Anjali Farms & Lotus Moon Medicinals
 Our small diverse family farm is
nestled on a classic 1800's Vermont hill farm with a ten acre slope
above the West River in the village of South Londonderry, Vermont. Our
community based farm with agritourism as its market niche in the Green
Mountains is a challenge, but the rich soil, clean water and great
neighbors make it all worthwhile. Our crop diversity and friendliness is
our strength, we have a fantastic mix of products easily available
throughout the season.
We have been growing Certified Organic heirloom vegetables, culinary and
medicinal herbs for eight years. A small flock of galivanting chickens
lay eclectic eggs and help us work the land. During the growing season,
there are many special events on the farm. Pictured above is Chef Amy
Chamberlain of The Perfect Wife Restaurant who hosted "A CHEFS HARVEST"
last summer. We also host students of all ages in both the field and
our Barn Classroom. We host farm tours, special events, internships
and workshops. Last season we hosted over 50 students from two area
grade schools on the farm, and will be part of an agricultural education
grant project with one returning 6th grade this spring.
We grow 3 acres of mixed annual vegetables, herbs, melons; and 3,000 sq.
ft. of bedding plant/greenhouse production. We have established
several perennial crops: blueberries, raspberries, apricots, apples,
pear, asparagus, rhubarb and strawberries. Last July we added two bee
hives to help with pollination as well as for honey. We produce value
added products from our produce and herbs.
Anjali Farms offers direct retail sales and education about organic
agriculture to the public, both local and out of state. We sell our
products through the Farm Stand, Community Supported Agriculture, the
West River Farmers' Market, The Brattleboro CO-Op and select
restaurants.
Our goal is to raise the highest quality food in harmony with our
ecosystem and offer it to our members, neighbors and visitors.
See you on the farm!
Peas, Emmett & Lini
Emmett the Grower
 I, Emmett Dunbar, have been working in
agriculture for ten years. The first four years I worked in Farmers’
Markets, selling for a New York orchard in New York City, then going
home to Rhode Island where I created and managed the Aquidneck Growers’
Market. Later I moved to Northern California where I managed Farmers’
Markets, and finally I came to Vermont in 1997 and have been both
farming and working in farmers’ market development. I was the Farmer’s
Market Coordinator for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of
Vermont (NOFA-VT) from 2000 to 2003 where I helped to create the state
wide Vermont Farmers’ Market Collective (VFMC). I am a board member of
the West River Farmer’s Market.
I hope to actualize a dream of sharing my skills and knowledge of
working with plants and growing food with the public through workshops
and special events held on the farm year round. I want the customers’
experience of coming to the farm to purchase clean, fresh produce to
evolve into harvesting the food themselves through a “you pick” model.
Created on 2005-03-31 19:49:54 by afadmin
Updated on 2006-07-23 22:40:30 by afadmin
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