We love tomatoes! We love growing them, eating them, and we love talking about growing them and eating them. We are passionate about flavor, quality, and growing Organically. Each year, we grow both tried and true varieties and many many many trials of varieties we are considering. We grow smaller numbers of each trial variety, and […]
Year: 2021
Meet the team: Jeff
Jeff grew up in East Kingston, and after serving briefly in the Army, getting his degree from UNH, and teaching for a year in France, he landed back in New Hampshire. His interest in farming started with an interest in eating ethical and healthful food and led him to meeting his future wife at the Exeter […]
Meet the Team: Michelle
Hello, I’m Michelle. I’m a part time field assistant here at Stout Oak Farm. This is my second season working here and I absolutely love it! I love getting dirty and working hard, but I also love being a part of the food system and growing healthy organic food for the community. I’m also a […]
Meet the team: Sam
Sam joined Stout Oak Farm as our Hoophouse Manager in 2021, taking the lead on the Hoop house tomatoes and peppers, as well as playing a really key Jane-of-all-skills role at the farm: in the Farm Store, Washing, Packing, in the Field, and Greenhouse, too! “I planted my first seeds (French Breakfast Radishes!) in […]
GO-OD LU-CK KA-RL
Karl was part of the Stout Oak Farm crew for just a few months this spring, but in that short time he made an amazing mark on the farm and on us. Karl took on the big tasks of pounding in the fencing stakes, and repairing and tightening up the Greenhouse and hoop houses — […]
Masks Required
We are committed to prioritizing your health and safety as well as ours as essential farmworkers. As rules change in the state, we will continue for follow CDC recommendations for operating safely during the pandemic. We screen ourselves for symptoms daily before coming to the farm, and clean and sanitize surfaces. We wear masks and […]
Meet the team: Sheryl
After being an active CSA and FSC member for more than a decade, Sheryl Rome has officially joined the team at Stout Oak Farm. Sheryl was born in New York and grew up in the tristate area. She studied Fashion Merchandising at F.I.T. in New York City, and began her career over thirty years […]
Around the farm this week
Kate gave the farm crew a thorough hand tool clinic. We focus on ergonomics and expended energy because we do all of our cultivating and harvesting by hand. This ensures high quality food and is also very tiring, so we’re always looking for new and better hand tools to help with those weeds. We learned […]
Meet the team: Mekala
Mekala first caught the farming bug 10 years ago while apprenticing on an organic vegetable operation in the Berkshires. Since then, she has worked on several farms throughout Maine, MA, and NH. 2023 will be her fourth season at Stout Oak Farm! She’s the Field Manager and in that role you’ll see her heading up […]