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 […]
Category: farm crew
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
Meet our newest crew member Sam! Sam is joining Stout Oak Farm as a Greenhouse Assistant, and will be taking the lead on the Hoop house tomatoes this year. “I planted my first seeds (french breakfast radishes!) in my first job out of college. Since then I’ve worked in OR, NY, NH and CO […]
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 during her junior year in college while apprenticing on an organic family farm in the Berkshires. Since then, she has worked on several farms throughout Maine, MA, and NH. This is her second year at Stout Oak Farm and she is excited for another year of working alongside strong […]
Around the farm this week
Now that things are growing in the greenhouse, it feels like the farm is ramping up fast. While the seedlings grow, we’re also trying to squeeze in a few more team meetings to make sure our new team members get trained up and check in with each other as we work on projects. One […]