Winterberry Farm
About the Farm
Jim Lyons and Jill Horton-Lyons are the farmers. We began farming in 1985 here in Leverett, raising sheep and poultry in addition to the flower and vegetable gardens we had grown for many years. From 1993 until 1999, the farm moved to Deerfield and was part of Woolman Hill Conference Center, where we developed and ran farm and textile programs for that Quaker Center. We are part-time farmers, holding other jobs for a goodly share of our livelihood.
Our nine acres in Leverett will never be good farmland. Fortunately the house here has lots of space, and works well for the small programs we most enjoy. We are blessed with being able to borrow grazing land fairly close by; our sheep are well accustomed to their summer trailer rides. It is important to us to be close to Quaker Meeting, and it is important to live in a community which values education, peace, social justice and good local food.
Please email or phone us to receive a newsletter. We’re going to try to convert as much of our mailing list as possible to e-mail during 2005—but we would be delighted to add you to either form of mailing list. Our current program calendar is posted on the website. We welcome your thoughts about programs, and enjoy designing programs to meet particular needs.