Welcome to Wintervine Farm
Our Farm
Wintervine
Wintervine
We are a small family farm, in the hills of Stillwater, between Saratoga Lake and Saratoga Battlefield. Our land is a mix of cropland, forest, and wetlands. We raise White Dorper sheep, grow a variety of flowers, herbs, and vegetables, and are slowly establishing more perennial systems.
Wintervine
Wintervine
Wintervine
Each year in our place, two fundamental elements are present:
Winter
and
Vines
With all of our growing season plans and busyness, our endless to do lists, and never ending surprises -- Winter will come. And with it, rest.
Within the natural systems that surround us, the fields and forests and wild edges -- Vines will climb. And with them, re
Each year in our place, two fundamental elements are present:
Winter
and
Vines
With all of our growing season plans and busyness, our endless to do lists, and never ending surprises -- Winter will come. And with it, rest.
Within the natural systems that surround us, the fields and forests and wild edges -- Vines will climb. And with them, restoration.
We seek growth and goodness by imitation and cultivation of the natural cycles of rest and restoration that have deep roots in our place.
Beth
Beth
Beth
Beth has 25 years of experience in the sheep industry throughout the US and has her bachelor’s degree in Animal Sciences from Virginia Tech where she never took a soil class! She performed veterinary research and is now a neuroscientist.
After meeting Bob, she wanted to raise a production breed that had the genetics to thrive on pasture only and chose White Dorpers.
Bob
Beth
Beth
Bob spent over a decade gardening, volunteering, learning, and looking for land, before buying the property in 2018. His interests include: restorative agriculture, water systems, perennial systems, and permaculture design. He earned his Permaculture Design Certificate from Geoff Lawton in 2015.
In addition to being the shepherd, Bob
Bob spent over a decade gardening, volunteering, learning, and looking for land, before buying the property in 2018. His interests include: restorative agriculture, water systems, perennial systems, and permaculture design. He earned his Permaculture Design Certificate from Geoff Lawton in 2015.
In addition to being the shepherd, Bob manages the property, and grows many things -- his favorites are garlic, tomatoes, and flowers.
