Kitchen Garden Farm, Sunderland, MA

Kitchen Garden Farm is located in the heart of the Pioneer Valley, the prime agricultural region of Western Massachusetts. The farm consists of 50 acres of rich river bottom soil with fields on both sides of the Connecticut River, in Sunderland and Whately. Caroline Pam and Tim Wilcox started the farm in 2006 on 1 acre of rented land, and have expanded the farm greatly in recent years. All of the new land they have brought into cultivation had previously been farmed by conventional growers in the area. Kitchen Garden Farm is doing the important work of converting prime agricultural land in their community to Organic production. Caroline and Tim are committed to growing healthy soils by cultivating a wide range of biodiverse crops, improving crop rotation and cover cropping. Their growing practices reflect a deep commitment to the quality of their products, the health of their land and the safety of their workers. Caroline and Tim only use natural products and sustainable techniques to grow their vegetables. The farm is USDA certified organic by Baystate Organic Certifiers. They grow a full line of seasonal produce with a focus on specialty sweet & hot peppers and Italian vegetables like fennel, broccoli rabe and radicchio. They also produce a line of fire-roasted salsa and naturally fermented sriracha.