Monitor Barns Farm
The mission of MBF is to feed our community by working as a sustainable business, providing education and training for our youth, and contributing to the charitable food system for those in need.
The Farmers
Tucker Andrews draws his inspiration from friends and spaces. He likes breathing deeply and listening. He loves building things, watching things grow, and finding new tools. He grew up in West Bolton. As a child, Jennica Stetler loved playing in the woods, snorkeling, and putting on plays. She is an artist and a grower. She has a powerful feeling of the world that she channels into her work as a farmer. She enjoys the connections with people that come from growing food for neighbors.
Tucker and Jennica have been working together on vegetable farms since 2003 when they met at Goose Creek Farm in St. George, Vermont. By sheer coincidence, they attended Bard College in New York State together and each summer returned to Vermont to work and learn from the master growers at Goose Creek. In 2009 they formed their own operation, Notch Farm, in the hills of West Bolton. Notch Farm continues to exist as a venue for experimental techniques and new ideas, for growing vegetables and pork, marketed on a very neighborly scale!
They are excited to be a part of Monitor Barns Farm, which has allowed them to work towards their mission of providing fresh, healthy food to community members, regardless of income. They view MBF as an opportunity not just to grow great food, but also to build a sustainable resource for other young growers.