Our Mission & Values
The mission of Crows’ Feat Farm is to educate and empower people, using the principles of permaculture and traditional farming, to grow nourishing and affordable food. We are committed to cultivation practices – no-till gardening, regenerative grazing, and the avoidance of all chemicals – that support human flourishing while protecting native flora and fauna. The farm serves as both a classroom and a model for collaboration with other farmers, conservation groups, and technical experts. By restoring these Kensington farmlands to peak fertility, we aim to provide abundant food for our Seacoast neighbors.
Our values are deeply spiritual, rooted in the legacy of hard work and care for the natural world embodied by our ancestors. We seek to foster, in ourselves and others, an attitude of self-reliance, cooperation, generosity, and appreciation for the gifts of nature. As a charitably-inclined private organization, we strive to maintain our independence from institutional and government authority. We eschew gifts or business relationships that threaten our integrity or autonomy.
Above all, we see and seek the divine in all beings. As such, we strive to treat every individual – and all the creatures that live here – with care, respect and dignity.
Learn MoreOur Growing Practices
Crows’ Feat Farm is committed to regenerative farming. We do not till the soil and use no chemicals whatsoever. Our permaculture design plan envisages a self-sustaining system of cultivation that is geared around the production of tree fruits and nuts, other perennial fruits, and a wide variety of annual vegetables.
Learn MoreOur Farmers
Karen Parker Feld and Peter Freeman created Crows’ Feat Farm as a gift to the community and to the next generation. We have relied upon an army of volunteers, part-time staff, friends and neighbors to help us return this land to its roots and history as a working farm. Those who have joined us in this endeavor are too numerous to mention. This farm would not exist without their many contributions of hard work and wisdom.
Learn MoreOur Produce
We grow apples, arugula, asparagus, beans, beets, bok choi, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, eggplants, fennel, garlic, herbs, honeydew, husk cherries, lettuce, onions, peaches, pears, peas, peppers – sweet and hot – potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, rhubarb, romaine, summer squash, scallions, spinach, strawberries, sweet potatoes, turnips, tomatoes, tomatilloes, zucchini, and watermelon.
Learn MoreOur Journey
It all started in 2020 when we launched a summer concert series with the goal of getting people back together, enjoying the sounds of nature and beautiful music. We had already been growing a lot of food – we donated all of our produce that year to the local food pantry – but realized a widespread longing for community demanded more of us.
Learn MoreEST.
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Crows’ Feat Farm spans 100 acres of pastureland and forest in the rural idyll of Kensington, NH. Established in 1744 by Capt. Jonathan Prescott, one of the town’s founders, the farm has been home to only five families over 275 years. Formerly known as Rolling Ridge, the property was purchased by Karen Parker Feld in 2010, and in 2017, she and her husband Peter expanded the farm by acquiring an adjacent 32-acre plot to protect it from commercial development. Much of the land is now conserved, maintaining its historic and natural beauty.
The property’s enduring history and commitment to sustainable farming ensure it remains a cherished part of the community. Crows’ Feat is collaborating with other local farmers and community volunteers to create a working cooperative farm that is a gift to future generations.
Share in Nature’s Bounty!
Our fresh produce is available at the Exeter farmer’s market on Thursday afternoons from May-October, 2:30-6:00 pm. You can also visit our farm store in season on Friday afternoons from 4-7pm and Saturdays 9am-3pm. In addition to our fresh produce, we stock pasture-raised meats, milk, freshly-baked bread, farm-made soups and other prepared foods, and a wide array of grocery items. You can find our flowers at the market, our store, and through Cymbidium floral in Exeter.
Come Grow With Us
Working Parties
Community Gardening
Workshops
Community Picnics & Concerts
Social Media & Marketing
There are many potential avenues to get involved in the farm, and we appreciate your participation! All are welcome to join our monthly working parties, sign up for one of our hands-on workshops, or pursue other volunteer opportunities (tending the chickens, assisting with picnics, delivering food, flowers and/or feed, minding the farm store, or helping at the farmers market). If you know young people who enjoy hard work and being outdoors, please let them know about opportunities at the farm. We don’t like tooting our own horn and avoid social media, so appreciate help spreading the word about our work!
The creativity that comes from sharing ideas and inspiration has made us better in every way. The hard work of dozens of volunteers have been an enormous blessing, one that we are reciprocating by making this farm an asset of our community.
Interested in participating in any of the following opportunities? Contact us by clicking the button below and we will follow up with you!
