Today we’d like to introduce you to Kevin and Kate O’Dwyer.
Before starting Langwater Farm in 2010, Kevin was the head grower at another local farm. He started working summers there as field crew at age 14, and continued working there through high school and college before being hired on full time. He is most passionate about growing tomatoes and has enjoyed developing his carpentry skills and planning and creating the infrastructure here on our growing farm.
Kate O’Dwyer met Kevin at UMass, Amherst where they both attended college. They live in Easton and have three daughters, Madison, Rachel, & Charlotte. Kate left her career in social work in 2012 to join Kevin on the farm full time.
In the early 1900′s, Langwater Farm was famous for its Guernsey cows and Clydesdale horses. After that, the land had been mowed for hay until 2009, when the landowners decided to lease the property to the O’Dwyer family so the land could be a working farm once more. 2010 was the first growing season as a Certified Organic mixed vegetable, fruit, flower, and herb farm.
Beginning in 2014, we were offered the opportunity to expand our production of delicious, Certified Organic vegetables onto another historic piece of farmland in Easton. This additional parcel of 26 acres at the Wheaton Farm on Bay Road is owned by the Town of Easton. With this new piece of farmland, we’ve expanded our production of local, organic veggies by close to 50%
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
We started the farm with no infrastructure; buildings, irrigation, or utilities, which made the formative years difficult until we cleared for and built a farm stand, barn, and greenhouses.
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We are one of the larger Certified Organic farms in this part of the state. You can find our produce at our bustling farm stand, in our wide variety of CSA shares, on local restaurant menus and small grocers. We are at the Harvard University, Davis Square, Brookline, Braintree, and Attleboro farmers’ markets. We specialize in organic fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs & we are most proud of our tomatoes, and are excited to have brought home lots trophies from the Massachusetts State Tomato Contest. We grow lots of red slicing varieties, all different kinds of heirlooms, cherries, grapes, palms, and more. We are one of the only farms around to offer pick your own certified organic strawberries!
Contact Info:
- Address: 209 Washington Street
North Easton, MA 02356 - Website: langwaterfarm.com
- Phone: (508) 205-9665
- Email: thefarmers@langwaterfarm.com
- Instagram: @langwaterfarm
- Facebook: Langwater Farm
Image Credit:
Kate O’Dwyer
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