About Renaissance Farms

Situated on nearly 300 acres of preserved land on the Barre-Oakham border, Renaissance Farms was created from lands belonging to several early farmers.  At one time, it was owned by the owner of the Barre Woolen Mill, and was a summer playground for his family and friends, complete with a cricket pitch.  More recently, it has been home to dairy cattle and dairy goats, and was also used to grow landscaping trees.

It is now home to a growing herd of Oberhasli goats as well as Buff Orpington chickens, Blue Slate turkeys, American Buff geese and Hereford hogs.  We also seasonally graze Jersey and Holstein cows for two local farms.  Later in 2011, we plan to add Tamworth hogs and Corriedale sheep.

We currently have over 30 acres in hay, producing approximately 3000 bales a year.  The hay fields are being improved and will eventually transition to a mix of alfalfa and timothy.

More than 2000 black birch trees grow on our farm, and will be tapped to produce birch syrup – the only large-scale commercial birch syrup operation outside of Alaska!

We strive toward holistic management of our crops, livestock and open land.