
The Farmers
A transplant from New York, Gabrielle Tuite came to Vermont to attend the University of Vermont where she received a bachelor's in Community Development and Applied Economics. While studying at UVM, she took an internship at the Shelburne Farms’ Market Garden where she first got her hands dirty and fell in love with farming. After UVM, Gabby worked at River Berry Farm for two seasons. Here she learned how to grow on a larger scale, taking note of the efficiencies required to run a profitable farm. Between growing seasons, Gabby worked at City Market Co-op as a Produce Buyer giving her insight into marketing and merchandising, supervising employees as well as the local food chain from a buyer’s perspective.
The Farm
Henry Webb grew up in Monkton, Vermont with his mother's large vegetable gardens and has fond early memories of visiting his father working at the UVM dairy barn. Starting in his teens he spent eight seasons working for a Certified Organic vegetable, berry, and hay farm. He learned to maintain and work on the farm’s equipment and infrastructure as well as organic vegetable farming practices. Henry also spent two years at another farm where he worked with a small herd of normandie cattle producing raw milk and beef. At this farm he was given the opportunity to manage and expand the market garden and gained experience producing for a small CSA, a farmstand, and the Shelburne Farmers Market.
Henry and Gabby both shared a dream of owning their own farm and when they realized that the old field below Henry’s childhood home was a small pocket of fertile loam soil surrounded by the hard clay of the Champlain valley they decided to take the first steps towards making it a reality. Together Henry and Gabby started Old Road Farm plowing a market garden and planting garlic in the fall of 2015.
Old Road Farm started in Monkton growing on just a quarter acre for a few farmers' markets. After four seasons building experience and capital we were able to purchase our farm in Granville, Vermont with the help of the Vermont Land Trust in 2020. The farm is located in a beautiful river valley on prime agricultural soils surrounded by the green mountain national forest.
We currently have 5-6 acres in production and over 18,000 sqft of protected growing space in eight greenhouses and high-tunnels. We specialize in growing fresh, high quality salad greens and seasonal vegetables for local markets with a deep commitment to ecologically sound, regenerative, and innovative vegetable production.
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All our produce is Certified Organic by VOF and also certified by the Real Organic Project, a grassroots, farmer-led movement created to distinguish soil-grown produce from the USDA organic rules.
You can find our produce at the Middlebury Co-op, Mehuron's Supermarket, the Shelburne Farmers' Market, our own seasonal farmstand, and on the menu at several local restaurants.
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