Our Story

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The History of heron pond farm

In 1998 Heron Pond Farm began on a small two-acre plot of rented land at David Bachelder’s farm. The Farm has been growing and changing ever since, with the goal of becoming a permanent part of the landscape in southern Rockingham County. In 1999, with the very generous help of James and Jocelyn VanBokkelen, we found a more permanent home in South Hampton. Heron Pond Farm came into its current form when Walter and Blanche Syvinski retired from Valley Acres Farm and turned operations over to Greg Balog and Andre Cantelmo. The VanBokkelen's commitment to open space has kept the land available, while the Syvinskis have been valued mentors in New England small farm practices. It takes a village to raise a child so it should come as no surprise that it has taken a mix of all these folks to make Heron Pond Farm what it is today.

How we farm

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a dedicated partnership

Heron Pond Farm is owned and operated by Greg Balog and Andre Cantelmo. Friends from college in New Jersey where they studied soil science, they have been a team for more than twenty years.