Woodland’s Romp

By mark | August 24, 2016 |

HomeThe Farm Windekind’s Gardens The Garden RailroadLodging Campanula The Studio Policies and Booking RatesBooking CalendarHikingNordic SkiingAbout Us Contact UsTestimonials Trip Advisor Reviews Woodland’s  Romp Last spring, as the last snows melted and the first green fiddle head shoots appeared on the forest floor, I made my way, with trusty chain saw, into two primary Commons…

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In the company of Meadow

By mark | August 14, 2016 |

HomeThe Farm Windekind’s Gardens The Garden RailroadLodging Campanula The Studio Policies and Booking RatesBooking CalendarHikingNordic SkiingAbout Us Contact UsTestimonials Trip Advisor Reviews The Meadow:   When Marijke and I first came to Windekind our attention focused on the 13 acre Meadow in front of and to the east of the old farm house. At that…

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Joe’s and Mark’s previous comments

By mark | July 14, 2016 |

Windekind Home I just read Mark’s newsletter and got to thinking a bit more about attracting younger people to Windekind/The Commons. A couple of years ago I began researching the Vermont Land Trust and related State of Vermont programs for farmland preservation. Though highly successful at helping preserve and conserve farms as farms (rather than…

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