Sustainable agriculture depends upon personal commitment, that of the farmer and eater. There is an interconnectedness that is palpable; the city with the country, the eater with the farmer, the food with the health, and joy with living. – Kim Miller, PASA Board President 2000-2007

See our Produce & Sustainability page for more info.

Welcome to the Farm!

One Drop Farm is a small family farm in the town of Cornville, just 5 miles north of Skowhegan in Central Maine. One Drop Farm fulfills a vision to walk the talk of Conscientious and Righteously Raised Food. We began our operation in 2004 on a piece of Andrew’s ancestral farmland in Shade Gap, Pennsylvania. (See the History page for great pictures of our farming roots.) In 2008 we moved to Cornville, Maine. We couldn’t have made a better choice. The greater Skowhegan area is ripe with invigorated and innovative farmers and craft people. It’s an area that has welcomed us with open arms.

We currently cultivate 3 acres of organically grown produce, herbs and flowers. We market a wide variety of vegetable and herb seedlings; nurture a flock of laying hens; tend our Katahdin sheep and their lambs each year; and cherish our dear family Milk cow named Tiny.

Everything produced on One Drop Farm is done so organically, taking cues from the natural order of things and allowing our animals (and vegetables) to express all of their natural behaviors.

We market our goods at the Skowhegan Farmers Market. One Drop Farm also provides farm-fresh products to various area restaurants and to whole foods markets.

(See the Market page for more details).

One Drop farm is a member of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA).

Why Organic Methods?

We prefer to grow our foods without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or fungicides. These substances damage fragile soil health, create environmental problems like water pollution, and are a health risk for workers and consumers.

To us, it doesn’t make sense to spray petroleum based poisons on our food or use synthetic forms of fertilizer that upset the balance of biota in the soil.

These principals grew from a few basic ideas: healthy soil as the basis for life; nutrient-rich soil grows nutrient-rich and disease-resistant crops. Improve the soil each season and do not degrade it.

One Drop Farm aims to improve soil health first and foremost. Living soil is teeming with microbes (good bacteria, fungus, protozoa, invertebrates, insects…) and has everything present to grow healthy crops that will properly nourish our bodies and those of our animals.

We use natural and holistic treatments for any health concerns that may arise with our animals. This includes making sure they have plenty of fresh, clean pasture, air and water. We do not introduce antibiotics or hormones to our lambs or chickens.

Love and dirt,
The Farmers, Ann and Andrew Mefferd