Emily sits for an extensive and deep conversation with Kelly, Anil and Keiran Roopchand of Pumpkin Vine Family Farm, a goat dairy and creamery in Somerville, Maine. Imagine your feet planted on verdant rolling pastures while learning why a small family has nurtured the preservation of an extraordinary piece of rural Maine farm history. Contemplate how they honor two hundred years and six generations of another family whose legacy is embedded deep in this soil. Discover the Roopchand’s dreams first taking shape on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, and how its vibrant culture informs the progression of their distinguished herd of Alpine and Nubian dairy goats today. Cherish this family’s generosity of spirit and witness its reflection in their love for each other, the goats, the farm and connecting community to the land.

Links

Pumpkin Vine Family Farm’s website ~ learn about the superior goat herd, the creamery, their Sunday farmers market, goat hikes, events & the Roopchand Family:

https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com/

Discover: The 200+ year history of the farm and the Crooker-Kennedy-Hewett Family:

https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com/history/

Discover: Kelly Payson-Roopchand’s book Birth, Death and a Tractor:

https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com/book/

Watch: Goat Hikes on the Farm with Keiran & Sarita Roopchand (3 min.):

https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com/goat-hikes/

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