Wolf Gulch Farm

Farmer: Maud Macrory Powell and Tom Powell

I have been involved with agriculture since 1997, when Tom and I worked on a small family farm in Ladakh, Northern India. I grew up in Washington D.C. and had lived my whole life up until that point in cities, with no particular desire to live rurally. However, I grew to love rising early to help milk the family cow, irrigating the fields of barley, and walking into the distant valleys in the evening to retrieve the family's donkeys and goats. When we returned to the States, Tom and I were determined to buy a piece of mountainous land and farm organically. Within our first year home, we found the Wolf Gulch property, interned at Whistling Duck Farm, and had our first baby. While I love to help out with planting and harvesting, Tom is the brains and brawn behind the agriculture at Wolf Gulch. My interests lie in educating consumers about the importance of supporting local family farmers and helping to train new farmers.

When I am not taking care of our school age children, I like to play music and run.

We built our Straw Baile House, you can see a gallery of photos at Straw Baile.com

Wolf Gulch Farm and Tom and Maud in the press Medford Mail Tribune Sept 26 2006