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R E G E N E R AT I V E L I F E AT A N C I E N T G R E E N FA R M I N T E R V I E W B Y E . P. P H O T O S : C O U R T E S Y O F A N C I E N T G R E E N FA R M Regenerative farming is farming using living soil and all organic materials; it creates an environment that generates and supports life by following natural processes. By implementing this method of farming, the earth used is remediated over time.
heal continues to grow, along with their connections to many like-minded farmers. Bobby brings his cannabis knowledge, and Kate is gifted with a green thumb, forming a land where healing and regeneration is felt as soon as you set your feet upon it.
Many farmers are now turning to regenerative ways of farming and living, seeing an increased interest in not only growing food but also a consciousness regarding how it is grown. As the world realizes that what we consume determines our standard of living, many are choosing quality over convenience, a change our world needs! Maine is rich with generational organic farmers who have maintained heirloom strains from apple to maple. From vegetable gardeners to cannabis farmers, Maine has a wealth of health that is about to sweep the nation and set healing into the world. In essence, Maine has become the state to emulate.
The family-run and owned farm is home to Bobby, Kate, and soon-to-be big sister four-year-old Olivia. The farm also houses meat chickens, egg layers, cows, and two beautiful dogs, who take their jobs very seriously. With their vision materializing, the Gaudettes have built their farm starting with the beds in their first cannabis garden, which came from trees cut down on the land. Each hand-built bed houses a single plant, which is carefully guarded by wire cages, an impressive sight to take in. Wood chips, which also come from the land, have been placed all around the flooring, a farmer’s way of organically keeping weeds at bay. “We use regenerative farming practices, which means using all we can from the land to create fertility and biodiversity in our gardens and lessening our off-farm resources,� explains Bobby. Ancient Green Farm is a DEM Pure certified regenerative family farm, an organic certification created by Dragon Fly Earth Medicine. This certification is not easily attained, as self-sustaining farms take time, effort, and patience to create and maintain. To learn more about the DEM Pure certification, please see @dragonflyearthmedicine on Instagram or visit www. dempurefarms.com.
Husband and wife duo Bobby and Kate Gaudette own the beautiful hidden gem Ancient Green Farm in the quaint town of Bowdoinham, Maine. With a love for farming and living a life that exhales regeneration, the duo grow clean organic cannabis and maintain gardens to provide for their vision of healing through cannabis. The Gaudettes, like many, appreciate the way of living in Maine. Their land awaited use for a greater purpose, and though work needed to be done, the vision was clear. Five years in, and their desire to
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