About Keewaydin Farms

Keewaydin Farms was founded in 1976 as a dairy enterprise, run by Richard and Mary Haucke. While they were not certified organic, they held strong beliefs in their roles as stewards of the land. Spraying was kept to a minimum and animals were given ample pasture to graze in the summer months. In the spirit of sustainable farming practices, they raised all their own feed for the animals and fertilized the fields with compost from the farm. As people who had come from urban environments they envisioned a farm where they would raise their children, and instill in them the sense of community and family offered from rural living.

In 2002, after several years of travel and exploration, all three siblings; Jessica, Rufus and Jacob Haucke returned to the farm with hopes of carrying on the family tradition. Having been taught the philosophies and practicalities of good stewardship, they collectively felt organic agriculture was the right farming choice for them. Today farming continues on the original Haucke family farm with Star Maule and Rufus Haucke operating an organic dairy as well as a 100 member CSA garden and wholesaling fresh market vegetables from 20 acres of production.

Keewaydin Farms enjoys a serenity found only in the quietest of places. A place where scenery nourishes the soul and bounty of the farm nourishes the body. It’s a place where we strike a balance with Mother Earth, in hopes of preserving the land for future generations of organic farmers. We are also striving to bring better livelihoods to our farm workers and have been members of a new project, Domestic Fair Trade, beginning as a pilot farm in 2008. In these times of global markets, Keewaydin Farms is rooted in providing high quality organic products to its local community, because we believe these products are not only better for the planet as a whole but that people who eat locally grown products are eating healthier, better-tasting goods.

A win win for us all!