Moodytown Gardens is owned and operated by Johanna Burdet and Jarret Haiss. They raise MOFGA certified organic produce, grass-fed beef, and pastured pork, and hay. They sell their products at the Farm-stand, at the Skowhegan and Belgrade lakes Farmers markets, and at select restaurants, and stores.

The on-going mission of Moodytown Gardens is to grow healthy food for the community, offer programming that makes food accessible to low income households, and support their family through the farm business. Farming practices are guided by the goal of improving soil health and fertility and being good stewards to the land; ensuring prosperity for future generations.

Moodytown Gardens Timeline

2009- Jarret and Johanna met while both interning on farms in central Maine

2010- Moodytown Gardens was created and founded in Cornville on Johanna’s parent’s Land

2011- Moodytown Gardens expanded to two properties in Cornville

2012- Jarret and Johanna purchased a farm in Palmyra

2013- Jarret and Johanna expanded vegetable production and started raising pork

2015- Tiger Rose was born and Jarret and Johanna expanded into beef and hay production

2017- The Vegetable operation became MOFGA certified Organic

2018- The vegetable operation was paired down from 5 to 2 acres, allowing for more focus on hay production

2020- The vegetable operation was ramped back up to 4.5 acres

2021- Heinz Gryffin was born

 

Core Values

 

Jarret and Johanna try to maintain a business that they are proud to stand behind and proud to claim as their own. Decision making can sometimes be difficult but they use these core values to help guide the direction of the business and the decision making process

  • All Employees work incredibly hard and deserve fair wages

  • Animals deserve room to roam, free access to food and water at all times, and to be treated with care

  • Everything sold to the public is something they would put in their own bodies and serve to their children

  • Debt to finance the farm is not sustainable and they choose to grow slowly in order keep themselves and the farm out of debt

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