South Woodstock, Vermont
South Woodstock, Vermont
In 2022, our family set out to answer a simple question: What would it look like to truly feed ourselves from the land we live on?
We found our answer on 100+ acres of Vermont hill country — a place of ponds and meadows, forest trails and valley views, dark skies and quiet mornings with the sun rising over the mountains. We fell in love with it immediately. And then we got to work.
Today, Wild Wonder Farm provides nearly all of our family's food. We raise 100% of our own protein — beef from our small herd of heritage cattle, pork from seasonal pigs, chicken from pasture-raised meat birds, eggs from our laying flock, and trout from our stocked pond. We're able to produce 100% of our own sweetener through maple syrup tapped from our sugarbush and honey from hives managed on the property.
We grow potatoes, carrots, beets, onions, garlic, squash, tomatoes, beans, greens, and herbs across a half-acre production garden and kitchen garden. We've planted hundreds of fruit and nut trees and established a perennial food forest with berry bushes, apple and pear orchards, and edible plantings designed to produce for generations.
We operate on a permaculture paradigm — holistic, regenerative, and rooted in working with natural systems rather than against them. Every decision on this farm starts with the soil and works outward. We don't chase scale. We chase resilience: diverse food sources, closed-loop systems, and a deep respect for the rhythms of the seasons.
Our sugarbush is tapped by a trusted neighbor. Our bees are tended by a partner beekeeper. We believe good farming is as much about community as it is about crops and livestock.
We're raising our children in a place where they can see where their food comes from, understand what honest work looks like, and grow up connected to something real.
We're proud of what we've built, and we're just getting started.
— Ryan & Family
South Woodstock, Vermont
