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Farming has been a way of life for the founder and owner of Wildwood Farm. Scott MacKenzie, grew up on a dairy farm in Southern New Hampshire. His family's three-generation farm prospered throughout the 40s, 50s, and 60's. From a one-acre farm it expanded to over 500 acres adding a retail milk business, an ice cream parlor and a real estate development company along the way.
During the seventies most of the family businesses were sold and Scott moved West to Vermont. There he found the land he sought to grow blueberries and raspberries. On a side hill in East Dorset, covered with trees and rocks, the wild wooded old cow pasture was to become Wildwood Farm in 1983. Today the farm covers thirteen acres of rolling hills with a sugar house, two thousand blueberry bushes, a six acre raspberry patch, Scott's residence and personal gardens, one old tiger cat and a life size dapple gray horse statue that greets you as you drive up to the picking fields..
The hand built farm stand is open from mid-July until late August. Pick-your-own and pre-picked berries are available daily along with other farm products and hand made Vermont crafts. Scott encourages pickers to call first for best picking conditions (802) 362-4519.
Sometime when you are out for a drive in the beautiful Vermont hills during July and August, stop by and visit and don't forget to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in our shaded picnic area. At Wildwood Farm you are sure to have an enjoyable experience meandering through the fields and gardens.
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