West Shore Farm
Dick Chase has farming in his blood. An 11th-generation family farmer, he spent most of his life in Newburyport, MA where he started farming in 1964 at Arrowhead Farm. In 2018 he purchased a farm in Alburgh, VT and established West Shore Farm. The transition to Vermont was part of the family’s plan to transfer the business to the next generation (his son continues to farm in MA).
West Shore Farm will use a VFF Business Builder loan to build a 3500 square foot greenhouse, including utilities and site preparation. They raise vegetables, pork and beef to be sold through the family’s farmstand, CSA and farmer’s markets in MA.
“We have recently turned over our thirteenth generation Massachusetts farming operations to the next two generations. The Vermont Farm Fund is very instrumental in helping us get our new Vermont farm up and running in Grand Isle County. In Vermont we will be producing greenhouse grown vegetables, pears, pork, and beef.”
