Welcome to Taproot Farm!
We are creating a small-scale, eventually sustainable, farm here in Capon Bridge, West Virginia. After 25 years of living, working and raising a family in Arlington, Virginia, we have returned to Tim’s home state to settle on the banks of the Cacapon River. Farm life is new and exciting for us and there is much to learn.
Our 20-acre farm is young – we are still building the infrastructure and soils. But even still, we have already enjoyed many successes (and challenges) growing vegetables, flowers, fruit trees, berries and herbs in our garden. In the first four years, we have introduced pasture-raised chickens, sheep, goats, hogs and honey bees. Our goal is to develop a small-scale farm that operates in an organic, interdependent way- utilizing natural systems, not chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
We hope our efforts add some positive momentum to the Local Food movement and assist in improving the Earth’s health. On Taproot Farm, we are living a much simpler life- enjoying the natural pace of our days and letting nature be our guide.
Our farm (and this website) are a “work in progress”. We hope you will enjoy watching us grow and have a chance to visit us regularly on the web or in person.
~ Beth and Tim Reese
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click here for : DIRECTIONS and CONTACT INFORMATION
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“Organic Evolution”
- a wonderful article about Taproot Farm in the Hampshire Review paper October 18, 2012.
Click Here (then click “download” and “direct download” to open the pdf of the article)
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Click here to enjoy a beautiful short video by Zoe Schaeffer:
A Day at Taproot Farm
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Everything is here to be happy on earth.We have snow and every day a new morning.We have trees and rain, hope and tears.We have humus and oxygen,Animals and all the colors.We have distant lands and bicycles.We have sun and shadow.We are rich.~Hundertwasser |
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*Visit us on our Taproot Farm Facebook page for new photos and farm happenings
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Currently in Session…
6-week
Mindfulness Meditation Class
…~ for greater balance, joy, and peace of mind.
Querencia Cottage at Taproot Farm
Capon Bridge WV 26711
Monday Mornings 10-11:30a.m.
February 25-April 1, 2013
For More Info …Click Here
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On-going:
Weekly Meditation Circle 
Each Wednesday evening 7-8:30 pm we gather together in Querencia Cottage
for guided meditation, silence, and conversation about nurturing Mindfulness in our lives.
Anyone who is interested in deepening presence and cultivating peace is welcome to join us!
For more info, email Beth- beth.reese218@gmail.com. Check the website each week for cancellations.
Click here for more information
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In 2012, we built Querencia- our straw bale artist’s studio.
Strawbale workshop- summer 2011