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Colfax Farm's Story

Colfax Farm, currently located in the southern Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, is owned and operated by Molly Comstock.  We grow organic vegetables, herbs, flowers and berries and offer them to our community through our CSA.

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Molly has spent the last decade as a nomadic farmer, managing farms and growing food throughout the Hudson Valley and Berkshire regions. There have been many beautiful places provided by caring, generous folks that Colfax Farm has called home.

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Colfax Farm continues to look for a permanent place to farm. This summer we partnered up with the Berkshire Community Land Trust. Through the BCLT we created the Harry Conklin Fund for Farmsteads, hoping to find solutions to land access and affordable housing for our local farmers.

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We are raising donations to buy a property and convert it into community land trust ownership. The Community Land Trust offers the farmer a 98-year lease for the land, while the farmer owns their improvements to the site, including barns, equipment, soil organic matter, perennial stock, and, crucially, housing. If a farmer decides to end the lease, they can sell their improvements at cost, without including the value of the trust-owned land in the transaction, keeping it affordable for the next farmer. The farmstead trust is intended to conserve working landscapes while making it possible for farmers to do the essential work of growing food for their communities and creating supply chains that are more resilient to disruptions like climate change. This model is pioneered at Indian Line Farm, one of our beloved local CSA farms here in the Berkshires.

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Please donate here to our GoFundMe and help us raise the funds to protect farmland for farmers into the future. Thank you for all your support!

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Our Farm Practices

All produce is grown organically, without the use of harmful pesticides or herbicides. We use no-till growing practices, meaning we use no large-scale, fossil-fuel powered equipment for tillage or cultivation. We try to disturb the soil as little as possible, using hand tools and tarps to reduce compaction and encourage healthy soil life. We believe a robust and healthy soil truly "feeds" the plants, and in turn, the people.


At Colfax Farm, our focus is on creating community and connection for our members and customers. We strive to be an integral part of our community, and foster an environment where people can develop a real relationship with their neighbors, their food, the land it is grown on, and the farmers who work to feed them.

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Our Farm Products

Our farm products, including veggies, eggs, herbs and flowers, are available seasonally from approximately May through November.

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Becoming a CSA member is the best way to enjoy the freshest produce, herbs and flowers on a regular basis, as well as have an immersive farm experience. Learn more about our CSA program here.

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Our farm store is a convenient way to shop for what you need, as you need it. Selection is updated frequently as new items are harvested.

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You can also find our produce at the West Stockbridge Farmer's Market on Thursday afternoons throughout the season.

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Curious what's in season? Find out here.

Our Farm Crew

Colfax Farm operates thanks to

an incredible crew of

staff and volunteers.

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It truly takes a whole community

to keep a farm running!

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Interested in getting involved?

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