Maplemont is located on the banks of the Connecticut River in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. We produce grassfed lamb, mutton, naturally tanned lambskins, and prize winning fleece. We work hard to increase the biodiversity here and give our livestock the healthiest and best lives possible.
Our sheep are moved daily. We farm alongside the wildlife of Vermont by preventing predation with only our electric fence and our guardian donkey, Dominique. We also maintain dozens of bird houses for Tree Swallows, Bluebirds, Phoebes, and Wrens.
Our planned rotational grazing system stimulates productive forage and healthy soil. We also planted hundreds of trees and shrubs from native Hickories to Serviceberries and Pussywillows. These trees will help mitigate the effects of climate change, provide shade, fodder, and fruit for us and the sheep and the native birds and pollinators.
Maplemont’s History
Originally some 190 acres, the farm was sold by Willard Gill in 1844 to the Harveys, and then later to the Fords, the Turners, and the Gilmores. Once known as the Hazen Ford Farm, Maplemont was established by Martin and Lizzie Turner when they bought the land in 1904. Martin was much admired in the area as a self made man who started as an orphan and worked as a bucher and a logger to become a land owner. The Turners built the house and barn and “brought the land to a high state of fertility, erected modern buildings, and engaged extensively in handling livestock, lumber, and hay…”