Producer

Warner Farm is proud to be one of the oldest and longest running family farms in New England. Ten generations of Warners have farmed here in Sunderland since the 1720’s. Father and son, Mike and David Wissemann continue that legacy by sustainably growing a wide range of crops on 150 acres of fertile river valley soil.

We offer CSA shares and wholesale produce throughout Massachusetts and welcome the public to pick their own strawberries from our fields each June. We are also the home of Mike’s Maze, an eight-acre corn maze that attracts over 8000 visitors to the farm each Fall.

As a 10th generation family farm, we understand the importance of growing practices that nourish the soil and promote the health and biodiversity of the land we farm and the surrounding area. We have been feeding our community the freshest, healthiest, and purest produce since 1720 and we have protected that legacy by preserving our 70 acres through the Massachusetts Agricultural Preservation Restriction Program.

We implement a variety of sustainable growing practices on our farm, ranging from USDA Certified Organic methods to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) systems. Warner Farm maintains 17 acres in Certified Organic production. In order to promote our soil’s fertility, we implement crop rotations and a zone tillage program that alleviates weed pressure, keeps nutrients in the soil, prevents soil erosion, improves field drainage, and reduces our use of fossil fuels on the farm.

In our non-organic fields we use a preventative approach to weeds, pests, and diseases with a carefully planned IPM program. This includes implementing well-planned crop rotations, while protecting and releasing beneficial insects. By carefully scouting for pest and disease threats we can help keep our crops safe. An application of the safest pesticides are used only if crop failure becomes a threat.