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We spotlight a group in Ontario, Canada, is preparing to open Eli’s Place, a farm-based residential treatment program for young adults struggling with mental illness. It will be the first program of its kind in Canada. Co-founders David and Deborah Cooper were inspired to create Eli’s Place in memory of their son, Eli, whom they lost to suicide.

Prospective guests and family members often wonder if life at Gould Farm slows down in winter. Is there anything to do when it's so cold outside? Most people know that New England winters can be harsh and tend to picture spring, summer, or fall as our more active seasons – so it’s a fair question. We’re here to show you some of what we get up to in the colder months, staying just as active with our work program and activities as we do during the other three seasons! 

The magazine “...seeks to fill the gap in the literary landscape of young people seeking to express their struggle with mental illness and trauma creatively but without the need to use traditional literary verbiage… Whether free falling through psychosis, or bedridden in a state of depression, we know what it feels like to be living life in a state of limbo. We want to hear the messy truth.”

Every Wednesday, our community gathers in a wide circle to share appreciations—words of gratitude for a helping hand, a good meal, or care for the Farm. These moments are especially meaningful when a guest prepares to take their next step, whether to Fellside, O’Connell House, or another path. Recently, as Spencer prepared to move to Fellside, they shared an appreciation with the Farm community—and have graciously allowed us to share it with you, our extended Gould Farm famil

McKee House, one of the three guest residence at Gould Farm, was recently renovated to create a more modern, bright living space for guests.

We’re thrilled to share that the Gould Farm farm team has been awarded a Food Security Infrastructure Grant (FSIG) through the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) — a publicly funded investment of $108,765 that will allow us to renovate and modernize our creamery.

Gould Farm has received a generous grant from the Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation to expand wellness programming, enhancing nutrition, fitness, and holistic care for adults with serious mental illness.

A community meal in the common dining room at Fellside in Medford, MA, to which current guests living in the program as well as local...

In loving memory of Robert "Bob" Rausch, who dedicated over 45 years of his life to Gould Farm.

We’re thrilled to welcome Maggie and Ray as this year’s Commonwealth Corps service members at Gould Farm! Both bring rich experience and a passion for community, wellness, and meaningful connection. Over the next year, they’ll be living and serving alongside our community—supporting wellness initiatives, contributing to our food philosophy, and carrying forward important projects that weave together work, care, and daily life at the Farm.

It feels like just yesterday that we were letting the dairy herd out onto the spring grass for the first time in the year... The cows bounded out after the long winter in the barn, kicking up their heels and sinking nose-first into the tall, green grass. That moment always feels like the return of warmth here at Gould Farm—a season of abundance, growth, and full, long days.

At the 2025 Psychosis Care & Connection Retreat, Gould Farm clinician Brett Thatcher, LICSW, MTS, presented his paper A Generative Unease: Thinking Psychosis with Queer Theories. Brett invited participants to consider psychosis not only as a challenge to be managed but also as a potential source of meaning, creativity, and self-making. His scholarship, rooted in compassion and community, reflects Gould Farm’s mission to honor each person’s unique path of healing. Read how his

Gould Farm is thrilled to welcome back Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Personal Trainer Angie Craig. Angie first served on the Farm Team and now returns to lead group classes and provide individualized nutrition and fitness counseling for guests. Her work—supported in part by The Sydney R. Baer Jr. Foundation—is part of Gould Farm’s whole-health approach to recovery, helping guests build strength, confidence, and connection through balanced nutrition, movement,

Recently, our Fellside Skills Group completed a deeply moving series of life-story sharing sessions. Participants spoke openly—some about mental health and recovery, others with humor or reflection. All stories were real. All mattered.

We’re thrilled to share the recordings of the five powerful, thought-provoking, and profoundly humane presentations from this year’s Psychosis Care and Connection Retreat.

Every Thursday this summer and into the fall, something quietly meaningful happens on the covered sidewalk outside our little café called Roadside in Monterey, Massachusetts. From 10 a.m. to noon, a pop-up vegetable stand offers fresh, seasonal produce grown just down the road at Gould Farm: crisp lettuces, earthy carrots, fragrant herbs, juicy tomatoes — the best of what our garden team has to offer.

Steve Snyder has been like an uncle to me all my life, so it’s a personal joy to write something as I ponder the more than three decades of service, creativity, mischief, and love that he’s poured into this place as he prepares to leave his role. And as many of us know, you never really leave Gould Farm. Gould Farm tends to go with you, wherever you are.

Cassidy and Zoe wrap up their year-long stint with Gould Farm and the Commonwealth Corps. Welcoming Our First Commonwealth Corps Members...

As I stand at the threshold of departure, I am honored to share that someone is joining the community to continue our outreach efforts. I’m thrilled to welcome Stacey Henson, Gould Farm’s new clinical outreach director.

We are thrilled to officially announce a landmark partnership between Gould Farm and the Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center (SCUA) of the UMass Amherst Libraries. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in our longstanding effort to preserve and share the history and legacy of Gould Farm with a broader audience.