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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