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Roadside is back in business! Ribbon cutting a success.

Jun 101 min read

Roadside is back in business! Ribbon cutting a success.

An estimated 150+ community members joined Gould Farm the afternoon of Saturday, May 11th to celebrate the official reopening of our...

Meet the staff: Ben, kitchen manager, and Becca, transition social worker

Stephanie McMahon

Jun 103 min read

STAFF PROFILE

Meet the staff: Ben, kitchen manager, and Becca, transition social worker

Each month, we are featuring two of our staff members as a way for you to get to know the good folks who make up our community. This...

Meet the staff: featuring AJ and Leah, clinical team members

Stephanie McMahon

May 23 min read

STAFF PROFILE

Meet the staff: featuring AJ and Leah, clinical team members

Each month, we are featuring two of our staff members as a way for you to get to know the good folks who make up our community. This...

Speaker & Facilitator highlight for June conference on psychosis

Stephanie McMahon

May 24 min read

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Speaker & Facilitator highlight for June conference on psychosis

Learn more about the speakers and facilitators at the upcoming conference, Residential and Community Treatment of Psychosis. The upcoming...

A True Cooperative Effort: Revisiting the Farm’s Biomass Project

Kelley Ellsworth

May 13 min read

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A True Cooperative Effort: Revisiting the Farm’s Biomass Project

While much of our campus still reads as classic 1800s-1900s New England, our biomass facility houses equipment which appears to be pulled...

Bringing the 19th Century into the 21st Century

Kelley Ellsworth

May 13 min read

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Bringing the 19th Century into the 21st Century

Those of us who love old homes may tend to overlook or even romanticize the creaky floorboards and hinges, the gentle slope of a room's...

What are network meetings? Gould Farm Clinician AJ explains

Stephanie McMahon

May 12 min read

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What are network meetings? Gould Farm Clinician AJ explains

Network meetings at Gould Farm serve as intentional gatherings that weave together the various threads of our therapeutic...

Accepting applications for Commonwealth Corps Service Internship Program - Two Wellness Coordinator Positions at Gould Farm

Stephanie McMahon

Apr 234 min read

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Accepting applications for Commonwealth Corps Service Internship Program - Two Wellness Coordinator Positions at Gould Farm

Gould Farm is thrilled to partner with the Commonwealth Corps and the Massachusetts Service Alliance to offer two wellness coordinator...

Kelley Ellsworth

Apr 162 min read

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Annual 5k Event June 2, 2024

Join us for the annual Gould Farm 5K Walk-Run Event, Sunday, June 2nd! Use the promo code EARLYBIRD to save $10 off your registration...

Stephanie McMahon

Apr 101 min read

EVENT

Roadside Ribbon Cutting May 11

Please join us on May 11th, 2024 as we celebrate the reopening of Roadside Store and Cafe, a cherished hub in our local community!...

Stephanie McMahon

Apr 23 min read

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Announcing Enhanced Volunteer Program

Announcing Enhanced Volunteer Program Over the decades, the Gould Farm community has thrived thanks to the dedicated efforts of...

Gould Farm to host conference on-site in June

Stephanie McMahon

Mar 281 min read

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Gould Farm to host conference on-site in June

From June 6-8, along with co-organizers Ellenhorn and Austen Riggs Center, Gould Farm will host a conference on-site in our Rev. Hampton...

Kelley Ellsworth

Mar 272 min read

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Kestrels at home in Gould Farm pastures

This past Saturday, Berkshire Bird Observatory (BBO) president & executive director, Ben Nickley (blue shirt), and board secretary, Ben...

DRIVING GOULD FARM’S WORK FORWARD - AN INCREDIBLE DONATION

Kelley Ellsworth

Mar 62 min read

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DRIVING GOULD FARM’S WORK FORWARD - AN INCREDIBLE DONATION

We recently approached longtime Monterey residents and Gould Farm supporters Marianne and Richard Jaffe, as owners of Richard Chevrolet...

Support Roadside and Help set the table for success!

Kelley Ellsworth

Feb 141 min read

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Support Roadside and Help set the table for success!

We are excited to announce that the Roadside Store & Cafe is on track for opening this Spring—a vibrant space where people can connect...

Gould Farm

Oct 30, 20233 min read

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The First Gould Farm Thanksgiving

The following excerpt was adapted from the book Brother Will by Rose L. McKee and is read aloud at the Gould Farm community Thanksgiving...

Forty-five Years of Stewardship: Bob Rausch

Kelley Ellsworth

Sep 29, 20235 min read

STAFF PROFILE

Forty-five Years of Stewardship: Bob Rausch

Much the way the forests help to hold the memory of an area through their old stone house foundations, buried artifacts, and carbon...

Rooted in Service: Ben Kreider and Beth Reiter

Kelley Ellsworth

Sep 29, 20232 min read

STAFF PROFILE

Rooted in Service: Ben Kreider and Beth Reiter

Gould Farmers seem to have an exceptional range of experience working with volunteer organizations—either prior to or as part of their...

Kelley Ellsworth

Sep 29, 20232 min read

STAFF PROFILE

Crafting a Lasting Impact: June Johnson

June Johnson, her three boys grown, arrived at Gould Farm in 1982, hailing from Chicago. An artist, community organizer, and former...

Stephanie McMahon

Sep 21, 20231 min read

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Recovery Stories: Julia and Ben

Gould Farm has been dedicated to fostering mental health recovery for adults with mental illness for over a century. However, the concept...

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