Our Work
Tucked between the Taconics and the Green Mountains in southwestern Vermont, Bell & Burrow Farm is a regenerative sanctuary where nature’s quiet laborers lead the way. Inspired by the joyful song of the bobolink (the "bell") and the steady craft of the beaver (the "burrow"), we steward our land with reverence and rhythm—tending meadows, restoring soil, and raising sheep on rotating pasture. This is a place where the land is both sung and shaped—where wildness and care meet in balance, season after season.
The Bell & Burrow Farm project brings together innovative work in agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, and permaculture design.
We are working with our partner farms, Breadtree & Studio Hill to pilot integrative work in soil science, agroforestry, intensive silvopasture design, and ecological forest management. We are inspired by the intersection of ancient practices and modern tools. Our goal is to share what we learn with farmers, foresters, and stewards who can put our learnings to work in the field and in the woods.
"Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes”
— Robin Wall Kimmerer
Areas of Focus
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Holistic Grazing
We believe animals are an integral part of a thriving ecosystem when they are allowed to fulfill their natural roles as part of a complex and interconnected relationship between the soil, mineral, and water cycles.
We raise Katahdin sheep within a holistically managed grazing program where their movement through the landscape catalyzes and strengthens the biodiversity and environmental resilience around them.
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Agroforestry
From our Breadtree Parters - Agroforestry is an ancient practice of raising food crops, trees, and animals together. It offers the potential for farmers to produce regionally-significant foods while sequestering carbon, cleaning water, improving soil health, increasing biodiversity, and making equitable livelihoods.
At Bell & Burrow, we’ve begun a pilot program to plant staple food crops (chestnuts and oaks) and integrate sheep grazing (Intensive Silvopasture) to trial a form of agriculture that maximizes ecological output and land regeneration.
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Ecological Forestry
Ecological Forestry prioritizes biodiversity, habitat, and environmental function, beyond traditional timber production goals.
We see the critical role of New England forests as wildlife corridors and ecological nurseries for life of all kinds. As developmental pressure and land values increase, preserving our bioregion’s forests is imperative. Our work merges conservation with active stewardship, all with the goal of fostering climate resilience and biological abundance.