{"id":6227,"date":"2025-02-26T14:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/?p=6227"},"modified":"2025-02-26T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:36:53","slug":"a-fork-in-the-road-outgrowing-the-packshed-at-crossroad-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2025\/02\/26\/a-fork-in-the-road-outgrowing-the-packshed-at-crossroad-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fork in the Road: Outgrowing the Packshed at Crossroad Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Philip Mason, owner of Crossroad Farm<\/a> in Thetford, VT, has been working on this farm for over 10 years, but is not held back by the way things have always been done. He has an open mind and is always looking for ways to improve and take the business to the next level. When he realized that their wash\/pack was a limiting factor, plans for upgrades and even a new building were placed on the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Crossroad Farm<\/h2>\n\n\n
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  • 56 acres in diversified vegetables<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 45 acres in cultivation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 20 high tunnels\/greenhouses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Main crops: Tomatoes, bedding plants, vegetable starts and salad greens<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Retail farmstand & wholesale accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 20\u2019x30\u2019 (600 sq. ft)
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    Watch the Interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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