Who's Your Farmer
Farmer Dave was raised on Marsh Hill in Dracut, Massachusetts. He grew up working on the Brox Farm in Dracut learning the intricacies of New England farming from John Brox who had been tilling that land since the 1920’s. After graduating from college Farmer Dave served in the Peace Corps as a crop extensionist in Ecuador. In the Andes he taught organic agriculture and worked with farmers to improve their soil health, crop yields, irrigation systems, crop storage, animal health, and marketing methods. All these efforts bettered their family’s nutrition and livelihood. Since returning from Ecuador in 1997 he has been leasing the Brox Farm, growing a wider and wider array of fruits, vegetables and flowers. In 2003 he was asked to offer his fresh products to a neighboring community and began also leasing the East Street Farm in Tewksbury. Working closely with those trying to preserve farmland for future agriculture, in 2006 he finally purchased his own farm in Dracut from the Leczynski family. This became known as Farmer Dave’s Dumaresq Farm, or simply Farmer Daves
