Article via the Monadnock Farm and Community Coalition
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Alanna has always had a passion for animals. She grew up riding horses and later became a dog trainer. In 2018, her parents purchased Sunnyfield Farm from Ruth and Dan Holmes in Peterborough. Along the line, she met Glenn who was managing neighboring, Overlook Farm, who joined Alanna at Sunny Fields (notice the space between Sunny and Fields). Glenn found his love for farming at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. Between the pair, they manage the raising and care of Suffolk and Dorset sheep, Dexter cattle -- a heritage breed that are known for both beef and milk -- chickens and of course, the business side of farming - the farm store, marketing, and deliveries.
Their mission is to provide year round, high quality, nutritious food for the community through regenerative farming practices; building living, healthy soils, and growing from the ground up. The rich soil produces lush grass which gathers CO2 from the air, feeding the animals and sending organic matter deep into the soil. The animals are moved to fresh pasture daily where they choose their preferred diet while returning the best fertilizer to the soil. “The most important thing for a farm is to build the soil, and we use the animals to do that - animals feed the soil, the soil feeds the grass, the grass feeds the animals,” Kopp explained in a recent Keene Sentinel article. He continues, “It comes full circle.”
And then there are the Border Collies...
Alanna takes time (we have no idea when she might have ANY available) to train and work her Border Collies, combining her passions for farming and dog training.The dogs play a vital role in being able to move our livestock to fresh pasture daily. LEARN MORE
