Category: Side Shoots (Passed)

Have you heard about the benefits but are unsure how Organic gardening is done? 

Learn the basics, which techniques may be right for you, and what constitutes good soil. Find out why it’s much more than simply not using pesticides. Handout included.

Ayn B. Whytemare is the owner and founder of Found Well Farm. Previously she owned and operated Ecological Landscape Gardening, which emphasized using native plants, organic fertilizers, and person-based, rather than machine-based, maintenance. Her other experience working in the plant trades (florist, nursery, and garden centers) and as a consultant on forest pollution led to a desire to find more native plants for use in wild and home landscapes for restoration and enhancement.

The first crop of trees was established in 2003, at which time an old well was found in the middle of the planting field. Auspiciously the endeavor was named “Found Well Farm.” In 2006 Found Well Farm was one of the first recipients of the New Hampshire Agricultural Innovations Grant for business start-up purposes. Ayn speaks to gardening and farming groups state-wide and continues to expand and explore directions for the nursery.

Since 2010 she has been an adjunct instructor of Plant Biology. Environmental Science, Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture at New Hampshire Technical Institute. She is also a member of Pembroke’s Conservation Commission and Historical Society.

Ayn received her B.A. from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1988 with a major in Environmental Science and an M.S. from University of Washington in Forest Ecology in 1994.