Farm Name

Make Do Farm’s name is inspired by the proverb “use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”

We strive to repurpose what others might consider waste, repair what others might consider a waste of time, and reduce use of plastic and single-use items.

We are committed to reducing waste, so we adapted the traditional saying into our farm motto:

waste not, want not, make do or do without

The Farmers

Ari fell in love with growing food at the Middlebury College Organic Farm (now the Knoll). She has grown organic veggies, driven draft horses on a historic educational farm, gentled mustangs, hand raised orphan calves and ranched in the Oglala Lakota homelands. Matt is the culinary visionary and farm fixer extraordinaire. He turns the farm fresh produce and meats into incredible sauces, lactoferments and meals.