Couples EnvironmentallyFriendly Home and Farm Featured in Berkshire Living



Herondale Farm, owned and maintained by Jeremy and Iva Peele, was recently profiled in Berkshire Living, a magazine about the culture, people and events of the Berkshire, New York area. The couple wanted a place where they could live their "organic" lifestyle -- a lifestyle in which people eat and live using only materials that be found naturally on the earth. According to the article in Berkshire Living, the Peele couple wanted a farm and home that was "a place to honor their vision of an environmentally cognizant property that could serve as a working farm, home, and studio."

"I spent a lot of time on farms," said Jeremy Peele. "That's how I got interested in it."

In order to accomplish the building of this environmentally-friendly farm and home, the Peele couple enlisted the help of Andy and Peggy Matlow, the founders of the Great Barrington Cottage Company. The Great Barrington Company helps people to renovate old houses and properties to make them more environmentally-friendly, while still retaining their original character.

The Matlow couple and the Peele couple created some solutions that saved money and reduced harm to the environment. According to Jeremy Peele, the farm produces 60 to 70 percent of its electricity from a large bank of solar panels on a garage. Iva Peele also tried to make the best use of materials that she found on the property. For example, she used a old steel gear that she found to create a wall sconce. Chains from the barn, cleaned off and disassembled, were given new life as dishtowel hooks.

The Peele couple was also able to use government grants for farms and homeowners in order to fund the materials needed to make and environmentally-conscious farm and home.

For more information about Herondale Farm and Herondale Farm products, go to: www.herondalefarm.com.

About Herondale Farm:

Herondale Farm is mixed livestock certified organic farm that is owned and maintained by Jeremy and Iva Peele. The couple has been eating organically for two decades and created the farm in an attempt to produce organically-raised livestock. According to the Herondale Farm Web site, "By raising the animals in their natural environment and with natural diets we [Herondale Farm are simply letting nature dictate the quality of their lives and their meat."





Couples EnvironmentallyFriendly Home and Farm Featured in Berkshire Living