Our Story
Seek-No-Further Farmstead is a small farm and homestead started by Angela Baglione and Lisa Kalan in 2020. After meeting at Green Mountain College (may it rest in peace) in 2010 and studying Sustainable Agriculture, we got our hands dirty working on many different farms all over the Northeast. In 2017 we finally found this special spot here in Monroe to grow on and call home, and got to work right away!
The COVID pandemic had a major influence on shaping our first few seasons of farming here in Monroe, encouraging us to imagine and reimagine many different ideas and plans. We settled on a mix of products that fit our community’s needs and wants: we raise mixed vegetables year round, encourage tulips to bloom a little earlier than usual, and try to give our small herd of dairy goats the best life imaginable.
There have been many adjustments and changes along the way! We have scaled our enterprises up and down in an effort to find the right balance, and continue to make tweaks every year. In 2023, Lisa left Seek-No-Further for life in Vermont, and Angela continues to manage the farm with the help of an excellent farm crew.
Angela Baglione (they/them)
Angela grew up on the south shore of Massachusetts in a family excited about hiking and identifying birds by their songs. They were first introduced to farming during a semester at the Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset, ME, and have never been able to imagine living a “normal” life since. Angela is most enthusiastic about watering seedlings, discovering the first tiny pepper of the season, and sleeping.
Nina
Nina joined us in 2018 and now we can’t imagine life without her. Her jobs on the farm include catching voles, being naughty, jumping on people (see previous), chasing cats (ditto), and being cute. She loves catching snowballs and going for hikes with her humans. She is a very good girl.
Lisa Kalan (she/her)
Lisa is a lifelong animal lover and passionate home cook who has been farming since 2008. She grew up outside Philadelphia and still thinks it’s the most beautiful place on earth. She can most often be found avoiding people (it’s not personal!) either by hiding in her flower garden, spending time with the goats, or puttering away in the kitchen.