Seattle couple start organic farm in Carpenter
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CARPENTER — Just outside of Carpenter, you’ll find Little City Farms, a small scale organic farm, operated by Stacy and Mace Roberts, who have been selling their produce at the Huron Farmers Market since August of 2016.
Stacy and her husband, two city kids from Seattle, made the trek to their little farm located seven miles from Carpenter in 2014. Roberts is no stranger to the community since her grandmother, Carmen Lein (Opshal) was born and raised there before moving to Seattle in 1940. She would make many summer trips back “home” with her daughter and granddaughter in tow. When Stacy’s great uncle passed away in 2008, he left his farm to his six remaining siblings, which is how the Robertses ended up owning a small portion of it.
Funny thing is, over the couples twenty years of living in Seattle, unbeknownst to them, a new interest had developed. After purchasing a small house in the city on a very big lot, they decided to transform their large yard into their very own mini-farm in the city, complete with a huge vegetable garden and chickens for eggs. With extensive reading and a lot help from experienced family and friends, over the years, their gardening skills grew to the point where they were asked to give “garden tours,” and their “Little City Farm” became a destination for people’s daily walks.