A solitary 70-year-old Vermont homesteader lives a life free of modern technology. She uses draft horses, hand tools, and time-honored farming skills. Suzanne Lupien grows food the way it’s been done for centuries, on her old-world hillside farm.
No tractors. No plastics. No chemicals. Minimal electricity.
Watch as Suzanne faces crop loss, unpredictable weather, and the challenges of age, yet continues to find beauty, gratitude, and purpose in her life’s work on the land. Her story is a rare glimpse into authentic self-sufficiency and the spirit of rural Vermont farming.
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This is Episode 3 of an ongoing series about Suzanne's way of life on her small Vermont hill farm.
Episode 2 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAy9ioMd8cs&feature=youtu.beEpisode 1 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxvkAA4SKTc&feature=youtu.be___________________
Suzanne is an amazing author and a talented artist. Consider supporting her by purchasing her book or her print artwork:
https://www.cottageandcompany.com/shop___________________
Follow Suzanne on the farm here:
http://instagram.com/harken.farm___________________
More videos coming soon! Thanks for watching ❤️
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00:00 - 00:57 Harvesting Carrots
00:58 - 03:05 Corn Crop Loss
03:06 - 03:45 Thoughts On Joy and Grief
03:46 - 05:21 Feeding The Horses Corn
05:22 - 07:01 Picking Tomatoes
07:02 - 08:15 Washing the Carrots
08:16 - 10:16 Horses Help With The Carrots
10:17 - 11:37 Scrubbing the Carrots
11:38 - 12:09 Harvesting Delicata Squash
12:10 - 13:12 Suzanne's Passion and Main Priority
13:13 - 14:33 Giving The Horses Hay
14:34 - 15:49 Potato Explanation
15:50 - 19:06 Hoeing and Thoughts On Work
19:07 - 21:15 Suzanne Explains What She Grows
21:16 - 21:43 Conclusion