Faces of Massachusetts Agriculture

Peter and Paul Richardson

Richardson Farms, Middleton

Peter Richardson (left) and his father Paul represent the eighth and nineth generations of Richardsons to farm in Middleton. Founded in 1690, Richardson Farms is one of the Bay State's Century Farms. They produce 3.7 million pounds of milk and make about 800,000 gallons of ice cream per year from their own herd of Holsteins. The Richardsons have rented farmland in Danvers from the Department for the past 31 years. This parcel of land has helped them to farm in this urban area.