Two farms. One shared vision.
Our Story
Over the years, we have witnessed first hand the joy, awe, and gratitude of visitors coming to our farms for everything from picking up their CSA, to taking a workshop, children’s forest school, farm tours, volunteering in the gardens, and so much more! We created Common Ground Festival as a way to intentionally bring together folks in order to deepen our relationship to each other and the land. We welcome you with open arms to our farms and our community.
— Tony and Linda (Headwaters Homestead) Erin and Tyler (Foragers Farms)
In the fall of 2012, Linda & Tony were looking to build and live a more peaceful and self-sustainable existence. They found Headwaters, an 80-acre farm in the rolling hills of Northumberland County, a mixture of field, forest and wetland. Here, they designed and built a sustainable, eco-friendly, straw-bale home for their family and their business. Over the years, they have discovered artifacts on the land which are almost twice as old as the Great Pyramid of Giza (over 9,000 years ago) when the first peoples moved north into Ontario. Tony and Linda continue to embrace farming techniques that they hope will ensure the health of the land for many generations to come and today, the homestead is thriving with a member operated community garden, goats, meat birds, laying hens and a horse.
It all started back in 2012…
In 2017, Erin and Tyler reached out to Linda and Tony about expanding their passion for gardening into a career in farming. Erin had been volunteering with Headwaters the year before, and loved the land and the potential to grow their lives here. After many meetings, they came up with a plan that both farms would benefit from. That spring, they broke ground on Foragers Farms with the help of horse powered tilling.
It took years to regenerate the soil through cover crops and natural amendments, but they worked hard to cultivate the kind of product and experience they had dreamed of! Erin and Tyler finally felt they could call themselves farmers after a few successful seasons under their belt. The business grew over the years, and they were able to purchase their portion of the land for a permanent stay. Foragers Farms cultivates over 50 annual vegetable varieties, herbs and flowers, pasture-raised eggs, and hay. In 2026 they are taking a break from growing, but the farm is still buzzing with land stewardship and community events (Iike this festival!)
Meet the Team
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Linda Armstrong
Headwaters Farms
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Tony Armstrong
Headwaters Farms
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Erin Bodashefsky
Foragers Farms
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Tyler Davis
Foragers Farms
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Nessa Hayes
Admin + Web Support