About Us

Prudy, Bob, and the three children moved to the farm from the Connecticut shore in the 1980s. We were looking for an outdoor way of life and a firm connection to the land. We’ve been working hard ever since!

After careers in sailmaking and sailboat racing, real estate, and fundraising for colleges and non-profits, Bob is happy as a part-time consultant, farmer/maintenance maven, and father/grandfather. He loves to canoe at the Lake House and on local rivers, particularly the Housatonic from East New Lenox Road to Woods Pond, looking for eagles, beaver and lodges. He also loves to fish local streams and to bike all over, especially the rail trail next to Cheshire Lake and the Hoosic River. Bob’s favorite cultural attractions are Tanglewood and concerts at the Colonial and Clark Art.

Prudy, known to her grand-children as “Amie”, works part-time as a teaching librarian at Lanesborough Elementary School. She is the Sky Dance gardener, tending daylilies, vegetable gardens, fruit trees, flower gardens and a host of landscaping projects at the farm, Hillhouse and Lake House. She makes jellies, dries herbs, and freezes garden produce for winter enjoyment. Prudy looks forward to the exciting summer exhibits at Clark Art as well as taking in plays at Berkshire Theatre Festival and Shakespeare & Co.

Our kids are making their mark in the greater world but love to come back to enjoy snowboarding at Jiminy Peak, hiking, canoeing, and kayaking. Our oldest, Eliza, is a midwife in CT. Molly is director of business development at Penguin Publishing in NY, and son Adam is a filmmaker and editor of documentaries, based in NY.

We enjoy sharing our unusual properties with guests and helping visitors find their favorite recreations in the Berkshires.