Sewall Organic Orchard

Bob and his orchard © Anne T. Converse A 1973 graduate of Colby College, (Art History), Bob manages and oversees
all aspects of the orchard, consults on land management, prunes fruit trees for other people and has a stone masonry business, Sewall's Seawalls. He also has an energy-efficient building company (Quantum Builders; www.quantumbuilders.biz) and a "green" insulation business (Quantum Insulators) with his partner, Peter Courand.

He is married to Mia Mantello. Their daughter, Samantha, is in college.

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Mia Mantello & Bob Sewall Bob and Mia first met in the early 1970's in Camden, Maine, when they were
23 and 14, respectively. They met again in 1999 and they married in 2001 in
Camden. Mia was born in Washington, DC, and moved to Camden, Maine at 11. She is a summa cum laude graduate of UMass/Boston, and got her Master's
Degree in Counseling Psychology at Cambridge College. Her post graduate work included a year of group supervision in the Child Psychiatry department of
Massachusetts General Hospital and work in inner-city agencies and schools in Boston. She is a psychotherapist working with children and adults in
private practice. She handles most correspondence and publicity about the farm, and sells cider and apples on the weekends.

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Samantha Sewall is a college student at Acadia University in Nova Scotia. She is majoring in Sociology with a minor in Political Science. Her interests are travel, writing listening to music, dancing and hanging out with friends. She helps on the farm by doing mowing, pest control and selling apples and cider. Sometimes she does brick and stonework with her dad. She is a supporter of Barack Obama and cannot wait for the upcoming election.

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© Judith T. Smith We are always thankful for God, Mother Earth, the Sewall, Smith and Mantello families, Brendan, Warren, Kathie, Bennu, Patti and Al and the American Woman. Also to Gina, Missy, Linda, Gretchen, Janet, Dr. F , Dr. Mary, Dr. Michael, Dr. Tom, NP Brien, Herwig S.--some of the gifted healers who help keep us strong, healthy and relaxed so we can continue to give to others. Special gratitude to the amazing Plotkin Family. Love and thanks to the dear Courand family. Thanks to computer genius Todd G. Most of all to our loyal friends and wonderful customers and clients.Thanks to all the loved ones,friends, acquaintances and even strangers who helped us build a new home after we lost our home and two of three cats in February, 2004. May your generosity always be returned to you ten-fold.

Thank you for supporting organics
and for making our work so much fun.

Our philosophy is based on an elemental idea of organics: Healthy soil produces healthy plants that create healthy people. Our farm is a place that welcomes all living organisms. Therefore, we use no substances that are toxic or that kill. Pest control is achieved via the use of biodynamic techniques. We also hand-remove pests when possible and practice good husbandry by pruning and mowing.

Our next step is to work with the microorganisms in our soil in a more conscientious and direct way using soil amendments. Our desire is to have a complete and healthy biosphere.

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