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Round the Bend Farm is a 115-acre working farm and educational nonprofit in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, founded as a Center for Restorative Community. Co-founded by Desa VanLaarhoven, RTB became a nonprofit in 2015 with the support of Ellen and Duncan McFarland's Bromley Charitable Trust, who purchased the original 39-acre property. The farm has since grown through acquisitions in 2017 and 2020 to encompass four properties with farmhouses, barns, greenhouses, a commercial kitchen, tiny houses, a yurt, and a wetu.
Guided by three principles -- valuing diversity, modeling nature, and redefining wealth -- RTB operates as a living laboratory. Agripreneurs cultivate the land in different ways, raising heritage breeds including Tamworth pigs and Irish Dexter cattle. The farm produces non-GMO pasture-raised pork, 100% grass-fed beef, chemical-free vegetables, and operates the Manifest Love program and food truck, bringing nutritious locally sourced meals to communities across the South Coast. In 2025, RTB received a $1 million grant from the Yawkey Foundation. The farm accepts SNAP, HIP, and WIC benefits.
Round the Bend Farm is a 115-acre working farm and educational nonprofit in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, founded as a Center for Restorative Community. Co-founded by Desa VanLaarhoven, RTB became a nonprofit in 2015 with the support of Ellen and Duncan McFarland's Bromley Charitable Trust, who purchased the original 39-acre property. The farm has since grown through acquisitions in 2017 and 2020 to encompass four properties with farmhouses, barns, greenhouses, a commercial kitchen, tiny houses, a yurt, and a wetu.
Guided by three principles -- valuing diversity, modeling nature, and redefining wealth -- RTB operates as a living laboratory. Agripreneurs cultivate the land in different ways, raising heritage breeds including Tamworth pigs and Irish Dexter cattle. The farm produces non-GMO pasture-raised pork, 100% grass-fed beef, chemical-free vegetables, and operates the Manifest Love program and food truck, bringing nutritious locally sourced meals to communities across the South Coast. In 2025, RTB received a $1 million grant from the Yawkey Foundation. The farm accepts SNAP, HIP, and WIC benefits.



