Where Love Grows Naturally
Our Origins
Built in 1790, the farmhouse of High Field Farm on Buck Road, on land located right at the border of Chesterfield and Worthington, Massachusetts, was awarded to the Buck Family by the Commonwealth as a landgrant payment to veterans who fought in the American War of the Revolution. Over 175 years later, in 1966, Charles V. and Joan M. Ryan of Springfield, Massachusetts purchased "the Farm" - as it came to be called by the family - from its then-owners, Pace College of New York, which had been gifted both the farm house and its extensive acreage by an alumnae. For almost sixty years, Charlie and Joan, along with their close, hardworking Irish American family of eleven children and 35 grandchildren, have wisely and lovingly stewarded the Farm and its land, preserving and sustaining it into the 21st Century.*
Because of their foresight and generosity, the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, plus many friends and extended family, could enjoy and experience the magnificence of High Field Farm - its beautiful Farmhouse and barns, plus several hundred acres of mostly untouched land and waters. There, they gathered, they worked and they played, and many times over the decades, tapped its magic and beauty for their own special celebrations, too. Indeed, almost a dozen members of the Ryan clan have chosen to celebrate their own marriages at the Farmhouse throughout the last 40 years. While Charlie and Joan have passed on, their children have taken up the mantle of caretakers and stewards of the farmhouse and the land, continuing their parent's generous tradition of enjoying and sharing High Field Farm with family, friends and community. The Ryan Family welcomes you to come and carry on this joyful tradition of celebration at High Field Farm.
Contact us to learn more or schedule a tour, and begin planning your country wedding or event at High Field Farmhouse, Where Love Grows Naturally
Built in 1790, the farmhouse of High Field Farm on Buck Road, on land located right at the border of Chesterfield and Worthington, Massachusetts, was awarded to the Buck Family by the Commonwealth as a landgrant payment to veterans who fought in the American War of the Revolution. Over 175 years later, in 1966, Charles V. and Joan M. Ryan of Springfield, Massachusetts purchased "the Farm" - as it came to be called by the family - from its then-owners, Pace College of New York, which had been gifted both the farm house and its extensive acreage by an alumnae. For almost sixty years, Charlie and Joan, along with their close, hardworking Irish American family of eleven children and 35 grandchildren, have wisely and lovingly stewarded the Farm and its land, preserving and sustaining it into the 21st Century.*
Because of their foresight and generosity, the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, plus many friends and extended family, could enjoy and experience the magnificence of High Field Farm - its beautiful Farmhouse and barns, plus several hundred acres of mostly untouched land and waters. There, they gathered, they worked and they played, and many times over the decades, tapped its magic and beauty for their own special celebrations, too. Indeed, almost a dozen members of the Ryan clan have chosen to celebrate their own marriages at the Farmhouse throughout the last 40 years. While Charlie and Joan have passed on, their children have taken up the mantle of caretakers and stewards of the farmhouse and the land, continuing their parent's generous tradition of enjoying and sharing High Field Farm with family, friends and community. The Ryan Family welcomes you to come and carry on this joyful tradition of celebration at High Field Farm.
Contact us to learn more or schedule a tour, and begin planning your country wedding or event at High Field Farmhouse, Where Love Grows Naturally
A view from below the house with one of the apple trees from the old orchard.
High Field Farm c. 1900
High Field Farm c. 2025
*As much as possible, the Ryans consciously follow the sensible, sustainable, and proven land stewardship practices first used by the original lovers and caretakers of the land and waters here: the Nipmuc, Pocumtuck and Mohican peoples, whose three tribes collecticely shared this unique region now known as "the Hilltowns" as a place for Summertime refuge, hunting and gathering - away from the warm river valleys. We also acknowledge that when this colonial land grant was given to the Bucks in the late 18th Century, it was NOT ceded by these original caretakers and inhabitants who were the colonized indigenous people of Turtle Island. We strive to do our best by these original people in all our efforts at preserving this land, air, and water, in homage to their wisdom and in their memory.
