Welcome to Laughing Dog Farm
A diversified homestead and organic "micro-farm" in Gill, Massachusetts
Meet the Farmers
My wife, Divya Shinn and I, (Danny Botkin) and various seasonal interns, volunteers, neighbors, family members, and friends for thirty years have run a unique and diversified homestead and organic "micro-farm" in central Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Laughing Dog Farm consists of 3+ acres of raised beds, two greenhouses, inter-planted perennials, vegetables, flowers, herbs, fruit and nut trees, as well as a small herd of delightful, multi-purpose, dairy goats.
Our mission here is not only to steward the land and grow the finest food in the world, all year long, for ourselves and others... But also to teach, promote and inspire wider participation in small-plot, "permaculture-inspired", food production! (...and have an abundantly good time doing it!)
Laughing Dog Farm Events
| Name | Date and Time | Location |
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Laughing Dog Farm's Permaculture Journey
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Monday, May 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM | Sunderland Public Library, 20 School St. Sunderland, MA |
Community Work Day
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Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Laughing Dog Farm |
LDF Summer Solstice Celebration
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Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM | Laughing Dog Farm |
| Community Work Day | Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Laughing Dog Farm |
| Community Work Day | Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Laughing Dog Farm |
| Community Work Day | Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Laughing Dog Farm |
| Community Work Day | Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Laughing Dog Farm |
| Community Work Day | Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Laughing Dog Farm |
Laughing Dog Farm News
Heirloom Tomatoes for Sales
in honor of our late friend the King of Heirloom Tomatoes in western Mass Fred Swedberg.
Posted: 2026-05-13
Gill Farmer Experiences 'Miracle Healing'
Danny Botkin of Laughing Dog Farm shares recovery journey
Posted: 2025-07-18
Summer 2019 Classes at Laughing Dog
Three exciting upcoming workshops on Goats, Mushrooms and Guerrilla Gardening
Posted: 2019-06-19
Taming Kids Civilizes Humanity
The power of touch reveals itself doubly relevant for the 'feral' farmer who discovers his last, great calling nurturing “kids” and tending a herd of wooly milk meisters...
Posted: 2018-04-16
Danny Botkin (Channel)
Rainy, May morning in the propagation greenhouse.
Published: Wed, May 13, 2026
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November 10, 2022
Published: Thu, Nov 10, 2022
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RIP Orange Barn Cat
Published: Sat, Feb 25, 2017
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"Leybones at Nineteen" a father's retrospective...
Published: Fri, Sep 23, 2016
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Gillbilly's Hoopdream
Published: Wed, Sep 07, 2016
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Jake and Joaquin's Workday...
Published: Thu, Apr 07, 2016
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Taming the Kids
Published: Fri, Feb 12, 2016
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Great Goats on the Medicine Wheel
Published: Wed, Mar 04, 2015
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