Wildwoods Maple Farm was established in 1999 by the Watts family when we started building our dream home, a 50' geodesic dome, in the beautiful town of Warner NH. The dome itself was raised in June of 1999 and we moved in almost immediately. Although it was more like camping at first, we ended our apartment lease on July 31st, making the dome our official residence on August 1, 1999.
In the summer of 2001, our farm became more than just a farm in name when we purchased two Saanan female goats. That fall, each of the goats was bred.
In May of 2002, we witnessed the birth of 4 kids, 2 kids to each of our female goats. We were overjoyed to end up with 3 female kids and one male kid.
The kids grew up quickly and the milk production was at times hard to keep up with. We experimented at cheese making and a very yummy crumbly cheese with garlic, mozzarella, and cheddar was our best recipe. We also found a quick and easy recipe for making a cheesecake that was very delicious.
After 2+ years of milking the goats from that initial breeding, we finally came to the hard decision of downsizing. Both our children were growing up fast and would soon be embarking on their own life journies. It was becoming too much for us to handle everything and something had to give. The last of our herd was sold off in the middle of December 2005. Although we miss the goats, the extra time we now have is greatly appreciated.
In 2009 we added a solar electric system capable of generating 6.15kW. We worked hard to undestand where we could reduce our power usage and by 2014 our electric generation was almost enough to meet our needs. In 2015 we were able to reduce our energy usage to the point that we now generate more energy than we use.
Sometime around 2010 we decided to add a small flock of chickens to our farm so we could have fresh eggs. We purchased a dozen chicks. They quickly grew up and we soon had 8-10 eggs per day. Over the years we've lost some chickens due to predators and we've added new chicks. The flock size has tended to average about 18 hens with a high of 30 hens. In 2026, after creating a number of coops for the hens, we built a 12x12 coop with room for storing feed, electric outlets, and accessing the egg boxes from inside the building. Our flock is now up to 46 chickens, 2 of which are roosters. As long as the roosters are nice to us, they are welcome to stay.
For the past 6 years or so, we have been harvesting maple sap that we sell to local boilers. We are now averaging 4,000 - 5,000 gallons of sap per season.
Our future plans include adding pigs and perhaps a functioning sap house, not necessarily in that order.
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