LIVERMORE FALLS ADVERTISER • October 13, 2025
Across Franklin County, two farms — one seven generations old, the other just over a decade in — are cultivating more than crops. Boothby’s Orchard in Livermore and Rustic Roots Farm in Farmington are each investing in the future of local food and community, rooted in a shared belief that farming connects people as much as it feeds them. At Boothby’s Orchard and Farm, Rob and Denise Boothby have turned their hillside orchard into both a family legacy and a community gathering place. That same spirit of long-term investment in local food connects Boothby’s to Rustic Roots Farm in Farmington, where Erica Emery and Dave Allen are expanding operations through a $100,000 crowdfunding campaign to build critical infrastructure on newly purchased farmland. The new property will complement Rustic Roots’ existing Farmington operation and allow them to grow more food for the region.