This site was established with three goals in mind. First, we are dedicated to perpetuating the memories of writer-naturalist Henry Beston and his wife, writer Elizabeth Coatsworth. Second, we want to acquaint you with enough of their lives and writing that you may pursue a closer relationship, and deeper appreciation, through their many books. And third, we wish to honor their longtime home, Chimney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine. We see the farm as a living shrine to the lives and work of Henry and Elizabeth, and are working to that end; but perhaps more importantly, we see it also as an undying beacon and safe haven for those of the modern technocratic age, who seek a closer communion with the eternal verities of nature that Henry Beston wrote of so poetically.
If you'd like to learn more about this effort, you'll find information elsewhere in the site. In the meantime, come on in --- have a good browse, consider a classic Beston phrase or two, and then join us in the farm kitchen for a cup of coffee!