History
Lou and Nancy Sidell bought Perseverance Farm in 1987. The property is 310 acres with about 110 acres of wild sour-top wild blueberries and 200 acres of woods. The property is cobbled together from sev
eral old farmsteads. 
The farm is a short drive down Campbell Road (left) in Kingsbury, ME.
The Barren Mountains (right) are visible from the blueberry fields.
The DEAL took place on May 1, 1987.
And here is the house in 1988.
The older models of winnowing machines (pictured below) easily outperform today's box type with the squirrel cage fan. The original gas engines have been replaced with quiet electric motors at Perseverance Farm.
Tom Cowett is shown on his Jitterbug in 1946. The Cowett family owned the farm in the 1930's and 40's.
And here is the house in 1988.
The former Kingsbury Blacksmith shop is on the property. Today the building is used for storage.
We're still adding to the old rock walls. It's hard to imagine how they dug up and moved all these rocks without modern equipment!
Blueberry harvesting has changed over the years, too, but many of our clients still use the handrakes. The big harvester (right) is used on well groomed, de-rocked and fairly level fields. The walking model can be used on the fields that are not as level.
The older models of winnowing machines (pictured below) easily outperform today's box type with the squirrel cage fan. The original gas engines have been replaced with quiet electric motors at Perseverance Farm.