The Accidental
Farmers
AT THEIR CLEAR SPRING HOMESTEAD, FORMER CITY SLICKERS AMY AND MARK CULLEMBER HAVE ESTABLISHED A THRIVING HOBBY FARM FOR THEIR FAMILY.
Kristin Detrow + photos by Chris Jackson
The old red farmhouse on Spickler Road in Clear Spring is the very picture of bucolic living. Rosemary, thyme, mint and lavender thrive in planters lining the foundation. The perfume of honeysuckle and trumpet vine shading the front gate beckons guests to the porch. Adorned with handmade flower boxes berthing seed-grown petunias and medusa peppers, it is the ideal place to sit a spell, enjoy a glass of sweet tea and drink in the scenic views of pasture and mountain.
In the distance, a cow bellows and is answered by her calf. Five piglets march along a fencerow after their mother, their fleshy pink ears bouncing in time with their steps. Multiple breeds of chicken, along with turkeys, ducks, guineas and a peacock peck the
42 March / April 2013 Hagerstown: The Best of Life in Washington County & Beyond