A SEVEN-GENERATION FAMILY STORY · MILAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE

We are Legacy Acres.

The roots run up, back, and forward—deep, and still growing. From Papa’s potato rows and Mimi’s canning kitchen to our little Chicken Tenders, everyone has a piece of this story.

We’re the Masters–Buteau family. Seven generations of the Masters family have worked this ground, and we’re grateful to be writing our chapter of it here in Milan, New Hampshire.

Get to know the crew

Different generations. One family place.

MORE THAN A FARM NAME

Family history you can still get your boots dirty in.

Legacy Acres didn't begin with a website or a farm stand. It began long before us—with relatives who worked the ground, raised their families, and passed along the kind of practical knowledge you learn by doing.

Today we're adding our own chapter: chickens, ducks, quail, bees, gardens, a little farm shop, plenty of experiments, and four grandchildren who are making their own memories here.

THE ORIGINAL EXPERTS

First, meet Mimi & Papa.

If you've spent any time around here, you know the farm would be a very different place without these two.

Mimi and Papa are right across Stearns Brook—close enough for a visit, a question, or a little wisdom from the people who know this place best.

THE FIFTH GENERATION · KEEPING THE WHEELS TURNING

Erica & Rick.
A little bit of everything.

Erica (Masters) Buteau is fifth-generation Masters family, a first responder, certified forest therapy guide, master herbalist, author of the Androscoggin After Dark series, and founder of The Peri Files. Rick is a retired U.S. Army veteran, first-generation farmer, and co-owner of Legacy Acres.

Rick oversees livestock and day-to-day farm operations, and he's the man behind our Dick’s Rub seasoning blends. Erica works across the farm, forest, kitchen, writing desk, and farm stand. Together we care for the birds, bees, gardens, and wooded land, and help connect fellow veterans and our community with agriculture.

We don't pretend to have it all figured out. We just believe this place is worth caring for—and worth sharing with the people who come after us.

WOMAN & VETERAN OWNED · REAL FAMILY, REAL FARM LIFE

THE NEXT HANDS ON DECK · SIXTH GENERATION

The Junior Farmers.

Our kids and their families, each carrying a piece of the operation in their own way.

FIREWOOD CREW

Troy

Splits and bundles every piece of firewood that leaves the farm.

FAMILY BAKER

Sam

Troy's wife, and the hands behind cookies, breads, and chocolate-dipped treats at the Farm & Forest Shed.

OFFICIAL FOOD TESTER

Kendra

Quality control on everything that comes out of the kitchen—a job she takes very seriously.

OFF THE FARM, ALWAYS FAMILY

Isaac & Connor

Building their own paths off-farm, but no less a part of the Legacy Acres story.

SEVENTH GENERATION · SMALL BOOTS, BIG JOBS

Meet the Chicken Tenders.

The future of the farm, already putting in the work—eight little hands carrying on seven generations on this land.

Don't let the name fool you. The Chicken Tenders have real jobs around here. Feeding birds, helping with water buckets, hunting for eggs, and learning the difference between a chicken, a duck, and a quail are all part of the adventure.

There are ducks at the pond, eggs that seem to appear in impossible places, and plenty of reasons to put on boots before breakfast. Sometimes the chores take twice as long with little helpers. The memories last a lot longer.

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That's the legacy we're most excited about: not a perfect farm, but a place where the next generation knows it belongs.

FROM OUR ORIGINAL FARM ALBUM

Real life. Real family.

The hands behind the harvest, the little helpers, the kitchen, and the people who make it all worth doing.

The family with blueberry picking buckets

Keith and Diane in the farmhouse kitchen

The family digging potatoes together in the field

The grandkids tending the hens

Jars of homemade pickles cooling on the counter

Chloe in the barn next to the potato harvest

Sam and Rick working the smoker together

Erica and Rick together

Kendra, official food tester, sampling a smoked turkey leg

The youngest Chicken Tender feeding the hens

Rick tending the smoker

Rows of canning jars ready in the kitchen

See all 23 photographs in the original farm album on our homepage.

ROOTED IN SERVICE, STRENGTHENED BY COMMUNITY

We stand with.

Legacy Acres is a woman-, veteran-, and first responder-owned farm. We're proud to be part of communities supporting veterans in agriculture, responsible land stewardship, beekeeping, and North Country farming.

Hives for Heroes Homegrown by Heroes Farmer Veteran Coalition NH Beekeepers Association NH Farm Bureau Federation NH Timberland Owners Association Society of American Foresters MarketMaker Farm Path Foundation · 2026 Cohort North Country Farm Trail

We are.

Veteran-OwnedWoman-OwnedFirst Responder-OwnedCertified Forest TherapistCertified Master Herbalist

THANKS FOR GETTING TO KNOW US

From our family to yours.

Thanks for being part of our little corner of the North Country. There's always something new happening at Stearns Brook, and we're glad you're here to see it.

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