{"id":3135,"date":"2022-12-24T03:55:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T08:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomic-temporary-212809418.wpcomstaging.com\/?page_id=3135"},"modified":"2025-12-26T10:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:29:01","slug":"farm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bowenarrowwinery.com\/?page_id=3135","title":{"rendered":"Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3135\" class=\"elementor elementor-3135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aea861b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1aea861b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f522743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f522743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">West Vincent Farm History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c46bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c46bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"699\">The land has been in continuous agricultural use since at least 1864, when Henry Clevenstine first purchased the farm. For the next 125 years, it remained in the Clevenstine family. In 1989, David M. Clevenstine sold most of the farm to Robert Burch, who carefully stewarded the land for more than three decades. In 2014, Mr. Burch ensured its future by preserving the farm for agricultural use\u2014a gift to both the land and the community it serves.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"1294\">In 2022, John and Debbie Bowen became the farm\u2019s next stewards, drawn to its history, its open skies, and its promise. They planted a vineyard on the southern-facing slope, where rocky, well-draining loam soils and generous sunlight create ideal growing conditions. Honoring the farm\u2019s enduring traditions, the Bowens continue to cultivate the land, partnering with Mark Martin to farm 36 acres of hay. At the same time, they planted 3,800 vines across four acres\u2014ten thoughtfully selected vinifera varieties, four white and six red\u2014chosen to express the character of Chester County\u2019s terroir.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1529\">This land has always been an overachiever, yielding abundance year after year. Today, it turns its quiet energy toward a new expression: Old World vinifera wine grapes, grown in the first commercial vineyard in West Vincent Township.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1878\">In 2024, John and Debbie built their home on the farm, with a winery in the basement and a tasting room in the garage\u2014bringing daily life, craftsmanship, and hospitality together under one roof. Each wine is handcrafted in small batches, shaped by the seasons, the soil, and a deep respect for the land\u2014old dirt and new stories in every glass.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"1924\"><b>Savor the taste of homegrown excellence!<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260ca75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"260ca75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8790e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8790e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">160 Years of Agricultural Heritage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0031e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb0031e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ce6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69ce6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bowenarrowwinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/West-Vincent-map.webp?fit=348%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-7700\" alt=\"West Vincent Historic map\" data-attachment-id=\"7700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bowenarrowwinery.com\/?attachment_id=7700\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bowenarrowwinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/West-Vincent-map.webp?fit=348%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"348,242\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"West Vincent Historic map\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;West Vincent Historic map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;West Vincent Historic map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bowenarrowwinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/West-Vincent-map.webp?fit=348%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Historic Map of West VincentTownship<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00993d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00993d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bowenarrowwinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5519-2.jpg?ssl=1\" title=\"Farm\" alt=\"img 5519 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hilltop Vista--Best View in Chester County<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Vincent Farm History The land has been in continuous agricultural use since at least 1864, when Henry Clevenstine first purchased the farm. 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