Jenne Farm is a farm

Farm

A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...

 located in Reading

Reading, Vermont

Reading is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 707 at the 2000 census.-History:On August 30, 1654, after being captured by Abenakis at Fort at Number 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire and being forced marched to Montreal, Susannah Willard Johnson gave birth to a...

, Vermont

Vermont

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. It is one of the most photographed farms in the world, especially in autumn

Autumn

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. The farm has appeared in magazine covers, photography books, and a Budweiser

Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)

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 television advertisement

Television advertisement

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; it has also served as a setting in the films Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic comedy-drama romance film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Gary Sinise...

and Funny Farm

Funny Farm (film)

Funny Farm is a 1988 film starring Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith. The film was adapted from a 1985 comedic novel of the same name by Jay Cronley...

. Photographs of the farm have appeared on poster

Poster

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s, postcard

Postcard

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s and wall calendar

Wall calendar

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Despite its fame, the private farm is located along a dirt road

Dirt road

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 and is not heavily promoted. The only sign indicating its presence is a tiny board along Vermont State Route 106 advertising maple syrup

Maple syrup

Maple syrup is a syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species such as the bigleaf maple. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before the winter; the starch is then...

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The farm became noted for photogenic scenery about 1955 when a photography school in South Woodstock

South Woodstock, Connecticut

South Woodstock is a census-designated place in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,211 at the 2000 census.It is notable as the former home of the now-defunct Annhurst College.-Geography:...

 discovered it. Later, it appeared as an entry in a Life

Life (magazine)

Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....

photo contests, on the cover of Yankee magazine, and in Vermont Life.

External links

• Beckius, Kim Knox. "New England's most-photographed farm." About.com. September 12, 2003. http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/vtsightseeing/a/aajennefarm.htm