Fourth Generation Adapts Frank Chase Farm In Portsmouth
The Frank Chase Farm in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, continues its multi-generational legacy, now operated by the fourth generation, Kelly Hanks and her husband Maxime Omer. They are adapting the family farm by focusing on value-added products and educational initiatives while…
Providence New Bedford, RI, October 22, 2026 —
The Frank Chase Farm in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is being operated by the family’s fourth generation, Kelly Hanks and her husband, Maxime Omer. They are adapting the farm’s approach with a focus on value-added products and educational initiatives, while continuing its multi-generational legacy.
The available information does not identify the products the farm makes or sells, describe its educational programs, or specify when Hanks and Omer took over operations. It also does not provide details about the farm’s history, size, crops or livestock.
The farm’s focus comes as it navigates challenges associated with small-scale agriculture, according to the trend summary. Those challenges are not described in further detail, and no specific financial, operational or regulatory circumstances were provided.
Value-added products and education are the two approaches identified in the summary. It does not explain how either initiative is being carried out, who participates in the educational efforts, or what products are involved. No information was provided about the farm’s plans, results or next steps.
Hanks and Omer’s work represents the latest chapter in the farm’s family operation, but the available details offer only a broad picture of its current direction. Further specifics about its offerings and educational initiatives were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Frank Carini on ecori.org, see more information here.
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