Bucksport Couple Building A Homestead By Hand, One Pallet At A Time

High on a wooded hill in Bucksport, Wheaton Mountain Farm has just begun to take shape. Established last year, the homestead now features a herd of dairy goats, a rabbitry, a few ducks and dozens of chickens that lay eggs of all different hues. First-time homesteaders Mandy and Kevin Wheaton have jumped into their new lifestyle and business endeavor with both feet, and in the process they’ve displayed some true Yankee ingenuity. “We got the metal roofing off the side of the road,” said Mandy Wheaton on a recent morning as she stood before her goat house, a milk pail in one hand.