On the first day of Spring, Carrie and I met up at the farm to get organized for volunteers coming later in the week. We had to shovel our way into the garden shed but otherwise our paths were clear. There was an abundant amount of sunshine accompanied by an abundant amount of wind. We ... Click to read more.
Yes, it’s that time of year when we are all getting a bit stir crazy and look forward to rooting for our favorite shooter. But we don’t have basketball players in mind, we have onions, leeks, and lettuce. Go Dakota Tears! Go Red Baron! Go King Richard! Go ahead and germinate, shoot right out of ... Click to read more.
Who the heck is Jimmy Nardello and when is the paper pot bee? Jimmy Nardello is the name of a beautifully shaped, sweet red pepper whose seeds were brought over in 1887 in the hem of Angeline Nardello’s skirt. This was to avoid them being confiscated at the border. Angeline and her husband Giuseppe were ... Click to read more.
February seems to be the time of year when everyone begins asking me these questions: 1) So, this is your slow time, right? 2) Not much going on at the farm right now, is there? Excuse me, not really! This is the season for filling out our organic certification forms for MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers ... Click to read more.
Spring 2022 Newsletter Fall 2022 Newsletter
A quick report to keep everyone up to date on what we accomplished this week. We had 19 volunteers who arrived at the farm, some with tools in hand, to see how they could help. We started with piles of twisted metal, broken doors, and ripped plastic. We finished out the week with salvaged parts, ... Click to read more.
Today, Carrie and I had six volunteers come to the farm to help us get started on the cleanup, salvage and organization of our mangled tunnels. Our farm neighbor Craig rode over on his bike to help. When Craig left he was excited to be able to add a new word to his vocabulary, wiggle ... Click to read more.
You know when you see that notice that used to come up on the TV and now comes up on one of our “devices”, it can be good or bad. Well, this farm report happens to be in the “bad, but could have been worse” category. For those of us who live in Maine/New England, ... Click to read more.
I have talked about our late season carrots for months, and Monday we harvested them. 55 pounds of tasty sweet Napoli carrots, pulled right out of the soil, washed, taste-tested, and delivered to MCHPP. These carrots were an experiment for us, and the idea came from a visit in 2018 to Eliot Coleman's Four Season ... Click to read more.
This will be our last farm report for 2022 except for a few seasonal updates. I say “our” because Carrie Asselin and Cathy McDonald are a big part of this weekly blog, editing, adding photos, fact checking, and adding their own personal experiences at the farm. Thanks to the both of you for making me ... Click to read more.
