And now it’s November! Brews for a Cause | November 15 from 4-9pm Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick will donate 20% of all beer and pizza sales to Growing to Give. Moving into the month of November, we have less daylight, cooler temperatures, and a heavy sadness about what just occurred here in our lovely ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 10/24/23 - October Skies The farm had some really dramatic skies this week and, on the sunnier days, the Fall flower colors really popped. We had more help from the Waldorf 4th graders and from our group of young adults from Seguinland Institute. This was their last visit for the year, ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 10/17/23 - Is it really mid-October? Leaves are turning, temperatures are falling, but we still have not had a killing frost. Vegetables, herbs, and flowers, that we would have had to give up on last year at this time, are still being harvested and sent out to our recipients, I am not complaining! Peppers, ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 10/12/23 - Fooled again! I should just stop trying to figure out the weather report. I called off all the volunteers on Saturday because of my weather app! Rain starting at 7am it was telling me. Well, yes it started at 7 and ended at 7:15! Ugh. Saturday is always a day we ... Click to read more.
Off to OHIO! But let’s start with what was happening at G2G while I was away. The Brunswick 5th graders came to the farm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. That was 320 extra hands! This was part of their science curriculum and learning about nutrient cycling. They first went to CREA (Cathance River Education ... Click to read more.
I was asked this week to share some photos of recipients and where our food is delivered. So I reached out to our gleaners for help with this and will continue to share as more photos come in. Julie comes every Wednesday to pick up three or more boxes of organic produce to be delivered ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 8/28/23 – The farm has gone a bit feral! My friend Amanda came to volunteer on Saturday, and when I asked her how her garden was doing, she said, ”It’s gone a bit feral.” I asked her if I could borrow her description, and she said “Yes!” I think our farm is starting ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 8/7/23 - Our own blueberries! I was wondering what could possibly top last week’s farm report–the presidential flyover! Then I realized our blueberries were ripening! We have been eating and sharing blueberries with our volunteers and apparently a dog. Zoey loves blueberries and knows how to push her nose right through the netting ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 8/2/23 - President Biden checks out Growing to Give Well sort of, this is not totally fake news. He did fly over the farm, and we watched and all wondered if he could see us. I am sure if he did glance out the window of his helicopter he would have liked the ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 7/22/23 - Breakfast of Champions Who knew that I would switch allegiances from my all time favorite Hakurei turnip to the “common” cucumber. When I was little, I had a favorite aunt who called me the “cucumber kid”. She always had a cucumber in her fridge for me, and to her delight, I ... Click to read more.
