Being raised a Catholic, we were taught never to lie, steal, cheat, or eat the first ripe tomato. So with this in mind, I must confess I broke that rule and ate the first tomato. It was only a cherry tomato, and we do have something like 1,100 tomato plants, but I saw, I picked, ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 7/11/23 - Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder This photo may not look beautiful to you (the beholder), but for us at the farm it is pure gold. It was donated by our resident goat friends and will be applied to the rhubarb beds. This is part of the reason those ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 7/5/23 – Level 1 FUN! It’s been an interesting week of continuous rain with 24 out of 30 days in June with a shower, a drizzle, a deluge, fog (100% humidity) or a combination of the above. I keep telling everyone, “at least it’s warm.” Wednesday was the “Perfect Storm” for all of us ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 6/28/23 - Another set of eyes Since I was away from the farm this week, I asked the team to keep me updated with a glimpse of the farm from their perspective, and this is what they shared. From Carol: This Monday we had our first weekly glean with both the Androscoggin and ... Click to read more.
Spectacular! Farm Report - 6/19/23 I want to share this adjective that was used to describe “our” farm this week. One of our regular volunteers brought along two friends to volunteer on Friday. They had heard about G2G, but came to see it in person and to participate in some gardening. Spectacular was the word ... Click to read more.
Growing to Give has our GREEN THUMB CHALLENGE coming up in July, with four possible times to garden: July 7, 1 - 4pm July 8, 11 - 2pm July 8, 12 - 3pm July 11, 1 - 4pm Whether you think you have a green thumb or a brown thumb, it doesn’t matter to us. ... Click to read more.
Our week started out really nice. We had a celebration potluck for the Farm Skills Team. It was nice enough to be outside and great to be together. I am proud and excited to report that out of the eight participants, two have definite farm jobs, one is still pending, another is taking her skills ... Click to read more.
Yes, as you can possibly guess from my lead into this blog, we had lots and lots of kids at the farm this past week. Some of our regular little people, but we are also getting help from lots of big kids. Everyone was so happy this week!. Glad to be at the farm, glad ... Click to read more.
We started off our week by learning how to sharpen and utilize some of our farm tools, scissors, and my kitchen knives! I was surprised how excited and eager our Farm Skills Team became after I explained the angle and pressure needed to get the best edge. Everyone wanted in on the action. The team ... Click to read more.
Two kinds of friends Farm Report 5/16/23 This was the week that we had booked to start the construction of our Farmer’s Friend replacement grow tunnels. With the help of many other friends, the first step was completed. Many, many thanks go to John Newlin who organized and led this very successful project. Thanks go ... Click to read more.
