Hello Growing to Give Community, Spring has finally arrived, and we’re so grateful for the warmth. We planted lots of new tulips and daffodils in the fall and with their green leaves pushing out of the soil, we’re full of anticipation to see them in bloom. As always, early spring was very cold, so ... Click to read more.
Hello all, Sorry it’s been a minute since the last farm report; we’ve been busy getting set up for the season. And though the snow was still deep, we got our first seedlings (lettuce and onions) started in our growing trailer. It’s always wild to have happy little green sprouts inside and several feet ... Click to read more.
Paper Pot Making Party: Join us on Saturday, February 14th from 10am-12pm in the Growing to Give Barn Room for a fun and hands-on workshop where we'll be making paper pots out of newspapers in preparation for potting up our tender, warm-weather seedlings this spring. Meet new friends and enjoy a cozy morning with tea, coffee, and ... Click to read more.
Our fall appeal is still underway, so please keep us in mind for your seasonal giving to support our important work! Donate Here Winter Sowing Workshop: Join us on Saturday, January 17 from 10AM-12PM to learn how to start seeds for your garden or hedgerow on your own timeline without any fancy growing equipment! This propagation method ... Click to read more.
Upcoming Events: Elderberry Workshop: Join us this Saturday, November 8th at 10AM for an informational workshop hosted by Abbie Sewall that will cover planting, growing, propagating, harvesting, and processing elderberries into syrup for fortified winter immunity. Abbie’s favorite syrup recipes will also be shared. Abbie’s goal is to turn all of us into Maine elderberry growers! Abbie Sewall ... Click to read more.
Dear Growing to Give Community, The leaves are turning, the sweet potatoes have been dug and winter squash harvested, cover crops have been sown, and we have already had four killing frosts! Needless to say, the seasonal shift into fall has been busy, and we’ve been missing the help of our energetic interns and ... Click to read more.
Hello Dear Growing to Give Community, These are truly the golden days of summer. The mornings now carry a whisper of fall in their coolness and that special slant of the light. Flowers bloom all around and monarchs dance above their petals. These last few weeks on the farm have been quieter than usual without ... Click to read more.
Hello, Growing To Give Community! You know it’s really peak summer when you’ve started picking tomatoes and peppers and can’t quite keep up with harvesting the beans! Our cucumbers are unfortunately not producing very much - the plants contracted bacterial wilt, a cucumber beetle borne disease, that slowly took them out despite our best efforts ... Click to read more.
Hello, Growing To Give Community! Let’s take a moment for the flowers! Our annual flower beds have just started producing the first blooms of pale pink cosmos, fanciful white orlaya, strawberry blonde calendula, and a few early bright zinnia heads. In our hedgerows and wildflower gardens, the regal purple spiderwort, magenta ninebark, wild foxgloves, cheery ... Click to read more.
Hello, Growing To Give Community! I’m sitting down to write the farm report and am entirely overwhelmed by how much has happened at the farm in the last month. I will do my best to start writing more frequently to keep you updated on the everchanging activities at the farm. I also invite you all ... Click to read more.
