It’s garlic planting time again. We won’t be planting ours for a couple of weeks, but we are selling some of our extra heads for seed garlic or for culinary purposes. It is certified organic and, after testing, we can say it is nematode free. The cost is $15.00 per pound (that’s about 5-6 heads). See Carrie or Theda for more details.
We have a new “unofficial” farm dog! His name is Woody and he belongs to Diane, a volunteer and friend to G2G. He is no bigger than a carrot, but we are growing some really big carrots. Will he be able to scare off the wild turkeys who are enjoying our cover crop seed? Probably not, but he sure is cute and is a lot of fun to use as a model when showing off the size of these beautiful vegetables. 🙂
The fall flowers are still abundant for making bouquets. Anna Lea stayed behind to help us make bouquets after her class volunteered last Tuesday. They harvested all of our butternut squash, pulled the vines, put wood chips in the paths and tarped the entire plot. This was accomplished in a little over an hour with only 8 middle schoolers! Thanks Harpswell Coastal Academy!
Three students from the Maine Coast Waldorf High School class came and helped with thinning a late carrot and radish planting.They had a fun morning and said they would like to try to come back. One student suggested that maybe they could skip a math class?
Our week ended with 18 members of the Cheverus soccer team coming out on Saturday morning to donate 2 hours of their weekend. Much was accomplished by this crew in those two hours, and there was still plenty of goat time and carrot tasting. Thanks guys and good luck with your season.
On October 23rd we will be hosting our 2nd annual elderberry workshop. This will be led by our friend and elderberry mentor, Abbie Sewell, with the help of three of our regular Saturday volunteers. It is being held from 10am to 12 Noon, whether inside or outside being weather dependent. We are asking for a suggested donation of $5 to $10 to cover the cost of supplies. Elderberry tincture, shrub and syrup recipes will be explored and will be available to sample.
We still have so much more produce to harvest and donate. A new crop of lettuces, the last of the winter squash, cucumbers, turnips, and chard are in our new tunnels, and the pepper plants are still producing. We also have cabbages, leeks, sprouting broccoli, herbs and, of course, our lovely carrots.
Come visit us at the farm while the weather is still so nice. You could help us by harvesting, working in the garden, mowing or being a fix it team member! If you pick the right day you might get to meet Woody!
Thanks to all of you who came to help this past week. Most of our volunteers are already living very busy lives with work and families. That you come to the farm to be part of what we are trying to accomplish makes all the difference. Thank you.
Sincerely, Theda