“Snow “fooling around!

Good morning All!

Another snowy day on the way! Great time to curl up next to the woodstove in my Mom’s rocking chair and  dream the day away looking at seed catalogs ……NOT!

Sounds lovely, but there are too, too many things to get accomplished here at the farm before we get a layer of snow…

After all of the rain last week, we have been wading through slush, ankle deep water and mud! Good golly  ,the mud! Now, finally that the ground has frozen a bit it is divots, ruts and a layer of ice…. Not ,believe me, that I am complaining, I would rather be right here than almost anyplace else

But in light of all the damage along the coast from the high tides and extra nasty waves, I do consider us to be lucky.. so many folks have lost so much….

And ,to add a little whimsy to our day, I stopped in to the Red She Farm Store when Pat was doing all of her egg washing and look at this cute cute snow person she hung on the wall ! Smarty pants, such a creative use of vintage enamel wash pans! Pat always has great reuse ideas for found things around the farm….

So, our regular delivery day this week will be Friday, looks like the weather will be cold but seasonable, please let me know how we can fill  your pantry !

60 days till official spring, and the days are getting just a tad bit longer ….

As always, my grateful thanks for your ongoing support of local foods and our excellent Maine crafters! I look forward to hearing from you all soon,

Dreaming of dirty knees and hands,

Kath

Watch out! Winter’s a Comin’!

Good Morning All!

Sounds like another blustery storm will arrive tonight into tomorrow, bringing snow(yay) and MORE rain ( our ground is so saturated it cannot hold more)! Not sure whether to haul my rubber boots out or my heavy pack boots…. Good thing both are easy at hand!

Below is anew spice list for January , Jon has included some rich warming flavors for the month, have you ever tried a tiny pinch of chili powder in your hot chocolate?  Warms you up in more ways than one…. But just a tiny pinch!

Violet is not a fan of the snow, her kinky fur traps it and makes snowballs on her legs , but my big big boys? They say BRING IT ON! They have full fluffy coats with a dense undercoat and with their very long legs, they plow through very easily!

So , below is our January spice list , let us know how we can help fill your pantry… Delivery will be Friday this week, we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Grateful for you all in so many ways!

2024! Another year in the making……

Best wishes to everyone in the New Year!

Thank you to all that reached out to offer help last week… while we did have quite a mess to clean up here, we did “get ‘er done”… new plastic sheet on the high tunnel , shingles replaced on the roof, and seemingly a thousand million other tasks to accomplish…. Luckily the weather accommodated….. very lucky indeed…

I am ever so grateful to you all and for all of your generous offers…

We enter into the winter season with a good supply of winter storage crops, plenty of lettuces and spinach ,cabbages,squashes and root crops……

We have run through all of our fingerling potatoes, I will plan to grow more in the coming year.

Finally, our  sheep are getting rounder and rounder… lambs are not too far away, stay posted for photos!

So, from all of us here at the farm, thank you for your support of local foods and excellent small farms and crafters….small businesses are the lifeblood and backbone of our community!

Always grateful,

Kath