What’s up this week?????

Look at our newest babies! 12 happy big goslings, surrounded and protected by their very vigilant moms and dads…. Don’t EVEN think about getting close to these precious little bundles…you will get a very stern, loud warning and a chase off from their guardians! Not many more intimidating than critters than a goose on the lookout..

The market was very busy Saturday, I will not be at Wednesday market nor Saturday this week, , the best laid plans very often go wonky . So I will make Friday delivery this week and hope to get back into the market routine for next week. I have missed all of my loyal market friends!

Fiddleheads, ramps and I might even have shiitake mushrooms available. Let me know if you’d like some, the logs are just beginning to bloom!

Always glad to hear from you all, and please let me know how I can fill your pantry with fresh local delicious foods!

Memorial Day weekend!

Woo hoo!

Kath

What a Weekend!

Hello All !

I am hoping that we all got out to enjoy this unprecedented warm stretch!

72 degrees here at the farm, just unreal……………

Our weekend project was to put a brand new “sheet” of 6 mil plastic over our new high tunnel…. We started at 7 am and finished the job by 9:30 am…. This installation needs to happen while there is little to no breeze as the slightest gust of wind would lift you off the ground, and holding onto this massive sail is almost impossible, so crack of dawn is the absolute best time to cover over our new high tunnel… Joe ( my husband) and his good friend Andrew have been putting these coverings on our high tunnels for years so they have a good working system…I run the tractor lifting them up to the peak but primarily stay out of their way, lending a hand as needed……this high tunnel will provide us with another season extending space, and I will plant in the next few weeks a perennial bed of asparagus and spread another sheet of clear older plastic over the remaining space to “solarize” the ground, hoping to rid it of weed seed in preparation for an early spring crop of greens.

We are back onto our winter ordering and delivery schedule (Wednesday order deadline and Friday delivery), and the turkey group grows everyday…. Order yours today ! We are also taking preorders for Christmas holiday hams, duck and goose…..

And as always my grateful thanks for your continued support of our farm and for fresh local foods grown by our excellent small Maine farms!

Stay well!

Ohh and yes, tomorrow is Election Day! If you have already voted , good for you! And if not, take a few moments tomorrow to vote your opinion….

honestly every single vote counts!!!!

Kath

HUNTING SEASON!

Just like the colorful falling leaves and foliage that makes our fall season in Maine so lovely, we have a seasonal color that appears along the fringes of our forests and fields …..hunter orange ! We do allow a very select few to hunt for deer on our land and as our farm is in the midst of more than 10,000 acres of zoning protected farm and forest land there is plenty of room for the deer to roam and forage. Last week one of “our “ hunters reported seeing a young bear on our lower wooded property and sightings of bobcat, fox and coyotes are frequent as well….

We are through with farmers’ markets for the season, and while always a bit bittersweet for them to end, our weather will now begin to be quite unstable, and these lovely fall days will not be the norm. Setting up markets is an ambitious job at any time of the season, struggling with winds and cold weather creates an obstacle that deters all but the hardiest of vendors as we have seen by the dwindling of market members over the past month. I will miss seeing so many wonderful regular customers….. HOWEVER…. Through our weekly food offering, I can continue to offer to you all farm fresh, locally grown foods . We will be updating our food , spice and holiday pie offering considerably this week, and our list for next week will be quite different….. so , please disregard the order deadline as posted in the file, if orders are received by Wednesday evening, I will gather, compile and deliver Friday afternoon.

Your support of local foods and our excellent small Maine farms is gratefully appreciated, I look forward to hearing from you soon! Off I go to feed the turkeys! Order yours soon!

Kath