Hi All- Today our bull Sam headed to his summer home in Penobscot, on the Blue Hill peninsula. For me, this is always a sign that summer has truly arrived. […]
News from Apple Creek Farm
Posted on June 11, 2018
Farmers
Let’s Help Build The Pod!
Posted on October 31, 2016
Noah Wentworth and Flora Brown, started Frinklepod Farm five years ago. Over the years, though, they have struggled with the myriad challenges of providing local food to customers while making […]
It’s been a great year for cranberry growers!
Posted on October 28, 2016
In this article, the Bangor Daily News visits my sister’s cranberry bog in Troy. I think you’ll enjoy the story: Bumper crop for Maine cranberry growers
A Creative Recycling!
Posted on July 01, 2015
Our friends at the Green Garden Farm sent us this great photo. They farm beautiful certified organic peonies, over 12000 stems and they were our first tomato farmers! The message […]
Defending Organic Agriculture Acres
Posted on May 08, 2015
This is an interesting interview with Jim Gerritsen about his MOFGA certified organic farm and the OSGATA et al. v. Monsanto lawsuit. Click here to download.
Shelling Organic Seed Corn on Wood Prairie Farm
Posted on January 08, 2015
I enjoyed watching this short video of Jim Gerritsen of Wood Prairie Farm in Bridgewater, Maine. Jim is having fun with a well-working machine that is shelling Organic Dakota Ivory […]
Turkey Hunting Day Two
Posted on May 19, 2012
Shooting the second turkey in two days in less than 1:08 total hours of shooting time was not the highlight. This was my second year turkey hunting. My brother-in-law, Wes, […]
Turkey Hunting Day One
Posted on May 18, 2012
What do you do when you shoot a turkey at 5:45 opening day? I hunted turkey with my brother-in-law, Wes, last year, my first year.. He hunts in New Hampshire, […]
A Sad Day in the Farming Community
Posted on May 08, 2012
What does it take to put more Maine food on Maine plates? What does it take to build a community of people that care about each other? These are questions […]
Fishing and Farming Friends
Posted on November 22, 2011
A day spent fishing and eating great Maine foods with wonderful Maine Farmers… Allen and Jose looking for clams. Found one! Score! Nice mess of clams! Wait? Does Allen like […]
One Bite at a Time
Posted on November 13, 2011
Last weekend, I saw the future of Maine agriculture…young farmers and their families, sustainably cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock. This weekend I’m seeing the faces of the […]
Farmer to Farmer
Posted on November 07, 2011
I have seen the future of Maine agriculture…and I am wicked excited! Just spent the last 2 days at MOFGA’s annual Farmer to Farmer conference at Point Look-Out in Northport. […]
Serious Tomatoes
Posted on October 26, 2011
We take our tomatoes seriously around here. A Costoluto Genovese Tomato Tomatoes waiting to be processed.
Goranson Farm Strawberries
Posted on August 25, 2011
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