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Happy spring everyone! Or at least I think it’s spring…the sun actually peeked out for about 4 minutes the other day and I got a raging sunburn.
Signs of frost were a telltale indicator that it was time to prepare the gardens for colder months.
As summer winds to a close and cooler air moves in, farmers often admire their compost piles with steam rising off of them in the early hours of the morning.
With our sunflowers in full and magnificent bloom the hum of bees pollinating fills the garden. Pollination is a crucial step in the reproduction of the all angiosperms (flower bearing plants).
Chomp, chomp, chomp! Mama Goat and her two kids went exploring the farm this afternoon, of course stopping for a few nibbles here and there.
Matt and I took a ride up to Augusta this winter to check out the Maine Agricultural Trades Show.
We got into the duck business last summer. We needed some cuteness around the barn I guess.
What’s a Cud? Something to Ruminate Upon by Ben Jensen, Livestock Manager Have you ever heard the old bit about cows lying down before a storm? Well…it’s baloney.
In 2013 the Freeport Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors determined that it wanted to recognize an extraordinary individual who has contributed to both the business and social community of Freeport.
After the long, cold winter of 2013-2014, there was much to do but I could envision the transformation of the barren, covered beds to a beautiful garden in bloom. I was definitely up for the challenge and ready to begin.