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Blog and News
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How Composting at Wolfe’s Neck Center Builds Healthier Soil
Written by Natasha Stewart At Wolfe’s Neck Center, composting is more than a waste-management solution. It’s a critical link between our dairy operation, gardens, educational programs and our stewardship of the land and surrounding marine ecosystems. Thanks to our Farm…
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The True Cost of Food Starts on the Farm
Written by Natasha Stewart While the average consumer is aware of the prices they pay for food and goods at farmers markets and grocery stores, they are often unfamiliar with the true cost of production for the farmers and producers…
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No-Till vs Low-Till on New England Farmland
Written by Natasha Stewart Does tilling serve a purpose in regenerative agriculture? Is no-till a better option for farming? What is tilling, anyway?
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Why Cover Crops Matter: Protecting Soil and Sea at Wolfe’s Neck Center
Written by Natasha Stewart Why Cover Crops Matter: Protecting Soil and Sea at Wolfe’s Neck Center As a demonstration campus, we spend our time here at Wolfe’s Neck Center tending to vegetables, fruits, grains, forages and livestock. But some of…
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Leading Innovation for Farm-Based Summer Camps
Written by Harry Kimball This November, the team behind our Visitor Education & Experience program area at Wolfe’s Neck Center hosted a first-of-its-kind Summer Farm Camp Operators Gathering in partnership with the Farm-Based Education Network (FBEN). This conference, attended by…
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Harvesting Connection: How Food Comes to Life at Wolfe’s Neck
Moving through the kitchen, Chef Malcolm Kelly steadily works to puree the 150 pounds of squash before him. A less daunting task, considering he started with 400 pounds harvested right here on the Wolfe’s Neck Center campus following the completion…
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From Farm to Food System, Through the Kitchen
“The best part of my job?” Chef Malcom Kelly thinks for a moment. “Working with products in the kitchen that I have helped to grow on the farm.” For Malcolm, who spent many years working in high-end (and high-stress) restaurants,…
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Grazing Fast, Cheap, and Regenerative
Cooper Giblin cuts an impressive figure standing in the back of his ancient pickup truck, going over his plans for grazing a small pasture in Freeport, Maine, with his three lowline Angus cows. Every aspect of the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship…
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How We Feed Our Cows Over Winter
As we all enjoyed the warmer weather back in May, our Dairy team was already looking towards the winter months as they prepared bales of hay that would feed our cows. As the weather gets colder, we move our cows into the dairy barn to keep them warm and cozy. But, with less ample opportunities to graze, we feed our herd with the hay we bale throughout the winter season.
