Category: Blog
Playing Like Champions: A Morning Milking Football Commentary
It's football season and just like Sunday gameday, our farmers are running through plays to get our cows milked, fed, and happy. Check out the play by play by legendary commentators Bob Cowstas and Dairy Bradshaw.
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Henhouse Automatic Door (VIDEO)
Our farmers were finding that is was becoming time consuming to venture out on pasture to let the laying hens out of their housing every morning and back in each night. That's when they figured out how to power the henhouse door automatically.
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What is a Farmer?
What is a farmer? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a farmer as “a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals (such as livestock or fish).” Although this statement is very true, a farmer is much more than this.
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Milking Our Dairy Herd (VIDEO)
See a milking in action! Watch the twice-daily process of milking our 30+ herd of organic dairy cows in our parlor in this step-by-step guide.
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Subsoiler on the Farm (VIDEO)
To improve the soil structure on our production field and grazing pasture that were most affected by a rainy spring, we're using a subsoiler. Watch this video to learn more and see it in action.
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Cover Crops: Rooted in the landscape at Wolfe’s Neck Center
Prioritizing healthy soils takes many forms at Wolfe's Neck Center, but core to this ideology is the use of cover crops whenever possible. For our fruit and vegetable farmers, this is a no brainer and is at the root of what they do. One rule of thumb they have is that it's always best to keep roots in ground at all times.
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Taking it to the Trails
The work of Maine Conservation Corps continues here at Wolfe's Neck Center, as do our continued efforts to connect the farm, forest, and sea in a safe and accessible way with the ongoing expansion of the Farm Loop Trail.
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Paddle on Casco Bay
The calm open waters of Casco Bay are fun for beginners and experts alike. With views south along the coast in one direction, and a salt marsh up the Little River in the other, there's much to see and this paddle will certainly be a memorable part of your Wolfe's Neck Center experience.
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Asparagus, for you & the planet
Walk by our West Bay fruit and vegetable plot and you'll see a tall blossoming crop, trellised and nearly six-feet tall and extending down a whole row. This is our asparagus patch, and despite it being quite a sight already, there's a greater story and purpose to the crop than meets the eye. Follow along to see where they end up!
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Walk our NEW Discovery Trail (VIDEO)
Not only do we have a new organic dairy barn, we also have a new way to get there! Walk the 1/4 pastured Discovery Trail on the hillside north of Burnett Road, with expansive views of Casco Bay and animals grazing our pastures. Watch a time lapse video!
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