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It’s the perfect day to step outside and enjoy the spring weather close to home. If you’re near the coast, try our latest ‘Spotted!’ edition for a little educational adventure. See if you and your family can find all 9 items on the card.
With this ‘Spotted!’ activity, see if you and your family can find all 9 items on the card. Some may be hiding under leaves, and some could be high up in the trees, so keep those eyes open!
Eat well with a salad grown on your very own window sill! Farm Tom walks us through the simple process of growing spicy mustard greens, a “cut-and-come-again” crop that will leave you and your family entertained and happily munching in just a couple weeks’ time.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Our new summer Beers in the Barn festival will highlight the progressive Maine breweries who are renewing the connection between drinks and farming. Here’s a look at a few of the industry players being featured at the event, and ways they are supporting our state’s agricultural economy through beer.
There are so many ways to engage on your visit to Wolfe’s Neck Center, from camping, to events, programs and more. Our new Farm Discovery Gardens will take all of the ingredients you know and love about this place and turn it into something magical: a space to connect all of these experiences together.
Wolfe’s Neck Center is settled just to the north of the OceanView living community, and made for a perfect destination as part of their scheduled trip programs. We welcomed a group of thirty or so on a beautiful, sunny summer morning at the farm.