by Susan | Jun 7, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
There’s nothing more fun than touring a beautiful garden that gets you to dreaming. The Incredible Edible Milbridge group sponsored a garden tour at Bear’s Den in Addison, Maine. Geri, our hostess, walked us through her two vast vegetable gardens....
by Susan | Mar 23, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
We spent the morning exploring Nutkin Knoll Farm. Open to the public for Maine Maple Sunday, we wandered the trails through their sugar bush and took a look at their sugaring operation. Needless to say, it’s a little more advanced than is ours. They...
by Susan | Aug 18, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
We are ever curious to see how larger farms work hoping to pick up bits of wisdom to apply to our own tiny operation. Today we spent a couple of hours with Carly DelSignore at Tide Mill Farm in Edmunds, Maine. Tide Mill produces organic foods including: vegetables,...
by Susan | Mar 24, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
In honor of Maine Maple Sunday, we visited Auger Hill Farm – one of two sugarhouses open today in Washington County. They’re located on Pumpkin Ridge Road. Isn’t that a great address? Since we’re in our second year of Maple syrup making, we...
by Susan | Sep 18, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
Farmer friends in Harrington called today to let us know that they were butchering meat chickens and we were welcome to come over and see their Whizbang Chicken Plucker in action. After reluctantly learning how to pluck chickens I needed to see this. Redbird Farm is...
