It was a roller coaster of a winter heading into 2012. A large snowstorm hit the day before Halloween, then another the night before Thanksgiving. Below are some photographs from the snow we got at Thanksgiving. It sure made things feel cozy and festive. The snow melted away again and it was pretty mild until…
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Sorry, but farmin is busy work. There will be some new pictures and posts up soon enough. But in the mean time come by either the Brunswick Winter Market or the Midcoast Winter Farmers’ Market in Topsham and say hello. Beef and lamb, eggs, wool and lamb skins – Saturdays 9am to 12:30 pm.
Jolene still wet… Jimoo and Jolene. Clover’s new bull calf Jolene at ten days
Sun and rain, heat and chills, May & June have been a bit of a rollercoaster. But all the critters are out grazing the green grass that the sun and rain make grow. The hay is about ready, just need a stretch of full sunshine. Busy as usual, we’re at the Bowdoinham Farmers’ Market every…
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Well everybody in the state of Maine thought spring had arrived a few days before the official date – temperatures in the low 60s, bright sunshine, snow melting…then of course it snowed the very next day. Here are some shots from that beautiful day and all the new lambs! I caught some of the new…
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All this snow has allowed for me to catch up somewhat with the blog. More pictures of all the critters! The condition I found the hoop house in this afternoon where some of the chickens are living this winter. Blu, Lolabelle, and Clover Daisy and Adzuki Pinto and Rocky Rocky Crockett the IV
Apple Creek Farm has been dang busy the last 4+ months. The last of the hay was put up, firewood split and more cut for next year, the calves are growing great, all but 8 of the lambs have been sent off for customer orders, the rams have been in with the ewes, and Repeat,…
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This rainy day has allowed for many indoor things to get accomplished. Here are some pictures from July here on the farm. Okra is planted in the hoop house along with sweet potatoes this year. We’ve been eating fried and steamed okra for weeks and no end in sight! The garlic harvest. Jimoo trying to…
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Right at the end of July Abby and I processed the broilers on the farm. It was a beautiful morning for it, not a cloud in the sky. The afternoon was spent baling hay and loading it in the barn.
