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From Overwhelm to Opportunity- 2020 in Retrospect

After 3 weeks of lambing, I’m are feeling good about the lambs and a bit tired too (I blame day savings time!) I can recall somewhat hazily, feeling similarly a year ago when we decided to pull out of winter market entirely and instead offer pick-up at the farm. I can vividly recall my sense…
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News of the Farm 3.2.21

In the past 6 days we’ve welcomed more than 20 new lambs! Here are a few photos of the new arrivals so far, stay tuned as more will be added throughout lambing season.

Broth + Barley = A simple equation with loads of yummy possibilities

This barley soup has become one of our “go-to” soups this winter. Of all the options, our favorite is to make it with lamb bones because of the mellow, almost sweet flavor they add. Abby makes it in the Instant Pot, and the first step is to cook the bones on the soup setting (high…
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Raisin French Toast

This recipe is an adaptation of the one Abby grew up loving. Bob (Abby’s dad) used to make trays of this on cold winter mornings. Now we make it on Sunday mornings after we’ve done chores as a second breakfast. We use the entire loaf, aiming for enough leftovers to make Monday mornings a bit…
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Absolutely Easy & Delicious Stew Hen

When it’s time to retire our laying hens we harvest them, and they become stew hens. One of our goals is to help you become a true “nose-to-tail eater” by relishing every part of the critter produced in every part of the process. Because our focus is on producing eggs consistently year-round the retirement of…
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Sausage Egg Cups

Breakfast IS the most important part of the day and isn’t it even more delicious when it’s ready quickly?! One of our favorite breakfasts to make ahead of time are these sausage egg cups. Despite our intentions to make them last for a few days, these frequently become our favorite snack for second breakfast too,…
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Meet Your Farmers

Whether we’ve been feeding your family since your toddler was a newborn or if you’ve just found us- we figured it might be nice to know a little bit about who we are and how we started farming. Abby Sadauckas and Jake Galle were both raised in rural communities and spent time in nature. The…
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News of the Farm 1.12.21

It’s been an unusually mild January and the days have been dry and sunny. The big news around here is bovine-centric. Bluebelle delivered a fine bull calf about a week ago. We’ve named him Blue Hubbard, or Hubbard for short. He’s the fourth calf of the year, all produced using artificial insemination. Blue is one…
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Virtual Farm Tour

While we were disappointed not to be able to host Open Farm Day this year, the town of Bowdoinham decided to support all the participating farms by making video tours.  We hope you enjoy this walk around from the comfort of your own home!

What’s In Season?

If you’ve seen our display at farmers market you know that the “Whats’s In Season” sign is part of it! This is our way of sharing with you when certain products are available. This chart is unique to our farm! Many of you have been asking about chicken. For Apple Creek Farm this is a…
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