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Winter Market Opens Tomorrow!

After a glorious growing season and mild fall we are headed indoors on Saturdays, from now through April at the Brunswick Winter Market. With more than 40 vendor it is the perfect place to begin your Saturday morning with vendors selling everything from cinnamon buns to mead. Apple Creek will be there with a full…
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You’re Invited!

Don’t forget THIS SUNDAY is Bowdoinham Open Farm Day! Apple Creek will be open from 9 am – 12 noon and we look forward to seeing you! Make it a day trip by staying around for the local foods barbeque happening at the Mailly Waterfront Park 3 pm – 6 pm, the meal will include…
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Celebrating FOOD INDEPENDENCE DAY!

The farm is always busy, but in July we really are out straight with our full cohort of critters, haying underway as well as weekly markets and daily chores. But 4th of July is always a highlight as it is Abby’s mom, Mary’s birthday and a holiday where food is central. We can help you…
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What’s In Season?

Since we raise all our animals on pasture we don’t always have our full range of cuts available, the above chart helps to make clear our full range of products and when they are available.

Quills

This essay is from Two Farms: Essays on a Maine Country Life by Janet Galle. 2006. it is available at Gulf of Maine Books, Brunswick or from Apple Creek Farm.           With the extraordinary amount of snow this winter, the wild animals in the woods around Apple Creek Farm are clearly impacted in their daily…
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Have a Delicious Holiday Season

We have a new (temporary) resident on the farm. He is Bull-Dozer, a Angus bull from Applewood Farm in New Gloucester. This is the third bull we’ve had from this farm and Dozer is mellow, friendly and enjoys long walks around the paddocks. A new product has been added to our coolers, it is a chorizo…
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Preparing Your Thanksgiving Turkey

Thank you for purchasing a turkey from Apple Creek Farm. Below are a few tips to ensure your turkey is cooked to perfection.  Bring the turkey to room temperature before roasting, this will ensure it cooks evenly. Pastured birds cook faster, check frequently. Use a meat thermometer- meat is done at 145 degrees. If the legs and…
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Open Farm Day: Sunday, July 20

We’re really excited to be part of Bowdoinham’s Open Farm Day again this year! What will you see if you come to the farm on Sunday, July 20 between 9:30 am – 12:00 noon? You’ll see baby animals including our goslings, turkeys and bantam chicks. You’ll see our poultry operation which includes both cornish cross and…
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