Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard, Finally, a week of mostly sunshine!! The veggies are happily growing and went happily sailing! It has been a wonderful weekend here with my grandkids’ whole family. They will all be gone tomorrow, and it will be way too quiet here. We have just found some late blight …
Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard, We plan to start raking blueberries at the end of the week. It surely does not feel like blueberry time, but more like the beginning of July! We feel lucky to have blueberries given the blight that has affected so many fields in Maine. It is time to …
Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard, The damp weather continues to make farming a real challenge this season. The blueberry season will have a late start this year. But we are happy to offer raspberries (when we can pick them) and pie cherries this week! So here goes: raspberries 4/half pint pie cherries …
Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard, We have a new resident here at the farm! He is “Skippy”, a llama who will guard our sheep from predators. He is 2 and a half years old and we hope to find him a girlfriend so we can have a baby llama, called a cria. Some …
Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard Farm, Thanks to our wonderful apprentices’ decision to take their time off during the week, Jim and I can now get away together on some weekends!! So this weekend we are going camping. Since this is Saturday morning and pickup is not until Wednesday, there could be some …
Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard Farm, In spite of nature’s best efforts to prevent it, we do have some veggies and other products available for our first pickup on Wed., 7/8, from 3-5:30. For the new folks, here is how it works. You will receive an email from me over the weekend before …
Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard, As everyone is aware, this has been a cold and wet Spring. The cold weather slows the growth of the plants and the wet conditions slows planting and cultivation. We had planned to begin the CSA on July 1, but have decided to postpone until July 8 to. …
Hello CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard, Spring is upon us and there is a lot going on here on the farm! We are planting early crops like beets, carrots, chard, lettuce, arugusa, potatoes, peas, cabbage, broccoli, leeks and onions. Isn’t wonderful to think of those delicious veggies!! We ordered 50 meatbirds a couple of …
Dear CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard, Today the sun actually had warmth! As soon as the snow melts a bit more I will be planting some greens in the hoophouse! I am in the process of filling out the volumes of paperwork to renew our MOFGA certification and I am considering growing sprouts for …
Hello CSA and Friends of Shalom Orchard, I am busily planning the gardens and ordering seed!! On a day like today, with yet more snow falling, it is warming to think of veggies and flowers! It is time to sign up for this year’s CSA, if you haven’t already sent in your payment. Again, we …
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