Category: Farm and Food Systems

About a week ago three of our cattle went to slaughter at Curtis Custom Meats in Warren, Maine.  It’s my job to communicate with the

I first decided to take a gap year not because I was tired of being a student – in fact I am always looking for

The following was written by a few Semester 53 students, most of whom are part of one Farm and Food Systems class that had a

From cook Courtney Sonia- Aquatic vegetables often get overlooked here in Maine (and probably the rest of the states, I’m assuming). Unless sushi is on

From cook Courtney Sonia- Pho at Chewonki! Pho, a Vietnamese soup, is a favorite here at Chewonki. The dish consists of a savory broth, rice

by Hilary Crowell, Assistant Farm Manager My favorite kind of pumpkin is called Winter Luxury.  What a perfect name!  It is a beauty to look

by Hilary Crowell, Assistant Farm Manager   Usually about now some people start to ask me, as a farmer, what I do.  I sense that

This winter has been many things, but above all it has been snowy.  We have weathered blizzards that have buried barn doors behind seven foot

When I think about the intersection of community and food, my mind goes to bountiful places: I reflect on the richness of directly growing food

What a season this is.  We went from deep snow to summery temperatures on the farm in a matter of moments it seems.  These days