Farm and Food Systems
Milking Time
The sun beats down on my shoulders as I walk out of the barn and down the farm road to collect the dairy cows for
June 18, 2017
Farm and Food Systems
It’s 90 degrees outside. What’s happening on the farm?
What to do on a blisteringly hot day like this one? Here’s a few snapshots from our day on the farm: Cut hay.
June 12, 2017
Farm and Food Systems
Transitions
This is a week of transitions on the farm (truth be told, I could say that about any week, given that a farm is a
May 25, 2017
Farm and Food Systems
Have horse and plow. Will travel.
Though most of Sal’s work is on our farm, she obligingly took a field trip last Wednesday to Damariscotta, 20 minutes up the coast. There, she
May 20, 2017
Farm and Food Systems
A Farmer’s Reflections on the Birthing Season
It’s over. As of this afternoon, there are eight lambs, one calf, 150+ chicks, and eight piglets in the barn (or, in the case of
May 8, 2017
Farm and Food Systems
Mashed, Baked, French Fried: Looking forward to a Potato-Heavy Season
The elementary schoolers helped us to finish cutting our seed potatoes today. Because each eye has the ability to grow a new plant, we can
May 3, 2017
Farm and Food Systems
Paying Attention to Clover
Every year about this time, I start to watch the pasture closely, paying particular attention to the clover. When each clover leaf is the size
April 27, 2017
Farm and Food Systems
Greta Births a Calf
In the spring of 2017, one of our milk cows (Greta) gave birth to a calf (Gilbert). Assistant Farm Manager Hilary Crowell was on hand
April 22, 2017
Farm and Food Systems
Witnessing a Lamb’s First Breath
Many of the great things that Chewonki has to offer stem from its outstanding farm and food systems. Although many of these things normally relate
April 18, 2017
Planning for Baby Animal Season
The fall is a season of bountiful harvests and waning light, taking animals to the slaughterhouse and long lists of food from the farm read
December 4, 2015
