Welcome. We are a fairly new grower (and still learning). Be part of our journey as we develop our small vegetable farm. The farm is nothing else if not interesting--and fun! We are definitely not high tech. That's "Farmer Doug" pictured below on our "best" tractor harrowing the newest section of garden last year. To the right is a photo of the berry field we planted three years ago. Over 1800 plants were carefully hand planted (no kidding!). This year we have had a good harvest from this bed of berries. We avoid using pesticides and use natural resources to manage pests because we want our produce to be as natural as possible.
VISIT OUR FARM STAND: We run an honor system farm stand at the farm which is the first place on the left on Marshall Pond Road in Hebron, Maine. Doug is a fanatic about having produce picked fresh, so we only pick small amounts of whatever is ripe morning, noon, and late afternoon. Click on the stand today to see what is currently available. Because we don't pick much ahead, if you don't see what you want on the stand, head down to the garden to let us know (or just toot your horn). If we have it, we will pick it fresh for you.
We start all our seeds in our germination room and move them to a high tunnel and cold frames as soon as the temperature there stabilizes. We grow a wide variety of vegetables to provide fresh produce throughout the growing season. Check on the stand today to see what's available.
SPEND A DAY ON THE FARM: Maybe like us you are new to farming and want to learn more about it. Join us any Friday or Saturday for a fun time tending plants, planting, transplanting, weeding and otherwise enjoying life on the farm. Call ahead (966-1221).
STANDARD FARE: Nothing fancy, just the standard veggie garden fare of tomatoes, green beans, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, peas, cukes, squash, lettuce, asparagus, corn and a few other veggies that seem like a good idea.
EXPERIMENTS
This year we were set back in our planting by the very wet spring. Unable to get onto the fields to harrow and plant until late June, we transplanted our tomato seedlings into gallon containers and managed to keep them thriving there. Now, of course, we need to transplant them again because they are way too big for those containers. Still, they seem to be doing well, and we should have tomatoes soon. We started the rest of our seeds a month later than last year (about the middle of March). We've discovered that's too early, so next year, we'll probably start later still. Right now there are a variety of tomato and pepper seedlings still waiting to be transplanted.
MORE INFORMATION write to us at info@greenthumbsupply.com
or call 966-1221
Doug and Marylin Newell have lived on their 35 acre farm since 1993, planting a small garden each year for their own use. In 2008 they decided to expand their crop and open a small farm stand to provide local food to local folks and summer visitors. Doug is currently experimenting ways to extend the growing season with high tunnels, row cover, etc. With some success (see strawberries on photos page); they've also had some failures, but that's how they are learning what works and what doesn't.
FAVORITE LINKS
http://www.gardenweb.com/
http://www.tomatoville.com/
6 Marshall Pond Road, Hebron, ME 04238
207-966-1221
info@greenthumbsupply.com
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