I was raised in my great grandfather’s old farm house. He was born in my bedroom. Farming was his whole life. He raised sheep and chickens, and made hay. Lambs View Article
A Life on Chesuncook Lake
Being the fourth generation to live and earn a living in the outdoors in Maine, the state is dear to my heart. Logging runs in our veins. Logging was a View Article
Cows for life
Eden Farm is located in Athens, which always gets responses of “huh?”, so I usually have to add “north of Skowhegan”. I grew up here, and while I spent some View Article
The Happy Pigs of Putnam Hill Farm
My husband and I were both born and raised in Maine, and I have lived in Washington, Maine my entire life, just outside the village. My husband moved here when View Article
We The People farm in Canaan
Over the years, We The People farm has done hay and has two large chicken barns. My grandparents had Texas Longhorns, chickens and even ostriches at one point! There was View Article
Bubar Brother Potatoes
My husband Tom and his brother Fred owned and operated Bubar Brothers Potatoes for many years. They were born and raised in Fort Fairfield. Not only were they brothers, but View Article
The Beauty of Timber Frames
Home is the soul and center of our homestead in Woolwich, Maine. This is where I am most relaxed, at peace, and nurture my family. I began my building journey View Article
Javier and Pablo
Javier and Pablo are our donkeys and they love it when I talk about them. My partner and I were both born in Maine, and started our farm in 2020 View Article
Tucking in Permaculture Beds for Winter
For me, tucking in my permaculture beds for winter starts with digging up the roots I use for food, drink and medicine. Once the roots are drying, I move on View Article
The Advantages of a Swing Mill
Like any self-respecting, self-sufficient Mainer, I have always wanted a sawmill (and a tractor, 40 acres, a big truck, a big barn, etc.). We all have different priorities when collecting View Article
Abandonment Photography by Arend Thibodeau
Golden Hour A poem by Arend Thibodeau The sun touches the horizon Sending colors into the sky. Crimson and violet, beauty That cannot sustain. The golden glory Fades away We View Article
Exploring and Rabbit-Holing Over Abandoned Farms
I study maps; old and new, researched news articles, looked into property taxes, and driven aimlessly for hours, over many miles in search of special places, only to find so View Article
Eolian Homestead in Oakland, Maine
There are so few things not to love about the last weeks of summer leading up to the first days of autumn here at the Eolian Homestead in Oakland, Maine. View Article
The Rich History of a Farm with an A-Frame Barn
Nestled at the farthest edge of a quiet road in Maine, an abandoned farm stands still, its origins dating back to the late 1700s. The property, as recounted by a View Article
For the love of sheep
Darren and I started Love Birds Farm in 2017 in Vassalboro with the goal of being self sustainable while supporting the community. We are regenerative farmers, growing seasonal vegetables, laying View Article
Ghost pipe also known as Indian pipe and it’s many uses
Dive deep into the shady underbelly of Maine’s forests where ghost pipe, Monotropa uniflora, lurks as a devious freeloader, sapping life from innocent trees via fungal middlemen. Don’t be fooled by its eerie, ethereal glow; this perennial predator thrives in the dark, pilfering nutrients without a hint of photosynthesis. A touch of mystique surrounds its limited culinary and medicinal applications—handle with care, if you dare.
3 Easy to ID Edible Maine Mushrooms
Once again, it’s mushroom season in Maine. Periods of rain, foggy mornings, early frosts and insulative leaf litter summon the mycelium to shoot forth great masses of fruiting bodies, known View Article
Get more chicken eggs in winter with light and diet
LAST UPDATED JAN 6, 2017 If your chickens are anything like mine, they go on vacation near the winter solstice. The hens reduce egg output due to the shortening of View Article
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