Farm Market
May
Fresh at the Farm
Fresh Vegetables
Broccoli Lettuce Tomatoes Carrots Potatoes Cucumbers Strawberries Grapes Oranges
Sandwich Specials
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Open 7 days a week
207-998-5485 840 Bakerstown Rd
(Rt. 11) Poland. ME
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Welcome
To our new subscribers from Poland's Vendor Day, Yarmouth Health Fair and our email sign-up!
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Greetings!
As we wait for the soil to warm up after a long winter,
there is plenty to do as we gear up for another growing season. Maple sugar season
ended almost as quickly as it started. Maple producers from New
Hampshire, Maine and Quebec are down 50% from last years's production. As the warm weather hit we immediately transitioned
from sugaring to pruning our 900 acres of apple orchards. The race is on as we
prepare the orchards for a healthy start and get the ground prepared for spring
plantings. It's a balancing act and we wouldn't have it any other way. Right now we're on track for a season of
plentiful native fruits & vegetables and happy livestock.
Our newsletter is six months old. We'd love to get your feed
back if you have a moment. We've been focusing on healthy tips, farm news and recipes.
A few of you have caught our proof reading blunders (opps, no oops!). Luckily we
grow things better than we write!
I just wanted to take a moment and ask if you have any
suggestions for future issues. Please feel free to share what you like or don't
like about the newsletter. Here some of the questions we did have:
Is there
anything you would like us to include in the newsletter?
Do you like
the recipes?
Have we adequately
covered what's happening on and around the farm?
Do you have
suggestions for other items we should stock at the market?
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able to view the HTML and photos in your browser?
Please feel free to share your comments when you visit the market or you can call us at 998-5485, or email us at hhfarms@harvesthillfarms.com.
Yours
truly,
Kathie and Peter Bolduc
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Living Green Tips
Gardens of Maine
The May 2008 issue of Down East magazine has a great article
on public gardens that will educate and inspire all levels of Maine gardeners. From the article, I chose ones in our direct vicinity
and would encourage you to review the entire list if you're up for a road trip.
Link to the website under each description for hours and exact locations.
Gilsland Farm Sanctuary, Falmouth
The farm sits on 65 acres of fields, woods, and marshes
along the Presumpscot Estuary. Wildflowers and peony gardens are an added
attraction to the natural beauty of the park.
http://www.maineaudubon.org/explore/centers/gilsland.shtml
Both Harrington House and Pettengill Farm
Gardens can be accessed
at 45 Main Street, Freeport. the Harrington House, circa 1830,
has a nice display of perennials and
antique roses. Proceeds at the gift shop benefit the local historical society.
Pentengill Farm is 140 acres of fields, woods, salt marshes and antique apple
orchards on the Harraseeket
River. The gardens
feature historic wild roses, lilacs, cedars, and new plantings of old fashioned
perennials.
www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org
Bernard McLaughlin Gardens,
South Paris
McLaughlin
Gardens is a landmark two
acre garden that is under the stewardship of a nonprofit organization formed to
preserve the historic home, barn and garden for the public. The formal garden
features mature collections of hostas, daylilies, astilbes, iris, phlox, sedum,
cimicifuga, sempervivums, and over 200 lilacs beneath a canopy of mature
deciduous and coniferous trees. A diverse collection of Maine wildflowers and ferns border an old
lane which rises up a wooded hill behind the barn. They do have a café and gift
shop. Since this is a densely planted garden and not a park, they do not allow
pets.
http://www.mclaughlingarden.org/Visit.html
Marrett House, Standish
An extensive perennial garden, laid out by the residents in
the 1920s & 1930s and now restored. The garden
complements a house museum that dates back to the 1700's.
http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/marrett.htm
Blaine Memorial, Augusta
A three-acre park designed by the Olmsteads in 1920. The garden
is a formal, squareshaped traditional garden with a central lawn, surrounded by
footpaths and fencing. Each corner features a flower display that changes
throughout the seasons.
Open to the public for self-guided tours by appointment only. (207) 287-2121
http://blainehouse.org/ne_plants.html
FYI - Share
Village, New Gloucester, opens on May 23. Visit
their website to learn about tours and workshops.
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 RECIPE of the MONTH
Bodacious Broccoli Salad
This broccoli salad is delicious and has two things
going for it, you can make it ahead and it's
great as leftovers.
INGREDIENTS
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 head fresh broccoli,
chopped
- 3/4 cup sharp Cheddar cheese,
shredded
- 1/4 large red onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons red wine
vinegar
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground black
pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon
juice
DIRECTIONS
- Place bacon in a large, deep
skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and
crumble.
- In a large bowl, combine
broccoli, cheese, bacon and onion.
- Prepare the dressing in a
small bowl by whisking together the red wine vinegar, sugar, pepper, salt,
mayonnaise and lemon juice. Combine dressing with salad. Cover, and
refrigerate until ready to serve. Serves 6.
Click here for the recipe and to be able to scale the servings.
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