It certainly feels like spring at the farm. Last week we seeded our peas during an unusually warm and dry March. That is a full month earlier than last season! We thought we would take a chance at early peas, the worst thing that happens is that we have to replant. We also got in some spinach and carrots before it started to rain yesterday. All the onions are up in the greenhouse and looking green.
Our hens are doing great and laying a tremendous amount of eggs. The eggs are really fresh and have nice dark yolks. It's hard to find eggs of such good quality unless you raise chickens yourself. You can never eat a factory egg again after you've had the real thing. We have fresh eggs for sale at the farm for $3.50/dozen. There is a little dorm-sized fridge in the packing shed with eggs in it. There is a can on top for you to make your own change. You are welcome to tour the farm while you are here. We are also bringing our eggs to the European Farmers Market on Buck St. in Bangor every Saturday morning from 9-noon. We would love to see you there.
2010 memberships in our CSA have been filling up quickly. We are pleased to have so many returning members. If you know anyone who is still planning on signing up, tell them to hurry because space is quickly running out! It is wonderful to see so much interest in local agriculture.
The sheep are doing well. Dennis and I went to a sheep shearing workshop on Saturday. This was a hands-on workshop and everybody got to shear a sheep. Let me tell you, shearing a sheep is hard work! We will probably continue to hire a professional to shear our sheep but it is nice to know how to do it. The girls are due to lamb in a few weeks. Should be exciting! I can hardly wait for the grass to grow so we can get the sheep out on pasture and stop feeding them hay.
