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Annual Sheep Shearing Day!
Come visit the farm! Our Annual Sheep Shearing Day offers a close look at an important part of farm life. Watch Jeff of Buckwheat Blossom Farm (learn more about Jeff here) shear the winter coats off our girls as we prepare for lambing season. This year, sheep from both Misty Brook Farm and Golden Fleece will be sheared. Golden Fleece is a small flock that lives alongside the Misty Brook sheep and is operated by Becca, a member of the Misty Brook Farm staff. The two flocks are cared for together year-round, and shearing day is a shared seasonal milestone. Becca will be on hand throughout the day to answer…
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Building a More Resilient Future – Our New Wood Boiler Project
A Big Step Forward for Farm Resilience This year, Misty Brook Farm received a 50% cost-share Implementation Grant through Maine Farmland Trust’s Farming for the Long Haul program. With that support, we were finally able to move ahead on a project we’ve talked about for years: installing a new wood boiler system that will make the farm more resilient for the long haul. The building isn’t finished yet and nothing is hooked up, but the concrete is poured, the boiler is set, and the structure is going up. It feels good to see this one starting to take shape. Why a Wood Boiler? Sustainability That Fits Maine Propane is expensive…
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Rotational Grazing
Moving the Herd Twice Daily: How Rotational Grazing Builds Soil and Nourishes Grass-Fed Beef This is the first in a series of blogs highlighting the daily work of our farmers and herds at Misty Brook. If you visit Misty Brook Farm on any given day, you’ll likely find Ken out in the pastures guiding one of our beef herds to fresh grass. Last week in the Elwell Fields, we joined him as he moved a group of cattle from one section of pasture to the next. It’s a scene that plays out all across the farm, and while it may look simple, this steady rhythm is at the heart of…
A Certified Organic Family Farm in Albion, Maine
