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Microburst Storm at Misty Brook
A severe storm hit the heart of Misty Brook at 6pm on July 28th, 2015. It looked like a thunderstorm, but arrived like a hurricane. When it hit there was no visibility. Plum size hale, torrential, rain, and 70 mile per hour winds whipped and pummeled the farm in all directions. This down blast lasted 10 minutes and when it ceased there was mayhem. Our garden soil flowed down the hill as we rounded up all the shell shocked livestock that had run through their fences. With power lined down everywhere, we got the tractor hooked to the generator and milked the cows late. By the time we were done…
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Misty Brook Farm
We are a 600 acre certified organic farm in Albion, Maine. Our focus is producing high quality staple foods that satisfy all the requirements of a healthy, balanced diet. Certified Organic 100% grass-fed raw Jersey cow’s milk and cream, 100% grass-fed beef, pasture raised pork, milk-fed rose veal, pasture raised soy-free eggs, vegetables, stone milled whole grain flours, dry beans and more! None of our cow’s receive any grain. To supplement the pasture based forage, our pigs are fed certified organic soy-free grain on a free choice basis as well as our own milk-soaked home grown whole grains! We use our own compost from animals and plants to enrich the…
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Misty Brook Farm Store
We are open everyday, dawn to dusk! Nothing beats picking up fresh farm goodies (whether it’s our milk, meat, eggs, vegetables or grains that move you) straight from the land and people that produced it. We love meeting our customers–come check out what we’re up to! Click for more on the farm store
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A letter from Brendan and Katia
March 5th, 2013 Dear Friends and Customers, We have exciting news! After searching high and low for many years we have found a farm in Albion, ME that we are purchasing. This farm has 200 acres of prime certified organic agricultural fields, 200 acres of beautiful woodlands, many barns, and a house at the heart of the farm. Over the years we have rented land here, there, and everywhere. Some years we have gained land and some years we have lost land. We have spread compost and improved fields only to lose them the next year. It will relieve a lot of stress for us to have our own home…
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100% Grass-fed Raw Jersey Cows Milk
Our certified organic herd of Jersey cows is 100% grass-fed. They make stunning milk and cream which we sell raw in our farm stand, at farmers markets and in natural foods stores around the state. High in vitamins, minerals and beautiful golden butter fat–our cows will surely win your heart! For a list of stores in addition to our farm shop where our milk is sold, click here!
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Misty Brook Farm Family
We’re the Holmes Family: Brendan, Katia and our three boys, Alister, Johnny, and William. Brendan and Katia started farming in central Massachusetts in the early 2000s. We were renting land from 14 landlords in four towns! We had wonderful customers who drove a long way to our farm shop because they loved our products. After eight years, we found this beautiful 400-acre farm in Albion, Maine and moved up here. We still have a farm shop, but our main focus now is on wholesale. We deliver to natural food and local foods stores all over Maine, as well as restaurants, caterers, and buyers clubs. Our son, Alister, is getting…
