A New Season, A New Generation
At this time of the year when the snow melts and the fields begin to dry up our crew’s internal clock goes off because it’s time to get back outside. Every day brings the hope of being the day. For the potato, corn and bean crews it is the start of planting season; for the turf crew it is the beginning of harvesting season. You can just feel the excitement and anticipation. One of the best parts of a family farm is passing that excitement on to the next generation. Just the other day my husband took our son on a scouting mission with him, and I’m not sure which one of them was more...
Read MoreCorny Facts!
We, at Green Thumb Farms are often asked “what is the difference between the corn you grow and the corn we eat?”. We stumbled upon this website by The Family Farm Project which helps to answer that very question. Types of Corn Dent (Zea mays indenata) Dent corn is often used as livestock feed, in industrial products, or to make processed foods. Dent corn is also frequently referred to as “field” corn. Either white or yellow, dent kernels contain both hard and soft starch that become indented at maturity. Flint (Zea mays indurata) Flint corn, also known as Indian...
Read MoreBBQ Festival was a success!
Western Maine BBQ Festival Many thanks to the hard working Green Thumb Farms team members who helped make our first BBQ Festival a success. All the people who helped with the preparation of the event, the decor so nice with chairs covers and tablecloths. Thank you to Hannaford for inviting us to participate in this wonderful event. We served up some delicious BBQ style baked beans to help customers understand what we do and where we come from in conjunction with Hannaford. People were pleasantly surprised to find that we were located right in Fryeburg and grow potatoes and corn in addition...
Read MoreAwesome Blossoms!
The potato plants are in full blossom and looking gorgeous. I captured a few shots along my travels this morning to share, enjoy!
Read MoreNo-Till Farming!
No-till farming is a way for a farmer to plant a crop and control weeds without turning the soil. Traditional plowing is effective at weed control but reduces a farms’ long- term productivity by exposing rich top soil containing organic matter to the surface and breaking up clods that naturally turn into soil. This organic matter makes soil more nutritious for plants and it holds onto water ensuring proper hydration. With no-till farming the valuable top soil is less exposed to run-off as well as wind erosion. No-till is new to Green Thumb Farms. This past winter we purchased a...
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