Posted in News on December 9, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2011 Maine Distilleries, LLC, producer of Cold River Vodka, Cold River Blueberry Flavored Vodka & Cold River Gin is proud to announce that it will be donating one pound of potatoes for every bottle of Cold River sold in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts during the first quarter of 2012 [...]
Posted in Around the Farm on November 10, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in News on July 29, 2011
Western Maine BBQ Festival Many thanks to the hard working Green Thumb Farms team members who helped make our first BBQ Festival a success. 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 [...]
Posted in News on May 18, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in News on April 29, 2011
We mean breaking new ground literally! A new land purchase has allowed Green Thumb Farms to add more acreage to our crop land. The previous owner farmed hay for his cattle herd, we are in the process of turning the green hay into the ground in preparation for corn planting. This is done with a [...]
Posted in News on April 18, 2011
Spring has sprung the landscaping bug in these parts, we have been fielding calls all morning with inquiries for Turf! Soon there will be green grass everywhere. Did you know the best times of year to install Turf are Spring and Fall? The grass roots in a strip of sod follow the path of water [...]
Posted in News on March 28, 2011
Our friend Max chose to present ”The Lifecycle of a Potato“ as his science fair project this year and asked for the help of Green Thumb Farms. We sent Max a bunch of photos of planting, cultivating and harvesting potatoes. Max was nice enough to send us a photo of him in front of his display. Nice job Max! We [...]
Posted in News on March 23, 2011
Regardless of the fact that snow still covers the ground Spring has arrived at Green Thumb Farms. Seed potatoes started arriving bright and early Monday morning! Seed potatoes are grown on land that is certified specifically for growing seed. Each load of seed comes with a certificate that ensures the seed has been tested and certified. [...]
Posted in News on March 17, 2011
Today we are excited to share that we will be receiving the 2010 Cooperator of the Year award given by the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District! Our nomination came from our local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office. We will receive this award at the next Board of Supervisors annual meeting. The award is given to those land [...]
Posted in News on March 11, 2011
Congratulations to: People’s Choice Award Winners of the 9th Annual Chili Cook-off: 1st place – Appalachian Mountain Club – Pinkham Notch 2nd Place – White Mountain Hotel 3rd Place – MWV Hog Chapter The event was both tasty and fun-filled, we hope you enjoyed your Jacob’s Cattle, Yellow Eye, Soldier and Red Kidney beans!
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