Bean Crop Looks Amazing!
To all you dry bean lovers out there… This year’s crop is looking divine! The weather we have had this summer has been perfect for all crops but has produced beautiful bean plants. Sunshine, warmth and the occasional rain shower have aided in what looks to be a very promising yield. Last summer it rained so much the bean plants struggled to break through the ground and early cool temperatures made them difficult to harvest. Keep your fingers crossed that the weather continues to cooperate! See the beautiful sight for yourself!
Read MoreIrrigation is a must in this weather!
After taking a poll around the farm nobody can accurately remember whether 3 or 5 years have passed since the weather called for irrigation, but today we were forced to dig out the big guns! Literally… Some of the potato plants had run out of energy so we are in the process of throwing them enough water so they will survive the hot spell we are experiencing. President, Don Thibodeau tending to irrigation.
Read MoreBlossoms Everywhere!
Just three weeks ago we were so happy to see the potato plants popping up through the ground! Today those same plants are in a more mature glory and showing off their beautiful blossoms and we are constantly “scouting” for pests to protect them from. June has proved to be a much drier month than last year and potatoes like the HEAT so bring it on Mother Nature!
Read MoreGreat Article!!!
Green Thumb Farms and Cold River Vodka are featured in this great article in Farming: The Journal of Northeast Agriculture. Check it out! http://www.farmingmagazine.com/article.php?id=5401 From Potato Chips to Potato Vodka by Kathleen Hatt A lot of passion + a little Internet = a new market Donnie Thibodeau with a 50-pound bag of potatoes for the restaurant market. Photos by Kathleen Hatt. When Donnie Thibodeau’s father Larry first saw the Saco River Valley farm with corn growing 9 feet high, he wondered whether potatoes, too, would grow as well in its sandy, rock-free soil. A lifelong...
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