FIDDLE DEE DEE FIDDLE DEE DUM, MOM'S DAY, ASPARAGUS TOO...

 MARSH MARIGOLD time in the wild...

FLOWERING BASKET Time At The Farm

Just in Time for MOTHER's DAY! 

TENDER, SWEET,  FIDDLEHEADS JUST IN!

Marinated Grilled Chicken (from our frozen foods), Potato Salad With Our Fresh Eggs, Mint and Chives, Red Russian Kale (just harvested)...

Your MOM will be thrilled to come for dinner. 

YES, bAcK by popular demand!  AND CHOCOLATE CROISSANTS this year too.

Maybe Mother's Day brunch?

The Heartiest, Healthiest Seedlings can be found right here!

When you try Bisson's own Dairy Butter from Topsham, you'll never go back to far away butter again.

Steamed, warm with lemon butter or Al Dente with a sesame seed vinegrette;

it's SUMMERtime!

CALL 865-6640 WITH ANY QUESTIONS.  WE'RE OPEN DAILY 8-8.

OUR 2013 SEASON HAS BEGUN

and we look forward to seeing you on the hill

all summer long! 

WELCOME SPRING!

WHILE THE BIRDS SING, BUDS SWELL,

STREAMS FLOW TO MEET THE HARRASEEKET, 

AND THE SEEDLINGS THRIVE

IN THE

WARMTH AND HUMDITY OF THE GREENHOUSES,

SPRING IS ARRIVING AT WEALDEN!

TENDER LETTUCE LEAVES

WILLIAM HARVESTING SPRING PARSNIPS FOR YOU!

 COME BY TOMORROW 10-6PM, THE FARM STORE WILL BE OPEN!

 AND WE WILL BE OPEN FOR THE SEASON IN EARLY MAY.  

Warmth, vibrant hues, fresh healthy foods on their way.

THERE'S STILL TIME TO
JOIN OUR CSA

Tomorrow, we'll have fresh local gorgeous greenhouse tomatoes and greens on hand along with other natural delicious favorites-- root vegetables, chicken, chicken pies, beef, cheeses, eggs, more!

TUESDAY TEMPTATIONS

COME BY THE FARM STAND every other TUESDAY 11-6 for your farm fresh favorites!                                                 Winter produce abounds and you can look forward to apples, carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips, potatoes, onions, squash, and greenhouse grown tomatoes. We will also have pantry staples such as oats, flour, dry beans, honey, maple syrup, pickles and jams.  Please pre-order your raw milk, cream and butter the Friday before, by 5:00pm.  You may e-mail your order to martha@farmfreshconnection.org or call 207-939-6936 and leave a message.  Thank you for your patronage throughout 2012.  We hope your 2013 is off to a healthy happy beginning.  See you on the hill!

hand made, hand grown giving

Our lush balsam fir trees, wreaths, and garlands were delivered from Houlton, grown with Chritsmas in mind.  One deep breath and the merriness will begin!

Another "county" friend creates warm and beautiful hats, socks, mittens, and scarfs.  I just love the look of this oatmeal lambswool hat from the top.

 We invite you to "CREATE YOUR OWN GIFT BASKET" some ideas come to mind:  

***"Good Morning" basket to include Maple Sytrup, Honey, Oats, & Jam, cheerfully painted kitchen towel (fresh eggs and sausage could accompany a direct delivery :)).
***"Hearty Cooking'" basket with a braid of garlic, oil, beans, hand turned wooden bowl, a cookbook, wealden apron, and fresh tomatoes, leeks, potatoes..
*** "Winter Pampering basket"--our own calendula and beeswax Magic Cream, hand made soap, a new book (from our local authors), and new wool socks, mittens, or hat.

 Maine honey, "Between House and Barn" by Christopher Ayers, a hand turned bowl, all perfect for giving.

Add some fresh oats and homemade jams to your basket!

 We can't leave out our loyal companions.  Our neighbors at Brunswick Barkery have the perfect treat that is also good for their teeth!  Now you're barking!

 A relative from California used to ship a braid of California garlic to us each Christmas and it would hang it the pantry for most of the winter just waiting for me to whip up some "guacamole" or a hearty bean soup.  Such a treat to have a supply on hand.  We have braided onions too--great neighbor's gifts!

 When darkness settles in around 4:30, we need some soft flickering light to help us see the beauty in it!  Hand dipped candles for you or for your gift basket, perfect!

WILLIAM IS WALKING!  (sounds like a great name for a book?!) 

And he is also helping to hang holiday lights! 

Come by to select THE PERFECT TREE, get some fresh eggs for eggs benedict on Christmas morn' or just visit to visit.

Happy Holidays from all at Wealden! 

We'll be open our regular hours for 2 more weeks, then every other Tuesday beginnning January 8th from 11-6 throughout the winter.  There are plenty of vegetables available all winter long and we will continue to offer our frozen meats, berries, cheeses, grains, beans, and Bissons dairy by order.

AUTUMN AT WEALDEN

NEW VIDEO SHORT

Take a short video tour of the Farm Store with Martha and see what to do with a "carnival squash" and more!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDqU_rKD244&feature=BFa&list=UUkVC2cGN133hvbWau29bibw

Thanksgiving fixings await you, along with FRESH ALL NATURAL TURKEYS from our own local Warren farm, Mainely Poultry, available in 12-18lb, 18-25lb, 25+lbs.

Call today to place your order 865-6640.

APPLESAUCE !

A FAVORITE FALL TREAT
SO SWEET 

In addition to my grandmothers stores of canned beans, beets, tomatoes, and pickles, and her cold cellar full of potatoes, carrots, turnips, and onions, she had a freezer with various sizes of applesauce.  There is truly nothing on a market shelf that compares with "homemade" applesauce.  Even after it has been frozen, it will still awaken your tastebuds and remind them of fall and the pure deliciousness of fresh apples all year long!

She may not have used this first "gadget" and I am not really a gadget person, but this kitchen tool is like magic!  Press down over an apple and toss your creation in the pot, minus the core if you like.

The amount of cinnamon and sugar you add is completely up to you.  For this batch, I used about 3 pounds of apples, maybe 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, and 1/2 cup sugar.  Some people do not add any sugar, some add a small amount of brown-- be brave and experiment.  

Add approximately 1/2 - 3/4 cup of water, just to cover bottom.  Bring to a boil, then simmer until desired doneness.  I simmered for 40 minutes.

Now my grandmother DID have this gadget!  And it too is a wonder!  You can place all your cooked apples, peelings, seeds (if you didn't use the corer above) in this and turn.  The peelings and other will remain in the top, your sauce in the bottom.  tip* -turn it backwards occasionally. 

Your finished product -- so delicious, it can be served as dessert!

Once you've started cooking with apples, you'll enjoy many apple concoctions-- pies, crisp, pudding, bread, cake, cookies, tarts, sliced as an appetizer alongside some gorgeous cheddar, top a salad with gorganzola and cranberries....

SHORT DAYS MOVIE NIGHTS

One of our many fun treats at Wealden is our "whole cob pop corn".
Take a peak at our latest movie short!

16 days until Halloween... jackolanterns, gourds, pumpkin cookies, mulled cider. 

Then there are boiled dinners using all of the harvested vegetables--beautiful cabbage, carrots, beets, onions, turnips, squash...

Oh yeh, squash soup, pumpkin soup, onion soup, potato leek soup...

And apple pie, sauce, bread, cake...

Go into fall creating in your kitchen!