Category Archives: Farmers

Finding Wild Miller Farm

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s another beautiful morning here in Camden, Maine. I spent a chunk of time on Saturday doing research at the Maine State Library in Augusta. My reward to myself for six hours at a microfilm reader in Augusta was another … Continue reading →

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Cordially Yours

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A few weeks ago, I went to Nezinscot Farm in Turner to interview their chef, Ashley Wiencek, about her work in their café kitchen. I had been to Nezinscot Farm before and had missed the intrigue and magic I found … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmers, Garden Chic | Tagged Gloria Varney, Nezinscot Farm, the busy season of life | Comments Off

In the Public Domain

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

January is a long month. In northern New England, it’s 31 days of snow, cold, rain, ice, and other hydrologic formations. There’s a nostalgic last look at the past year (probably while preparing taxes) and an energetic step forward into … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmers | Tagged Maine Agricultural Trades Show, the Amish in Maine | 2 Comments

Garlic Music

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If you click on the beautiful image of “Music Garlic” below, courtesy of Whatley Farm in Topsham, you can read everything I’ve written about garlic on this blog. Today is the first day back to work from my two-week vacation … Continue reading →

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Signs of the Season

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If your garlic looks like this: It’s a sign. Don’t forget to cut (and use) your garlic scapes!

Posted in Cooking and Food, Farmers, Minimalist | Tagged garlic scapes, sign of the season | 1 Comment

Uncle Bob Knows

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I just took a quick peek around the internet; imagine my surprise to find the world whining about weather. “It’s raining!” “It’s cold.” “It’s sprinter.” Is my coffee ready yet? The “gooverment” (as O’Pa used to call it) has collected … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmers, Weather and Seasons | Tagged battery chargers, Bob Baumer, don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, how many people work for the National Weather Service? | 3 Comments

The Parch

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When I was in college, we had an expression for the phenomenon which occurred the morning after drinking a few too many beers. You know, that tongue stuck to the roof of your mouth feeling? The parch. It’s a silly … Continue reading →

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Lavender in Aisle Three

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Yesterday, February 4, 2014, John Mulligan apologized to the Senate Judiciary Committee on behalf of Target. Shoppers in aisle three may remember last month’s news story about the hip chain—a data breach that compromised the data of millions of consumers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmers | Tagged agritourism, growing lavender, John Mulligan, Mrs. Meyer's, Sequim WA, Target is Wal-Mart is MOAR | 2 Comments

Move Along, Move Along

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I went to a meeting in the “big city” yesterday; it required spinning around on Satan’s Highway, aka Route 128 in Massachusetts. I got home after dark. My driveway is big and it has an entrance and an exit, used … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking and Food, Farmers | Tagged dreams, flashback posts, GMO seeds, seed catalogs | 3 Comments

King Solomon’s Beef

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

This weekend, Uncle Bob and I were talking about the prices of different meats. I was trying to explain the many benefits of buying local, grass-fed meats versus Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) raised meats. Uncle Bob could only see … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking and Food, Farmers | Tagged CAFO, grass-fed beef, Joel Salatin, King Solomon, local food, the true cost of food | 3 Comments