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Best. Birthday. Ever.
Chip away! My birthday fell over Labor Day Weekend, and for the first time in several years, Karl wasn’t called away to a conference at the end of August. With all hands on deck, we took advantage of...
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Shana Tova!
Margaret and the girls make challah for Rosh Hashanah A happy and sweet new year from Ten Apple Farm! Shana Tova! (Margaret’s challah recipe, along with an essay about Rosh Hashanah, can be found in...
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The Fun Before the Storm
We spent much of the weekend tying things down and getting ready for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, but Charlotte & Bea still had time to enjoy a beautiful Autumn day.
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Potato Harvest
Charlotte helps to dig up the last of the potatoes Turkeys in the garden fattening up on dropped tomatoes and tomatillos Potatoes, ready to be mashed, baked, and come Hanukkah, latke'd.
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What a Difference a Year Makes
Margaret, with Sadie, processing turkeys in preparation for this year's Thanksgiving feast Margaret, with Sadie, processing turkeys in preparation for last year's Thanksgiving feast. This time, last...
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So Much to Be Thankful For
The kids table: what Thanksgiving celebration would be complete without it. Thanksgiving is “our holiday”. That’s how we think of it anyway. For us, it’s the exclamation point on the end of another...
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A New Roof for the Barn
Something else to be thankful for: The great crew from Rich Exterior Solutions at work replacing the old weatherbeaten, leaky, barn roof, with a solid layer of plywood and nice new shingles.
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Happy Joyous Ginge-a-gogue!
Margaret, Beatrice and Charlotte carefully decorate It’s that time of year again: the Hanukkah table is set up in the living room and ready for the menorah and the presents, Songs in the Key of...
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Remembering Russell Libby
Russell Libby portrait by Robert Shetterly This week we mourn the passing of one of the greatest Mainers we have known personally, Maine Organic Farmer and Gardner Association’s former executive...
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Happy 2013!
A winter goat hike with the herd, a great way to spend New Year's day. Happy New Year everyone! A few farm resolutions for 2013: More winter goat hikes (come out to the farm Saturday, Jan 26 and get in...
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Time for Sap!
Charlotte and Bea help tap the maples Bea checks the drip... and takes a taste... mmmm, it will be better once boiled down!
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Living With Goats, Again!
The paperback version of Living With Goats features a new cover with Ten Apple goats Flyrod, Chansonetta, and Joshua We are very excited to announce the re-release, in paperback, of our book Living...
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Spring Goat Hike (and more to come!)
This past weekend's goat hike. Photograph by Sonja Florman. We had a great spring goat hike on Saturday, and we’re looking forward to seeing the article (and web video we’re told) that will be running...
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A great story in yesterday’s Maine Sunday Telegram about our goat hike outings on the farm. and a great video as well, too:
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A Beautiful Hike
It was a picture perfect weekend for goat hiking, and we had a great crew that took advantage of the terrific weather and wethers.
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The Rhubarbhito
The Rhubarbhito, a spring cocktail with some real spring to it We recently discovered Art in the Age Spirts, organic neutral spirits infused with different vegetables and herbs. So far we’ve been...
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A Chick in the Hand
Charlotte inspects one of the new baby chicks The new chicks have arrived at Ten Apple Farm! This year’s flock additions includes 12 new Delaware layers, 25 Cornish Cross and 6 Red Rangers for meat,...
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A Week of B’s: Blueberries & Boothbay Book Fair
Our wild blueberry patch is bursting with berries this year With so much going on in spring and summer, we don’t spend much time in front of the computer. The day-old chicks of our last post are now...
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A Beautiful Tart (AKA Cleaning out the Fruit Drawer)
Charlotte & Bea put the finishing touches on the tart with blueberries from the backyard.
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A Sip and a Snake
Our resident mixologist, Charlotte, and one of her (non-alcoholic) mixed drinks Biggie the snake has been tormenting Margaret and Charlotte all summer. He claimed half our front gardens, hiding in the...
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