[07.02.2008@2:18 PM EDT]
Fields on the Saco |
Feast on Green Thumb Farms grown organic fingerlings and premium chef potatoes at the upcoming Fields on the Saco dinner. This epicurean experience will take place September 6, 2008 between 3:30 and 8:30 PM. For tickets and more information visit the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce and follow the links to Fields on the Saco.
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[06.03.2008@12:40 PM EDT]
Agricultural Technology |
Precision agriculture has become the focus of farms on the cutting edge. Green Thumb Farms is a part of this technological advancement and was the feature farm for an article published in the Maine Sunday Telegram. To read this article and learn how Green Thumb Farms is implementing GPS technology follow the link below:
Maine Sunday Telegram
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[06.03.2008@12:33 PM EDT]
Vodka Honored |
Green Thumb Farms recently held a gathering to honor Cold River Vodka for awards received at the 8th annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition. For further information please read the Bridgton News article published on May 15, 2008. Follow this link:
Bridgton News |
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[03.05.2008@7:30 PM EST]
Thurston Farm Purchase |
In 2007 Green Thumb Farms purchased Riverside Farm from long time friend and neighboring Fryeburg farmer Harold Thurston and his wife Clara. The increased acreage allows a more complete crop rotation, preventing growth of the same crop on the same field in consecutive years. This is an important step in improving the sustainability of agriculture in the Saco River valley.
We now grow approximately equivalent acreage of potatoes and dry corn for feed and fuel. For information about dry beans, stove corn, or feed corn please visit our contacts page to find out how to visit us.
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[03.05.2008@7:30 PM EST]
Northeast SARE Grant Awarded |
Green Thumb Farms believes that the contributions farms and farmers make to the body of agricultural knowledge are some of the most valuable contributions available. For this reason we have applied for a farmer research grant through the Northeast branch of Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant program for the 2008 growing season. This grant will work with our new organic plot as well as our conventional fields to study variations in pesticide resistance of Colorado potato beetles.
As of Wednesday, March 5th this grant is now being funded. |
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[03.05.2008@7:30 PM EST]
Green Thumb Farm Organics |
In 2008 Green Thumb Farms will produce its first organic crop. We are starting with a few acre plot that will include four specialty varieties of potatoes (Caribe, Yukon Gold, Cranberry Reds, and Russian Banana fingerlings), Jacob’s Cattle dry beans, and a plot of food-grade soy beans. As with all of our products, bulk quantities will be available at our farm office in Fryeburg, Maine.
If you have any questions about our organic products or would like to see our operation please feel free to stop by the farm or give us a call.
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