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A renovation project has brought back the poise of a longstanding home on Wolfe's Neck, one that has been here since the mid-nineteenth century, and even exposed some clues of its past along the way. When discarding old siding along an upper window, the construction crew came across a rare find: the initials "W.L." dated June 23, 1845, providing new clues around the mystery of the original homebuilder.

We’re having an atypically long February with it being a leap year, and for us that means more time to spend winter at Wolfe’s Neck Center! It’s the perfect time to get outside, get active, and make the most of the peace and quiet of the season. Gear up for your farm visit with layers to keep you warm and an idea of what to expect when you arrive.

What does a CSA include? Aside from a weekly share of produce from June to October, here are seven other perks that come with it.

It's a new year! While other people are meditatively reflecting about where the time has gone, we're wonderstruck by the numerical symmetry of "2020". To honor this marvel, we've asked 20 questions to one of our farmers. Meet Tom, our Fruit & Vegetable Production Manager and Educator. 

Climate change is not only a pressing issue, but it's also becoming more widely discussed in mainstream media as the urgency of its impact heightens. In fact, Oxford Dictionary named "climate emergency" its 2019 word of the year. With that in mind, we launched two major initiatives this year that could have national—even global—impact on reversing the effects of climate change.

Last weekend’s 2 inches of rainfall was an excellent reminder of why we cover crop our fruit and vegetable fields through the winter. Heavy rainfall on open ground has the potential to create damaging erosion. That’s why in preparation for the winter, we plant cover crops on the plots with more highly erodible sloping soils.

There's a bit of magic in the story of Strega Nona, and there's also a bit of magic in bringing a story to life. With the help of a hay wagon, farmers in a vegetable plot, and an outdoor cooking station, these children shared in moments of discovery that can only happen at a place like Wolfe's Neck Center.

Wolfe's Neck Center has secured a key partnership in a $3 million grant with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to expand research on how to reduce methane emission by cattle and the effects of adding Maine seaweeds to a cow's diet. Cattle are the largest human-caused source of methane emissions—the most potent of greenhouse gases—making dairy farms a source for reducing emissions at the start.  

Our farmers were finding that is was becoming time consuming to venture out on pasture to let the laying hens out of their housing every morning and back in each night. That's when they figured out how to power the henhouse door automatically.

What is a farmer? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a farmer as “a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals (such as livestock or fish).” Although this statement is very true, a farmer is much more than this.