July 3rd Week 2

We went for dinner and a tour at Hancock Family Farm last night. We met Geof back when we were interns at Earle Family Farm in 2012/2013. He was part of the original Foothill Farm Alliance Winter CSA group we are still a part of. He has been a big inspiration and wealth of knowledge and support for us here on our farm in Cornish. Geof originally farmed up on Devils Den in Porter along with a field on Spec Pond Road under the name Alma Farm but has since moved to Casco and changed his operation to be primarily Farm Stand Focused. His growing field is about 10 acres, half of it in corn. Where we cram as much food as possible in our little rocky space here, Geof has big wide aisles large enough for tractor cultivation. It was a beautiful evening with the corn just tasseling and blowing in the breeze, we walked the field, heard about what was working and not working, and then shared a potluck dinner with other farmers and interns. It’s always refreshing to get together with other farmers, as it can feel like you're out alone on a ship stranded in the middle of the ocean sometimes facing all the struggles that farms face. I’ve come to realize farming is absurd, the weather, the bugs, the animals, the broken equipment, and then if it all works ok, we’ve got to go out and sell what we’ve grown. But we all keep doing it, a true labor of love.

Please take up to 8 items

• Sugar Snap Peas (hooray!!! first time we’ve grown these post kids)

• Summer Squash/Zucchini

• Baby Beets and Greens

• Scallions

• Garlic Scapes

• Parsley

• Curly kale

• Rainbow Chard

• Red Radishes

• Kohlrabi

• Baby Basil

• Romaine

• Muir Head Lettuce