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Longmeadows Farm Mark & Xandy Brown 184 Unity Rd Benton ME 04901 453-6946 xandy@longmeadowsfarm.com www.longmeadowsfarm.com Farm products available: Half, whole and quarter grass-fed beef available in the fall. Vegetable CSA starting in June going through late fall. Pork and Lamb available. Top quality hay available for sale Product description: Longmeadows Farm offers grass-fed shorthorn beef managed on an intensive rotational grazing system. All of our beef is organic and raised naturally using only humane methods. We offer half, quarter and whole beef for sale in the fall. Vegetable Community Supported Agriculture program delivers vegetables to the Central Maine region on a weekly basis. Pork and lamb are offered through out the year. Livestock types: Milking Shorthorns (Red Durham) Description of farm: Long Meadows farm is a 200-acre; state recognized historical farmstead located in Benton, Maine. The majestic farmstead located on route 139 has been in agricultural production since 1783. There are currently 27 heirloom Milking Shorthorns, 9 sheep, 2 pigs, 32 chickens and 2 horses. Production methods: Intensive rotational grazing. Click on pictures for full size view:
Old Ackley Farm Bob Sullivan 42 Ackley Farm Rd Blue Hill ME 04614 374-5919 bobsullivan@downeast.net
Product Description: Chickens come whole and bagged; available fresh June-Oct on-farm, frozen Nov-May (while supply lasts). Eggs year round. Bourbon Red Turkeys fresh at Thanksgiving. Pasture raised pork fed organic grain available half or whole, and by cuts through the farm store. 100% grass-fed beef available by quarter or half, and by cuts through the farm store. 100% grass-fed raw milk available by half or whole gallon only through the farm store. Livestock Types: Beef cattle, Belted Galloway and Buelingo. Dairy cattle, Jersey. Poultry, Bourbon Red Turkey and Kosher King (a slower growing broiler better suited to pasture than conventional broilers) Chicken. Description of Farm: Sustainable, integrated grass farm. Production Methods: All of our animals are allowed to express their natural behavior. Turkeys and layers - day range, moved to fresh pasture daily. Broilers in pasture pens, moved to fresh pasture daily. Pork ranges in woods and pasture, moved to fresh ground every two weeks. These animals are raised organically and fed certified organic feed plus all the pasture and pasture fauna they can eat. Our cattle (beef and dairy) are 100 % grass-fed. During the grazing season we practice management intensive grazing. In the winter, we feed baleage (fermented grass and clover) and dry hay.
Common Hill Farm
Janice Anthony & David Greeley
291 Hatch Rd
Jackson ME 04921
722-3405
hillfarm@acadia.net
Product Description: Fall feeders, year old steers or heifers by arrangement Livestock Types: Angus Limousin Cross Description of Farm: 450 acre upland farm Production Methods: Grass fed, spring calving, rotational grazing, winter feed dry hay, clean beef O'Donnell's Farm John O'Donnell 445 South Monmouth Rd Monmouth ME 04259 933-3052 johno@mainegrassfed.us www.mainegrassfed.us
Product Description: Our animals are rotationally grazed in the summer. This is good for the environment and good for the health of the animals. Livestock Types: Black Angus and Angus cross cattle. Description of Farm: We're located on a previous dairy farm with lush pastures. Our animals have shelter available in the winter, but are always free to walk on our pastures. Production Methods: Our animals get no hormones, and no antibiotics unless we encounter a life threatening situation (hardly ever!). Lush grass and high quality preserved hay and grass silage are the main food for these healthy animals. Aldermere Farm Maine Coast Heritage Trust 70 Russell Ave Rockport ME 04856 236-2739 rhoward@mcht.org www.aldermere.org Farm Product Available: All natural beef, no growth hormones or antibiotics. Available by quarter Livestock Types: Belted Galloway Description of Farm: 136 acre saltwater farm preserved by the Chatfield family and operating to raise work class Belted Galloway breed stock. Serve the public and support sustainable agriculture Production Methods: Both grass fed and grain finished beef available The Allen Farmstead Craig and Brenda Allen 98 Bartlett Rd Sidney ME 04330 547-3150 theallenangusfarm@juno.com Farm Products Available: Registered Angus bulls and heifers, freezer beef and Thanksgiving turkeys Livestock Types: Registered Angus cattle Description of Farm: Cow/calf Production Production Methods: Grass fed through summer. Cows finished for beef are given hay and grain. Medicine Hill Linda Smithers 1375 Sandy River Rd Starks ME 04911 696-4100 Linda@Smithers.cc www.medicinehill.com Farm Products Available: Dry aged, organic grassfed beef. We sell primarily high end cuts, braising cuts and the world’s greatest hamburger. Animals also available as half or whole, custom cut to your specifications. Livestock Types: Our beef herd is a vigorous and healthy Hereford/Angus cross. Description of Farm: Medicine Hill is located at the confluence of the Sandy River and Lemon Stream in picturesque southern Somerset County. It is a certified organic producer of beef, pasture raised chicken & eggs, as well as a broad range of fruits & vegetables. See our website for a virtual farm tour. Production Methods: Our cattle are very healthy because they are fed high quality hay and kelp as a supplement in the winter, and enjoy quality pasture grasses with their kelp during the growing season. We practice intensive rotational grazing. Cattle are harvested at the end of the grass growing season for maximum flavor and tenderness. Meadowsweet Farm Paula & Sumner Roberts 105 Stevens Rd Swanville ME 04915 338-1265 meadowsweet@prexar.com Farm Products Available: Grass-fed, grass-finished beef and lamb, Beautiful fleeces for hand spinning, Blankets made with our sheep's wool, woven in Prince Edward Island Washable Sheepskins Livestock Types: Beef cattle are Angus crosses, Sheep are North Country Cheviot and Coopworth crosses Description of Farm: Meadowsweet Farm is a 120 acre farm in Swanville. At Meadowsweet Farm we work with our livestock and plants and the environment to grow healthy food. Farm visits by appointment. Production Methods: We treat our animals with respect and allow them the fullest expression of their natures consistent with good husbandry. Our sheep and cattle are raised on pasture and have a natural diet with no added hormones or chemicals. During the spring, summer and fall, livestock are moved daily to fresh pasture, thus grazing the grass and clover when it has the highest nutritional value. Winter feed for cattle is hay and grass silage; winter feed for the sheep is hay. Judas Meadow Farm Bill and Janet Seavey 221 Greeley Rd Windsor ME 04363 549-3455 bjseavey@GWI.net Farm Products Available: Wool Blankets from the wool of our own sheep Product Description: Sheep, lambs, (breeding stock, show lambs. foundation ewes feeders and rams Production Methods: Grass/hay fed stock from spring until the end of December. Under 100 animals total. We use no growth hormones and no antibiotics except to save a life.
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