The Farm
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Our 157-acre farm is located in the beautiful coastal town of Waldoboro, Maine. 100+ years ago the property was a large homestead. While the fields have grown back into forest, evidence of the old homestead’s stonewalls, foundations, and rock lined well still survives today. After purchasing the land in 2011 we immediately started planning for a small farmstead using the best of today’s organic farming practices while retaining and preserving the history of the old homestead. We've outgrown our farmstead status while continuing to put the best regenerative farming practice to work to improve the soil and ecosystem.
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Kubota on rock wall duty!
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Our 157-acres is broken down into major management areas:
- The Farmstead (10 acres) – consisting of the house, main barn, workshop and sawmill, ponds, gardens, roads, solar arrays, mini-greenhouse, small animal barn, warehouse and greenhouse and a future smokehouse/sugar shack. This is the core of our farm.
- Livestock Management Area (35 acres) – this is where our animals spend almost all of their time. The main barn is used only during really harsh weather and for sorting and weighing the market pigs . This area consists of crop fields, silvopasture and full woodlots.
- Forest area (60 acres) – Currently set aside to stay mostly in its natural state while providing us firewood/lumber and entertainment in the form of walking, snowshoeing, skiing, foraging, and hunting.
- Wildlife Conservation (52 acres) – consisting mostly of wetlands that provides wildlife and nature a place to do what it does best.
Our Turkish Kangal puppy Forge doing what comes natural to him - guarding!
Garden prep on a hot day.
Greener Days Farm on a beautiful sunny day!