Strawberry season!
The 2022 berry season is finally here! There are tons of beautiful ripe strawberries out there. We opened for picking on Saturday, June 11 at 9am. We’ll be open daily 9am-4pm unless picked out. Please feel free to give a call (603-269-6203) to check on picking conditions and hours; we’ll keep the message up to date!
Strawberries coming soon!
The strawberry field is looking gorgeous, with lots of flowers and berries-to-be out there. It looks like it’s going to be a great crop, and we’re looking forward to opening for PYO organic strawberries again in mid-June: stay tuned for more updates!!!
Christmas in Strafford
Now that Thanksgiving is (barely) behind us, we can really start to focus on the annual Christmas in Strafford fair. This year, we’re back in person, and can’t wait to see people! Due to COVID, masks are required at our stop. This year the event is one day only, Saturday December 4, from 9am-4pm.
For those who prefer the comfort of shopping from home, our online store is up and running. You can order ahead, and pick up your order at the porch on the day of the event – or another day if you prefer.
We have several items that are in the shop only, not available online: Our block-printed greeting cards, handspun yarn, and – new for this year – pasture-raised lamb available by the individual cut. Pop us an email or give a call if you’d like to know more or if you have any specific questions. We hope to see you there!!
Fall & Pasture-Raised Lamb
Fall is upon us, and it’s beautiful out. Foliage is turning, and we’re loving doing all of our favorite fall chores.
We want to thank all of our customers for a terrific strawberry AND tomato season! The tomato tunnel is nearly empty now, and we’re declaring the season finished. We so very much appreciate those who came and enjoyed these fruits as much as we did, all summer long.
**Pastured lamb** This fall, we have pastured lamb available, until it is gone! We sell them by the half or whole animal. Our lamb is delicious, and it’s a treat to have a freezer full of local cuts of meat to enjoy throughout the year. Please take a look at our Sheep & Lamb page for more info and details – and please reach out via phone or email (eastwindfarm2009@gmail.com) if you have questions.
We’ll close with this view from a recent morning on the farm – glorious!
4th of July
We wish you all a happy, rainy, 4th of July – and we send a BIG thank you to all of our customers who came out to make this year a terrific strawberry season. We loved seeing all of you; many of you for the first time in a long time! Our berry season is officially over – until next year!
Until then: tomatoes are now available at the farm, and will be for the rest of the growing season.
In other news: We still do have one lamb available for reservation for fall 2021; please reach out if you’re interested or would like to learn more.
Strawberries In Full Swing
As of June 17, we’re nearly a week into the season, and our organic berries are gorgeous, abundant, and sweet! Also, the weather is perfect. We hope you’ll come on by to fill your freezers, or to just get a few for some ice cream, shortcake, jam, or for eating just plain straight up.
Give a call at 269-6203 for up-to-date picking conditions or with any questions. We are loving seeing folks we haven’t seen for a while and meeting many new folks, and we hope to see you soon!
Berry time!!
After a long wait, the first berries from our new field are red, ripe and delicious! We’re open for picking daily, 9am-6pm.
Please give a call at 603-269-6203 anytime for updated picking conditions – and we look forward to seeing you!
ALMOST strawberry time!
Good morning! It’s Sunday, June 6, 2021 – and the berries are just starting to ripen up. The field looks good, and there should be excellent berry picking once we open. We’re hoping to open next weekend, June 12, but please give a call at 603-269-6203 to get the updated scoop. We’ll also post here, and on facebook.
(The tomatoes are close, too – we see some reddening fruit out there!). We’re looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Ready for fall…
Happy October! I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe this fall. Here, we still have some beautiful foliage (the asparagus foliage is a particularly beautiful bright golden this year – who knew?!), and we’ve finally started receiving some rain – a real bright spot. Today, we’re pasturing the sheep on the lawn right next to the house again, which is one of my favorite places to have them. Nice and convenient to admire.
Thank you to all of our tomato customers this year – it was an excellent year – and we hope you enjoyed them. While we still have a few fruit hanging on, we’ve taken down the tomato sign and are officially calling it the end of the season.
Some exciting news: While the annual Christmas in Strafford fair won’t be happening in person this year, we ARE participating in the virtual version of the fair. As a result, we have taken the leap and we finally set up an online store! The online store features our wool, and several hand-dyed, hand-spun and hand-knit creations from our wool. It has been so much fun creating these items!! There are several other items, too – take a couple of minutes and browse the selection. How does it work? You can order anytime you like until December 4, and can pick up at the farm on December 5, 2020. If December 5 doesn’t work for you, or if you’d rather we mail your order, reach out directly via phone (603-269-62030 or email (eastwindfarm2009@gmail.com) and we’ll make another plan.
Tomatoes are here!
We hung the tomato sign last week – and had our first BLT of the year! A true sign that summer has begun. Our certified organic tomatoes are now available here at the farm, self-serve as usual. For larger orders, or any special inquiries, please feel free to call ahead: 269-6203, or email: eastwindfarm2009@gmail.com.
We hope to see you soon!
East Wind Farm 