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Tuesday 8am - 12pm Wednesday 8am - 12pm Thursday 8am - 12pm Friday 8am - 12pm Saturday 8am - 12pm

Villageside Farm

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Summer has come and gone, and the shorter days of autumn are getting darker earlier here in Maine. At the Co-op, we turn to our Produce Department, which is truly shining with the local harvest.

A short walk through the aisles proudly shows off all Waldo County has to offer this time of year! Local broccoli, carrots, hakurei turnips, fennel, pumpkins, and each day we are receiving more produce.

If you ate today, thank a farmer! Starting with these folks: Villageside Farm, South Paw Farm, New Beat Farm, Hall Brook Farm, Ironwood Farm, Community Harvest, Stubborn Ox Farm, Bahner Farm, Rainbow Farm, and Fox Fire Farm. Thank you farmers and produce workers!

UPDATE: Indefinitely postponed!
Come on out to Villageside Farm in Freedom this Sunday from 4-6 and celebrate with us. It won’t be brutally hot! 😎

Chicken Salad Sandwiches, made with the best summer produce - Villageside Farm! Hope y’all are enjoying the Celtic Festival! We’re open Saturday 11-7!

Jamie, the Co-op's Marketing Manager, and Photographer Chris Battaglia collaborated to capture the life, work, and land of some Waldo County Farmers. 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾👨‍🌾

Come visit our Produce Department and see our Farmer Photos featuring, Bahner Farm, Belladonna Floral, Hall Brook Farm, Ironwood Farm, New Beat Farm, South Paw Farm, and Villageside Farm.

Keep your eye on our social media to see each farm's photographs and bios.

Hi, I got some seedlng plants at the thorndike town office from the give and take table..just to let you know, thanks ever so much, I haven't had much luck with my garden these last 2 years, but your plants are doing beautifully and growing so fast.....I live in thorndike..and now I know where to get seedlings for next year's garden..thanks again and I really appreciate it

Gleaning season has begun! A big shout out to Villageside Farm and Fedco Seeds for donating veggie seedlings, seed potatoes, apple trees and raspberry plants. Here’s a bunch ready for distribution at the Little River Church Food Pantry in Belfast tonight 6-7:30. Thanks also goes to Waldo County Bounty and Unity Barn Raisers for your support in this work!

Local chives from Villageside Farm in Freedom Maine

Seedlings are here! 🌱🌱🌱

Villageside Farm, of Freedom, ME grows organic vegetables, herbs, flowers and seedlings for midcoast Maine. We're celebrating 13 years of working together! That's a lot of plants!

Thank you farmers and crew! Find out more about their farm: http://www.villagesidefarm.com/

Rebel Hill perennial plants should arrive next week.

Despite the chilly weather, greenhouses across Maine are full to bursting. Seedlings are getting ready to go to market, spring crops are preparing to be transplanted, and fruiting plants are getting a head-start for the summer!

📸: Jenny Nelson at Villageside Farm

"The Farm Tools Project" is free and open to the public at Ticonic Gallery, Mon-Fri 12-5pm, and at Railroad Square Cinema Lobby, Mon-Sun 1-7pm. Stop by and check out these cyanotypes! watervillecreates.org/shows/the-farm-tools-project/

100% of proceeds will be donated to Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) + Maine Farmland Trust's PFAS Emergency Relief Fund to support farms and farmers impacted by contamination.

Participating farms: Black Kettle Farm, Lyman; Burke Hill Farm, Cherryfield; College of the Atlantic’s Peggy Rockefeller Farm, Mount Desert Island; Four Season Farm, Harborside; Frith Farm, Scarborough; Girard Farm, Lyman; Hurricane Valley Farm (Cultivating Community), West Falmouth; Ironwood Farm, Albion; Villageside Farm, Freedom.

Today's the day: "The Farm Tools Project" is now open at Ticonic Gallery + Railroad Square Cinema Lobby! watervillecreates.org/shows/the-farm-tools-project/

Participating farms: Black Kettle Farm, Lyman; Burke Hill Farm, Cherryfield; College of the Atlantic’s Peggy Rockefeller Farm, Mount Desert Island; Four Season Farm, Harborside; Frith Farm, Scarborough; Girard Farm, Lyman; Hurricane Valley Farm (Cultivating Community), West Falmouth; Ironwood Farm, Albion; Villageside Farm, Freedom.

The Farm Tools Project is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission and by the Kindling Fund, a grant program administered by SPACE as part of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regranting Program.

100% of proceeds will be donated to Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) + Maine Farmland Trust's PFAs Emergency Relief Fund to support farms and farmers impacted by contamination.

"The Farm Tools Project" opens on Monday, 4/11, at Ticonic Gallery + Railroad Square Cinema Lobby! Featuring cyanotypes by Michel Droge and Sarah Loftus, "The Farm Tools Project" offers a close examination of the daily use and histories of farm tools and aims to further our engagement with local farms.

Learn more here: watervillecreates.org/shows/the-farm-tools-project/

Participating farms: Black Kettle Farm, Lyman; Burke Hill Farm, Cherryfield; College of the Atlantic’s Peggy Rockefeller Farm, Mount Desert Island; Four Season Farm, Harborside; Frith Farm, Scarborough; Girard Farm, Lyman; Hurricane Valley Farm (Cultivating Community), West Falmouth; Ironwood Farm, Albion; Villageside Farm, Freedom.

The Farm Tools Project is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission and by the Kindling Fund, a grant program administered by SPACE as part of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regranting Program.

100% of proceeds will be donated to Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) + Maine Farmland Trust's PFAs Emergency Relief Fund to support farms and farmers impacted by contamination.

The last two years have been stressful for all of us, especially frontline essential farmers and farmworkers. What are existing resources, barriers to accessing those resources, and long-term solutions for on-farm mental wellness?

Join us at the Ag and Food Conference on February 27 for a panel discussion, "Maximizing On-Farm Mental Health: Resources, Strategies, & Policy Recommendations," where we will discuss best practices for supporting mental health in the farming community. This panel will feature Polly Shyka, a farmer at Villageside Farm and FRSAN liason from Maine, and Rachel Van Boven, a hotline operator for Farm Aid. The conversation will be moderated by Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Deputy Commissioner Ashley Randle.

The entire Ag and Food Conference lineup is now available on our website, as well as more information on registration and ticket pricing. Sign up today at https://semaponline.org/2022-agriculture-food-conference/

We are incredibly grateful for the sponsors who made tonight's even possible. Each of them, whether well acquainted or new, have shown incredible generosity. THANK YOU for helping us put on this year's event and for offering your support to people across Midcoast Maine who are impacted by sexual violence.

MaineHealth Careers Bath Savings Institution Atlantic Federal Credit Union Baker Newman Noyes Mid Coast Hospital Viking Lumber First Federal Savings and Loan Assn of Bath Mechanics Savings David Matero Architecture Royal River Natural Foods First National Bank Casco Bay Title Front Street Shipyard Villageside Farm Fresh Morning Glory Natural Foods

Villageside Farm grows organic vegetables, herbs, flowers and seedlings for midcoast Maine.

06/12/2022

That’s a wrap! Thanks for a dynamite seedling season!

06/09/2022

Three more days til we close our seedling greenhouse to on farm sales. Seelction is GREAT—-Come on out! Open each morning 8-12 …Saturday is our last day!! (We will still be supplying our wholesale partners , , and for a few more weeks. Thanks for an incredible season!!! We love you awesome gardeners!!!💚🌱🌱💚

06/05/2022

Greenhouse open for ONE MoRE week …Tuesday-Saturday from 8 am -12 pm. Still tons of beautiful tomatoes , peppers, eggplants, basil, lettuce, cukes, melons, 🌺 flowers 🌸 but we are ready to shift our attention to harvesting and field work. So come on out and fill up those last few spots with some of our robust organic seedlings. 💕🌱💕

06/03/2022

Lo Lo Lo Lobelia! What a color! Drifting, draping from window boxes, hanging baskets or over rock walls. You are beautiful!!!

05/29/2022

“I am handing you a spade. This is a moment of unexpected possibility.”
-Martin Shaw

Sundays bring a slowness and quietness to our farm and family. I (Polly) often read, walk and in the springtime, water a lot of plant babies while listening to a podcast or music. This morning’s sounds in my ears brought this beautiful phrase and invitation from Martin Shaw, wise elder and storyteller. It made me think of all you gardeners who inspire our efforts in our greenhouses all spring. May your spades and seedlings bring unexpected possibilities and gifts. Here is the link to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emergence-magazine-podcast/id1368790239?i=1000563500073

05/27/2022

Prentice gives a lesson in pest control using floating row cover!

05/27/2022

Hanging baskets are looking fine!!!

05/23/2022

Gotta rest. See you like the sign says…😘

05/21/2022

Meet Apricot Lemonade Cosmos. When I saw this plant out on Monhegan last summer, I really did—- I stopped in my tracks! These flowers glow. Like a sunrise? Or a happy toddler? They captured my heart. So happy to have this beauty in our seedling offerings this year. Im planning a huge planting by our porch. I planted lots. Let’s see if it was just that Monhegan light or if they are just as mesmerizing in Freedom this summer.

05/21/2022

Prentice is in his element greeting people at the seedling sales. This is Thorndike neighbor Gail who was by today. We really do love to see you. Both Prentice and I (but not Gail!) will be staffing the seedling sale house Saturday morning. Seedlings are great and the visits are, too. ❤️🍯🌟🌱🦋🦄

05/20/2022

Still soooo many plants, friends. With new successions/batches coming out weekly. We are open Tuesday-Saturday from 8-12 each morning. Come on out!!! Plants look and ARE perfect!!!

05/16/2022

Villageside Farm updated their business hours.

05/16/2022

All the gardens....

Read our farm newsletter for the week here. And come on out to our overflowing greenhouse Tuesday-Saturday 8 am -12 noon ALLLL month!

All the gardens.... We do think of you and your gardens as we plant and thin and water all of these seedlings. We are very grateful for your support of our farm business. We do our best to grow the very finest seedlings here at Villageside. We want to get very happy plants to you so they are really ready to grow strong...

05/15/2022

You can buy our seedlings with SNAP funds AND then get coupons for more local food and produce. Thank you Belfast Co-op

Ever heard of Farm Fresh Rewards?

For every $10 spent on local food with SNAP/EBT (food stamps), shoppers earn $5 in Farm Fresh Rewards. Then you can spend the Farm Fresh Reward Voucher on any Maine-grown fruit or vegetable. This includes fresh, frozen, and dried products with no added sugars, salts, or fats.

Local, food-producing seeds and plants count too! That means you can buy Troy Howard Seeds, Villiageside seedlings, and Rebel Hill Farm plants with your vouchers!

Find out More: gsfb.org/ffr

05/14/2022

Dahlias are amazing, beloved garden plants. If you haven’t treated yourself to one, consider it. They love rich soil and appreciate staking. They will reward you and yours with blooms into the fall. We have over twenty varieties grown by our good friend Tom Winslow. Plant yourself a good friend or five for the summer. ..dahlias a plenty. Greenhouse hours are steady on: Tuesday-Saturday from 8 am - 12 noon.

05/11/2022

05/09/2022

Prentice talks tomatoes. Video 1 of 2

05/06/2022

Get your onion, leek and shallot plants! Open Saturday morning 8-12 then again Tuesday- Saturday next week. Happy seedlings for your favorite gardens and people.

05/05/2022

Looking good, feeling good! Come on out for all your seedling needs! Open Tuesday-Saturday from 8 am- 12 noon.

04/22/2022

Opening Tuesday!!

04/20/2022

When you shop at local farms and businesses, artistic and one of a kind signage is often a perk. I love seeing and doing hand lettering. Laminated signs, no thanks!

04/12/2022

04/12/2022

Organic Seedling Greenhouse opens April 26. Read our latest newsletter here or better yet, sign up on our website to get your very own delivered to your inbox weekly through seedling season! https://mailchi.mp/06a85ffd6d00/seedlingsseedlingsseedlings

03/25/2022

Farmer Prentice gives a tour of his 👿 evil little aphid project.

12/21/2021

Happy sweet days of winter to one and all. Love from here, P and P and co!

Something to consider before buying any more gifts.

11/02/2021

Yes please.

09/14/2021

Grateful for the Mamas…

09/14/2021

Fall kale 💚💚doing its thing.

09/10/2021

Encounters that evoke wonder are one of the perks of a dirty outdoor life.

08/31/2021

Mornings are for greens harvests.

07/31/2021

07/23/2021

Can I please buy a new hat? Love, Polly

07/09/2021

Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you - Wendell Berry

Photo is: Autumn Beauty Sunflower

06/17/2021

It was supposed to be a 'quiet little cafe' in Maine. It turned into a culinary phenomenon

We love being in community with our incredibly talented neighbors, friends and farm supporters at The Lost Kitchen. Y'all make the stuff we grow sing... real loud and real pretty. It's like living next door to Hogwarts. ✨✨✨All hugs and best wishes from across the field. xxoxx from the VF crew.

It was supposed to be a 'quiet little cafe' in Maine. It turned into a culinary phenomenon A new book, "Finding Freedom in the Lost Kitchen," details the trials and triumphs of the Maine restaurant that has been attracting attention internationally from foodies — and from culinary taste-makers like James Beard. As Jeffrey Brown reports, “finding freedom'' takes on multiple meanings fo...

06/16/2021

LAST CALL! Get out of your cosmos patch and get your seedling orders in by THURSDAY 9 pm. We are shuttering the seedling sales for 2021, y'all. Orders tonight will mean a Friday morning pickup and orders Thursday will mean a Saturday morning pickup! Hope to see you!

06/10/2021

Order your seedlings before 9 pm tonight for a Saturday mornin' pickup! (We are open next week, too!)

05/31/2021

We do snack sometimes. Sorry if you basket is missing a berry or two! Store is open for the week! Link in profile.

05/28/2021

Notes to mom and dad during seedling and planting season.

05/25/2021

“Cows eat grass” was our eldest son’s first sentence. Humans eat peppers and basil and cantaloupe ...from gardens! Seedling orders tonight mean a Thursday morning pickup. Hope to see you soon!