Summer has come in with a vengance bringing all that sticky humidity, yuck, even the animals are panting..ever see a chicken pant, it's quite amusing really!  So enough about the weather..I get it it's summer and it is suppossed to be hot, as I've said before I'm a spring and fall kind of person but work must get done in all kinds of weather.

 


First bit of news.....OUR FARM STAND IS OPEN!!!!  Please stop by and say hello check out our meat selection as well as FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE.  That's right we are into the produce as well as meat business here at Open Meadow Farm. 
Our backyard has blossomed into a banquet of green, reds and purples.  All that nasty spring rain played havoc with our planting so we were off to a late start but we are well under way now.  We are selling local produce from other farms until our own products become available, and hopefully soon you'll be able to try our own homegrown produce.  We have tomatoes, zucchini, radishes, beets. kale, spinach, lettuce, scallions, cherries, strawberries and local corn on the cob!  Quite the variety and it is only July, we will have blueberries in August and cucumbers and peppers are right around the corner.

Below I've attached a few photos of the chickens and cows so you can see where they reside.  These newly designed for 2013 chicken tractors are working out fantastic.  They give plenty of room for the chickens to move around while allowing us to get into them without crouching...this new design compliments of Farmer Chuck himself, he's very creative.  Check out the plush green pasture they get to explore too compliments of mother nature.

 Here are some additional photos of the cattle in their lush green pasture.  I assume they are not remembering much of the rain from last month but have instead benefited from it.

Well that is all for now but please come stop by the farm stand for local produce and our own beef, pork and chicken located at our home 5 Leominster Shirley Rd Lunenburg.  You can also still find us at the Marblehead farmer's market on Saturday mornings....we'll keep you updated as to where else our travels take us.

Eat local and support our farmers!
Robin