Long Lane Farm

Soooo many things happened on the farm in May...

We completed three plant sale weekends, started welcoming CSA members to the farm for their veggie pick ups, escaped from the farm during the heat wave to take baby Naiya to the beach for her 6 month birthday ( she loved it) and our damaged greenhouses finally came down.

If you missed our May Plant Sale Dates, we are having another plant sale weekend on Friday June 12th and Saturday June 13th from 9-1 PM. We have started a fresh batch of plants for these dates and will have our full selection. Early to mid June is still a great time to plant your garden: temperatures have stabilized and your harvests will continue later into the fall.

We haven't given a greenhouse damage update in a little while so here it is. Our two damaged greenhouses came down in May thanks to the help of Cody and his help was a huge relief. For me, it was either spending every weekend taking them down or paying someone to help me so that I could sped more time with the baby: a no- brainer answer for me.

In terms of rebuilding, things are moving forward, but somewhat slowly as we wait to secure funds to send to the greenhouse company as a deposit. We will be building Beilers Greenhouses. They were recommended to me by Maine Farmers who say these things are the strongest, best value greenhouses you can find. We hope that they can go up by the end of the summer, but until then we will feel the loss of the greenhouse space.

Your Go Fund Me Donations have helped fund the demolition and waste removal of the greenhouses, purchase new plastic for the greenhouse that did remain standing, and to pay some important bills that we couldn't afford on our own due to the loss of income from not being able to harvest from the lost greenhouse space.

Our farm will survive this trying season thanks to you all and your support, but I think I am really going to need a vacation after this one 🤣

🌻 Plant Sale continues today Sunday May 10th from 9 am- 1 pm! And it’s Dev’s birthday!

While we did sell out of some things on the first day, we still have a great plant selection. And if anything sells out early today, we are open again next weekend.

Here is what sold out so you know:
• Striped German, Oxheart, German Johnson, Cherokee Purple, Black Krim 🍅 Varities
• Lemon Cucumbers
• Yellow Summer Squash
• Dino Kale and Romaine Lettuce 🥬
• Large Basil Pots but we have plenty of basil 4 packs

It does look like the temperatures are stabilizing towards the end of this week and hopefully we are turning towards warmer weather. With no sign of frost, it is safe to put your plants in.

And Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there 💚

😢💔 We had to say goodbye to our beloved farm cat Couscous this morning

At only a year and a half old, this unbelievably sweet cat left us far too soon. We aren’t sure of the exact cause but it seems that some kind of virus infected her and caused her to develop a severe neurological issue that led to paralysis. It happened quickly. Just one week ago she was hunting bunnies and running around the farm as the happy girl that she was.

Couscous was the farm mascot. We’ve never known such a social cat. She was always there to greet us and any visitors to the farm. She just wanted to be with people and to be cuddled as much as possible. I couldn’t have designed a more ideal farm cat if I tried. Along with her great personality, she was an amazing hunter.

Last summer when Dev was pregnant with Naiya, Couscous would regularly lay on Dev’s big belly and purr incessantly for as long as Dev allowed it. This will always be one of my fondest memories of this cat. She was so sweet to baby Naiya too.

The farm will feel a lot more empty without her loud and adorable personality. She will be forever loved and forever missed. If you knew her, think of her today ♥️