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 eau Chemin Farm is an open working farm specializing in raising, selling and teaching about heirloom produce, heritage livestock and traditional farm practices. This “visitor farm” includes organic vegetable, berry and flower gardens and organic buff Orpington chickens, as well as heritage and endangered livestock. Sheep breeds include Soays, perhaps the original domestic sheep of Europe; Shetlands and Leicester longwools, a very large 18th century British breed imported by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. A Suffolk Punch draft mare, a working ox and Jake the donkey are also in residence.
The land boundaries, old barn and house date from around 1810. Other outbuildings are quite recent. Visitors are invited to walk trails through various ecosystems and take part in demonstrations of traditional farm activities. These may include sheep shearing, wool scouring, dying with farm grown dyes, spinning and weaving, horse and ox work, and other activities.
We sell organic vegetable seedlings including several heirloom tomato varieties; vegetables in season, and rare wools, unprocessed or handspun. Visitors may pick their own organic raspberries and flowers.
Seedlings are available in mid May. The farm stand is open from mid June through mid October. Visitors to the trails are invited
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Beau Chemin Farm Update - Updated July, 2007
Contact numbers: land line: 207-832-5789
Jo's cell: 207-691-8164 Wayne's cell: 207-596-1161
Wayne's e-mail: wwm@midcoast.com Jo's e-mail: yupik@midcoast.com
Summer Activities:
Open Farm Day: is July 22. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Self guided farm tours: Every Saturday & Sunday - June 15 - May 15: Open for self-guided farm tours, spinning & dyeing demonstrations, review of antique & modern spinning wheels. Please call ahead to learn what else may be happening.
Farmstand: Open approximately July 20th.
Pick Your Own Raspberries: The crop looks good so far. Berries should be ready about July 20th. Please call ahead to check on berry status. Farmstand will be self-serve, berry boxes will be made available and we accept checks.
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Beau Chemin Farm Update - Last updated December, 2006
Contact numbers: Jo's cell: 207-691-8164 Wayne's cell 207-596-1161
Land line 207-832-5789
Wayne e-mail: wwm@midcoast.com
Jo's e-mail: yupik@midcoast.com
Farmstand:
The farmstand closed in mid-October. We want to thank everyone who visited our farmstand.
Year-Round Activities:
Wool: can be purchased anytime. The "wool room" is open by chance or call ahead. The wool room is located in the old farmhouse at the crest of the hayfield at the farm.
Farm Tours: are available by appointment mid-October through June. Farm tours in winter months may include spinning lessons and demonstrations, antique loom demonstration, talks on characteristics, qualities and uses of wool from our endangered heritage breeds, demonstrations of daily farm activities, demonstrations of draft animal harnessing, endangered heritage livestock breed viewing and talks. We encourage visits from other farmers and people interested in livestock and plant breed conservation.
2007 Spring Farm Plants:
Tomato seedlings will be available in the greenhouse in mid-May.
Field raised perennials will be available mid-May.
Scent leaf geraniums will be available in pots in May.
Plants are available by chance or call ahead. We expect to set up a self-serve option for farm patrons near the greenhouse similar to what we did in 2006.
LIVESTOCK UPDATE:
Randall Heifer Calf: "Celeste" has joined the farm. She is a beautiful calf born October, 2005. You can read more about this special breed and the conservation efforts over the past 15 years on our web page. Also, the story of Randall cattle conservation can be found at www.cynthiasrandallcattle.com. Celeste is registered under the name Sassafrass.
California Variegated Mutant Sheep: A small breeding flock of this critically endangered breed of wool sheep are now living at the farm.
Khaki Campbell Ducks: 5 hens now reside at the farm. These are excellent laying ducks. |
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