November 3, 2008
Holiday Greetings,
The calm twenty-eight degree dawn broke with a pale blue, pink-brushed sky over Cobscook Bay and a thin frost layer over the fields. Gray clouds moved in low as dairy cows traversed the bridge for their final foraging of the fall in our point pasture fields. The chicken tractors (moveable pens) are sheltering the last few hundred meat birds, the potatoes are harvested, the chirpy turkeys are getting plump, and the newly planted garlic has been mulched.
Mother Nature’s palette has faded to dull earth tones, blueberry fields are being mowed, eaglets have flown from nests on the edge of the Bay, empty veggie rows are sodden, and the Tide Mill humans are furiously securing firewood to warm against the winds of winter. Ah, the transition to this season is aided by the return to standard time, with its dwindling afternoon daylight hours.
However, the pace is quickening in the wreath department. Soon, balsam fir will be flying, cones and moss wired and UPS will make daily treks to the Farm to start wreaths on their holiday journey.
Our distinctive forest products are created from natural fir tips from the
forests of Tide Mill Farm and surrounding woodlands without the use of
chemical pesticides, fungicides, or fertilizers.
Three generations on Tide Mill Farm work with tradition and integrity with respect for our environment. Our unique balsam products begin with a renewable resource, offered by Mother Nature and managed with sustainable woodland practices. Your purchase helps support an independent small business, a vital element of the Down East Maine economy.
Please place your order as soon as possible to assure product availability. Thank you for your support of our ninth-generation family farm.
Have a peaceful, healthy Holiday season and a prosperous 2009.
Sincerely,
Carly DelSignore and Jane Bell, Co-Managers, Tide Mill Balsams
Newsflash! See Paul Mobley, photographer, American Farmer, on the Martha Stewart Show with Aaron and Carly and two other farmers in the book.
~ ABC, November 25th at 10:00 a.m. ~
Out of clutter ... find simplicity. From discord . . . find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. -Albert Einstein
Tide Mill Balsams ~ 91 Tide Mill Road
Edmunds, Maine 04628 ~ 207-733-2551 or 207.733.4756
eatlocal@tidemillorganicfarm.com ~
