Welcome To North Branch Farm
Tree Sale: April 25 & 26, 2026
The 2026 Pick-Your-Own Highbush Blueberry Season is here! Our grand opening is Monday, July 13 from 4pm-7pm, with mostly Duke blueberries ripe for picking. Blue Ray, Blue Jay, Patriot and Meader are coming in shortly, followed by Jersey, Nelson and others! If weather & insects are in our favor we will be open, off and on, for about four weeks. We generally run the u-pick field as a self-serve, honor system operation, so stay tuned on our voicemail, (207)525-3323, and on our Facebook and Instagram accounts for up-to-date hours and other pertinent details. We accept cash, check and venmo at the blueberry stand. Hope to see you in the field!
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Work Horse/Work Song Hootenanny
I am happy to report, folks, that we had a very serious hootenanny last night. About sixty people came out to the farm for this MOFGA-sponsored event and it was a roiling success. Half of the group went with Edith Gawler and Bennett Konesni and Elsie Gawler for some...
Bee-hiving and Green-housing
It's been an exciting week on the farm! The North Branch Beekeepers bought a baby colony of bees (called a nuc, or nuke, not sure how to spell it) a couple weeks ago and then transferred it to a new hive body. They seem to be doing pretty well despite some rainy...
Fruit, incoming
It's finally summer! Four pigs (only two of whom are already spoken for--it's not too late!) and one beef cow left for the butcher yesterday. Swimming has become a multi-weekly event. Best of all, the newly-ripening blueberries and gooseberries are being devoured...
Ringing in July
I told Elsie I wasn't sure what to put on the blog today and she said, "Lots and lots of rain," which is true...and although I've already written a couple times this summer about the precipitation, it's still true: we're getting Lots and Lots of rain....