Sean and Sandra O’Donnell invite anyone interested in grain production on a walking tour of their grain fields followed by snacks and finger food. They are growing a wide variety of cereal grains (wheat, oats, barley, flint corn, and millet) and legumes (field peas, soybeans, and dry beans), and have special projects producing seed of improved Red Fife wheat and experimenting with small-scale grain drying and storage methods. This is a great chance to discuss the nuts and bolts of organic grain production with the O’Donnells and others. Bring a snack to share. The event is free.
Directions to Rusted Rooster Farm (note – GPS won’t get you there):
From Guilford:
Follow Route 150 South 3 1/2 miles from Guilford center to Parkman center. Turn left
onto the North Dexter Road. After 3 1/2 miles turn right onto the Bridge Road. After
9/10 mile turn right onto the Smart Road. Go to the top of the hill and take your first
right onto the Cates Road. Go 1/2 mile. Rusted Rooster Farm is located at 60 Cates
Road.
From Dover-Foxcroft:
Follow Route 15 North for just over 6 1/2 miles towards Guilford. Turn left onto
Route 23 South and follow this for 6 8/10 miles. At the Wayside Theater in Dexter, turn
left onto the Goff Road. Go 3/10 mile. Then turn left onto the Bridge Road. After
9/10 mile turn right onto the Smart Road. Go to the top of the hill and take your first
right onto the Cates Road. Go 1/2 mile. Rusted Rooster Farm is located at 60 Cates
Road.
For more information, contact Ellen Mallory at ellen.mallory@maine.edu or 581-2942.
And don’t forget next Tuesday’s Small Grain, Cover Crop, and Alternative Crop Twilight Meeting, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, July 19, at the University of Maine Aroostook Research Farm.
Meet at the UMaine Extension Presque Isle Office, 57 Houlton Road, Presque Isle
For more information see the UMaine Extension Grains & Oilseeds News and Events webpage.
Note: You is you wish to subscribe to the UMaine Extension Small Grains mailing list, send an email to ellen.mallory@maine.edu.