by Tristan | Aug 11, 2014 | Informational
From Italy to Thailand, you’ll find basil sprouting up in menus across the globe. Derived from the Greek word basilikohn, meaning “royal”, basil has a long history of flavoring dishes. This aromatic herb does more than just satisfy taste buds though—basil offers...
by Tristan | Jul 28, 2014 | Photography
At Gromaine, we are always looking for ways to continue to connect you to our farm. Way back in May we decided it would be really fun to set up a farm cam. Our farm cam is motion activated, has night vision, and captures the temperature and time. Around the 4th of...
by Tristan | Jul 15, 2014 | DIY
“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club” – Jack London, American author, journalist, and social activist Lettuce seeds are small—very small—and planting them is a time-consuming, meticulous process, Each tray we plant has 250...
by Tristan | Jun 27, 2014 | Informational
From Napa Valley to Midtown Manhattan, the farm to table movement beckons foodies, locavores and tourists alike—each in search of seasonal flavors picked fresh that day. As the movement continues to grow across the U.S., so do the benefits of local, organic foods. We...
by Tristan | Jun 11, 2014 | Stories
We have new friend visiting us in the fields the past week or so. This picture is not the clearest, but there is black bear standing at the back of the pasture. It was taken by our mom a few days ago. We’ve spotted him/her a few times now, but Jon had the...
by Tristan | May 29, 2014 | Throwback Thursday
We love looking at our old family photos. This photo of our grandfather, Clayton Noyes (left), and our uncle Paul as a baby, was taken in front of the barn with a family friend and his son (overalls + no shirt = bold look). Clayton would have been about 27 years old...
by Tristan | May 19, 2014 | Recipe
Farmer’s wife (aka Katherine) here with my first blog post! Yesterday was the South Portland Farmer’s Market (shameless plug: come visit us 10-2 by Mill Creek and City Hall every Sunday). We are starting to get to know the other vendors at the market...
by Tristan | May 15, 2014 | Just for Fun, Videos
I have a lot of time to think on my beautiful drives through Maine to our farm. The other day during this very familiar stretch of road, it dawned on me that what this road trip was missing was a playlist of the best farm songs ever written. So, I made one. Vote for...
by Tristan | May 1, 2014 | Stories
The first farmer’s market of the season is this Sunday, May 4th from 10AM-2PM in the South Portland City Hall Parking Lot near Mill Creek Park. As we began to put together this year’s display for the farmer’s market, we immediately thought to...
