Easing into the Day

Just easing into this chilly September morning by watching the sunrise.

The color's already starting to fade a bit. Glad I stepped out on the porch when I did.

Lots on the horizon as we look forward to Common Ground Fair (less than two weeks away!), Close Buy, University of Maine Alumni's Black Bear Auction (more about that later), and the Maine Harvest Festival.

A quick shout-out to Conklin's Maine Mercantile in Belfast, ME, Northern Tides in Lubec, ME, and Window Panes in Bar Harbor, ME who received packages last week. If you are in any of those areas, please stop by and say hello for us!

We would love to hear from you in the comments (below), on facebook, or through our Etsy shop.

Hope your week's a good one!

Yay for the OFM!

Lots to choose from at the Orono Farmers' Market this weekend (Yay!) and, even though I had to stand in line for those early tomatoes, they were totally worth the wait.

Peasant Bread, Sourdough, and Olive Loaf

The vendors were saying the combination of super rainy, then super hot days this summer is making some of the crops ready for harvest earlier than usual. Kale, garlic scapes, summer squash, greens, raspberries, strawberries...the list goes on and on.

Cucumbers, New Potatoes, and Carrots

I am sooooo addicted to this goat cheese from Olde Oak Farm. It made an especially good lunch spread on the sourdough bread with a simple salad of greens, freshly sliced cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, and some apple slices.

"Pretty" and "Gem"

We sent out some wholesale orders last week to Northern Tides in Lubec, ME and Treats in Wiscasset, ME. If you're in either of those parts of the state, please stop by and say hello for us!

We also have our sights set on the Artisan Bread Fair in Skowhegan, ME at the end of the month. We were honored when the Maine Grain Alliance asked us to design a special tea towel just for them. The tea towel will be making its debut at the bread fair, so we hope you'll stop by and check it out!

If you have questions or would like to see more of our work, please leave a comment below, check out our facebook page, or stop by our Etsy shop. We'd love to hear from you.

Hope your week's a good one!

Vintage Bazaar

We're back from the Vintage Bazaar at Pettengill Farm in Salisbury, MA. So much fun! We want to thank all the people who stopped by our booth and made the weekend a memorable one!

Just wanted to share a few images with you this morning. I would have gotten a better picture of Sampson, the pot-bellied pig, but he'd found himself a cool spot and did not want to get up!

Madder Root booth at the Vintage Bazaar

The homestead at the main gate.

Entrance to the gardens.

One of the many flower displays.

I want this truck. Painted a dark purple.

Sampson the pot-bellied pig.

We also got packages out to Northern Tides in Lubec, ME (hope the Bay of Fundy Marathon went well on Sunday) and The Rock and Art Shop in Bangor, ME last week before we left, so if you're in either of those areas, please stop by and say hello for us.

If you'd like to contact us, please leave a comment (below), send us a convo on Etsy, or check out our page on facebook.

Hope your week's a good one!

All Good Things

Pretty much all good things start with tea and a doughnut or cinnamon roll (in my humble opinion).

Except, last week's best "good thing" was the addition of Ashley to the Madder Root team. She is an awesome photographer, seamstress, and artist and we are so happy to have her aboard. When she is not helping us, you can find her at Jameson Brown Photography taking beautiful portraits and wedding photos.

The count down is on for the Vintage Bazaar, which is this coming weekend (June 22 and 23, 2013) at Pettengill Farm in Salisbury, MA. We are excited to be doing our first show of the season.

 We also sent out tea towels, napkins, and produce bags to Maine Mountain Soap and Candle in Greenville, ME, Kennebec River Artisans in Hallowell, ME, and Conklin's Maine Mercantile in Belfast, ME.

A head's up for folks in the Lubec, ME area: The Bay of Fundy Marathon is being held June 23rd. Registration is closed, but if you are in the area cheering on the runners, please take a moment to stop by Northern Tides and say "hi" to Jerry and Deb for us!

Just a reminder that any Etsy orders placed 6/19 to 6/24 will ship out by 6/26/13. This will give us time to focus on the show. We thank you for your support and understanding.

In the meantime, you can find us on facebook, convo us through our Etsy shop, or share your own "good things" in the comment section below.

Hope your week's a good one!

Finicky Spring

Spring's been a bit finicky this year. Sunny and warm at the start of last week, snow toward the end. (Boo). But, let's just skip quickly past the white stuff and on to what's new in the gardens. Found some buds on the peony.

Peony 4/15/13

And the daffodils are looking luscious and green. Buds, soon? (Let's hope!)

Waiting for this to flower so I can remember what it is!

The cold frame experiment's going strong. Basil, shallots, and kale outgrew the seedling trays, so I put those in bigger pots over the weekend. Parsley and hot peppers are still rather small. Never heard from the ace peppers. I think the temperatures in this low-tech seed experiment were too variable for them. I'll just get some pepper plants from the local farmer's market in a few weeks.

Northern Tides, in Lubec, Maine, is hosting a book signing with author Ron Pesha. It'll be held April 27, 2013 from 1-3pm. Ron will be talking about his new book "The Great Gold Swindle of Lubec, Maine." If you're in the area, please stop by and say hello for us!

For more news, please check out our facebook page or our Etsy shop. We've started printing our new designs for spring and should have them available soon.

Hope your week's a good one!