Weather

 March in Maine  is a time of transition; fresh snow causes school closings in the cold mornings and a muddy mess in the mid-afternoon sunshine.  The maple trees start to drip with sweet sap, and we will revel at the first Robin sighting, announcing its presence as validation of winter's end. 

March is a busy time on the farm.  The greenhouses smell fresh with seedlings as we hope for good planting weather in the Spring.  We are lining up our summer crew and stocking up on boxes and updating brochures and mailing lists.  Soon we will see the strawberry plants, covered in straw as protection from the winter,  peaking from beneath the snow.  Our anticipation grows, and we can almost smell that summer strawberry scent that looms in the months ahead.  Though there is much work to be done, we can hardly wait for June.