10/2/2022 1 Comment Mama MildredLet’s go back to the basics, shall we? Here at Third Way Farm we rejoice in knowing that a large portion of the food we are so very blessed to eat comes from our own fields and pastures. We wanted to take that one step further by adding dairy into the mix. Recently, Colleen, Peter, and I invested in a dairy cow. Her name is Mildred and she is a beautiful light brown mini Jersey. She has the most beautiful white and black outlines around her eyes that look almost like she is wearing makeup. Her left ear is floppy, which, to me, gives the impression that she is all sweet and innocent. Don’t be fooled though! She has some tricks up her sleeve… but more on that later. She is just cute as buttons and we are so happy she is here with us!
Mildred came from Chestnut Oak Minis in Jefferson, Maryland. This operation breeds and sells mini Jersey cows. This business is a branch of a larger dairy farm with a large herd of cows whose milk is sold to Organic Valley, a dairy company you have probably seen in many grocery stores. However, this part of the business is dissolving so that the farmers can focus on their main herd. We had the choice between three cows: Mint Leaf, Amethyst, and Mildred. Mildred was our number one choice from the beginning. Not only was the farmer praising her calm demeanor, good condition (a system that numerically scores the body energy reserves of cows), and herd leadership skills, she shares a name with Peter’s grandmother. We immediately knew that Mildred was the cow for us! So it's September 3rd and it was the day we had been anxiously waiting for, Mildred was coming!!! Now I was running the farmer’s market so I was unable to join Peter and Colleen when they went to pick up Mildred. Colleen texted me as soon as they had her in the trailer and they were on the road. I announced to my line and the market that my cow was on her way home and everybody cheered for me (thank you all for your enthusiasm about this very exciting moment for me!). Anyway, after market I unloaded the truck as quickly as I could and headed over to Peter and Colleen’s to meet Mildred. They had waited to let her out of the trailer until I got there so we could all welcome her home together. She was extremely rambunctious in the trailer, nonstop running from front to back. I got my camera all ready when Peter opened the door and she busted out. Mildred came right towards me and I quickly jumped the fence to get out of her paddock. I guess she had similar plans because seconds later she ran into the electric fence and her halter got caught. She knocked down the posts and made a run for it. She ran through the prickly woods, the Bulle Rock golf course, and down route 40. We chased her for four miles. I had a hard time keeping up with everyone and was very far behind as I don't usually do a lot of running and my legs were getting all cut up since I was only wearing shorts. As I passed people on their back porches and golfers on the course, they all pointed in the direction Mildred went. They asked, “Are you looking for a cow? She went that way… about seven minutes ago.” “WHAT?” I thought, “seven minutes. There is no way we are ever going to get her back.” I was hopeless. How would we ever catch a cow running that fast? It was nice being a cow owner for the couple of minutes it lasted. Finally, I reached the Bulle Rock Route 40 entrance and a man on a golf cart drove by me. He said that they caught her; they had Mildred! So I started walking briskly down the Route 40 median; there was no way I could do anymore running in that thick heat. I could see police lights in the distance. People driving by could see the commotion up ahead and I can only imagine the astonishment as passerbyers saw a cow sprinting down the road. It brought a smile to my face. So a big thanks goes to Peter for actually catching Mildred! He was getting close to her as she ran through a patch of tall grass. It slowed her down just enough that Peter felt like he had an opportunity to dive towards her and catch her. Thankfully, he was correct! He leaped and grabbed one of her legs, but she was stubborn and kept fighting. Other people caught up and helped hold on to her. Our neighbor, Joe, brought the trailer and we finally got her loaded up. We brought her back home and put her in a barn stall. It would take a while for us to trust her to be out on pasture, but can you blame us after all that had just happened?! It was a stressful afternoon but Colleen, Peter, and I were so grateful to know that Mildred was safe and sound. We had been so excited for her arrival and thinking we had lost her after just getting her was devastating. Let’s not forget that Mildred was pregnant during her escape attempt. We hoped that the calf inside her was not too stressed out during all that excitement. We couldn’t be sure everything was okay with baby because we do not have any technology to test those things. Anyway, our main objective is to keep Mildred and her baby safe and have them know that we love them. However, Mildred is not as calm and affectionate as her previous owner had made her out to be. It has been especially hard for me to connect with her since I am not with her as much as Peter and Colleen. I visit her on my lunch breaks sometimes, but she normally starts running all over the paddock. I am quite afraid to get close to Mildred because she is so skittish. Thankfully, Peter has gotten comfortable working with her and is working on being able to walk with her. He and I are going to spend some time with Mildred together so that I can try and bond with her. I am beyond thrilled to be one of Mildred’s parents :) I would love to be able to just sit with her in the pasture, talk to her, and pet her without her getting spooked. She is a dairy cow and that’s a major reason we brought her into our farmily, but we respect her and recognize her dignity as a creation of God. Because of that I don’t just see her as a means for all the milk I could drink. I see her as a friend and I really long for a chance to cultivate that relationship with her. Since we got Mildred when she was pregnant, we have two animals to love and care for. About two weeks ago, we thought Mildred was starting the beginning stages of calving because it appeared that her pin ligaments dropped. This made her tail seem higher up and is a sign of labor. During this time she was also not eating a lot and was experiencing some diarrhea. So we called the vet. In order for the vet to examine her, we moved Mildred up against a wall and kept her secure with a wooden board. This was the first time we had ever seen Mildred so calm. It made me think of Temple Grandin and the squeeze machine she invented that calms cattle down before slaughter. Anyway, she had a clean bill of health but the vet thought she was not as far along in her pregnancy as we had thought. We thought she would calf at the end of September to early October. However, the vet said she was probably no more than seven months pregnant. WHAT?! We still had two months left before the calf would arrive? We were a bit taken aback but then were excited for the extra time to bond with Mildred before a calf came into the mix. But then… the calf was born just when we had originally expected. On September 29th I got a call from Colleen just as I was finishing up my work day out in the field. I was harvesting golden raspberries and on the phone with my twin sister. I answered the phone and Colleen told me that we have a calf! I screamed at the top of my lungs in excitement (sorry Colleen). Seconds later, Peter called to share the same news as he was the one who found the calf laying on the ground when he came home from work. I got over there as soon as I could and brought Tommy and Michelle along with me. We passed Muriel on her run on our way over and she joined us. As soon as we arrived, Mildred got very scared with all the commotion. She wouldn’t go near her baby. He was shaking and was not standing up.We tried putting them in the stall together but then Mildred trampled Peter. Don’t worry! He is okay. Finally we all gave mom and baby some space to see if he would nurse and stand up. A while later Colleen, Peter, and I went back out. Mildred seemed to be encouraging the baby to get up but he was so weak. He wasn’t nursing at all. We were finally able to get them both in the stall and we hoped and prayed that he would make it through the night and get some colostrum from Mildred’s utters. After we all took a deep breath, we could not believe we were the parents of two cattle! This is what we have been waiting for!!! We are still trying to navigate this unknown territory. It took us a couple of days but we finally decided on a name for baby: Louie! As a two day old, Louie is not eating at all from Mama. Peter and Colleen have been working tirelessly to try and bottle feed him some of Mildred’s milk. The vet came by to check on mom and baby and said Mildred looks great but Louie is very weak and we aren’t sure how much colostrum he got. We had to tube feed him some milk because he does not have a strong suckle. It is not the best situation, but it is what it is. We pray Louie will get stronger and learn to nurse. We love him so much already and want to see him thrive. That’s all for now. Follow Colleen on Instagram (@seecarp) for current updates on Mildred and Louie. I have to wrap it up here because I am going over to see them both now. We are going to be milking Mildred since Louie isn’t nursing. If we did not, Mildred would be in pain and susceptible to infection. Peter and Colleen have already milked her a couple of times and now it's my turn to learn! I am so so so happy and excited to be a part of this journey with dairy animals. I have been eager to learn about this and have a dairy cow of my own for a while and my dream is coming true, all thanks to Peter and Colleen!! If you want to meet Mildred and Louie, contact us and schedule a visit. We would love to introduce you all. Until next time, Kate PS: I successfully milked Mildred right after finishing this post. She gave us about 1.5 quarts of milk. She was so calm while I milked her. It gave me hope for the bond we will form! I am so excited. I also laid with Louie for a while. I love that little guy!
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9/4/2022 2 Comments Tom’s ToesYou’re probably wondering, “What the heck are ‘Tom’s Toes’?!?!?!” Kate, are you actually going to talk about… Tommy’s toes? Well… yes and no. Today we are discussing all things tomatoes! But here at Third Way Farm (TWF) we call tomatoes “Tom’s Toes.”
Just to give you all a bit of context: Tommy is always texting typos to the group. One day Muriel and I were busy doing our tomato tasks and we received a text from Tommy that said, “Are you two still working on the Tom’s Toes?” The name stuck and we’ve been calling tomatoes Tom’s Toes ever since. But we don’t stop the fun at the tomatoes. We also call Tommy Tom’s Toe because he once broke his toe when he jammed it on a wall after falling down a flight of stairs. Don’t worry, he’s okay! Now let’s stop talking about Tommy’s toes and get into the nitty gritty of tomato culture: Tomatoes are a summer crop that we sow in the winter time. This year we seeded our high tunnel tomatoes in February and our field tomatoes in March. We start the tomatoes in a 128 cell tray. This does not give each individual plant much room to grow, but that’s okay in the beginning. Once all or most of the seeds have germinated and grown a few inches, about 3 weeks, we pot up the plants. Potting up is a technique done when seedlings outgrow their growing medium. We take the plant out of its original cell and put it into a bigger pot. Now they get more space to grow. At TWF we pot up tomatoes in soil blocks. Essentially these are cubes of moist potting soil that act as the container and growing medium for the plant. This is a valuable tool in veggie gardening because it is less wasteful than the alternative of potting up into many individual plastic containers. Soil blocks also reduce transplant shock because they allow plant roots to air prune. This means that the roots stop growing once they reach the edge of the soil as opposed to roots in a cell tray that continue to grow and then wrap around the plastic cells. This tangle of roots makes it tough to remove seedlings from trays without disturbing them too much before transplanting. Another benefit of soil blocks is that it allows for more air flow which helps the roots grow healthier. We use soil blocks for several of our long term summer crops because they are going to be in the ground for a long time and are all large plants when mature. This includes tomatoes, eggplant, squash, cucumbers, and melons. A few quick notes: Before the seeds germinate, it is important to make sure the soil remains warm. We keep our trays on heat mats set to 84℉. Once germination has occurred for at least half of the tray, we move them under growing lights that stay on for 14 hours a day. The artificial light mimics the sun and allows the plants to photosynthesize. Without adequate light, the plants start to become leggy (long stems with few leaves) and will reach towards the nearest light. Additionally, as the tomatoes are growing in their soil blocks, and when they are in the ground too, it is best practice to avoid getting the foliage wet when watering. Water just around the base of the plant as this will help mitigate risk of fungal disease or the sun heating up the water droplets on the leaves and then burning them. And watering at the base helps encourage the root systems to grow. Finally, a couple of weeks before planting, you want to harden off your plants. This is done by putting the trays outside, weather-permitting, and moving them back inside at the end of the day. This helps encourage the plants to toughen up essentially before they are constantly exposed to the elements once they are in the ground. So when is the best time to plant tomatoes anyway? According to Gardening Know How, the right time to plant tomatoes is when the night time temperatures consistently stay above 50℉. The plants can start setting fruit once night time temperatures are at 55℉. These consistent temperature patterns usually occur after the last frost date. It's good to plant before the plants have the potential to set fruit because it gives them a chance to develop strong root systems and grow bigger before they shift their energy to producing fruit. This year, we planted our tunnel tomatoes on April 21st. Unfortunately, we experienced some late frosts that threatened our crop. We resorted to covering the plants with row cover for a couple of nights, a winter growing technique TWF has never had to employ on a summer crop such as tomatoes until now. Thankfully, all the tomatoes survived, but the first succession of summer squash did not. :( As farmers, we look at climate trends to make educated predictions about best times to plant certain crops. With this knowledge we work backwards to determine a seeding date. The tomato plants take about 6-8 weeks to reach a stage where they are robust and large enough for transplanting, this is about 12-18 inches tall. We want to plant them after the last frost date, which is around April 9th for Havre de Grace, so we seed about 6-8 weeks before this date. Now, you do not have to plant immediately after the last frost date as this is just an estimate and you might feel safer waiting a bit longer. That is exactly what we did this year because of how the timing worked out for us. Now it's time to transplant! In the high tunnel we planted two rows of tomatoes in 30 inch garden beds. The plants were two trowels apart in the row, which is about 20 inches. In between the tomatoes we planted some flowers for pest control and some for cut flowers. This includes marigolds to fend off hornworms, scabiosa to attract bumblebees, and statice simply for fun. We also covered all the beds with straw as a means to weed control. It helps to retain moisture in the soil as well. Another quick note: we have a high tunnel for growing tomatoes because it allows us to extend the season for tomato harvest compared to field tomatoes. We can plant a bit earlier because it is a protected space, which means we get ripe fruits earlier in the season. It also protects the plants from the elements at the end of the season, which means we can harvest a bit later as well. At TWF, we grow mostly indeterminate tomatoes, which means that the plants continuously grow taller. As the plants mature, it is vital to prune, trellis, and clip them. Pruning entails snipping off all the lower leaves for good airflow as well as cutting off all the suckers that grow at the junction between the main stem and the leaf branches. This is important because if left on the suckers will grow into an entirely new tomato plant. This then steals energy away from growing fruits on the leader vine. Pruning is done once a week here and we make sure to remove all the debris from the tunnel because it could harbor disease. We just throw all the prunnings into the compost pile. Trellising is a key technique for training the tomato plants to grow upright. There are endless methods for trellising tomatoes. We employ a few different strategies at TWF. What we do in our high tunnel is hook string to the metal bar above the beds. Each string is clipped to just one plant and we add new clips as the plant grows taller. At this point in the season, the plants have actually surpassed the bars and now we are clipping them horizontally. It feels like a jungle in there! Our field tomatoes have a similar trellising system, we just had to assemble it ourselves. The process included pounding posts into the ground after every sixth plant. We placed a PVC tee at the top of each post so that we could run rebar above all the plants. Now we have a structure to tie string and clip the plants. Another trellising system that is a bit more laid-back, and is what I did in my personal tomato garden, is to put stakes next to each plant and secure them together with either clips or string. This is a more practical approach for home gardeners. Overall, trellising is important for both the health and production of tomato plants as it physically helps the plants hold the heavy fruits, maintains adequate airflow to reduce fungal disease, gives the plants enough space to grow, prevents rotting because the fruits aren’t all sitting on the ground, and much more. After all your hard work and a couple of months of the tomatoes being in the ground, it is time to reap what you sow and harvest your very own sun ripened tomatoes! Not all tomato varieties are red so it's important to feel for softness and not just look for certain colors. It's best to harvest when the fruits are a bit soft: you don’t want to wait until they are super soft because they are more prone to cracking and will not store very long. We harvest our tomatoes three days a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays because we don't want them sitting on the plant too long and then they become seconds. We store tomatoes in a 50-55℉ refrigerator not a standard temperature fridge because the cold actually diminishes flavor and negatively affects the texture. Since we are growing our tomatoes to sell and we have so much to store we chose to refrigerate them at these higher temperatures so we can keep them longer yet still maintain quality. This is extremely important to us because we aim to provide our customers with the best produce we can grow. High quality produce is possible with hard work in the field, appropriate storage techniques, and thorough sorting of rotten/not so good items (that we feed to our animals so they don't go to waste). Whether customers get tomatoes in their weekly CSA, they are a chef at a restaurant, or customers at the market, we work hard to provide the tastiest and most cared-for fruits and veggies possible. So what do you do with your bounty of tomatoes? I eat tomatoes at almost every lunch and dinner while they are in season. They go great in sandwiches, on a salad, and thrown in at the end of a sautéed veggie dish. My favorite way to enjoy them, because it was a staple snack in my household as a kid, is with a slice of a baguette, mozzarella, basil, and balsamic. Yum! You can’t get anything else that tastes more of summer! I also did lots of tomato sauce and salsa canning this season so I can enjoy tomatoes over the winter. I froze a ton of cherry tomatoes so that I can blister and drizzle them with some balsamic for an elevated dish during the cold season. But most importantly, I enjoy this lovely time of the year when I can just walk out into the field and grab a ripe cherry tomato right off the vine and enjoy it! It's a sign of summer, a sign of bounty, a sign of God’s love. How can we go from a single seed to the most tasty summertime treat with just a little TLC? There is no other explanation than God and the miracles He created to produce just one tomato. So enjoy these last few weeks of summer and savor those tomatoes while they are here. Please visit us at our Barn Store or the Havre de Grace Saturday Farmer’s Market to get some. Maybe even start planning your tomato garden for next year so you can appreciate this labor of love for yourself. It makes the tomatoes taste so much better! Or should I say, Tom’s Toes. Comment below what you’ve been doing with your tomatoes this summer. We would love to hear from you all! Until next time, Kate 8/1/2022 1 Comment Save our SoilHave you ever wondered what us farmers at Third Way Farm (TWF) mean when we describe our practices as “regenerative agriculture?” Well, it's actually a vital aspect of many farms around the world today as we recognize the negative consequences that derive from conventional agriculture techniques. In fact, according to Kiss The Ground, modern methods cause a “loss of topsoil, loss of biodiversity, desertification, habitat destruction, and air and water pollution.” These effects severely impact the state of our planet and contribute to the global climate crisis we face today. Due to the increasing awareness of agriculture’s impact on climate change, the urgency to adopt regenerative systems is evermore apparent. Interestingly enough, “regenerative” is just a new buzz word describing age-old farming methods indigenous cultures have been practicing for millenia. To solve the issues with conventional farming practices we must look back on ancient wisdom to secure a safe future for future generations to come. The main objective of regenerative agriculture is improving soil health. It may not seem crucial, but soil is our life force. Without healthy soil we cannot grow nutritious food to feed ourselves and our communities. To achieve this goal of soil health, soil organic matter must increase. How is this done here at TWF and other regenerative farms around the globe? Regenerative farmers follow some basic principles: disturb the soil as minimally as possible (employ a no-till system); keep the soil covered as much as possible, keep living roots in the soil, grow a diversity of crops, and incorporate animals in a rotational grazing system. Tilling is not ideal because it disrupts and may even destroy soil microorganisms, breaks up soil aggregates, and releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. We need microorganisms because they are what bring life to the soil and feed plant roots. Soil aggregates are a representation of the balance of all the right components in a healthy soil. Finally, when the soil is flipped over, all the carbon dioxide that was stored underground is released. This contributes to the build up of greenhouse gasses present in the atmosphere today that trap heat and warm the climate. Keeping soil covered as often as possible is key for protecting it and holding carbon in the ground. Think about land that has not been developed by humans, a forest perhaps. Are there many bare areas not covered by plant material, living or dead? Not really. Why is this? Mother Nature does not want to be naked; she must protect herself. Exposed soil leads to erosion because water and wind blow and wash it away. The ground must be covered to avoid the loss of topsoil because plants create a buffer against the wind and also help absorb water. Plant matter above the soil also photosynthesizes and feeds the microbes below the ground through roots exudates. Elizabeth and Paul Kaiser at Singing Frogs Farm in California perfectly describe these fluids as “liquid sun.” In exchange for this “liquid sun,” microorganisms feed plants nutrients from the soil they cannot obtain on their own. However, if the soil is not covered and there are no living roots in the ground, microorganisms would not receive the nutrients they need to thrive. In the context of farming, this has a cascade of negative effects. If the soil is left fallow for too long it will become void of nutrients. When crops are sown or planted there will not be a thriving population of microorganisms to nourish them. This then creates the need to spray synthetic fertilizers, which is another topic for another post. Larger organisms such as worms would also lose their food source with the loss of microorganisms. Worms are vital for aerating the soil which helps with water drainage and absorption. Additionally, worms are decomposers and break down organic matter into natural fertilizer. All in all, keeping the soil covered and full of living roots is imperative for the life of soil. Knowing how important the microorganisms are to healthy soil, it is clear that there needs to be a biodiverse population of them. This is done by growing a diversity of crops. Although all farms have their own context for employing regenerative practices, diversity is an underlying factor for all. When many different types of crops are grown together they support a rich tapestry of biology. Creating a diverse ecosystem helps prevent crop loss caused by pathogens or disease as some microorganisms help plants ward off these problems. Additionally, diversifying the vegetable portfolio on just one farm helps farmers stay economically successful. Regenerative agriculture is not only about soil resilience, but also the resilience of farmers and their communities. This way of farming supports farmers in such a way that they can still prosper even in the face of obstacles. For instance, if one crop succumbs to disease or gets destroyed in a bad storm, there are other products to sell and sustain the business. Some of the veggies we grow at TWF to reap this benefit are basil, beans, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, cilantro, corn, cucumbers, fennel, kale, kohlrabi, onions, parsley, potatoes, swiss chard, radishes, tomatoes, turnips, and zucchini. Not only is diversity important in the vegetable field, it is also important to diversify the farm operation by including livestock. Now, not all farms require your typical livestock such as cattle, chickens, pigs, and sheep to be considered regenerative. Many regenerative market gardens are popping up around the world that only tend to veggies. However, this does not mean they do not have livestock. Regenerative practices promote soil health, which is the backbone for an entire ecosystems' health. With healthy soil comes all kinds of life such as bees, frogs, snakes, spiders, worms, and more. All this life is a sign of a thriving environment. Here at TWF we have all these animals and more. A major component of regenerative agriculture for us is rotational grazing for our cattle, sheep, and chickens. This practice includes creating many small paddocks or sections within a larger pasture using movable electric fencing. The animals are kept there for a short duration of time, one day is standard at TWF for our ruminants (cattle and sheep), and they eat the forage, poop, pee, distribute seeds, and break up the crust of the soil. All of these help support healthy soil… are you seeing the pattern? Then, once they have spent their time in one paddock, they get moved to the next one and continue the process. They will not return to any given paddock for a bit, 60 days is ideal, so that the pasture can regrow and the animals are less likely to come in contact with parasites. Other benefits of a rotational grazing system include a higher volume of perennials because the livestock are not given the opportunity to eat them down to the point where the plants will not grow back. With more perennials comes more green forage during dry seasons. Finally, this system increases the ability for pastures to sequester carbon from the atmosphere back into the soil. This is because there is a thriving community of plants to pull this carbon into the ground. On a side note, raising animals in this way needs to be a part of a cultural shift in farming practices in order to protect our planet. Many people understand meat consumption to be evil because animals, mainly cows, emit greenhouse gasses. However, this is a problem for factory farms where animals are raised indoors on corn and soy. When animals are raised as we raise them at TWF, they can actually be a solution to climate change. There are so many more aspects of regenerative farming that I could get into, but these are just some of the basics. If you want to learn more, join our viewing of the film, Kiss The Ground. It is a great overview of all the things I discussed here and it will help you understand why we do what we do. One of the focal points of the movie is how us farmers are on the front lines of the climate crisis. In fact, this emphasis is what captivated my attention and lit the fire in my belly that drove me to become a farmer. Watching Kiss The Ground and learning about regenerative agriculture changed my life! It encouraged me to read as many farming books as I could get my hands on, watch endless Youtube videos of farmers around the world, and most importantly start working on a regenerative farm myself. So I moved to Lopez Island, Washington in February 2021 to embark on my journey. I was a climate farm intern at Midnight’s Farm where I took an online course on climate change through Terra.do, an online platform working to get more people involved in mitigating the effects of climate change. I spent my days in the veggie garden learning the ins and outs of growing delicious and nutritious produce, in the pastures setting up electric fencing for the grazing cattle, and in the on-site compost facility seeing a behind the scene look at how that beautiful, rich, organic material is made. I could not quench my thirst for learning all I could about this way of farming and would spend my evenings with my nose buried in a book, doing my online courses, talking to the farmers I worked for, or cooking with the wonderful food I helped grow. I am continuing to deepen my knowledge at TWF by working alongside Tommy and Michelle and other awesome farmers! It's great to learn from Tommy and Michelle's experience and also understand how they make decisions based on regenerative practices. But it's not just healthy soil we focus on here. Our mission is faith, community, and justice. We recognize that this life is a gift from God that we must cherish it, and we do so by taking care of this land, growing and raising healthy food in healthy soil, and cultivating community. If you want to join us in our mission please come take a tour, participate in an event we host, stop by our Barn Store on Tuesdays and Fridays, join our CSA, volunteer on the farm, and encourage all your friends to do the same. We could not do what we do without your support. So thank you all! Now I’ve got to wrap this up because our sheep just escaped. But hey, I didn’t say we are perfect, just doing the best we can to cultivate a healthy and thriving farm. Until next time, Kate |
The Return of RobinhoodNestled into a hidden woods on Robinhood Road, in Havre de Grace Maryland, exists a picturesque farm community; a place of green pastures, beautiful woodlands, and colorful fruits and vegetables. And in this thriving place, a place called Third Way Farm, there is also a community on a mission to build a better world through a holistic and regenerative approach to agriculture; a mission grounded in our faith and our belief in a world where all have a place at the table. Where, when we give back to the land, and to one another, all of creation thrives. Archives
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Barn Store Hours
Tuesdays 3-5:30pm
Fridays 3-5:30pm
601 Robinhood Road
Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078
717-669-1351