Mr. Brewster, known around the farm as "The Bee Man", has been tending the hives here for years.  According to Mr. Brewster, he's even left the bees to the farm in his last will and testament.  He keeps 2 hives at the farm here on Main Street and 2 more hives at the strawberry fields on Pleasant Street.  Each hive can have 40,000 to 60,000 bees during the peak of summer.  There are plenty of bee facts at the N.H. Beekeepers' Association website. 
       Last weekend, however, Mr. Brewster checked on the hives and found that one had not made it through the winter and the other was just hanging on.  He thought it may be a bee dysentery disease.  He is ordering a new queen and 10,000 workers for each hive.  These will be installed this spring. 
        Mr. Brewster is a great storyteller and a true N.H. native, a former state representative and lives in Andover.  If you have the chance, strike up a conversation. 

       

       Corned Beef :  Available this week will be Star Lake Farm Corned Beef!  For a traditional St. Patrick's Day dinner, this pasture-raised, local beef brisket is delicious.  The standard recipe for creating a Corned Beef dinner is easy to follow.  And for a final flourish, you can try Meg's Mom's special addition...after the corned beef is cooked, apply a layer of French's yellow mustard and sprinkle with brown sugar and crushed cloves.  Broil until the sugar starts melting. 
       Stop by the farmstand this Friday afternoon to pick up your corned beef brisket and native organic carrots and parsnips. 


          We'll be offering our own Micro Greens, local eggs, cakes from Marcia the Cake Lady, more Honeycrisp apples from Carter Hill Orchards in Concord, NH. and Vt. & N.H. cheeses. 



      We'll be stocked with Good Loaf artisan breads & Star Lake Farm beef and pork are available. MacNamara milk in glass bottles, Rocky Cannoli's pies (Red Barn Farm).



Edible White Mountains:  Just off the presses, the latest issue of Edible White Mountains is now available.  The magazine, published locally by KC Wright, celebrates New Hampshire foods, farms and flavors season by season.  This is the fourth issue and includes features on Community bakeries, Rhubarb, Worm composting, Kids gardening and rotational grazing to name just a few.  Complimentary copies of the latest issue are available at the farmstand or by contacting KC at their website. 
 




Winter Market - Friday February 26th 3-6pm