BEAUCHEMIN PRESERVATION FARM

At Beauchemin Preservation Farm we are working with a few varieties of livestock, poultry, fruits and vegetables to preserve traditional stock, raise awareness their advantages and give visitors a glimpse of some alternative farm practices... Goats were brought to Iceland about one thousand years ago and have been genetically isolated since then. Natural selection has produced a breed particularly suited to producing cashmere fiber, milk and meat in a cold wet climate. They became endangered with the decline of subsistence farming. We are working with Icelanders to introduce Icelandic goats into the USA... Our sheep, goats and equines need about 1500 bales of hay to see them through the winter. We delay most of our haying until after July 15 to give ground nesting bobolinks, migratory song birds, time to launch their offspring. Now that they're airborne, we are making hay in small batches anytime we can anticipate three dry days. One of our tractors is a hard working and reliable 72..

Primary location: Waldoboro United States