Selling the Farm

Small Fry Farm is for sale. What? Why?

So many friends and neighbors have asked us. It’s really a matter of practicality. As much as we love our home and farm and all the work that went into creating a sanctuary, it’s a new chapter in our life. Three of our four children have left the nest. No one can imagine us not farming, and really we can’t either. We plan to continue farming, just on a smaller scale.

There is so much potential here for someone younger and eager to start a business or raise a family in a perfect New England town. We have already done much of the hard work and initial investment in time and money. The procedures are already in place. Two huge greenhouses that took site preparation, setup for growing to include watering, cooling, weatherproofing, and upkeep. We have compost stations set up for ease of use. There are dedicated fenced gardens for berries. We even have two established asparagus beds and many fruit trees. I could go on, but the blog let’s you see how the farm has unfolded.

In addition to the farm, we worked on the interior of our home. We used colors from the eggs that our hens lay. They are calming natural shades. The kitchen is farmhouse functional with aritstic design elements. We used corrugated tin trim, chopping block counters, stainless steel, and vintage accents to create a modern, open concept kitchen that we could share while baking or making a meal. Yes, we even created a space for canned goods.

If you are interested in a lifestyle change or just want to be in a wonderful town and send your kids to Fryeburg Academy, come and see our home and create something wonderful here for you!

If you want to know more about this property just contact Nicole Fitzgerald at 781-308-3188 or email her at Nicole@thecblife.com and check out our listing for 119 Fish Street, Fryeburg, ME. You will also see it on realtor.com or zillow.

4th of July Blueberries

The first blueberries start ripening around the 4th right after the strawberries. One of my favorite cakes to decorate is my red, white, and blueberry cake for summer. Don’t judge the decorating!

I replanted all of my strawberries this year and I like to save their energy for year two by pinching the blossoms. So no strawberries this year at Small Fry Farm - look to 2026 around June!

Tomato Sandwich Season is here!

The Best tomato sandwich recipe ever:

• homegrown heirloom tomatoes

• Duke’s mayonnaise

• white sandwich bread

• Thick cut swiss cheese

• large leaf basil

• white onion or vidalia onion

• farm fresh bacon

• sea salt

• olive oil

  Directions: Chill tomatoes for 30 minutes to an 1 hour in the regrigerator. After chilled, slice tomatoes and drizzle with olive oil and a good salt. Lightly toast the bread. Slather bread with Duke’s mayo. Add sliced onion, several large leaves of basil, crispy bacon if you have it, and a slice of swiss cheese. Smash slightly and savor the bliss.

• If you don’t have Swiss, American cheese will do. For an extra bump to your gourmet sandwich, add sliced avacado and arugula.

Snow Peas in the Summer

It has been a strange start to the growing season. Not bad, just strange. When I talked to other growers they said that their snow peas just never appeared. I waited them out. I now have snow peas and it’s mid June. Still just as good, just super late.

I think that my high tunnel helped. I planted them inside this year and they were definitely late. The ones I planted outside never emerged. We had so much rain and a very late start to summer that everyone was worried we would have a very short summer season. The first growing photos below were from the start of the season in early May.

It was 99 degrees yesterday and the snow peas are being harvested in June!

Berkshire Piglets for Sale - SOLD OUT! check back in Spring!

Highly regarded for their meat, berkshire is to pork what wagyu is to beef. Born July 24th , our piglets are purebred and live on a vegetarian diet enjoying food from our garden and the best grains to supplement their nutritional needs.

Our Berkshires have indoor and outdoor living with a run of the pasture. They are used to rooting and foraging just like they would in the wild.

We have seen online that some Berkshire pigs can be aggressive. We have not found that to be true. In fact, our 13 year old daughter was managing their care most of the time. Our boar is even one of the friendliest of the bunch.

FOR SALE Starting September 9th for the first group and September 16th for the second group.

Call Robert for questions 207-256-6266 or email us with a submission below.

Baby Piglets due this summer!

Our Berkshire pigs are so beautiful. Rosita, Pickles, Stretch, and Ronaldo are so excited that Spring is in the air. They have been running around the open pasture on sunny days and rooting up the old dog pen area. (soon to be home for the turkeys)

We are taking preorders on the piglets so let us know if you are interested.

gardener@smallfryfarm.com

Farmstand Closing for the Season

Our hens are taking a break from laying and our milk cow is on maternity leave. We expect to be back up and running again in the Spring. Thank you for stopping by as we experimented with our farm stand this year. Oh yes! We have more plans for next year. Be well!

The Farm Stand Cooler is open

The farm stand is located beneath the tent at Small Fry Farm. The cooler is currently loaded with squash, tomatoes, onions, cut flowers, jams, pickles, relish, syrup, eggs, and milk.

The onions are superb. Knock off the dirt as this keeps them fresh longer when you are ready to eat them. Yellow squash is best when it is small to medium in size. We love it cooked in a cast iron skillet with onions and butter, however our kids prefer it in a casserole with lots of cheese and crackers.

We grow two types of tomatoes - a sauce tomatoes for canning our own red sauce and slicing tomatoes that are just the perfect acidity for the best tomato sandwiches and caprese salads. Try a tomato sandwich with fresh basil, onion, mayo, lettuce, tomato, olive oil, and sea salt on a bakery bread. You won’t be disappointed. It’s what summer tastes like.

Don’t be afraid to try the wicked pickles or wicked green tomatoes. Yes, they have spice but for those of you who want to visit flavor town, pick up a jar. You will definitely be addicted.

We are about to harvest one of our favorite vegetables for Fall - the candy roaster. Look for the big orange and pink giant banana looking squash. I will place some recipes out for you to try too.

Milk, Eggs, and Strawberries too!

It’s our first year of strawberries and they are amazing here at Small Fry Farm. We are so proud of growing them naturally and using all the tricks and lessons we have learned over the years. It is very different than growing strawberries in the south.

Stop by the farm stand while we have them fresh. They ripen on the vine. We wash them and put them in cups for you to eat right away.

If you haven’t tried our milk yet, pick up a jar and see what real whole milk is like. You can skim off the cream or mix it in. It is a slow pasteurized milk from our Annabelle.

Farmstand is OPEN

Just opened the farm stand today with a big new cooler. Refurbished an awesome cooler to keep the produce cool. Look for the green tent by the barn. Until we can actually build a stand on the platform, the tent will do!

I added wicked green tomatoes, lard, and tons of washed and thoughtfully selected salad greens. There are lots of our beautiful eggs too.

Homestead Cow for Sale

Have you ever wanted to try homesteading? Here’s the perfect cow. Minnie Pearl was born this summer and she is a dual purpose milk and beef cow mix. What’s that? She is half jersey milk cow with type A2 genetics. (magic cow that produces milk that won’t give you digestion problems - check it out: research, blogs) and she is half randall cow - a rare breed originating in New England.

If you are thinking about homesteading and getting a family cow, check out this mother earth news article and contact us about Minnie Pearl.

Minnie was born on June 28, 2020. Her coloring became darker as she started growing. You can see the black randall eyes and the soft jersey coat.

MInnie Pearl changed coats from jersey brown to black and white. She has beautiful markings.

Tomato Plants

I am leaving tomato plants out on the farmstand for a few days. These are some of our favorite varieties for paste, slicing, and salads. Help yourself to a plant and just make a donation if you need a few.

Free Eggs Today

Happy Easter Season - free eggs at the farm stand today while they last.

Here’s a little bit about our girls:

Our chickens are heritage breed girls. “Heritage Breed” - an old-time or non-hybrid breed of chicken. Other terms that are sometimes used are “Heirloom” or “Old-fashioned”. When heritage-breed chicks are hatched, they will genetically be like their parents and do not require growth hormones and antibiotics.

Our land and coops are not treated with pesticides, chemical fertilizers or fungicides. The hens are either free range. They eat non - gmo feed, some treats like left over muffins, herbs, kale, arugula, lettuce, and marigolds, and what nature provides. They live a normal chicken life cycle. They wake at sunrise and go to bed at sunset. They run, scratch, fly and play. Our chickens are happy and healthy and their eggs are wonderful. They give us eggs at their pace. We do have a secret - we give them heat on cold Maine winter days and nights. In return we get eggs all year ‘round.

Since we have many different breeds of hens, they provide us with several different colors and sizes of eggs. The one thing that is the same about all of them is that they are fresh and delicious.

Breeds of Chickens: Welsummer, Maran, Columbian Wyandotte, Delaware, Ameraucana, Appenzeller-Spitzhauben, Cochin, Sultan, Silver Spangled Hamburg, Easter Eggers, Salmon Faverolles, Legbar, Delaware, and White Rock.