Laughing Stock Farm is a four
season, certified organic farm located in Freeport, Maine serving the
restaurant, retail, and consumer markets from Portland to
Brunswick. Four season farming in our 17,000 square feet of
greenhouses allows us to provide fresh, local produce to restaurants and
retailers all winter, while
our eight outside acres rest and rejuvenate for the coming
April.
If you are a consumer interested in
purchasing our certified organic produce all summer, visit our Community
Supported Agriculture or "CSA" link at the left to see how you
can buy your farm share, examples of weekly deliveries, and check the "Products"
link for pictures about the less typical varieties.
If you are a restaurant or retail
establishment in the Portland to Brunswick area interested in offering our
certified organic produce to your customers, visit our "Wholesale"
link at left.
Owner’s
Statement
Ten
years ago I started
“farming” on 1/5 acre. I
didn’t sell much, but it was enough to start me expanding, which I’ve
continued to do every year since. This
summer we will manage a total of 10 acres. Our
quality organic produce coupled with your commitment to purchasing fresh local
vegetables has built our business into a sustainable farm that will be able to
serve you for years to come. Since
many of our customers have never had a chance to visit our farm, we’ve decided
to bring our farm to you.
Lisa
Turner
Service
A
cornerstone of our business has been to stay in contact with our customers to
make sure we are providing what our customers want.
We are committed to providing specialties that might be difficult to get
otherwise, along with the more popular produce.
Some examples include the heirloom tomatoes mix, romano beans, and lollo
rossa lettuce that were so popular this past year.
We continue to expand and
adjust our product line and length of availability to meet our customers
needs.
Quality
For
ten years our commitment has been to provide fresh, tasty, beautiful
vegetables.
We stand behind our product.
For the first few years we concentrated on building the soil
back to optimal fertility and expanding our knowledge of varieties and
growing techniques.
Over the last few years we’ve added irrigation to the fields
and a walk-in refrigerator to assure that the product is beautiful in
the field and stays that way from the time it’s harvested and
packaged until it’s delivered. Photo courtesy of Russell
French.
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Affiliations
Laughing
Stock Farm is certified organic by the MOFGA Certification Services, LLC.
Lisa
was the President of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners
Association, MOFGA, in 2003 and 2004, and highly recommends that you visit the MOFGA web
site for great information, lists of certified organic growers, and
information about the Common Ground Fair held every September in Unity,
Maine.
We are also proud
members of:
Maine
Farm Bureau
American
Society of Agricultural Engineers
Maine
Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association
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Please
visit the Get Real Maine site of the Maine Department of Agriculture at the link below for lists of other
farms in Maine and restaurants and retailers who use and sell Maine
grown products.
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Thanks
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We
want to thank Russell French
for the use of some photos of our farm. Look for
credits to Mr. French as you view these pages. Mr. French is a
professional photographer who specializes in food and
advertising. His clients include many fine local restaurants, MOFGA, and Hannaford. Please visit his web site and contact him
at 207-874-0011 for examples of his excellent work.
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Contact
Information
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Lisa and Ralph Turner
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- Telephone
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207-865-3743
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- Postal Address
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79 Wardtown Road, Freeport, ME 04032
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- email
- General Farm, Vegetable, and
CSA Information:
lisa@laughingstockfarm.com
- Energy Related Information
ONLY:
ralph@rturner.com
