Shaw Farm's Blog http://shawfarm.com/blog If they say it's homemade, ask to see their cows Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en Fresh and local fruit and produce.. http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=26 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=26#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:59:07 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=26 Our store has fresh local corn, summer squash, cukes and tomatoes ..

And don’t miss out on the fresh juicy peaches from Carlsons Orchard in Harvard.. The season is short.. don’t miss it.. 

]]> http://shawfarm.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=26 Job opportunity http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=25 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=25#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:35:32 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=25 Shaw Farm is looking for an individual who may be experienced in or interested in Dairy farm work.

Job includes milking cows,crop work and some mechanical ability

Applications available in the farm store

]]> http://shawfarm.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=25 Butcher Boy in North Andover offering Shaw Farm Products! http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=24 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=24#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:43:38 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=24 We are proud to announce that our Dairy products are now available at the Butcher Boy in North Andover!!

 More and more, consumers are demanding local products, especially dairy.

In addition the new Meat House store in Chelmsford will be offering our products.

]]> http://shawfarm.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=24 watermelons, watermelons, watermelons! http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=23 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=23#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 19:51:24 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=23 we’ve got lots of watermelons at the farm store. 

$5.99 each.

when its perfect ice cream weather it is also perfect watermelon weather..

]]> http://shawfarm.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23 Birthday Parties are a big hit at the farm http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=22 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=22#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 19:50:15 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=22 The new.. kids birthday parties at the farm store continue to be a big hit!!

 Lots of happy faces. Children and parents alike seem to love the barn tour.

If you are interested, call us at 978 957 0031 or email through the web site

]]> http://shawfarm.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=22 First grass crop harvest.. now http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=21 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=21#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 19:45:41 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=21 For those of you that are interested in the crop production component of Shaw Farm, we have begun cutting and chopping our first crop of grass based feed for our cows.

We will cut and chop over 100 acres before June 1st and store the crop in our bunker silos for year round feed.

 After the first crop is harvested, we try to cut each field every 32 days throughout the summer..

]]> http://shawfarm.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=21 Corn all planted!! http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=20 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=20#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 10:18:52 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=20 We finished planting the corn for the dairy herd tuesday of this week.

Every year we grow 65-80 acres of corn in Litchfield NH on land belonging to our friends at Wilson Farm. Corn is a part of the daily diet of the non-organic herd.

 Our certified organic herd is grass fed and you can see them grazing on pasture as you drive by the farm.

]]> http://shawfarm.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=20 Customer garden day april 24th http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=19 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=19#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:28:30 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=19 The day all of you gardeners have been waiting for.

Saturday, form 8am-2pm bring your buckets, you barrell or your pick up truck.

Make sure you bring your own shovel or fork..Prices as advertised in the store.

]]> http://shawfarm.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=19 warm weather refreshments on the way! http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=18 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=18#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:54:00 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=18 This year we will have fruit punch, lemonade and lemon ice tea.

All great products and have a high percentage of juice. They will be available here in the store and at your door if you are a route customer..

 They should hit the shelf by friday, the 16th

]]> http://shawfarm.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=18 Shaw Farm on the road Sunday! http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=17 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=17#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:25:39 +0000 admin0 http://shawfarm.com/blog/?p=17 We will be participating in the Whole Foods Bedford ma “local Day”!! Stop in and say hello if you are in the area.

Whole Foods is one of our wholesale customers, and do a nice job of selling both our certified organic products and our traditional products..

Every year they do a local day to showcase the products from their local farms, and in this area, nothing is more local than milk from Shaw Farm!

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