If you’ve never ventured east off Route 4 at the intersection of Route 117 in Turner, you are missing some great food, a bit of bliss and maybe even some magic. Nezinscot Farm has covered a lot of ground in the more than 30 years Gregg and Gloria Varney have owned this third-generation family farm. […]
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Turner farm open house features bee talk
Riley Laverdiere, back, watches Tom Wiencek pull a frame out of an electric centrifuge that spins honey at Nezinscot Farm in Turner on Sunday. Laverdiere, who works on the farm, was pulling panels from hives for Wiencek, a beekeeper from Kingfield who volunteered to help with the Earth Day open house. Farm owners Gloria and […]
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Farmers, UMF grads talk about their farming choices
FARMINGTON — Five new-generation farmers talked about their work to provide quality, locally grown foods during a recent forum at the University of Maine at Farmington. The UMF alumni found a niche in farming. After Gloria Varney of Turner earned a degree in community health education, nutrition and exercise physiology, she helped people create plans […]
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Local farmers, UMF grads share their stories
FARMINGTON — The local food scene is the topic of two events planned for Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the University of Maine at Farmington. The film, “Growing Local,” will be shown at 11:45 a.m. in Thomas Auditorium of Preble/Ricker Hall. From 6 to 8 p.m., a panel of UMF alumni who farm locally will share […]
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Goats, other critters baaaaack for 24th annual Open Farm Day
TURNER — “Where does your food come from? Who is your farmer?” These questions are painted in yellow on the front of a barn at Nezinscot Farm in Turner, and they are questions that owners Gregg and Gloria Varney have been attempting to answer since they first started participating in Open Farm Day 24 years […]