Farming in Somerset County

13 years ago

Farming in Maine has a unique connection to the state's history.  Many of Maine's first settlers were farmers whose fields,…

Wings of Life

13 years ago

I've been waiting for two years for Louie Schwartzberg's moving-art documentary featuring winged pollinators at their best and most beautiful.…

Pollinator decline threatens agriculture

13 years ago

As president of the Somerset Beekeepers, people often ask me if it is only the honeybees who are in trouble,…

Studying native bees on the Maine coast

13 years ago

I'm excited to announce that this August I will be participating in a five day seminar called "Native Bees as…

Maintaining your garden tools

13 years ago

It's this time of year, when we're thinking about gardening but it's still too early to get down and dirty,…

Bootstrap farmers

13 years ago

Well folks it looks like Runamuk will continue to bootstrap it's way into business.  20 years ago we could have…

The start of a new era

13 years ago

Things are moving forward at the future site of the Runamuk Acres diversified farm, in preparation for our new beginnings. …

How to make your own laundry soap

13 years ago

If you've never made your own laundry soap you don't know what you're missing.  The laundry soaps that are available…

Beekeeping for beginners

13 years ago

Bee-school is new to this region of Maine.  Before the Somerset Beekeepers were established 2 years ago folks had to…

I’ll be back!

13 years ago

It's been a while since I last posted, and I don't have the time to do it now, either. But…