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FREE Shops _________ pages 2-11 at 420 locations in: Calendar ______ pages 12-13 Portland Galleries _______ pages 16-17 Old Orchard Beach Tide Chart ________ page 18 Saco, Biddeford Amusements ___ pages 19-24 Arundel, Kennebunk Fish Report ________ page 23 Kennebunkport Inside. Wells, Ogunquit Nightlife __________ page 25 York & Kittery Farmers' Market ___ page 28 July 20, 2017 Dining ________ pages 27-31 Vol. 59, No. 9 Guide to shopping, galleries, dining and things to do. Maine Farms Welcome Visitors Open Farm DaY is SundaY, JulY 23 TouriSt NewS "Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow." ~ lyrics by Dave Mallett Painting by Kristine Biegel www.touristnewsonline.com PAGE 2 TOURIST NEWS, JULY 20, 2017 Shops Maine Farms Welcome Visitors on Open Farm Day Maine’s Open Farm Day is a chance to see what working farms are all about. Every summer on the fourth Sunday in July, more than 100 farms throughout the state open their barns and gates to give the public a chance to see where their food and fiber comes from. This year Open Farm Day is on July 23. Many activities and demonstrations are planned by the farmers to show what their agricultural lives Stone Soup Artisans are like. There will be opportunities to pet farm animals, pick berries, tour a barn, go on a hayride, see A Maine Artist Shop & Gallery how fiber is processed and sample farm-made and raised specialty foods. Farms in York County that are participating in Open Farm Day are described on pages 14 and 15. Pottery, Decorative Glass, Fine Art, Jewelry, Handbags, Scarves, Toys, Pet Items and Specialty Foods. Dunn Farm: A Day in the Life of a Dairy Farmer Everything is made in Maine! by Anita Matson ity are black and white Dunn Farm in Berwick is Holsteins plus a few red Mon–Sat 10 AM–5:30 PM • 207-283-4715 part of a long family tradi- shorthorns. 228 Main St., Saco • stonesoupartisans.com tion of dairy farming. Dairy- The Dunns have been man Frederick “Freddy” members/owners of Agri- Dunn is a third-generation Mark and its predecessor farmer. His grandparents cooperatives since 1970 (see Pamelamas LLC had a dairy and vegetable sidebar). Most of the farm’s LLC farm in Danvers, Massa- milk goes for fluid milk. AlpacasPamelamas & Farm Store Alpacas & Farm Store chusetts, where Dunn’s “They pick up milk ev- father Fred was raised in ery other day. We’re just Handknitsand home of... • Yarn the family business. a small farm. We only do FleeceP i•ne RugsCottage H•a nSocksdmades In 1967, Dunn’s parents, about 5000 pounds every (207) 468-4690 Fred and Ruth, went out other day,” says Dunn. Handwovens233 Limerick Road • Arundel,& more ME on their own and bought “Each cow produces about www.pamelamas.com a farm in Berwick and 65 to 70 pounds per day. Visit us on Open Farm Day continued with dairy cows Every load of milk is and vegetables. By the age checked for bacteria and Sunday, July 23, 10AM to 3PM of 10, Dunn was already antibiotics, and a somatic 233 Limerick Road, Arundel milking and feeding cows cell count, an indicator of after school. milk quality, is done.” 207-468-4690 “I worked with my dad Running a dairy is a www.pamelamas.com full-time and took over my year-round daily job, no parents’ farm in 2008 when matter what the weather is. Hours: Open by chance or appointment my father passed away,” “I’m not an early riser, I’m says Dunn. He continues up at 5:30,” says Dunn. “If to oversee the farm where my father woke up at 3:30, his mother lives. he was up and going.” In 1985, his parents be- After a quick bowl of ce- gan renting the farm where real, Dunn is out the door. Dunn Farm is now located “It takes about an hour for from Charlie Noyes, a long- the actual milking, but with Three generations of the Dunn family: Back row, left to right, time dairy farmer. In 1987, all the chores that need Freddy Dunn, Denise Dunn, son-in-law Jean-Marc Cormier; Dunn and his wife Denise, doing – sanitizing equip- middle row, daughter Maree, granddaughter Caleigh, daugh- a North Berwick native ment, graining and hay- ter Ashlee; front, grandson Colin. who works at the Berwick ing the cows, washing up, From recent police department full-time cleaning the barn, scraping times during the day, Dunn stored fodder) to feed the OPEN to hard-to-find, and also keeps the farm’s manure out – I’m out in the takes care of additional cows in the winter. Be- books, married. The couple barn for about 2 1/2 to 3 chores, which change ac- Wed.–Sat. 1000s of hardcover, sides selling hay from his tradepaper purchased the farm in 1999 hours. Then I can enjoy my cording to the season. “I fields, Dunn also turns it 10 AM–5:30 PM & mass market books. when Noyes passed away. breakfast afterwards,” says am kept busy planting into haylage winter feed. From classics & cozies The family includes daugh- Dunn. Evening chores and and haying, plus fixing Both haylage and silage are to tough guys & thrillers. ter Ashlee, son-in-law Jean- milking begin around 4 in up broken equipment and stored in 200 ft.-long plastic Marc Cormier and their the afternoon and wind up taking care of young stock. bags. “The bags lie on the 1 Bourne St. • Kennebunk • 207-985-8706 children Colin and Caleigh around 6. We have 100 acres of hay ground and act as silos,” (Just steps off Main St., behind Xtramart) who live on the farm, and After both the morning here, and I plant 30 acres says Dunn. www.mainelymurders.com daughter Marey, who also and evening milking, the of sweet corn and silage Besides his daily chores, lives at home. cows return to the pastures corn at my mother’s nearby Dunn has to mind the Dunn Farm has 106 to graze. In the winter, they farm,” says Dunn. The health and milk-producing acres of fields. There are stay in stalls and are only sweet corn is sold at the ability of the cows. “Each about 60 cows with 35 let out for a few hours. family’s farm stand. milk producer has to calve milking cows. The major- In between milking A separate corn is also grown, which is turned Dunn Farm into silage (fermented continued on page 8 THE TOURIST NEWS is published April through Estate Liquidation Sale November and is distributed FREE at 450 locations in Kittery, York, Ogunquit, Wells, Kennebunk, July 21, 22 & 23 Kennebunkport, Cape Porpoise, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Portland. Fri., Sat. & Sun. 9 AM–3 PM STAFF 79 Temple St., Saco Publisher and Editor – Judith Hansen 16-Room Estate with 5-Bay Garage Contributing Writers – Steve Hrehovcik, Val Marier, Dan Marois, Anita Matson, 100s of Antiques to Contemporary Items Nancy McCallum A “Home Furnishings Extravaganza”! 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