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DOW FARM sells shares to customers who provide us seed money to grow vegetables for them during the season. You pre-pay for either a double size or a single share and pick up your produce at the farm (or Greater Gorham Farmers Market) every Thursday or Saturday. The cost is then deducted from your account. You can extend your share if it runs out. Shares start at $330. How far this goes depends on the season: 2012 shares lasted through October. Large families may buy $550 shares. Our limit this year is 20 shares. Buy a share and receive 10% more for the price. ($330=$365; $550 =$605). Seed money shareholders: Fill out the form on the back and mail it with a check for 50% down by May 1st. We will take care of the bookwork for you! For non-shareholders: You may drop by the farm or come see us at the Greater Gorham Farmers Market on Saturdays next to the library, 8:30-12:30. We also take special orders. Call ahead at 642-2908/642-1293.
Weekly boxes filled with just-picked vegetables; all kinds of delicious & beautiful treats like red strawberries, dark green spinach, salad greens, amazing & cute little pink and purple eggplants and squash; and best of all KALE which 6-year old Karlie loves, when baked and sprinkled with cheese! Linda V., Standish

We have a small orchard of heritage apples, including summer apples Chenango Strawberry, Red Astrachan, and Yellow Transparent, and twelve other varieties. We use Integrated Pest Management on the orchard, which includes preventative measures, scouting, and over-the-counter pesticides. Most of the vegetable crops in the list do not require pesticides to grow. Per new state law, Mike is a licensed pesticide applicator.

What shareholders got in their boxes during the 2012 season. Late May: Asparagus, rhubarb, mixed greens, eggs, peonies. Early-to-mid June: A variety of lettuces; strawberries, eggs, kale, radishes, asparagus, mixed greens, chard. Late June: Lettuces, broccoli, eggs, kale, radishes, strawberries, chard, chives, new potatoes, scallions. Early July: Young cabbage, eggs, mixed greens, broccoli, baby beets, lettuce, fresh garlic, new potatoes, scallions, chard, kale, green onions. July-August: All above plus raspberries, cauliflower, turnips, summer squash, lettuce, savoy cabbage, herbs, shallots, garlic, beets, peppers, onions, summer apples, baby carrots. August: Tomatoes, blueberries, potatoes, green beans, edamames, summer apples, onions, squash, cucumbers, mixed peppers, herbs, lettuce, shallots, garlic, cherry tomatoes, early melons, sweet potatoes.. September-October: Tomatoes, melons, corn, onions, potatoes, squash, zinnias, leeks, pumpkin, green beans, garlic, peas, apples, herbs, rutabaga, celery, broccoli, carrots, fall greens. What a delight to receive your basket every week! It was full of the freshest ever vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, and eggs plus wonderful special treats and surprises. The food was so good that we ate many meals that were just your produce. You are way above everyone else. Thanks for all your hard work. Elaine B., Standish

New for 2013

--We now accept down payments. Pay 50% down by May 1, and pay the balance by July 1. --Last year's subscribers who get us a new customer for 2013 will get $30 added to their premium! --Look forward to limited supplies of seedlings, breads, jams, jellies, and pies!

We cannot guarantee what type of produce will be coming in at what time, though we begin seeding indoors in late February. We anticipate the season's harvest to begin in June and to continue for approximately 20 weeks depending on weather.
--Winter shares: If all goes well, we will be offering a winter shares package in October for products that keep, such as apples, potatoes, onions, squash, and root crops.

MAIL BY MAY 1, 2013 TO: DOW FARM 209 DOW ROAD STANDISH, ME 04084
Name: __________________________________ Address: ________________________________

Dow Farm Enterprise

Who we are.
Started in the Fall of 2010, we are a market farm partnership, the joint effort of Claudia White & Ken Faulstich, Don Essman & Mike Bendzela. Dow Farm, located on Dow and Cape Road in Standish, Maine, has been in Claudia's family since the 18th Century. The last for-profit farmer was her great-grandfather, Herbert W. Dow.
We grow a multitude of vegetables for the local market to meet a growing demand for *fresh, local, affordable* produce.

DOW FARM
Market Garden and Buying Club

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Town: __________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: ______________ Phone: _________________________________ Email: __________________________________ Share amount requested: Large/Double $550 __________($275 down) Single $330 __________($165 down) Other ___________________________________ Which days are you available for pick up? Thursday______ Saturday ______ GGFM_______ Comments or special instructions: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Make checks payable to Dow Farm Enterprise.

What we grow.
We try to grow the widest selection possible on 1.5 acres, including:
APPLES *ASPARAGUS* BEANS BEETS *BLUEBERRIES* BROCCOLI BRUSSELS SPROUTS CABBAGE CARROTS CANTALOUPE CAULIFLOWER CELERY CHARD *CORN* CUCUMBERS *EDAMAMES* EGGPLANTS *EGGS* FLOWERS GARLIC GOLDEN BEETS MIXED GREENS HERBS KALE LEEKS LETTUCE ONIONS PARSLEY PEAS PEPPERS POTATOES PUMPKINS RADISHES *RASPBERRIES* *RHUBARB* SCALLIONS SHALLOTS *STRAWBERRIES* SQUASH SWEET POTATOTES TOMATOES TURNIPS
*asterisked* items went to shareholders only

at Dow Corner Standish, Maine 642-2908 (year-round) 642-1293 (seasonal)

info@dowfarm.com