Tender Soles Farm is an organic, no-till mixed vegetable, herb, and flower farm located in Richmond, Maine.
We have a farm stand right at the farm where you can buy our fresh vegetables, herbs and flowers as they come into season. We offer a summer and winter vegetable and fruit share (CSA) as well as Senior Farm Shares. We grow a wide selection of organic seedlings for sale at our farm stand each spring. You can find our vegetables in several restaurants and stores in Portland, Brunswick, Alna, Whitefield and Augusta.
Kate is from Whitefield, Maine, where her first job was picking strawberries and beans at Uncas Farm in Whitefield. Rich grew up in Queens, NY where he spent as much time outside as possible and went on to teach at the Cornell Cooperative Extension SOAR program for 4 years before coming to Maine to learn how to farm.
We have one draft horse and a very wonderful dog on our 45 acre property right outside of downtown Richmond.
When we started our farm we choose to farm with draft horses in order to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and to close the nutrient cycle by using their manure to fertilize our vegetable, pasture, and hay fields, minimizing tillage, and working closer to the pace of our natural soil biology. As our team of horses got older, as did we, we turned to a no-till system of organic farming that is working very well in our clay soils. We are certified organic by MOFGA Certification Services.
In addition to vegetables, herbs, and flowers, we sell our own handmade kimchi and sauerkraut, plus organic garden seedlings in the spring.
Stay tuned to our farm, what we have in stock in the farm stand, and events by signing up for our farm newsletter!
Employment and Apprenticeship!
We would love to hear from you if you are interested in working on our farm as an employee or living on our farm as an apprentice. Send us your resume, cover letter and 3 references to: [email protected]
Learn more about an apprenticeship at our farm by visiting MOFGA's Apprenticeship Program Webpage: https://www.mofga.org/apprenticeship/tender-soles/
We have a farm stand right at the farm where you can buy our fresh vegetables, herbs and flowers as they come into season. We offer a summer and winter vegetable and fruit share (CSA) as well as Senior Farm Shares. We grow a wide selection of organic seedlings for sale at our farm stand each spring. You can find our vegetables in several restaurants and stores in Portland, Brunswick, Alna, Whitefield and Augusta.
Kate is from Whitefield, Maine, where her first job was picking strawberries and beans at Uncas Farm in Whitefield. Rich grew up in Queens, NY where he spent as much time outside as possible and went on to teach at the Cornell Cooperative Extension SOAR program for 4 years before coming to Maine to learn how to farm.
We have one draft horse and a very wonderful dog on our 45 acre property right outside of downtown Richmond.
When we started our farm we choose to farm with draft horses in order to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and to close the nutrient cycle by using their manure to fertilize our vegetable, pasture, and hay fields, minimizing tillage, and working closer to the pace of our natural soil biology. As our team of horses got older, as did we, we turned to a no-till system of organic farming that is working very well in our clay soils. We are certified organic by MOFGA Certification Services.
In addition to vegetables, herbs, and flowers, we sell our own handmade kimchi and sauerkraut, plus organic garden seedlings in the spring.
Stay tuned to our farm, what we have in stock in the farm stand, and events by signing up for our farm newsletter!
Employment and Apprenticeship!
We would love to hear from you if you are interested in working on our farm as an employee or living on our farm as an apprentice. Send us your resume, cover letter and 3 references to: [email protected]
Learn more about an apprenticeship at our farm by visiting MOFGA's Apprenticeship Program Webpage: https://www.mofga.org/apprenticeship/tender-soles/