by Bill | Jun 30, 2018 | Between the Rows
When farming it is important to keep all your ducks in a row![/caption]June has been an “interesting” month at MacDougall Meadows. There have been setbacks (well it would not be farming without setbacks!). As many of you know from our face book posts Jake lost one of...
by Bill | Jun 18, 2018 | Farm to Table
Once again Farmer Jake MacDougall and Chef Dennis Johnston are teaming up to bring you an on farm dining experience. This is the second annual Farm-to-table dinner at our farm. Chef Dennis Johnston will select premium ingredients from the protein and produce available...
by Bill | May 28, 2018 | Between the Rows
Market garden: The onions (see above) and leeks are growing well in the greenhouse. We have managed to plant out some of the onion crop. The first planting of peas and beans are starting to sprout and the first of the Swiss chard has been transplanted. The other...
by Bill | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Although Spring may only just be arriving, work in the greenhouse has been going on for some time. The Swiss chard is sprouting nicely. The onions and leeks are well on their way and the peppers are popping up! Jake has been busy renovating a building to house a...
by Bill | Jul 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Chef Dennis Johnston of FID Kitchen and I were standing in the pasture, overlooking the Kennetcook River, musing: “Wouldn’t it be fun to host a dinner right here at MacDougall Meadows, where guests could enjoy naturally grown meat and produce right here on...
by Bill | Mar 28, 2017 | Free-range Chicken
This may sound like a marketing gimmick, but it really is true. If you are of a certain age, you might remember frozen food being low quality. Long ago, it probably was. It might have been soggy and flavorless. You would never have gone out to a restaurant if you knew...
by Bill | Sep 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Fall may be the time of year when nature prepares to go to sleep for the winter, but it’s a very busy time on the farm. Right now we’re harvesting our storage crops and putting them away for the winter farm markets. We’ve also been doing a lot of...
by Bill | Sep 5, 2016 | Free-range Chicken
MacDougall Meadows specializes in free-range chicken. What does free-range mean? In our case, it means our chickens spend their entire lives in chicken paradise. You can taste the difference. Our chickens live outside, where they are exposed to plenty of fresh air....
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