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Hawk’s Wing Farm, an organic farm in Yarmouthport,
Massachusetts, is a farming Co-operative that seeks member supported
contributions to support the farms efforts to raise naturally grown, organic
seed fruit and vegetables. Members will get first notice of available crops to
pick and a discount from the public price of our produce. We will have a
strawberry festival next year –we are planting an acre of different variety
strawberries- that we think families will love. The blueberries and raspberries
will take another year.
Hawk’s Wing Farm is 4 acres and nestled in a pocket surrounded by 300 acres of
Yarmouth conservation land. There is a 96’ greenhouse and another 90’ hoop house
going up soon so we can grow organic produce year round! That’s our goal.
Hawk’s Wing Farm is the winner of a Mass Technology Grant for $49,000 to build
and install a 10Kw wind tower at the back of the farm. Come see it built this
fall. It will allow the farm to be completely self sustaining, incurring no
electrical expense from the Grid.
The Farm is applying for a grant to become the first handicap accessible farm in
the state, we seek a grant to make the fields accessible and raised, so that a
wheelchair can easily be maneuvered among the rows. The Farm's Wind Generator,
Yarmouth's first, is unanimously approved by the Old King's Highway District Oct
25th. Now we wait for the Town Counsel and the Building Commisioners ruling.
Thanks to the many neighbors who supported us!
Our goal is year production of fresh, organic vegetables utilizing solar thermal
in our greenhouses. (in January, we don’t mind at all a ‘pushed sweet organic
tomato or crisp lettuce).
We have planted, lots and lots of sweet organic corn, snap peas( now ready),
Haricot Vert (fin d’ bagnol), heirloom tomatoes, peppers, okra, musk melons,
watermelons, all squashes, zucchinis, eggplant, and of course Pumpkins- Pumpkins
- Pumpkins and incredible onions, herbs, and more! Check (still under
construction) for picking news and to see which crop is ready, but please come
by to visit anytime, we can put coffee and tea on anytime. We are looking for
help from master gardeners or just plain ‘experienced small farmers” or Garden
Clubs. We’d like to eventually have one of the Cape’s premier perennial gardens
for visiting in addition to the Cape’s largest pick your own strawberry farm.
We want this farm to be your farm, all suggestions are welcome.
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