Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

You don’t have to have a monthly share to purchase meat, eggs, cheese, honey, syrup and jam from Lewis Waite Farm. The monthly distribution dates over the winter will be: December 18, January 22, February 26, March 18, April 29, and May 20.
Here are the instructions for ordering:
Ordering and payment happen individually — you’ll put [...]

News from Lewis Waite Farm

Farm Update
The haying is finally done! The last bale put in the barn. It is ironic that the season began quite late when the early summer rains would not quit, and now we wind up the last of the haying in a drought. The ground is very dry. The grass on [...]

News from Lewis Waite Farm

3 Corner Field Farm
3 Corner Field Farm supplies grass-fed lamb and mutton as well as sheep’s’ milk cheese and yogurt to the CSAs. They are one of the few farms in the country that milk sheep for use in the production of gourmet cheeses and yogurt. Their sheep are raised [...]

News from Lewis Waite Farm

Catching Up and New Meat
In this, the busiest time of year for us, we at Lewis Waite Farm have gotten a bit behind. With all we have to do and with the holiday which was the Lake Placid Farmers Market day, we’ve had no chance to play catch up! We’re on [...]

News from Lewis Waite Farm

Nancy and Runty
Well, the inevitable happened today (Tuesday June 5). I finally did a full back flop in the muddiest part of the pig pen! I have skidded down muddy slopes. I have tripped and fallen to my knees. I have gone sliding and arms flailing down a slippery clay slope. [...]