Summer Happenings

This past weekend was an exciting one at Salt Water Farm. Saturday night promised to be beautiful, with clear skies, a full moon, and wonderful company at our second Full Moon Supper of the season. A morning trip to the Camden Farmer’s Market filled our kitchen table with baskets of strawberries, half a dozen of Common Wealth Farm’s chickens, and armfuls of vibrant summer vegetables. We fired up the grill and spent the day preparing for our guests, a menu including grilled broccoli and chicken, garbanzo bean soup, a speckled lettuce salad, strawberry galettes with elderflower whipped cream, and so much more. Our event started as our guests began to arrive around 6 p.m., and drew to a close on our patio with the full moon in clear view. It was an enjoyable evening to say the least, and I am already looking forward to our next supper in August.

On Sunday the lovely Kristin Teig joined us on the farm for a food styling and antique copper cookware photo shoot, featuring Four & Twenty Blackbirds Kitchen Antiques. We spent the day roasting chicken and vegetables in our wood-fire oven, harvesting greens from our garden, and making strawberry rhubarb jam in one of the beautiful copper pots. Kristen captured countless gorgeous shots of these glowing vessels, and by the end of the day I was convinced I needed every piece of copper for myself. You can take a look at these special pieces in our café in Rockport, or peruse them here as well.

Mary Hogan, Salt Water Farm Apprentice