Growing Food All Winter in Maine | Four Season Farm

In continuation of our Summer Farm Tour series we head to farmer--and host of The Winter Growers Podcast--Clara Coleman's Four Season Farm in Harborside, Maine.
In this video, she discusses winter farming infrastructure in a challenging environment, what she's learned from other growers through The Winter Growers Podcast, and her amazing project Real Farmer Care supporting the wellbeing of fellow farmers.
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[@bambigrage8464]

Love her podcast. Started gardening almost 30 years ago after watching her dad on PBS ❤️

[@janking2762]

Glad to see that this farm is continuing. We have been there and have been fellow MOFGA members for many years and enjoy seeing and hearing Eliot and Barbara at the Common Ground Fair.

[@thejunqueprophet]

Just found the channel! I'm in Maine as well and am totally excited for the podcast. Not on the scale as some of ya'll but have been looking into growing food all year. Thank you for the information you shared just in this video specifically. 😊😊

[@MovingBlanketStudio]

Clara was very articulate, great stuff. Enjoyable to watch , as a gardening enthusiast.

[@FourSeasonFarming]

Good information

[@sheryl3268]

I always love your content! Looking forward to next week too. Thanks!

[@sheelaghomalley5459]

Lovely to put a face to a voice. I listen to Clara in the field. Love her podcast.

[@aileensmith3062]

As expected another outstanding video in this series. Learning so much and loving the dedication these people have into what life is about as well as dedication to Mother Earth. Interesting and the mobile greenhouses. A concept we would have never thought about. Now we are seriously considering purchasing a small greenhouse to start our seedling and such. Now to justify the cost!

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

the famous "candy carrots" of Four Season Farm! I have all of Eliot Coleman's books, I've learned a great deal and have been inspired by his work and vision. Very glad the "next generation" is there to carry on. Winter gardening is something I have wanted to do, because in OUR area, growing season has gotten a month shorter. (Not warming at all, on fact this year we got our earliest first frost ever a few days ago.) The older I get, the more I am glad for the two months of rest during December and January!

[@drumsoccer100]

If that was intended to be a subtle dig about climate change, please realize that your local area does not represent the climate of the entire planet and that there is still going to be variations in the seasons.

[@jeshurunfarm]

Thanks Jesse. Respect from the southern hemisphere.

[@rickthelian2215]

Jessie, thank you for today’s video, and kitty Cat is being adventurous again😊

[@Golden_SnowFlake]

Your channel is always an inspiration! thank you.

[@noneyabeeswax3200]

Wonderful interview thanks so much,greetings from Lincoln birthplace.

[@pammcnary2770]

Thank you for continuing to share your knowledge on winter growing. I’d love to see an interview with Morey Hill Farm in VT to understand what cut flowers they are successful in overwintering in the north country and their techniques to do so.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Glad to hear you'll be sharing the word at those conferences. Farmers need more encouragement these days. I've enjoyed interviews of these farmers too.

[@lynnerobinson6425]

Really appreciate all the information you provide.

[@notillgrowers]

Amazing, thank you! 🙌

[@manolopapas]

Very interesting

[@tanyareynolds1960]

Wow. Great and interesting content

[@dougwilliams7667]

Your incredible keep up the work

[@ThinkLittleFarm]

oh hell yeah, Jesse Frost is coming to Utah! See you there!

[@tunnelvisionhoops]

Hey, that place looks familiar :-) Thanks for putting together another lovely video. We love Clara and Four Season Farm!

[@Axelcat11]

Thank you

[@lulajohns1883]

Very informational. Luke info on high tunnels

[@jasonbowman7190]

Do you get weeds in the greenhouse 🤔 I was thinking about a leafy green garden next year and I'm going to try chicken wire for walls, and a metal screen that is used for windows as the roof to keep birds from planting weed seeds. I may plant a beneficial pollinators weed plant dedicated area too.

[@ThexSinGaming]

Unless you're using a deep mulch, there will be weed seeds in the seed bank. If you're not going to be moving the greenhouse, you can avoid most of them by tarping the area for a few months before hand, then using at least 6-8inches of a good compost for your beds and woodchips for your walkways. This kills all the plant matter under the tarp, and then you're stopping the seed bank from getting light. You'll always have seed blow in, but it will be drastically different. Hope this helps 😅 Good luck with your set-up.

[@alexkunnen]

Has really inspired me to be a FOUR SEASON GROWER!!!

[@420Trees]

Thanks agan

[@thetechgrandma3605]

Thanks!

[@notillgrowers]

Amazing, thank you! 🙌

[@charlesvickers4804]

Great information beautiful lady

[@rickthelian2215]

Clara I’m assuming that you where trying to articulate that the cold weather increases sugars giving the vegetables a sweet flavor that cold weather usually bring.😊 I see you grow onions according to your sign but do you grow garlic? On Four Season Farms do you have a Composting System on Farm or have ant animals on farm chickens etc?😊 Real Farmer Car , is a wonderful idea and allow a network between farmers to share and perhaps learn what other’s may be experiencing in being a farmer regardless of your farming backgrounds😊🇦🇺

[@janking2762]

Probably, as garlic grows well in Maine. The Four Season Handbook by Eliot talks about growing garlic.

[@SutraDalang]

❤❤❤

[@vientoai3785]

Excusme! Where is your farm? It had snow at winter?

[@beerwrench33]

I tried looking up “greenhouse solar wrap” and couldn’t find anything. Any chance I could get more info on that?

[@janniktraavikmennen7203]

Product is called PolyDress SolaWrap

[@patriciaduffield2319]

😮

[@serenityplantation7638]

Just found your page, nice vids. Adderall might be something to look into tho lol

[@daveheller4488]

Why doesn’t she use climate batteries?

[@jonerlandson1956]

agriculture is civilization... culture is time... and... our economy... is ecology.... ecosystems... ashrams... plants are carnivores.... that's why people do not want to classify bacteria as an animal... even though it breathes...

[@conniekeeney1136]

Thanks!