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Open Farm Day | Rabbit Hill Farm

July 22, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Rabbit Hill Farm is a diversified certified organic farm and cider orchard.  Rabbits, once raised for meat and fiber, were an important component of the farm’s unique soil-building technique. Farm crops like cucumbers, asparagus, beans and apples were the inspiration for the specialty food company Cheryl Wixson’s Kitchen.

Events scheduled:

10 AM –  3PM  Visit with the Nubian baby goats  New this year!

10 AM – 1 PM Farm tours, soil building techniques, samples from the kitchen

1 PM  – 3 PM Shore walks, learn to dig clams from Ken Willette, trips to Rabbit Island

1 PM – 2 PM Cider Press building workshop  New this year!  Learn how to build a cider press for homestead use.

5 PM – 8 PM Potluck Sunset Supper!  Bring something to share, a musical instrument and your dancing shoes!

Venue:

RABBIT HILL FARM
CHERYL WIXSON’S KITCHEN
148 Barbour Farm Road
Stonington, Maine

www.cherylwixsonskitchen.com
207.367.5003

Directions to Rabbit Hill Farm: Take Route 15 onto the island of Deer Isle and proceed to Deer Isle village. As you pass the red house and go down the hill, turn right off Route 15 onto Main Street. The Deer Isle Post office and the Pilgrim’s Inn will be on your left. Drive south toward Stonington for 4.2 miles. Turn right onto Barbour Farm Road, a dirt road.  Keep left and follow 1 mile to the end and up the hill.  Drop-off passenger area and handicap parking only are available on the hill.  This is a private road and parking is limited.  Please drive slowly, and plan to park and walk.