Codman Community Farms

Here on the farm, we are fortunate to be the weekly host of C ape Ann Fresh Catch, a fishery that delivers fresh fish in and around Greater Boston.  Each week, they bring their truck full of fresh fish and lots of people come and pick up their share.  Cape Ann Fresh Catch would like to reach more of you with their delicious fish and their message.  Keep reading to find out how you can join the local, fresh fish movement!

Cape Ann Fresh Catch, a Community Supported Fishery based out of Gloucester MA, is starting a new round of deliveries in Lincoln at Codman Community Farms! The first delivery for this new season will be Wednesday, August 11 so anyone interested in purchasing the highest quality, locally harvested seafood can become a member of this program by signing up NOW!
Community Supported Fishery programs like Cape Ann Fresh Catch are not just about providing consumers with the freshest seafood available.  While we do provide just such a product, our shareholders more importantly get to play a part in keeping community-based, environmentally-minded fishermen in business. Fishing for a living has always been tough, and it’s no secret that increasing restrictions on fishermen are tearing apart the fabric of the oldest fishing port in America. CAFC works to alleviate these hardships by providing fishermen with financial support and giving them new opportunities to directly connect to their consumers.  Furthermore, our fish is healthy fish: healthy for you and healthy for the environment. All of our fishermen are small-scale, community based fishermen who have actively practiced stewardship with the sea for generations.  Most importantly, CAFC provides a forum for an open discussion about the importance of buying local, protecting the ocean, making healthy food choices, and supporting one of New England’s oldest industries: community-based fishing.  Ideally, we would like to be able to expand the number of fishermen we work with- but we can only do that with the help and support of new sharemembers.

Anyone interested in becoming a part of this great opportunity should visit www.capeannfreshcatch.org and sign up today.  And be sure to tell your friends!

We’re looking for a new Assistant Farmer.  David Morris has held the position for over a year and we’re sad to see him go!

Here’s the details:

Codman Community Farms is a working farm in Lincoln, MA, that also teaches children and adults about  agriculture.  We raise cows, pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens and grow hay on over 130 acres in town.  Open seven days a week to the public, Codman Community Farms also has community gardens, with over 130 gardeners.

Codman Community Farms in Lincoln, MA is seeking a hardworking, detail-oriented individual to be our Assistant Farm Manager.

The Assistant Farm Manager will:

• interact with community members and volunteers to deliver formal and informal farm-based education
• assist in managing the day to day life at the farm (animal care, hay harvesting, general farm work, equipment maintenance)
• work with staff to operate a financially sustainable farm-based non-profit organization

Compensation includes housing, individual health insurance and salary.

To receive a full job description, please e-mail jen@codmanfarm.org

To apply, please send a cover letter and a resume to:  Jen James, Farm Director at either jen@codmanfarm.org or:

Codman Community Farms

58 Codman Road

Lincoln MA 01773

Join us at the farm for an antique tractor show, from 8am to 2pm.

On the farm, we’ll have some antique tractors, food, music,  and hayrides.

We’ve partnered with the Codman Estate, who are holding their annual Antique and Historic Vehicle Show.  They will have over 200 cars and trucks on site.  There will be music, food, and family activities at Codman Estate.

Farm members get in to both shows for free!  Admission for non-members is $5.

Patronus, Guardian of the Imagination: Spirit Quest

Clay Workshop for Children 9-14 Years Old

Saturday, July 10th  from 12 PM—2 PM  & July 24  from 10 AM– 4 PM

$80
Patronus and guardian figures are our protectors.  In this two day class students will create, decorate and fire a patronus or guardian of their own choosing.  On day one we will use our imaginations to visualize the patronus or guardian each student would like to make.  Using pinch pots, coils and other clay techniques we will assemble the patronus or guardian figure and decorate it with colored slips.  On day two we will continue the decorative process in readying the pieces for firing.  Children will participate in and learn about the process of pit firing clay.

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Codman’s Animals: Parent and Child Collaborations
One Day Workshop for Parents/Adults and Children 5-8 years

Sunday, July 11th    9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

$45 per child/parent pair

In this one session workshop, the Codman teacher will guide and instruct parent/adult and child pairs as you work together in clay.  Make a bowl and decorate it with your favorite farm animal.  The work will be fired and returned in three to four weeks.  Materials are included.

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Ancient Traditions in Clay: Raku and Pit Firing Workshop

Sunday, July 11th     2:30 PM—5:30 PM  &  August 8th  10 AM—4 PM

$150

In this two day workshop will explore two quick low fire approaches to ceramic firing.  If you like fire, smoke and beautiful surfaces this is the workshop for you. The participant doesn’t have to have prior clay experience and will be guided in a series of exercises in clay.  Using pinch, coil and slab techniques, we will create sculptural and ceremonial forms to celebrate and draw upon the mysteries of fire and smoke.
Day One: Making the works of clay
Day Two: Glazing and firing the pieces in the raku and pit kilns

Please note: raku and pit fired pottery is not food-safe but is beautifully suited to decorative work.

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About the instructor:  David LaPierre has been working in clay for more than 30 years. He received his BFA from the University of Connecticut. His claywork is both wheelthrown and sculptural, using porcelain and stoneware. His work was included in the juried show The State of Clay, 2009 and at the Harrison Ave Open Studios.  David has been a faculty member at Mudflat Studio Pottery School for over 10 years.

Well, it’s May on the farm and there’s lots going on.  We’ve cut our first field of hay over the weekend and will create haylage, which is a grass crop which is cut, harvested, and stored for feeding farm animals. It is made from the same crops as normal hay, but with a higher moisture content.

We also have lots of chicks around.

Schools from the Greater Boston area have bought fertilized eggs from us and have hatched those eggs into chicks.  When those chicks become too big and lively for their classrooms, they bring them back to the farm, where the chicks will grow into full-size chickens.

Our community gardens are thriving–lots of folks have started planting in their plots and it’s truly magical to watch the plot area transform from brown,  plowed rows into lush individual gardens–each with their own theme and growing plan.  There are some plots that are just for food crops–lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and more–and there are some that will be planted with beautiful flowers and plants for the season.

Stop by and check them out!