Photo Album: Open Farm Day 2024

Area farms open to the public.

Posted July 28, 2024

A holstein feeds on hay Sunday afternoon at Conant Acres in Canton during Open Farm Day across Maine. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Conant Acres, like many other farms, opened Saturday and Sunday. Purchase this image

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A holstein feeds on hay Sunday afternoon at Conant Acres in Canton during Open Farm Day across Maine. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Conant Acres, like many other farms, opened Saturday and Sunday. Purchase this image
A butterfly drinks nectar Sunday morning on a flower in the pick-your-own flower patch during Open Farm Day at Boothby's Farm Market on Route 4 in Livermore. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Purchase this image
A monarch butterfly drinks nectar Sunday morning on a flower in the pick-your-own flower patch during Open Farm Day at Boothby's Farm Market on Route 4 in Livermore. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Purchase this image
A butterfly drinks nectar Sunday morning on a flower in the pick-your-own flower patch during Open Farm Day at Boothby's Farm Market on Route 4 in Livermore. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Purchase this image
Blueberries are offered for purchase during Open Farm Day. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Purchase this image
Rob Boothby trains Mars seedless grape vines to a wire Sunday morning during Open Farm Day at Boothby's Farm Market on Route 4 in Livermore. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Purchase this image
Rob Boothby trains Mars seedless grape vines to a wire Sunday morning during Open Farm Day at Boothby's Farm Market on Route 4 in Livermore. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Purchase this image
CANTON, July 28, 2024 - Steve Keene, left talks about the daily routine of feeding and miilking over 80 cows he and his family and workers on their farm, Conant Acres, go through each and every day. Listening intently are Jeff and Stacey Jones, who just retired down the road in Mexico from Austin, Texas. They were curious to learn about the operation and their new neighbors. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Conant Acres, like many other farms opened both Saturday and Sunday. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Purchase this image
Stella O'Connor scratches "Red," a Holstein calf, on Sunday afternoon at Conant Acres in Canton. Stella came with her mother, Crystal, to see the cows and sample some of the products for sale at the farm. "Her tongue was really rough and slimy." Crystal O'Connor says. Dozens of farms opened to the public to allow people to see what they do and how they operate, along with many samples and products for sale during the 34th annual event on the last Sunday in July. Conant Acres, like many other farms, opened Saturday and Sunday. Purchase this image

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