C.S.A. Week 9

We’ve been given bits and pieces of history about our place since moving here, some in writing, some by word of mouth. The site of what was the first settlement of Cornish, our house has weathered the changes of time here. It stands in what use to be known as the Brier neighborhood, home to Ashland Cole who came west from Biddeford in 1775 to become one of the most prominent men in Cornish at the time. It was written he was the only Justice of the Piece in town and thus presided over conflicts as Judge, counselor, or attorney, as needed. One of my C.S.A. volunteers added details to my knowledge of Ashland Cole, explaining he would hear cases in the front room of our house, now used as our dinning room. Cole would excuse himself after hearing the case, to consult the advice of his wife, who would always be listening in the back room around the other side of the large center chimney. Cole would then go with her decision. He must have been a wise man indeed.

A few weeks back, we were given, from another C.S.A. member, excerpts from a book titled, “Almuchicoitt” which takes the reader on a stroll up the Pequawket Trail. Several pages detail life around our own “Hosac Pond,“ which has since been re-named “Haley Pond.” The pages brought a smile to my face immediately as the author details what must have been the well known “medicinal properties” of Hosac Pond, the aborigines and early settlers came to use. The author writes about “the curative agents embodying the healing virtue of Hosac”. Kyle and I have joked half serious since coming here that the water in the pond must be magical. We stubbornly refuse to have our soil tested thinking it may break the spell of our good growing that we unabashedly attribute to the irrigation running out of “Hosac”. Anyway… We did have a friend here who flew his drone around the farm. He begrudgingly agreed to slow down out of racing mode to take some slow footage of our place. I’ve posted the video below. Be sure to keep your eyes on that special pond.

• Classic or Annina Eggplant

• Carmen and Corinto Sweet Peppers

• Sungold Cherry Tomatoes

• Heirloom big tomatoes

• Scarlet Nantes Carrots

• Envy Soy Beans

• Some sort of head lettuce