Moulton Farm’s open house on Saturday, May 3, is an event food lovers and gardeners will want to attend. The event starts at 11 am and runs until 2 pm.  

Throughout the event, visitors can sample food from the farm’s kitchen and bakery as well as freshly pressed orange juice, milk and cheeses, spices, chocolates, ice cream, local beer, and wine from many of the small local businesses the farm partners with.  Live music will also be part of the event.  

A free gardening workshop on using native plants in your yard and garden will start at 1 pm.  As part of the expansion of the farm’s garden center native plant area, a special guest speaker will provide tips and ideas about using native plants to benefit pollinators and make your garden beautiful and more climate resilient. The workshop runs until 2:30 pm and will include a question and answer session. 

In another workshop, attendees can create a container garden or planter to take home. Expert advice from the farm’s garden center team about choosing plants, arranging, and caring for the plants is part of the workshop. Pre-registration is required for this workshop. It starts at 10:30 and costs $30.  

A Coast of Maine Organic Soils representative will be at the farm. Gardeners can get answers about the company’s products and which of the company’s soils and organic soil amendments can help different plants and growing conditions.  

Moulton Farm, located at 18 Quarry Road off Route 25 in Meredith, practices sustainable agriculture and is dedicated to providing the highest quality fruits and vegetables while preserving its rich soil for future generations. In addition to growing vegetable seedlings for home gardeners, the farm’s garden center offers herbs, annuals, perennials, fruit trees, and garden supplies, including soils and amendments. Also available in the farm’s market are baked goods and prepared foods from the farm’s kitchen and bakery, seafood from Sal’s Fresh Seafood, and freshly made cider doughnuts at the Cider Bellies Doughnuts stand.  The farm’s food truck will reopen later in the year.