Welcome! 
We are Amy and Alex Bradstreet and we are the most recent stewards of this ancestral farm located in midcoast Maine. 

Bradstreet Farm 

Our Bradstreet ancestors have been farming this same land since 1799. Our current farmhouse was built by Alex's great-great grandparents sometime before 1861. The farmhouse was gutted and remodeled in 1975. We have been working to restore sustainability, longevity, and comfort to the farmhouse since 2013.

The Land​

125-acres, set on Sheepscot Lake on the south and bordered by Mud Pond on the north, with Linscott  Brook running through the land. The last maintained open pasture ended in the 1950s and our goal is to restore at least some acreage to pasture. In addition, we maintain woods, tap trees, plant firs, plant herb, flower, and vegetable gardens, preserve shore land and wildlife habitats while using permaculture and keeping organic practices. ​

Apiary

In spring 2019, we established our first hives of Buckfast honeybees. Since then, Alex has become a skilled apiarist and has increased our hives to nine and he leases several hives for pollination on surrounding farms and at our local Community Center during the summer. 

Look for bee products, namely raw honey and honeycomb, coming soon to our shop. 

Duck & Chicken Eggs

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We currently have a Khaki Campbell duck hen, four adopted Buff Orpington duck hens, and 11 heritage breed and Red Star chicken hens. Both flocks are free-range and fed an organic diet. We currently donate our excess eggs to our town's food pantry, and we sometimes have eggs for sale on the farm, March - October.
Bradstreet Farm is featured in Maine Homes by Down East, Winter 2018, ​Deepening Roots by Virginia M. Wright, Photography by Jared Kuzia

The Farm Renovation Continues
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See the Before and After pages for more photos! We're always doing something to the farmhouse, outbuildings, or camp point!