The best place to live in Maine. (Portland, Gorham: elementary school, law)

[forest beekeeper]

We will be making our own cider. We are from 'away' and new to Maine.

I am prepping the beds now, to plant an apple orchard next spring.

We already have the beds in place to grow four types of garlic, I just finished the beds, and we will be planting them soon.

We garden, farm ginseng in our forest, and raise chickens and goats. We plan on doing apples soon.

[Elcarim]

That is so cool! We'll have to come visit when we get settled. I'd love to see your place.

[redsoxfan1967]

Originally Posted by truenative

i have a question. i live near lancaster, pa right now. some of my children want me to move to maine, to buy a mini farm in searsport. i am torn. for starters, i love racial diversity. i am come from a red-headed irish/scotch/german mother and a black/native american father. i grew up in rye, ny (i was given up for adoption because of my father's backround ) and felt much racism as a child, which when i tell that to people here in pa, they are shocked. (as they take me for white) will searsport emit the same vibe as rye did in the 80's? because, as well priced and beautiful the home may be, being the darkest person in a town isn't what i strive to be.
can any native mainers offer some advice?
p.s. when i went to block island a few years ago, i felt very uncomfortable, and actually the woman whose home we stayed in made many derogatory comments about my skin coloring, as i get very dark. would this be the norm? especially in searsport?

After reading this, I have think about retirement there, my wife who is white and from Maine( I am (BLACK) after this summer being there for 8 days I did hear any derogatory comments. I have three kind of Indian, black and some other stuff. I show my wife this and then my mother- in law in Maine and she told me People are not backward and stupid like people are in the south. So i am there in a few years to finish and enjoy the beautiful NE.

[Elcarim]

You may want to watch the "backward stupid southerner" comments. You may offend someone.

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by Elcarim

You may want to watch the "backward stupid southerner" comments. You may offend someone.

elcarim, once you move to belfast "southerners" will be folks from massachusettes

[Elcarim]

Least I'm smart enough to get the *ell out of the south!

[ogre]

Originally Posted by Elcarim

How much do you sell them for? You know, we never eat them, just display them in our fall decor. I'll have to try making fresh pumpkin pie this year instead of buying yucky canned pumpkin.

What else do you make with pumpkin?

Pumpkin bread! Yum!

[dramamama6685]

Originally Posted by Valinmaine

I'm confused....I thought I was playing nice

Except for the prepostition joke at my expense, you were.

[dramamama6685]

Originally Posted by ogre

Pumpkin bread! Yum!

Pumpkin roll!

[mollysmiles]

pumpkin cookies with choc. chips!