Newsletter – Winter 2025
122 Corson Winter Newsletter
2025 January Newsletter
It’s hard to imagine, but here we are starting our 10th year at 122 Corson. Last year we enjoyed hosting many of our very loyal guests and we were delighted to have met many new friends.
We have posted menus for January and February and we will be posting the next few months sometime next week. We have listed the dates that we will be open in 2025 for those who wish to make reservations in advance. For those of you who not able to dine with us last summer, the easiest reservations are from now until June 1st. We do our best to seat those on the wait list, and more often than not, they find a table.
Chef Eddie and our very talented staff will be returning. The menus will include some of Eddie’s signature dishes as well as new creations. As we have in the past, we can accommodate special dietary request, but be advised that strict vegan diets are very difficult for us and need to be discussed well in advance.
On the farm front, we have been taking advantage of the cold conditions which have allowed us to do timber-stand improvement projects and firewood harvests in the lower area of our forest. Since this area is somewhat remote and often too wet to operate in the spring and summer, we are happy the ground is well frozen allowing good access. Winter is also a time when we start planning our vegetable growing. This year we plan on expanding items for the restaurant and we can’t wait to get our hands in the dirt. One of the things that we’re discussing is installing an English style flower garden here on the property. In addition to the visual beauty, it will provide a source for restaurant table decorations and the pollinating insects.
Even though we lost our honeybee hive last year to a bear intrusion, we plan to have a replacement hive this spring. In addition to the pollination benefits, we just enjoy watching the honeybees as they gather pollen and nectar. As a matter-of-fact, we just put in our order for a “nuc” today with Swans Honey in Albion.
The sheep are fine with this cold weather, but the goats are requesting less wind and more sun. The hens’ egg production is picking up, and after a quiet start, we’re seeing more birds at the feeder.
For our part, besides the forestry work, we are using this time to remodel the vegetable packing shed into a pottery shed for Mary’s new pottery wheel. Art sales have been good this past year, and she’s looking forward to expanding into ceramics which was a craft she had learned many years ago at Portland Pottery shortly after attending the Portland School of Art.
We are looking forward to starting a new season, and we will see you all soon, new and old friends alike.
Cheers,
Mary & Bob
