Haying Season at Flat Point Farm
Arnie Fischer heads out with the tractor.
Arnie Fischer heads out with the tractor.
Fischer family gathers at end of day to hay.
Fischer family gathers at end of day to hay.
The smell; crisp, soft and sweet, it fills the senses.
The smell; crisp, soft and sweet, it fills the senses.
There’s something romantic about hay bales dotting the rolling fields of the Vineyard.
There’s something romantic about hay bales dotting the rolling fields of the Vineyard.
From the Muddy Cove, the farm fields spread across the outwash plains of Great Neck.
From the Muddy Cove, the farm fields spread across the outwash plains of Great Neck.
Haying gives people a sense of belonging – to a community, to a tradition.
Haying gives people a sense of belonging – to a community, to a tradition.
Scarecrow keeps an eye on the process.
Scarecrow keeps an eye on the process.
Loading the barn and hoping for dry weather to season the hay.
Loading the barn and hoping for dry weather to season the hay.
At the barn, the bales are tossed into the loft from the top of a fully loaded hay wagon.
At the barn, the bales are tossed into the loft from the top of a fully loaded hay wagon.
This year's first cut is next winter's cattle feed.
This year's first cut is next winter's cattle feed.
It’s haying season again on Island farms. The Fischer family gathered at Flat Point Farm to gather their hay using the traditional method.