Fallen Oak Farms, 329 Shapleigh Road, Lebanon, ME (2026)

06/26/2026

This week, the farm received such a thoughtful write-up from the Maine SBDC, and we are honored to have our story shared in places beyond just our own social media! 💙⭐️

This is a little different from our usual content, but the behind-the-scenes of running a place like this is actually the biggest part, and it inspired me to try to be helpful in a world more broad than Christmas Trees and fun events!

We have some pieces of advice for future business owners, they range in professionalism 😆:

•The Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will actually truly help you, and it is completely zero cost advising - DO IT.
•Check out “Maine Business Answers” online if you have questions about required licensing for any endeavor imaginable - It’s a quick search!
•Set yourself up with a bank that doesn’t require super high minimum balances and penalties
•Shopify is a great platform if you have an online storefront or in-person storefront, and want your general website all in one place
•If you work with Faire Wholesale and you knew about a brand before purchasing, grab a direct link from that business prior to checking out
•Be nice to people even if they aren’t always nice to you - It feels better at the end of the day
•If you work in a heavily populated area and need to scream, find a well insulted room first (😁)
•Feeling defeated means you genuinely care
•It’s only as scary as you allow it to be. ❤️

Have fun, follow your dreams, and remember that you can do whatever you want with your life -
You just have to START.

🌲🌲🌲

Oh yeah, and here’s our article!

https://www.mainesbdc.org/fallen-oak-farms/

06/26/2026

WARNING -
I’m going to talk about BalsamFest nonstop until it happens in two weeks, because we want as many people to come experience and enjoy this one as possible (and we LOVE Christmas!) 💚🎅❤️

❄️Friday, July 10th: 4pm-8pm☀️
•Dinner: Wicked Smahht Chourico Caht - Hot Dogs, Sandwiches, Nachos, and MORE, all with a fun holiday flair! 🌭🥪
•Dessert: Fresh Cotton Candy Cones, Holiday Donuts (three all NEW flavors), and MAYBE some fun ice cream options 🍩🍦
•Early Letters to Santa: With an official mailbox and everything! We will be all set up for your kiddos to get their early letters in the mail (before he gets too busy) - We even have a very special stamp! 🎅🧑‍🎄
•Some of the coolest photo-ops we think you’ll ever get to partake in! Courtesy of our friends at Nyte Walk 📸
•Children’s Coloring Contest (winner takes home a fun prize!)🖍️
•Yard games, crafts, and ANOTHER scavenger hunt, this time with a different mission! 👀🔎
•Special Deals and Promos in the Farm Store 🎄
•Hot Cocoa and Chilly Cocoa with fixings 🍫
•Part one of Rudi’s Market - Our vendor fair! We are still in search of more makers, artisans, and curators - Reach out, we’d love to have you!

❄️Saturday, July 11th: 10am-3pm☀️
•Lunch: Becker’s Barbecue - An absolutely curated BBQ menu, with sides you can expect, like Mac N’ Cheese and Beans!
•EVERYTHING else from Friday night, plus the addition of Little Explorers with a holiday-themed story time and sensory kit activity! 📚📖

…And in normal Kenz and Josh fashion, we will be adding more and more to the list for sure! 👍 😁🌲
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If you’re hoping to attend, please head over to the event page and mark yourself as “Going” so we can start to get real excited!

PS - This photo was from Christmas, I’m not currently laying under the tree (yet).

06/25/2026

On tonight’s episode of “Joshin’ Around with Josh”, we’re recapping the magic that is unfolding on these grounds, all at once, and I’m using his silly self to do so!

🎉OUR UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS🎉

🎄BalsamFest: Rudi’s Market, food trucks, Letters to Santa (the early kind), children’s activities, Sweets and TREEts, and all kinds of other Christmas in July festivities! We are still accepting vendors for the market! July 10th-11th 🎅
📚Little Explorers will be here on Monday, June 29th at 10am for a BEE 🐝 themed story time and sensory kit building activity! She will return every other Monday, all summer! Just $5 per child, payable at the door to Tara directly!
🧘‍♀️Flow on the Farm Yoga with Mindy DeFelice resumes the second week of July!
🥗Something new and AMAZING that is currently top secret (but not for long)!
🎤The Timber Pavilion is prepared and waiting for live music to begin again; If you have a band, know a band, or are any kind of musician that might be interested - Reach out!

⭐️PRIVATE EVENTS & WEDDINGS⭐️

Booking is live!! Currently 2027 is completely available, and there is still a good selection of 2026 dates that can be used for many occasions!
If you have a date in mind for your baby shower, graduation party, company gathering, bridal shower, engagement party, birthday bash, elopement, micro wedding, or smaller wedding, we can likely accommodate it!
Our current covered setup is prepared for roughly 75 guests, and is a plug-and-play with included tables and chairs under our events tent!
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Now, where should I put Josh next for “awkward photos that will draw attention”? 😋

06/25/2026

When I pull from the deepest parts of my memory, thinking back as far as I can, I truly realize that there’s never been one particular thing that I’ve felt more called to than that of a tree.

I have taken pictures with SO MANY trees, as if they’re rare and need documenting.

I have drawn and painted more trees than anything else, and they are the number one thing I would also look for as a purchaser of art. In my soul, they are the elite design element.

I named my first business after the structure of a tree, and then Josh and I named our first business together after… a tree.

Josh now calls himself The Lorax; He speaks for the trees. 💚

Trees. Trees. Trees.
It will ALWAYS be trees.

So, I guess we should have taken all of these commonalities to realize that OBVIOUSLY our destiny was in trees. On this Throwback Thursday, it seemed best to pull these photos and say;
Follow what seems to make sense, manifest, and realize that many “coincidences” are intentional fate.

🌲🌲🌲

06/24/2026

My walk to work feels like the most serene of all things. We’re surrounded by trees at home, then step onto the wooded path, cross the stream, and are suddenly in a field of Christmas Trees. We have countless wildlife living happily amongst one another, and I’m out here trying to find Snow White, while wondering how we purchased a plot of heaven. There are butterflies and wildflowers all over, and it smells so fresh. It is unreal.

But it wasn’t always like this. And I have to remember -while experiencing a life that now gives us the opportunity to work toward all of our dreams- exactly what it took to get here; the layers and layers. So much time as young adults, trying to establish the kind of mentality that helping others was going to be the best use of time, even with feelings of solitude. Time spent gifting skills, trying to make others feel seen, and generally just giving to give, because it is more fulfilling than anything else. I truly believe that those who push for the betterment of the world around them, with no expectation to receive anything back, have a rewarding life waiting in the wings. There’s no way, after the experiences we have had, that I could believe anything else at this point.

And with all of that, just as the past has set the tone, we want it desperately to be shared. We’re finding the most joy ever in just walking around with people, talking about the potential, and taking in the nature. We want to make this patch the most accessible that we possibly can, because we’re all doing this life together, simultaneously, and everyone deserves to have joyful experiences.

Our heads are in a constant flutter; collaborations, events, classes, crafting, weddings, landscaping, upgrading… all of it. It’s SO exciting, and if you’d like to pop in with an idea, or if you’d like to book your special event with us, we’re here and would be more than happy to help make someone else’s dream come true.
🫶🤎🌲

06/24/2026

In 2022, I excitedly made this video about finally getting to own and put up my Tru-Tone Bulbs - The video got 124k views, and I decided that if I ever had my own store, I’d have to sell them.

Fast forward, they’re for sale in our shop now, and will be available during BalsamFest ; Our Christmas in July Celebration, kicking off in just a few weeks at our beautiful Christmas Tree Farm! 🫶🤩🎅

06/23/2026

My favorite thing in the entire world is hanging out with my cool best friend, who also happens to be my soulmate.

My second favorite thing is the fact that he will do anything that is silly, ridiculous, or questionable, if I ask nicely and believe it has good purpose.

My third favorite thing - Using that content to then spread good news. For our upcoming Artisan Market at BalsamFest, we are incredibly happy to introduce a new, reduced vendor fee structure. We want our market to be a vibrant, accessible space for the region’s creators and curators, and it is more important to us to share this space and give individuals an outlet to sell their goods, than to simply match common industry pricing.

Every business owner around us has said the same thing; You’ll have 100 ideas, one will land, and you’ll be learning lessons on how you actually want to run things from the beginning to the end. The point of our farm, and every event that we have ever hosted, or will ever host, is to literally just make people feel joy. That’s it. We want to make people feel so darn happy to be here, and we sincerely hope that is what we are accomplishing.

Vendor booths now start at $35 for one day, or $50 for both days. We are looking for all of your creations to cover the field, while our other family activities take place simultaneously along our storefront, food trucks, and reindeer-like activities. I remember being a vendor for the very first time, or even for the fifth time - Remembering that it is nerve-racking, and you have no way of knowing how you will do. We hope this gives you an opportunity to get your foot in the door, keep your foot in the door, meet some new friends and followers, or just have a great Christmas-in-July day of sales!
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Choose between the two options below, or come for both!
🎄Friday, July 10th (4pm-8pm): Catch the cooler temps for an evening market. Wicked Smahht Chourico Caht will be here serving up great food!

🎄Saturday, July 11th (10am-3pm): Day two! We will be joined by the delicious Becker’s Barbecue , as well as Little Explorers, so many family friendly activities, and a COOL mystery collab with Nyte Walk!

Vendor Sign Up: https://fallenoakmaine.com/pages/rudis-market-application-form
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If you like Christmas in December, wait until you get to experience it in shorts, with no possibility of freezing temps! 😁❄️☀️

06/23/2026

“You’re going to realize one day, it goes by in a blink”

One minute, you’re solely responsible for dragging the tree back together…
The next, one of you is buying a Christmas tree farm, and the other is building its parking lot so that it can successfully open.

You can become anything you want when you grow up, as long as you try. Have a happy Tuesday!🤎

06/22/2026

First name; Kenz
Last name; Of Green Gables

Feels like a real life dream up in here. I even have my own version of Gilbert Blythe, Josh’s beard is just a bit bigger! 🤪☀️
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There’s a lot in the works right now; The planning of BalsamFest, the booking of Private Events, the scheduling of wedding venue tours, constant grass control, two creative minds that never stop and want to continuously push for more, and a great big pair of jumbo chairs that are begging for their super fun paint jobs. I’m sure I’m missing about 15,000 things, but that’s the gist of it!

I love to ramble, but if you adore the farm and have a vision for an event here -or if you are a business owner that is in need of a fun collab or a continuous partnership- please reach out! We’ve been receiving some surprise visits lately from our sweet friends of Central Maine, and we are so grateful for the love and for the super uplift - We’re ready to keep pushing for as much as possible!🫶

06/22/2026

‼️Artisans, Makers, and Curators‼️

BalsamFest kicks off in eighteen days, and we have some spaces to fill for both Friday, July 10th and Saturday, July 11th for Rudi’s Market!

Under-the-tent spaces are still available for both dates, and if you have your own setup, we have lots of room around the property for you too!

All vendors will receive a dedicated individual spotlight post for their business on the farm’s social media pages leading up to the event, and will be alongside other makers, artisans, and curators on the day of!
Additionally, we personally know how important it is to stay fed and hydrated at these busy events, so we will be handing out cold old-fashioned sodas, waters, snacks, and specialty donuts from the farm store to ALL of our vendors!

Both Wicked Smahht Chourico Caht and Becker’s Barbecue food trucks are lined up for this two-day event, as well a ton of activities for children and families alike!

If you’d like to participate, our application can be found here; https://fallenoakmaine.com/pages/rudis-market-application-form

It’s going to be a great time and we are just so, so excited!!

🌲🎅🤩🦌

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