The Wonders of Wakefield

Photo by Amy Zambonin
Discover Danielle Schami's magical flower farm, Franktown House Flowers, high in the rolling hills of Wakefield.
Danielle Schami, above, grows and harvests more than 100 varieties of flowers, destined for wedding bouquets, CSA flower subscriptions and salad mixes and plate adornments at area restaurants.
A box of snapdragons, stock and gem marigold.
Christophe Marineau-Mes harvests mushrooms, organically grown, inside a carefully controlled facility comprised of six shipping containers — four of which are cool, damp and ventilated to grow the delicate mushrooms, one kick-ass stainless steel walk-in refrigerator and a sixth, used as a spawn room.
Lion's mane mushroom.
Havesting oyster mushrooms.
Sean Butler harvests shiitake mushrooms cultivated on logs of sugar maple trees thinned to aid sap production. Each three-foot bolt of wood will produce one pound of mushrooms per year.
Hemlock tips.
Geneviève LeGal-Leblanc and five-year-old Téo harvest day lilies.