A Cape Elizabeth staple shut down: How the closure impacts locals [Video]

WEDNESDAY A CAPE ELIZABETH SUMMERTIME STAPLE IS SHUTTING DOWN… MAXWELL’S FARM– KNOWN FOR PICKING YOUR OWN STRAWBERRIES- ANNOUNCED THEY WERE CLOSING AFTER FIVE DECADES OF BUSINESS BONNIE BISHOP TELLS US MORE ABOUT HOW THE CLOSURE IMPACTS LOCAL FARMERS. BONNIE ON CAM: MAXWELL’S FARM HAS BEEN A PART OF THE CAPE ELIZABETH COMMUNITY FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS… AND PEOPLE COULD COME PICK STRAWBERRIES IN THESE FIELDS… BUT NOW, THEY’RE SHUTTING DOWN.. VO: MAXWELL’S FAMRFIRST ANNOUNCED THAT 20- 24 WOULD BE THEIR FINAL SEASON ON SUNDAY…SAYING THE DECISION TO CLOSE THE FARM WAS QUOTE “VERY HARD” JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM MAXWELLS IS AL- WIVES BROOK FARM.., OWNED BY CAITLIN HARRIMAN AND HER BROTHER TUCKER JORDAN.. IT WAS A SHOCK TO HEAR. I MEAN, WE ARE ALL A CLOSE KNIT FARMING COMMUNITY, SO IT WAS DEFINITELY NEWS THAT WAS IMPACTFUL WHEN WE HEARD IT, BECAUSE YOU JUST DIDN’T SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT …