Wordless Wednesday

Black Bear checking on the hoop house progress

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No Farm Stand This Week

Brett's is ready to stick a fork in this baby.

Sorry to say, but we have to cancel this week's farm stand. Kristie's family is coming in and we are hopefully going to finish building the hoop house once and for all! Once we get it finished, the chickens can move in, allowing us to uncover the crops which can't be uncovered while the chickens are still hanging around. So it's important we get this thing up!

But we will be back next week, hopefully with lots of yummy greens, radishes, and some other goodies too.

  

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June 16 Farm Stand

Mark, Carole, and Jim ensure the sideboards are level.

The week started out with some helpful hands and hard work. This past Sunday, Kristie's dad and stepmom and two of our wonderful customers came out to help us continue construction on our hoop house. As mentioned in a previous post, we received a grant to purchase a 30' x 48' hoop house from the Farmer-Veteran Coalition. And let me tell you, we have a whole new appreciation for those who put these together. But we're in the home stretch and hope to have a few more folks out one more time to complete it. Check out Facebook for more photos of the hoop house building.

In the mean time, we're trying to keep up with all of the mowing, weeding, mulching, plucking, pruning, and harvesting. The season is in full swing!

Here's the full list we'll have this Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Blawnox. We accept cash and Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks.

Pastured eggs
Garlic Scapes (make this pesto or add to salads/stir frys)
Green Garlic

Baby onions
Chive Blossom Vinegar!

Transplants for your backyard garden

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Wordless Wednesday

Chive Blossom Vinegar: the prettiest vinegar in town. Coming to a farm stand near you.

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June 9 Farm Stand

Thanks to everyone who came out last week to kick off our opening farm stand! It was great to see all of our regular customers as well as lots of new faces.

As we were packing up for the day, two men came running down the street toward us. They asked if we were closed and I said we were packing up but we still have various things available. We chatted a bit. The men worked at the pizza shop down the street. One of the men talked about how wants to have property one day where he could raise animals and would love to talk to us more about it. He purchased two dozen eggs, "so that his daughters could eat something fresh." Having a daughter ourselves, this tugged at our hearts and reminded us why we do what we do. We help people make better food choices, even if it's a little at a time. And that's what it's all about.

And with that, here's the full list we'll have this Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Blawnox. We accept cash and Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks.

Pastured eggs
Garlic Scapes (make this pesto or add to salads/stir frys)
Onion scapes (use like green onions, mild fresh flavor)
Herbs -- chives, tarragon, and dill
Transplants for your backyard garden -- tomatoes, hot peppers, swiss chard, lavender, ground cherries, and sweet marjoram.

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