Farm Update

Down on the Farm The Fox 45 piece on the farm was shown on Monday night 9/15.  I thought it came out pretty good.  If you didn't see it and want to, you can go to our Facebook page and there is a link you can click on.  You can get to our Facebook page simply by clicking on "Rousedale farm on Facebook" icon on this page.  Wow!!!I just read what I just typed.  We go to pages, we click on icons, we set up links so you can click some more...10 years ago, I would have had to send out post cards to let you all know where to find the TV story about the farm! We have received 2 inches of rain in the last 18 hours. The farm really needed it bad.  I could almost hear the Fall plants moaning and groaning as I walked through the field.  In the next couple of days they all will be standing straight and have a happy look about them.  (oh my God, I need a break) Vicky has decided she wants to take over the bee keeping on the farm.  She's very focused when she takes something on.  She's been calling Cybil Preston with questions.  Cybil is a certified master bee keeper and the Maryland state bee inspector. We have Cybil's honey in our market.  Cybil is also a friend.  I'm hoping she remains one.  Vicky is reading every book I have on beekeeping.  She is taking even more books out of the library.  And she's learning through doing.  She has been feeding our bees sugar water to build up their stores of honey for the winter.  Those are the jars you see on the front of hives sometimes.  Well, if you take the jars out of their holders before the sugar water is totally gone, there will usually be a lot of bees clinging to the bottom of the jar.  This was the case two days ago and when she shook the bees off the jar, they turned on her. (it was a cold windy day, they are not happy to begin with in those conditions)  I looked out the window at just the right moment to see her sprinting across the front yard stripping her clothes off as she ran. She later explained that bees had gotten inside her hoodie and her pants.  By the time she reached the market she was down to her underwear.  I had a dollar bill ready to stick in the elastic of her underpants.  She said that it wasn't funny.  She was thankful there were no customers here at the time. In the market: Green Peppers Red Peppers Red Beets Golden Beets Red Russian Kale Curly Kale Turnips Radishes Tomatoes Sweet Corn Arugula Salad Mix Spinach(Sat & Sun ) Butternut Squash Red Mini Bell Peppers Jalapenos Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers See you soon!

Locally Yours, Vicky and Steve