Farm Update

Down on the Farm Talk about a series of unfortunate events.  A couple of days ago I was out collecting eggs.  If you have been by the farm you've seen the white webbed fence around the chicken yards.  That fence can be electrified to keep chickens in and predators out.  So... I'm carrying a pail of eggs and decided to get into the chicken yard for something. No need to turn off the fence.  I can get my legs high enough to get over without getting zapped. Apparently I'm not the Rock-ette I used to be and my second foot over got caught in the webbing and I was now straddling the fence on one leg unable to move.  I couldn't get my foot out.  A customer was driving down our lane witnessing me hopping around on one leg, holding a heavy pail of eggs with electricity shooting through my tender areas every 2 seconds.  Always wanting to be the best in customer service, I waved to the lady in the car as I went down.  Still trying to detangle my foot, I laid on the ground assessing the damage.  Many of the valuable eggs were now scrambled and to add insult to injury, a chicken had ambled over and started to peck at my head.  I heard the customer giggling as she drove away. This week in our market we have: Spring onions Red Russian kale Curly kale Radishes Arugula Mild salad mix Spicy salad mix Bok Choi Butter crunch head lettuce Swiss Chard Asparagus Spinach Eggs Honey Duck eggs Also,  last fall many of you were asking about free-range heritage turkeys for the holidays.  I may be jumping the gun a bit, but wanted you to know, I believe we have found a connection for these incredibly tasty birds.  Keep you posted.

Locally Yours, Vicky and Steve

Farm Update

Down on the Farm Rain, rain, wonderful rain!  We needed it so badly.  You can water all you want, but it's just not the same to the plants as rain.  Vicky calls it the plants "vitamin water".  Just walking through the field, you can really see the new growth in just a day or two after a good rain like we had.  Actually received around 2 inches. Our new market hours are now Wednesday-Sunday 10-6.  We have been going through the awkward transition, as we do every year, of going from self serve to full serve.  So just to repeat..Self serve done, full serve has begun.  Wednesday through Sunday 10am - 6pm.  Closed Monday and Tuesday. In the market this week: Red Russian Kale Curly Siberian Kale Red Radishes Mild Salad Mix Spicy Salad Mix Arugula Spinach (limited) Spring Onions Bok Choi Mustard Greens Butter Crunch Head Lettuce Collards Pac Choi Heads Swiss Chard Asparagus (limited) Herb Plants Eggs Honey Duck Eggs We are working out the details for produce delivery to our area.  Is your relationship like this?  I want to find a used refrigerator truck for delivery.  Vicky thinks coolers with some sort of cooling contraption will be just fine.  I want a truck all painted up with vegetables all over it. Vicky thinks our farm pick up will do.  I want to wear some sort of old time milk man uniform. Vicky thinks I'm crazy.  We will keep you posted. Hope to see you down on the farm.

Locally Yours, Vicky and Steve

Farm Update

Down on the Farm A new customer came in today and told me she had been to another farm asking about organic veggies.  They told her that she would never find a vegetable without some pesticide, insecticide, herbicide or chemically laden fertilizer on it.  My response included two words.  The first one started with a b.  Enough said. I need to apologize to Brandon, a customer who comes in regularly.  For some reason, I thought he had emailed me about saving him 5 tomato plants.  So when he walked into the market I immediately started talking to him about his tomato plants that I saved for him.  He looked a bit confused.  I got his honey he wanted and told him to not forget about his plants.  He looked more confused.  He got his eggs and I showed him where the plants were.  The poor guy finally said,  "I guess my wife could use one or two plants."  I looked confused.  Off he went.  I checked my saved email about the tomato plants, it wasn't Brandon who wanted them it was another customer, Ryan!!  Brandon, if you really didn't want those plants and you bought them just to stop me from talking to you about "your" tomato plants, I will be happy to give you a full refund.  Guess I've been in the sun to much. Speaking of the sun, a lot of it and no rain.  We have received less than a quarter inch of rain since April 19 that's 25 days.  Not good for seeds to germinate and new plants to take hold.  We are watering like banshees. Melanie at Putnam Hill Nursery, once again this year, is sharing her wonderful herb plants with us. Now through the weekend we have: English Thyme Silver Thyme Italian Oregano Hot and Spicy Oregano Curly Parsley Dill African Blue Basil Sweet Basil Thai Basil Holy Basil Chocolate Mint Mint Julep Kentucky Colonel (spearmint) German Chamomile French Tarragon Lemon Verbena Stevia And we still have a few Cherokee Purple and San Marzano tomato plants left. Also this weekend in the market: Asparagus (will go fast), arugula, salad mix, red Russian kale, collard greens and red radishes.  There will be a limited amount of all the items as things are just starting to get large enough to harvest.  Eggs and honey available as well. Have a nice weekend!

Locally Yours, Vicky and Steve