Can you believe that Labor Day weekend is upon us and school buses have hit the roads again? Here at the farm, all of our fall plantings are pretty well done. We are expecting more broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower plants to arrive any day and once they're in the ground that will put a wrap on it. Planted so far: radishes, lettuces, broccoli, cauliflower, turnips, swiss chard, kale, beets, bunching onions, potatoes, carrots, spinach. We also had left over summer squash and cucumber seed that we have planted just to see what will happen. That is actually the Rousedale Farm motto soon to be seen on signs everywhere, "Well, we'll see what happens." We think if we have a warm fall, we might get another crop. Ok, I hear the groans, "please no more squash, I beg of you!"

We will have fresh chicken in our coolers next Thursday, Friday and Saturday before it hits the freezer. Whole chickens $4.50 per pound and whole cut up chickens $6.50 per pound. This is the time to get the freshest chicken around! Most whole birds should run between 4-5 pounds with a few below and a few larger. The cut ups should range between 2-4 pounds. If you would like to order anything, now is the time to let us know. We have some photos of our chickens on our web site, www.rousedalefarm.com to show you how they are raised. Quite unlike the normal store bought chickens. I wanted to put up comparison pictures to show the differences. I was quickly vetoed by Vicky with one word, "Gross"!

Would anyone be interested in receiving produce delivery?? We are kicking around the idea for the Fall season. We haven't work it totally out yet, but the premise would be...we send out our weekly list of what's available, you call or email in your order and we deliver on delivery day. Any thoughts? Any interest? Please let us know.

This week's bounty:

Sweet Corn *
Green Beans
Cucumbers
Summer Squash
Beets
Red Potatoes (all sizes)
Tomatoes
Arugula
Garlic
Local Raw Honey
Eggs
Chicken (beginning Thursday 9/5)

*Please let us know in advance if you need more than a dozen ears, as we are not getting as much in the market with the slower season, but can if we know you need it.

We will be open Monday Labor Day, but closed Tuesday 9/3.

Have a great Holiday weekend!

Vicky and Steve