tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6022002019931615072024-03-24T18:33:31.818-05:00Sunflower SavannahSmall Specialty Crop Farm
Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.comBlogger343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-66243002479726948402023-05-01T16:19:00.000-05:002023-05-01T16:19:13.220-05:00Tomato Plant Availability<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mwzBjjE_AmMFaVcngadcZARWxayK5o5Skk4AmHTniEk9S8RYY-ZyHwfJwDKKCBMV0sQX5UjR_VKMjmt323AIM8TBEYZNXQ2Oo3kZPd45ozQuvhx8lIOY7mw187x6VXA5uHrDgya5FkHEapWc7EqsUQ2qc8I6zJ6_bFhT54gG_c4lL-rRjvkQuWFk/s1145/ycdeqklj.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mwzBjjE_AmMFaVcngadcZARWxayK5o5Skk4AmHTniEk9S8RYY-ZyHwfJwDKKCBMV0sQX5UjR_VKMjmt323AIM8TBEYZNXQ2Oo3kZPd45ozQuvhx8lIOY7mw187x6VXA5uHrDgya5FkHEapWc7EqsUQ2qc8I6zJ6_bFhT54gG_c4lL-rRjvkQuWFk/s320/ycdeqklj.png" width="302" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have a lot of Tomato Plants coming to the market. New varieties each week. We have so many plants, I ordered 1000 tags and had to order 600 more last week. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a list: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pantano Romanesco, Caspian Pink, Black from Tula, Cherokees Purple and Green, Black Krim,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Paul Robeson, Super Sweet 100, SunSugar, Chocolate Cherry, Tommy Toe, Mortgage Lifter, Amana Orange, Chef's Choice Orange, Pink and Yellow Brandywine, Golden Jubilee, Purple Carbon, Japanese Black Trifele, Yellow Pear, Arkansas Traveler, Vintage Wine, Brad's Atomic Grape, Thorburn's TerraCotta, Barry's Crazy Cherry, Anais Noire, Violet Jasper, Pork Chop, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet Carneros, Striped German, Early Girl, Better Boy, Lemon Boy, Pink Girl, Blue Beauty, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Green Doctors, Azoychka Russian, Bradley, </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Black Beauty, Amana Orange, Green Zebra and Amish Paste</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We'll have Basil, Oregano and Thyme and Okra plants too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRDYxFWwVAmjOEwa8zZqh1TqfUq_QG0LOrmEc_EjnQFiVlWk-fOqRmLr35lmF8Sfdviqh314VU5suUm7gX4uvq_uemmgeDzXgP6H4depASDyzv5v58gjVVh_dcJPL_V1EGev0AFt-CrlVO8edT_hhK5wx_rViwgSSv-loQqpyFg0rVGolleaG5xRy/s3022/IMG_5200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2562" data-original-width="3022" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRDYxFWwVAmjOEwa8zZqh1TqfUq_QG0LOrmEc_EjnQFiVlWk-fOqRmLr35lmF8Sfdviqh314VU5suUm7gX4uvq_uemmgeDzXgP6H4depASDyzv5v58gjVVh_dcJPL_V1EGev0AFt-CrlVO8edT_hhK5wx_rViwgSSv-loQqpyFg0rVGolleaG5xRy/w442-h271/IMG_5200.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">So we'll see you Saturday at the Market. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">God's Blessings on you and yours, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">TTFN, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-84260789936619386372022-12-01T20:42:00.000-06:002022-12-01T20:42:38.555-06:00December 3 Market <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yJuU0-AxDdPjBjUuT-viC3J8kB0hlmW2435uhjx7_FmSR23J7LEAH4Svx6GM2ki_Alfy6RX3eRBsmIG4H70KEu2Z99FzXWtlAkDCPqt-4YyfQBaYQAqpJesoERBWVAo0TXYpT6zIkidYghnLlPHVeoI4lGWLmPAKcDTfsMbtrDpyJc2rN-un3LpA/s1080/kayla%20tekfoil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yJuU0-AxDdPjBjUuT-viC3J8kB0hlmW2435uhjx7_FmSR23J7LEAH4Svx6GM2ki_Alfy6RX3eRBsmIG4H70KEu2Z99FzXWtlAkDCPqt-4YyfQBaYQAqpJesoERBWVAo0TXYpT6zIkidYghnLlPHVeoI4lGWLmPAKcDTfsMbtrDpyJc2rN-un3LpA/s320/kayla%20tekfoil.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Market List: </p><div style="text-align: left;">Grass and Apple Fed Lamb, <span style="text-align: justify;">Roasting and Soup </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Ducks, Tomatillos, Swiss Chard, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Missouri Pecans, Thai Basil,</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Smoked Tomatillo Salsa, Sam's Famous Salsa and a few Tomatoes</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">We've been working hard this week with a couple of young Wwoofers, Kayla and Noah from Wisconsin who are wanting to get a little closer to their food and farther from their office desks. I love being a part of the Wwoof program. Volunteers in exchange for education, food and a place to sleep. We have a few Wwoofers a year and we always line up projects that will both help us function and teach them a little about what and why we do. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">This week, we cleaned and winterized the barn, Here is Kayla pictured hanging Tekfoil, a foil coated bubble insulation. This will help keep the wind out and when it's bitter and the ducks want to stay in the barn, they will be more comfortable. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTTmqiCDcXHlr5RHfJHgajui9Il_wsZMsX6tTA6TT3nobZOrWMbU1G7zKKysmq3aJvo1ccSZ2B6vjKrw04nppRrX-hC0JmAr6YDPhfBe4KPUYirflnRUwINvQl2npnQ9mkKOfr7q5U5DfiNuetaEFTrJSnrsZ__IUEouC6x1R3-l0hBINmJ2DKi-B/s4032/IMG_4396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTTmqiCDcXHlr5RHfJHgajui9Il_wsZMsX6tTA6TT3nobZOrWMbU1G7zKKysmq3aJvo1ccSZ2B6vjKrw04nppRrX-hC0JmAr6YDPhfBe4KPUYirflnRUwINvQl2npnQ9mkKOfr7q5U5DfiNuetaEFTrJSnrsZ__IUEouC6x1R3-l0hBINmJ2DKi-B/s320/IMG_4396.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> This is Noah, vacuuming the cobwebs off of the barn rafters. For some reason, we have to do this several times a year. The cobwebs get enormous, and it just looks terrible. It's also not great for respiratory issues for us and the animals, especially in the Winter when the animals spend the most time in the barn. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Noah also ran with Billy to Liberty Apple Orchard and got yet another van load of apples for which to feed the sheep and chickens, while Kayla and I made a batch of Spicy Apple relish. This is the 5th load of apples that we've gotten from Liberty. Stephen is so generous. They're all windfalls that he can't sell but still, he helps us load and sometimes picks while we are gathering from the ground, then he tells us how they would be great for us to make into sauces. The sheep have been on Apples and pumpkins for about the last 6 weeks, and we just processed another lamb for these 2 holiday markets coming up. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">This time, we actually have 2 legs of lamb and ... a rack of lamb, which with our old processor, we have never been able to get. So, something good did come out of that fiasco. Our new processor is Big Bear's Butcher shop in Vienna which is an hour further than we were driving but that's where we are with this right now. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Just an FYI, the chickens have been laying terribly lately. So, there is definitely a shortage of eggs. The ducks, laying not at all. It's a terrible shame, especially for this time of year when everyone needs eggs for holiday desserts. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">I guess that is about all of the news for this week. We will be at the Tower Grove Farmers Market on Saturday the 3rd and then again on the 17th. After this, we will be dropping out until the Spring markets begin. We'll do the Food Drops again, with eggs, granola, salsa, pecans, jams, jellies etc., hopefully some greens and Kayla and I planted more onions and shallots. We have Snow Peas producing but still not enough for the Market. Kayla will be with me on Saturday and Billy and Noah will be working on a project here on the Farm. I'll see you there in the same spot as last time. Don't forget, the Market starts at 9 this week. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">God's Blessings on you and yours, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">TTFN, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Sam and Billy </span></div><p><br /><br /> </p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-28760686606121394172022-11-17T20:13:00.000-06:002022-11-17T20:13:49.998-06:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaxm5pwuoxdtfjFODqEt_DZ63FXDEJcrQbOnuvx1XOF1g883HVZxzX_n7hZo4552wrkQ5k_l_xkp0fo_tQDaiZJIG0xRK-P5qmwL__oz5P2n_jNX_3i0upI9dPXasJDjxdBN2EQJIxJb6Yqs6jrF1UKe07DmS1U23Xa9VhL0yXowI9894fpDflgsD/s1080/tomatoes%20november.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaxm5pwuoxdtfjFODqEt_DZ63FXDEJcrQbOnuvx1XOF1g883HVZxzX_n7hZo4552wrkQ5k_l_xkp0fo_tQDaiZJIG0xRK-P5qmwL__oz5P2n_jNX_3i0upI9dPXasJDjxdBN2EQJIxJb6Yqs6jrF1UKe07DmS1U23Xa9VhL0yXowI9894fpDflgsD/s320/tomatoes%20november.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> Market List: Tomatoes, Mixed Hot Peppers, Swiss Chard, Missouri Pecans, Grassfed (Apples and Pumpkins too) Lamb, Smoked Tomatillo Salsa, 1 last time for Sam's Famous Salsa and we have 2 Roasting Ducks and 1 for your stuffing broth or soup. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wow, we have been so crazy busy here. With the cold, it just seems like we should be slowing down. Between harvesting pumpkins for the sheep from defunct patches, picking up vanloads of Windfall apples from Liberty Apple Orchard, trying to keep the greenhouses going, Deer season, cleaning ducks and pecans- but not at the same time, it has been non-stop. Some days, we don't have time to eat- seriously. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, we'll be at the Tower Grove Market on Saturday for another cold market. We'll have our usual delicious Missouri Pecans for your pies or Sweet Potatoes, grab some Cherry Serrano Pepper Jelly to glaze your Lamb, turkey or ham and it also make an easy party dip. Anyway, I'll be there regardless of the cold. Hope to see you there. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAzCRRT0ELh6NV7nRQbHnaUO8lba5kY_2MQ8rr6s99U9EzI7R3_DXwdZcOxBiu159zlDlKmL2nrNfGTNuZwj29ZfhU2ovuJmFPtG0y3RIjW0HzlbhW7X-qsuzJXpwyMIHKqOantZABgnIzji77DJIr-yYajCPN4cD2SCkBza4sMWye4FUK-WVYW0a/s1393/2022%20pecans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAzCRRT0ELh6NV7nRQbHnaUO8lba5kY_2MQ8rr6s99U9EzI7R3_DXwdZcOxBiu159zlDlKmL2nrNfGTNuZwj29ZfhU2ovuJmFPtG0y3RIjW0HzlbhW7X-qsuzJXpwyMIHKqOantZABgnIzji77DJIr-yYajCPN4cD2SCkBza4sMWye4FUK-WVYW0a/s320/2022%20pecans.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-77187147313779054612022-11-04T11:26:00.000-05:002022-11-04T11:26:43.058-05:00End of the Season and (unfortunately)Higher Prices<p> <span style="color: #800180;"><b>Order your Roasting Ducks for the Holidays!</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G7CSORlmh0ltLm248hUrSK7tTUoP-LqiTJ2PoKRY5fx4onqzp6xNQAMa0QQ3vJO_of5Ac9fEHfwojKtDiitw24ATHXSSHJL_q1dIKnJLfn9xn6aDfQUtvtMeEFADXpMCgYlcDp-OwKK12oz9hFL-A6pPiMHSKupo12RIyMc01373csYMrH_LNFkE/s3274/IMG_4212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="3022" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G7CSORlmh0ltLm248hUrSK7tTUoP-LqiTJ2PoKRY5fx4onqzp6xNQAMa0QQ3vJO_of5Ac9fEHfwojKtDiitw24ATHXSSHJL_q1dIKnJLfn9xn6aDfQUtvtMeEFADXpMCgYlcDp-OwKK12oz9hFL-A6pPiMHSKupo12RIyMc01373csYMrH_LNFkE/w295-h376/IMG_4212.jpg" width="295" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G7CSORlmh0ltLm248hUrSK7tTUoP-LqiTJ2PoKRY5fx4onqzp6xNQAMa0QQ3vJO_of5Ac9fEHfwojKtDiitw24ATHXSSHJL_q1dIKnJLfn9xn6aDfQUtvtMeEFADXpMCgYlcDp-OwKK12oz9hFL-A6pPiMHSKupo12RIyMc01373csYMrH_LNFkE/s3274/IMG_4212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G7CSORlmh0ltLm248hUrSK7tTUoP-LqiTJ2PoKRY5fx4onqzp6xNQAMa0QQ3vJO_of5Ac9fEHfwojKtDiitw24ATHXSSHJL_q1dIKnJLfn9xn6aDfQUtvtMeEFADXpMCgYlcDp-OwKK12oz9hFL-A6pPiMHSKupo12RIyMc01373csYMrH_LNFkE/s3274/IMG_4212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Market List: Grass Fed Lamb, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Radishes, Swiss Chard, Big Bertha Sweet Peppers, mixed Hot Peppers, Genovese and Thai Basil, maybe some Salad Mix</b></span></a></div><p></p><p>We've got Sam's Famous Salsa this week, not sure for how much longer. This is of course, the last market of the season, but we will be back for the Thanksgiving market on the 19th. Also, we are bringing, Smoked Tomatillo Salsa, and some Pickled Hot Peppers. It's been a good year for Hot Peppers. Also, there is a <b>Soup</b> <b>Duck available</b> and <b>it is now time to order your Slow Food Cayuga Roasting ducks.</b> We will begin processing them next week. </p><p>This is a picture of how well our plants are doing in our High Tunnel. We still have a lot of tomato plants and are getting some tomatoes but not a lot. The Swiss chard is doing well and if you look closely, you can see the Snow Peas that we have planted. We're trying something new this year. We've purchased a Patio pellet burning stove and are going to try and heat the greenhouse and high tunnel (which are connected together) with it. So hopefully we can keep the chill out enough to keep these Snow Peas and the spinach and other greens going for our food drops. Probably, we won't be able to keep the tomatoes all winter but if we can get an extra month more that we normally do, we will be ahead. </p><p>Another project that we are working on is we are adding on to our old greenhouse structure. We've had a used Sunroom attachment for a while but no glass in it. We are replacing it with double wall polycarbonate and have had a load of topsoil brought in to fill it. All of these structures together, protect each other and will help them use the passive solar more efficiently so that it's easier to extend the season. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdbFh-oWHI4P_RsUbqvxvSPjKSwcShwY4jDBgeBfjs8Jc0kQDtgMhLG9bQSeoPO_UX_QFc6BbMf4rATSzPtnl3WfcBzyRj8M41YOi5AEcdim3UQUMWcADPexlaRI-ZbkjHWnNcHgEjAYcbnMDhOWJmncBaTcP4xte0nwJVgN7S7pJi_mXdxDd_aIe/s3166/Sunroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3166" data-original-width="2244" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdbFh-oWHI4P_RsUbqvxvSPjKSwcShwY4jDBgeBfjs8Jc0kQDtgMhLG9bQSeoPO_UX_QFc6BbMf4rATSzPtnl3WfcBzyRj8M41YOi5AEcdim3UQUMWcADPexlaRI-ZbkjHWnNcHgEjAYcbnMDhOWJmncBaTcP4xte0nwJVgN7S7pJi_mXdxDd_aIe/w277-h354/Sunroom.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><p></p><p>So, this week we have lamb. We have been struggling all season with the drought on getting our lambs big enough to process on grass and leftover produce. I called our processor to set up an appointment. When he finally got back to me, it was to say that he had sold his business. Yikes! The new owner only kills and hangs, they don't wrap or cut up. I guess that he will mostly be selling to ethnic communities that cut up for themselves. I definitely know how to do this, but we're supposed to have it professionally processed to sell at Market. Anyway, it has been a scramble to find a processor, especially right now during Deer Season which is also of course, right before the holidays when we need the larger cuts for meals. I was able to get one in at a place that is an hour away- more than twice what we were traveling and more than double the amount we were paying. And so, we have had to raise our prices. I have been trying really hard to not do this this summer. We did raise the price of salsa because of the jar costs but mostly, we've stayed the same. I did notice a few weeks ago that we are quite a bit lower priced than the other vendors who are selling lamb but still, I really hate this. I know that everyone is feeling the crunch on higher everything, as we are, so I hope that you can understand. </p><p>To recap: Order your ducks now, be prepared for higher prices but season extension will hopefully bring more stuff into the food drops. We'll see you tomorrow for the last Market of the Summer Season but again in 2 weeks for the beginning of the Holiday Markets. </p><p>God's Blessings on you and yours, </p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-79126616384616851352022-10-22T17:51:00.000-05:002022-10-22T17:51:24.685-05:00Back Home but to a Hard Freeze<div style="text-align: left;"> Market List: </div><div style="text-align: left;">Heirloom Tomatoes, Tomatillos, </div><div style="text-align: left;">Turnips, Radishes, Mixed Hot Peppers, </div><div style="text-align: left;">Zinnia and Marigold Bouquets, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Sam's Famous Salsa and Smoked Tomatillo Salsa </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwsAGTy-fe_u0M8CmOhWchVDy0XEPwXvB636G2u1JaK72Uum6YJSAxfV7pzjCCgsGmWShvYOhZhhFb6pLXEBpHDIn9Fe8VWYZ1J-C4Psv-k6cvzjzwRm9LfQ9_dxx_YxdIpUJpBpwe8ePxpJXgcrGxqvXKs_H_L5lVMO2dcaKbcZYYpnZFHH63lGQ/s1440/Tellaro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1440" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwsAGTy-fe_u0M8CmOhWchVDy0XEPwXvB636G2u1JaK72Uum6YJSAxfV7pzjCCgsGmWShvYOhZhhFb6pLXEBpHDIn9Fe8VWYZ1J-C4Psv-k6cvzjzwRm9LfQ9_dxx_YxdIpUJpBpwe8ePxpJXgcrGxqvXKs_H_L5lVMO2dcaKbcZYYpnZFHH63lGQ/w320-h332/Tellaro.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tellaro</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a wonderful vacation, fulfilling a lifelong dream. We returned to an unusually harsh cold snap and had to scramble to get the sides back in on the greenhouses and high tunnel and all of the tomatoes and tomatillos picked in the field and garden. </div><div style="text-align: left;">As usual, we had thousands of tomatillo plants that had to be pulled up and everything bigger than a marble, picked and husked.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNah4wsVEdz3PJkqwqaM7eWTFkt9xOY2N-KzQZljaMNBnxG8amT_pl05tVHGR5YLHczQ7U1xugUonyR5Ef40BgPjgOKCK7o4TAPj_Fl7zZKlVERVwr-INs7RL_d5qF3w7qO81C0uXVJqPb2t_YITnT97nTxMV7nm1GVY25E7cYlKyGGQQHo7T4Mwv/s750/tomatillos%20before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="750" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNah4wsVEdz3PJkqwqaM7eWTFkt9xOY2N-KzQZljaMNBnxG8amT_pl05tVHGR5YLHczQ7U1xugUonyR5Ef40BgPjgOKCK7o4TAPj_Fl7zZKlVERVwr-INs7RL_d5qF3w7qO81C0uXVJqPb2t_YITnT97nTxMV7nm1GVY25E7cYlKyGGQQHo7T4Mwv/w271-h338/tomatillos%20before.jpg" width="271" /></a>I know this sounds silly but, this is the Smoked Tomatillo Salsa for the rest of the year! ...and now- it's 70 degrees! I mean we usually do get a frost this time of year but a hard freeze like this is very unusual. We did get all of the tomatillos in with the help of some of our volunteers and the tomatoes. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65p2dbZqp8RgSOAVA_mw5R6_goxSETDxAMyT8H21KakYnocpym7ds1-zACiRogkuRuyGr6VjtKnIBm-mK4FLhhR04pu_FCs4o6HFFzO0Kz9uiT32yha9as8yEFlBJBvY57957tsxveXCN8B_hIHYWhh8Zbk-7skQEfdZIO892bp4gQc5OsIUHMN9/s1080/tomatillos%20after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1080" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65p2dbZqp8RgSOAVA_mw5R6_goxSETDxAMyT8H21KakYnocpym7ds1-zACiRogkuRuyGr6VjtKnIBm-mK4FLhhR04pu_FCs4o6HFFzO0Kz9uiT32yha9as8yEFlBJBvY57957tsxveXCN8B_hIHYWhh8Zbk-7skQEfdZIO892bp4gQc5OsIUHMN9/w320-h177/tomatillos%20after.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />We saved the Greenhouse and High tunnel tomato plants, some Genovese Basil and the Cardinale that we use in the bouquets and all of the peppers in the old greenhouse. Unfortunately, those are not the best performing tomato plants and even double covered, the Zinnias and Marigolds got hit. I cut several buckets for bouquets this weekend, but that's the last of them, they are done. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRlBoR8lmjGrA1sqc0cnnQi1nScbJVNtgz26y34d4wEOIl5fr6JjSkHk2ZeEFRDSJ1Fs4_HjJCdE88ysW3izh1EGBOJCQxkbvTDddXOdH6mHzMRS4Nd0LbECd84ddSAUhbwqetM3YvEn8ksplJiBzEcY-i8L99B7pEYkdPXj_hWgL8J5cBtb6HNgd/s1080/lots%20of%20tomatillos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1080" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRlBoR8lmjGrA1sqc0cnnQi1nScbJVNtgz26y34d4wEOIl5fr6JjSkHk2ZeEFRDSJ1Fs4_HjJCdE88ysW3izh1EGBOJCQxkbvTDddXOdH6mHzMRS4Nd0LbECd84ddSAUhbwqetM3YvEn8ksplJiBzEcY-i8L99B7pEYkdPXj_hWgL8J5cBtb6HNgd/s320/lots%20of%20tomatillos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once again, jars are getting really hard to find, so if you have any of our jars hanging about, we'd really appreciate it if they came back. It's hard to believe that the season is almost over. Three more markets and we go into the Holiday ones but at least we'll have tomatillos!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's all the Farm news for today. We'll see you on Saturday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> God's Blessings on you and yours, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">TTFN, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam and Billy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6mZDUF0DrnFtdrt-qseljnr5QkdOw4bqD7OO5M6nsErgLnKWnUri2aP7Oz_PLvYgTqMe_3LyDnBhmFdVlNxePfmYYizDIm-sLwaq8YT_zgLlnLEbZR1jHFTOhj8RkgfV8NA6QxeJkxcsJSM14_HDHuoWnFJJus2pL3I2pud7J_fCsSiGxzc71cQ0/s1080/cefalu%60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1080" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6mZDUF0DrnFtdrt-qseljnr5QkdOw4bqD7OO5M6nsErgLnKWnUri2aP7Oz_PLvYgTqMe_3LyDnBhmFdVlNxePfmYYizDIm-sLwaq8YT_zgLlnLEbZR1jHFTOhj8RkgfV8NA6QxeJkxcsJSM14_HDHuoWnFJJus2pL3I2pud7J_fCsSiGxzc71cQ0/w472-h238/cefalu%60.jpg" width="472" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cefalu`</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-68429299127337539612022-07-07T19:22:00.000-05:002022-07-07T19:22:17.355-05:00Fourth of July Market<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszMi413AcQiXL8A-KagQ9I84IGkQstBajguHMB42oeA1mcLYhTlNy4Aongd8TRSJZGmsiqwuYmfPs8qZRYrk7kzmwb8XohYclvt01ccLmnFn_rYnWcPC5GU4N2yBsMoZalpsSrj84N6Q8mbEgjE2TjaT1Ohi1pvgKz_Zi3TSdwB38HhVSGDXEDyNt/s750/elizabeth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="750" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszMi413AcQiXL8A-KagQ9I84IGkQstBajguHMB42oeA1mcLYhTlNy4Aongd8TRSJZGmsiqwuYmfPs8qZRYrk7kzmwb8XohYclvt01ccLmnFn_rYnWcPC5GU4N2yBsMoZalpsSrj84N6Q8mbEgjE2TjaT1Ohi1pvgKz_Zi3TSdwB38HhVSGDXEDyNt/w355-h288/elizabeth.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Market List: Purslane, Grassfed Lamb, Salad Mix, Non- GMO, Free Range Duck Eggs and Chicken Eggs AND SALSA!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth, my friend's granddaughter has been staying with us, and we've been seeing the farm with new eyes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here she is planting sunflowers for us.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have pretty much finished the tomatoes and are now laying landscape fabric and trying to control the tomatillos, planting cucumbers and weeding. Even working for ourselves, the day is pretty regimented. We're up super early, especially when it's going to be hot. We water the animals, weed, plant and water for 3 or so hours, make lunch, run errands and work in the shade until it's time to swim, jump into the lake, then make dinner and before you know it. it's time to feed the animals, get the eggs and clean up for bed. It's a little easier as the days shorten. Before the solstice, we don't get the animals bedded up until after 9:15 P.M. We feed at dark and that's when it gets dark. So as much as I enjoy the longer day, it is a relief to get done a little earlier. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw5NzLCb12lz6KjpC4Kb1ajlVaYam2dhEgPwaGk2EYT2FJJeM3verKNI7ilWPo5-_EApJZRzWUVMgLa20Dva79mbyNqY-vQCU8Qt8JryqZ5TvP4NSDu20i2C28ZoTr4PtMgpWOYel49-Uq0DR24LcRTbHyCp2alyRu2jr4kQd7GB3-g0ncRtxpZYc/s1080/Billy%20tomatoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1080" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw5NzLCb12lz6KjpC4Kb1ajlVaYam2dhEgPwaGk2EYT2FJJeM3verKNI7ilWPo5-_EApJZRzWUVMgLa20Dva79mbyNqY-vQCU8Qt8JryqZ5TvP4NSDu20i2C28ZoTr4PtMgpWOYel49-Uq0DR24LcRTbHyCp2alyRu2jr4kQd7GB3-g0ncRtxpZYc/s320/Billy%20tomatoes.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Billy and Mom weeding</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, we're doing a couple of events on the farm on the 17th and the 31st at 2 P.M. We'd love to see you all. Please let us know which you will attend. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you guys could bring back our Styrofoam egg cartons, we would really appreciate it. They are getting more and more scarce and the store that carries them near us, switched to paper ones also. We pack our egg coolers the night before with ice so we don't have to get up earlier(5 is early enough)So thanks in advance for returning them and any extras you have hanging around. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll see you Saturday. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God's Blessings on you and yours, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">TTFN, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sam and Billy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p> </p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-70517676018514180502022-06-30T20:22:00.000-05:002022-06-30T20:22:27.356-05:00Wild and Wwoofer Week<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_EgvdfbbRRZd_kgcy8gF8kH-7lX9EZcHC5K-dIrfLuJjJR_Gk11FYuwgS3cE4gc_FE2bTb9X7odwafeXO6Z2T_7OqFogDz-JgbwaqKKYTaPOHsAdk8ASxuY6BIOAt4q6TKbrKtOpLDkYzzBXIJNEVvQxiNNOXYWRnmRagK7szvDUEafPaWx8XSpj/s1080/implement%20row.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_EgvdfbbRRZd_kgcy8gF8kH-7lX9EZcHC5K-dIrfLuJjJR_Gk11FYuwgS3cE4gc_FE2bTb9X7odwafeXO6Z2T_7OqFogDz-JgbwaqKKYTaPOHsAdk8ASxuY6BIOAt4q6TKbrKtOpLDkYzzBXIJNEVvQxiNNOXYWRnmRagK7szvDUEafPaWx8XSpj/w279-h320/implement%20row.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br />Market List: Garlic Scapes, Purslane, Wild Garlic, Foragers Salad Mix, Purple Pea Pods and Non GMO Chicken Eggs and Slow Food Cayuga Duck Eggs<p></p><p>Whoa, this week went fast. We had a Wwoofer come in on Saturday night after Market, and she was here until Wednesday. Emma and our local Wwoofer, Raven and our new guy Tyler all were here on Tuesday and we were laying landscape fabric, planting tomatoes, putting up fences and making rows. Billy has been working with another of our volunteers, Tom to make an implement that goes behind our tractor to make these beds for tomatoes and other vegetables. They've been making several adjustments to it but they're getting pretty good at them. It's pretty intense when we have a bunch of people here, or even one staying in the house for several days, I myself, don't get much done, because I am running from project to project directing everyone and cooking for several diets but when everyone leaves, there is a marked progression. </p><p>So we're kinda in between crops though right now. The heat tolerant lettuce that I planted and of course the chard has made it through this crazy heat wave and will go in the Foragers Salad. The purslane is in but no tomatoes, cucumbers or peppers yet. Our vines look great in this field that we've been altering with minerals and microorganisms for the last 3 years. So much difference in the sturdiness. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-cnCmiQJl55iBF3_nqnKbTNht6_8smEOBrr5G51KbRGMnc2Y9V1fD0OWfZOg9Yj2CT9f3VjvJP88B4pPNwBXbAhsDWWX7pCEW-Od6xtYAbvXXBDji4WTouv_Jmv18OxAiYmXdv4Cp5jppi0JtvVDVxXrVzOjbJHHhRTjXXd-k84jVgo3l_mVzncT/s1080/japanese%20field%20tomato.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-cnCmiQJl55iBF3_nqnKbTNht6_8smEOBrr5G51KbRGMnc2Y9V1fD0OWfZOg9Yj2CT9f3VjvJP88B4pPNwBXbAhsDWWX7pCEW-Od6xtYAbvXXBDji4WTouv_Jmv18OxAiYmXdv4Cp5jppi0JtvVDVxXrVzOjbJHHhRTjXXd-k84jVgo3l_mVzncT/s320/japanese%20field%20tomato.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This is a Japanese Black tomato. I think that this will be a very good year for tomatoes. We were struggling with Aphids and Whiteflies but ordered in a bunch of Lacewings and Ladybugs and they are clearing a path. I guess that we have in about 800 or so plants and we're still waiting to plant the ones that don't sell this weekend. <p></p><p><br /></p><p>As some of you might already know; we were in the Digital Feast Magazine this week. It's a great article. If you get the chance, you might want to read it. </p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">https://www.feastmagazine.com/farmers/article_79c69878-e760-11ec-a7c8-831c223030b9.html#tracking-source=mp-homepage</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Don't forget about our 2 events in July. Friends of the Farm is on the 17th and Known and Grown STL is on the 31st. Both are of course for Friends of the Farm but anyone is welcome to one or both, but try and give me a heads up to which you are attending for planning purposes. I am working on a flyer. </p><p>Okay, so I'm wiped out with all this activity, so we'll see you Saturday. </p><p>God's Blessings on you and yours, </p><p>and as Tigger says, </p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy</p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-18952284736635855152022-06-16T20:09:00.000-05:002022-06-16T20:09:20.357-05:00A Dry Spot in Time<p> Market List: Forager Salad Mix, Grape Leaves, Garlic Scapes, Spearmint, Free Range and Non-GMO Chicken Eggs and Duck Eggs, Basil and Wild Garlic. </p><p>I'm still bringing plants. We still have quite a few tomato plants left, Basils - Genovese and Thai and some Okra. We are running out of Pepper plants though. Truthfully if I didn't have so many plants, we'd stay home and finish planting the tomatoes. Some of you may have noticed, I've been wearing a knee brace, I tore a ligament in my knee and the doctor said to "rest". Well, I can pull off some rest during the week but on Friday and Saturday, it's all systems go and pulling myself in and out of the van doesn't help. Even so, we got a couple hundred more tomato plants in since last week. Bradleys, Chocolate Cherry, Cherokee Purple, Pork Chop, Paul Robesons, SunSugar, Pantano Romanesco, Amish Paste and Mortgage Lifter and some more Long Beans, Cucumbers and Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans...sitting on the ground or bending straight over, trying not to use my knee of course. Thankfully, we've had a lot of volunteers lately. We have a new every Tuesday volunteer named Raven and a wellness coach named Elizabeth Freeman has been dropping by the last few Fridays, as well as our faithful, every other Tuesday Carolyn and Tom AND the Sisters from the Washington Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints church on Thursdays and my mom, Betty is here every Weekday for 3 hours and all day on Friday. We have also hired a highschooler named Tyler who works once a week and we have a Wwoofer coming this week for 4 days. So we are getting things organized and spiffed up while trying to get all the warm weather crops in the ground. All things considered, it's getting there. As usual the tomatillos are popping up like crazy. Next week we will have Purslane. It seems really early to me but with all this rain combined with the heat, it is coming onward. Monday and Tuesday were looking at 99 Degrees! But Saturday is promising another clear and temperate day. We'll see you at the park. </p><p>Don't forget to schedule us in for one of our Farm Tour Days on July 17th or the 31st. I will have some flyers with directions as we get closer to the date. </p><p>God's Blessings on you and yours, </p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy</p><p><br /></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-64853238578087193192022-05-26T20:59:00.002-05:002022-05-26T21:07:17.084-05:00Crazy Markets and Curses <p> Market List: Spicy Greens Mix, Arugula, Foragers Salad Mix, Kalettes, some Grass Fed Lamb and Eggs from Non-GMO fed, Free Range Chicken and Ducks. </p><p>Tomato Plants: Violet Jasper, Sun Sugar, Super Sweet 100, Black Plum, Barry's Crazy Cherry, Tommy Toe, Rutgers, Pantano Romanesco, Mortgage Lifter, Early Girl, Pink Girl, Lemon Boy, Amish Paste, Cherokee Green and Purple, Bradley Pink, Paul Robeson, Blue Beauty, Purple Carbon, Azoychka Russian, Pork Chop, Chef's Choice- BiColor and Green, Caspian Pink, Japanese Black Trifele, Striped German and I'm sure that I missed some...but we have a ton left of these large strapping plants, along with Basil, pepper plants, Spearmint and others. </p><p>Some of you may have heard, during the terrible storm last week, 2 vendors were touched by lightning; CJ from Biver farm must have been really grounded in his rubber boots because he was zapped on the hand and George from Sedara was hit while he was in his car headed out I believe because the firetruck that was going to him hit my plant table and ran over a whole bread tray of my tomato plants. I mentioned this to Katherine who said they were trying to get to George who had been struck by lightning. Now, Sedara sets up across(almost) from me and the firetruck was at Magnolia, so it seems he was leaving. He was coherent so I am hoping that he was okay. The crack of thunder that sounded at the same time that the lightning struck CJ was instantaneous and so scary. They are after all right next to us. I'm not afraid of storms but at that instance, I was thinking of that line between guts and stupidity that I tend to walk- and was I on the wrong side? Lol. But anyway, it really cut into all of our sales and we came home with a lot more plants than normal. </p><p>A few of you have heard me talk about the Strawberry curse that my dad put on me when I was just a kid. We're from the Southern-ist point of Missouri, from what I like to call the Fruitheel. My parents grew up in the cotton and watermelon fields, my dad was pitching watermelons the day that I was born. They worked in the fields all day in the summer and after school and Saturdays during the school year. They picked and "chopped" cotton, picked peaches and strawberries on the farms that they lived on for the owners. It was a hard life for kids and parents alike. My grandpa was a traveling carpenter, which left my dad as the oldest male of the 6 as head of the family. They literally all worked in the fields to survive. Although my parents moved to Jefferson County when we were small, my mom and my aunts would sometimes go down there and "Chop" cotton to earn money for our school clothes and other extras. Once when we were down there visiting my aunts and my cousins were going to pick strawberries for the same reason. I asked my dad if I could go pick strawberries. He sternly replied that "no daughter of his would ever pick strawberries for money". I cried at the time, not understanding that he wanted an easier life for me. However, many times, I have tried to grow strawberries for the market only to have something happen to them. Once they succumbed to weeds, another time, they were doing beautifully and were fully fruited, we had an early frost so I covered them with hay, not realizing that the hay had to be removed when the sun got hot. They burned up. Two years ago we had a nice stand and- the sheep got into them and pulled them out. This year, some of you know, my dad passed so I thought maybe the curse was broken. The plants have just lushly multiplied. Just to be sure, I've let my mom pick them-but most of them are rotting due to so much rain. So no strawberries for money this year either. Maybe the next one...</p><p>Saturday is supposed to be really nice; the rain is supposed to give us a break and the moon will be right for planting above ground crops all next week. If you know anyone who needs plants, have them come and see me at the Tower Grove Market. </p><p>God's Blessings on you and yours, </p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy </p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-61606940589900755122022-05-22T09:37:00.000-05:002022-05-22T09:37:07.375-05:00Some Tomatoes in between Raindrops and Farmer Friends Days<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFhCqfD8-TrY2kkvakuexenLrK8cS171Wm1Q5DV4X9wKV2d7fs0hlrpwKLJOV6DMbv-5zfY-JECZDyfI3MJ3Ab_0BQj8t4Ri9OfRFb4_0Fj1oiinPlFn4wxzOd38KaUvQRkJNIOEG2rJbqKYxdgwTMHiWs9sQM16kzsfUy2_ekhQHaN3-07D0p6Z4/s1366/New%20Field.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFhCqfD8-TrY2kkvakuexenLrK8cS171Wm1Q5DV4X9wKV2d7fs0hlrpwKLJOV6DMbv-5zfY-JECZDyfI3MJ3Ab_0BQj8t4Ri9OfRFb4_0Fj1oiinPlFn4wxzOd38KaUvQRkJNIOEG2rJbqKYxdgwTMHiWs9sQM16kzsfUy2_ekhQHaN3-07D0p6Z4/w338-h320/New%20Field.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Market List: </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Foragers Salad Mix, Arugula, Spicy Mixed Greens-Radish, Purple Mustard, Bok Choi and Arugula-, Radishes, Kalettes and a small amount of Purple Podded Snow Peas and Grass Fed Lamb, I still have A LOT of Tomato Plants left for sale and while I'm not going to list them all, we do have a new variety this week- Vintage Wine. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Billy finally got some beds shaped for the Tomato plants and fences put up for them to grow onto. While it doesn't seem like much, I did get 3 rows with 6 varieties (Pink Girl, Rutgers, Purple Carbon, Japanese Black Trifele, Azoychke Russian and Cherokee Green) and a total of 204 tomatoes planted. There was more room - but of course-it rained AGAIN and AGAIN. But still, we managed to plant celery, more lettuce and Redbor Kale. Crazy weather, Tornados today, 90 degrees tomorrow and 77 on Saturday but eventually we will get the rest of those tomatoes in the ground. By the way, the tomatoes in the Greenhouse and High Tunnel, which are Black from Tula, Sunrise Sauce, Jet Star, and Chef's Choice are all blooming. </p><p style="text-align: center;">In July, we are doing 2 events, July 17th is Friends of the Farm Day. That day we will be doing a Pig Roast, tours of the farm and of course, swimming in our amazing lake is included. On July 31, Known and Grown, an organization that we proudly belong to which documents that the local farms that they represent actually grow all the food that they bring to Market in a clean and natural way, is sponsoring another Farm Day here. It will be similar, Tours, our Famous Salsa, drinks and swimming. We would love you to see how we do things here on the Farm. </p><p style="text-align: center;">See you Saturday!</p><p style="text-align: center;">God's Blessings on you and yours, </p><p style="text-align: center;">TTFN</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sam and Billy</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-8875024015678096072022-05-13T20:56:00.001-05:002022-05-22T09:29:17.920-05:00Only in Missouri<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Market List:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> Forager Salad Mix, Grass Fed Lamb, Arugula, Green Onions, Spicy Greens, Kalettes, hopefully some Radishes and Free Range and Non-GMO Chicken Eggs and Duck Eggs</p><p style="text-align: center;">Many, MANY varieties of Heirloom and Hybrid Organic Tomato plants: Sun Sugar, Mortgage Lifter, Pantano Romanesco, Cherokee Green and Purple, Pork Chop, Violet Jasper, Black Plum, Caspian Pink, Pink Girl, Early Girl, Lemon Boy, Japanese Black Trifele, Bradley, Striped German, Tommy Toe, Rutgers, Super Sweet 100, Green Zebra Cherry, Green Zebra, AND Paul Robeson, Azoychka Russian, Barry's Crazy Cherry and Blue Beauty are in the Collector's Corner, if you're into the really unattainable. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Herbs: Basil, Cilantro, Borage and Cardoon. Pepper plants too!</p><p style="text-align: center;">My wool sweater was still laying on a chair from last week, when I had to put it on to stay warm when I went outside. This week it was hard to get enough clothes off to be comfortable and efficient, even as much as I love summer- it got hot too quickly. I'm hoping that the Purple Podded Snow Peas survive this temporary strike as temps were pretty stressful for these cool loving plants. They are blooming and hopefully they hold on until next week's cooler ones. </p><p style="text-align: center;">We have been trying to shape the beds for more tomato plants and of course cucumbers. Everyone is already asking me for Salsa and Pickles. But today, even after all the heat and wind this week, the lower field and the rows near the greenhouse were still damp. Still if we had gotten the rows done- our goal was one today with a fence for the tomatoes, running the length- with the unbearable heat, we couldn't plant tomato starts with this heat. Also, our Great Pyrenees, Jubilee needed to go to the vet so that was several hours. We did get a new raised bed in and a couple of trays of tomatoes and peppers planted but still nothing in the field. Here's a snap of the newly moved High Tunnel which is attached to the Greenhouse that we put up last year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIGo2HF8LDOanNZxMQZweXQWToq6rUCA07NyPE4Cbiza1gs4khp7qhsisP63zp_PkNedkh9KqiHbqGXLDTEnUfcxGpyKnPHgmEzQA0A0-Pfam3aVVJZCWaRqhrywEatG8gv07bskEWA_rhSE6hP08RovUO8q7GyhqxZfg9a3MjrRYAtBbT2Ulz6ys/s1440/greenhouse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIGo2HF8LDOanNZxMQZweXQWToq6rUCA07NyPE4Cbiza1gs4khp7qhsisP63zp_PkNedkh9KqiHbqGXLDTEnUfcxGpyKnPHgmEzQA0A0-Pfam3aVVJZCWaRqhrywEatG8gv07bskEWA_rhSE6hP08RovUO8q7GyhqxZfg9a3MjrRYAtBbT2Ulz6ys/w303-h320/greenhouse.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are some blooms on these plants and as you can see through the opening there, another entire building planted with Tomatoes, Peppers, Onions and the Snow Peas. I'm so excited for fresh tomatoes. So far, I've planted Chef's Choice; Green and Bicolor, Sunrise Sauce, Blue Beauty, Sweet 100, Black from Tula, Jet Star and Lemon Boy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, Saturday will be marginally cooler, come buy some plants or tell your friends where to buy some plants, some and get some lamb or lemonade. Should be a perfect day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See you at the park. In the meantime, checkout this recipe below. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God's Blessings on you and yours, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">TTFN </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam and Billy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Southern Style Spicy Greens </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1-2 LB. Mixed Spicy Greens </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 Tbsp. Garlic chopped, minced or dried</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Smoked Meat of your choice and amount(I like pork, less than half of the greens amount)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good glug of Apple Cider Vinegar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tsp of Hot pepper or Hot pepper oil </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cook until Greens and meat are tender</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Serve with Cornbread, sliced onions and tomatoes. Campari are good when there aren't fresh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Salt and Pepper to taste</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-68195022134701704582021-10-28T20:49:00.003-05:002021-11-01T16:01:36.841-05:00After the Fun<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tQZf7pPvyhA/YXsvKhlRqWI/AAAAAAAADhk/lFdw0nih6vYyFhtO1DCLyCkgqGEcdg_bQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/billy%2Bbeach.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tQZf7pPvyhA/YXsvKhlRqWI/AAAAAAAADhk/lFdw0nih6vYyFhtO1DCLyCkgqGEcdg_bQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/billy%2Bbeach.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Market List</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chinese Long Noodle Beans, Thai Soldier Beans, Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans, LOTS of Slicing Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Kohlrabi, Radishes, Spicy Green bunches, Swiss Chard, Foragers Salad Mix and maybe Green Onions depending on if I get everything done. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Non GMO Slow Food Cayuga Duck Eggs and Free Range(Really)Chicken Eggs, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a lot and maybe the last week for a few things like beans. We're expecting 3 days of pretty cold weather. The first few frosts usually miss us, my neighbor already had 2 small bouts, but Wednesday we're expecting 30 degrees, Thursday 29 degrees and Friday 32 degrees. That's a pretty good chance that we will get some. We will cover stuff with frost fabric and plastic but continuous hours of below freezing weather will hurt us anyway. we'll pick all the tomatoes smaller than a golf ball and that will usually survive all but the worst freezes. The tomatoes in the high tunnel will probably be okay but there aren't that many. Either way we'll have tomatoes for a few more weeks. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Wh_MwliwCw/YXs8_Npy8DI/AAAAAAAADhs/qS9rGrnClwU-BVJhxOIMK6X3U6U2h8qQQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1991.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Wh_MwliwCw/YXs8_Npy8DI/AAAAAAAADhs/qS9rGrnClwU-BVJhxOIMK6X3U6U2h8qQQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1991.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of you already know that we were on vacation last weekend. Above is the rare siting of a "Bill' at rest. One hardly ever sees this. While we were gone,(and more)all of these tomatoes were ripening. Unfortunately, even though the vines are loaded, most of the branches are falling off due to White Fly and Aphid damage. It doesn't matter so much right now since we are about to get a frost but still it's kinda depressing considering all of the things that I've done this season to get rid of these sap sucking pests. Just look at how different these tomato plants look just from 2 weeks ago. It's the same row that I previously photographed. Now you can see through all seven rows. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IA97t22vwg/YXtBTSKXPMI/AAAAAAAADh0/FeNvsaN_vocAG2SiWQTTjaM6l7kFHPMngCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/dying%2Bplants.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IA97t22vwg/YXtBTSKXPMI/AAAAAAAADh0/FeNvsaN_vocAG2SiWQTTjaM6l7kFHPMngCNcBGAsYHQ/w370-h320/dying%2Bplants.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>The field that we planted of Turnips and other cold weather plants is doing well. They should be big enough to withstand the freeze and be around for future harvests, some for sheep food. We have trays of spinach for planting in the high tunnel. So weird to be heading into the cold season. On days like this, it seems as if it will never be warm again but remember, The Sun also Rises and it will be. </p><p><br /></p><p>We'll see you Saturday at Tower Grove Farmers Market with all this stuff and more. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QhnUT0Ec9Y/YXtJBA8cjEI/AAAAAAAADh8/rsyv-iWM9uodE5lg7MPNKUvuIvhs0WdNACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/field%2Bof%2Bturnips.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QhnUT0Ec9Y/YXtJBA8cjEI/AAAAAAAADh8/rsyv-iWM9uodE5lg7MPNKUvuIvhs0WdNACNcBGAsYHQ/w361-h400/field%2Bof%2Bturnips.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><br /><p>God's Blessings on you and yours, </p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-21916591866289573052021-09-23T21:08:00.000-05:002021-09-23T21:08:15.596-05:00Sometimes it's Like That<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-TGAe2RfdQ/YU0Vua95ArI/AAAAAAAADfY/7llsySiF2SgOJ3Vu4mv5z2HSZFbrXNiVwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1195/tomato%2Brow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-TGAe2RfdQ/YU0Vua95ArI/AAAAAAAADfY/7llsySiF2SgOJ3Vu4mv5z2HSZFbrXNiVwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/tomato%2Brow.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /></div><br /> <b> Market List</b><p></p><p>Chinese Noodle Beans, Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans, Heirloom Slicing Tomatoes, Rainbow Mix Cherry Tomatoes, Port Wine Tawny and Pasilla Peppers, Genovese Basil, Tomatillos and Zinnia Bouquets</p><p>We still have Sam's Famous(the fresh) Salsa for a few more weeks. I got in trouble last week for not putting it on the list, lol and it's the 3rd week for the Smoked Tomatillo Salsa. It will be around for awhile. </p><p><br /></p><p> It seems like living on a farm, I should be able to spend the day in my tomatoes. While I do spend the bulk of what time I get to be working in the garden on the tomatoes, its really not as much as one might think and its not usually doing what I want. In reality, with the Farmers Market, we just get 4 days working on growing stuff. Monday through Thursday. On Fridays we get ready for Market, part of Thursday too. Saturday we're at Market, gone about 10 hours, then we unload, eat lunch and try and relax a bit before we take care of the animals. Sunday, we go to church and take it easy, except for the animals of course. That leaves Monday to Thursday, minus, meals, bank, doctors visits, chasing sheep, making salsa, granola etc. My favorite thing to do is work in the tomatoes, tying them up, picking them, taking off dead branches. This is a shot of one of our seven tomato rows of our newly improved field. They look great compared to last year. Lately we've been fighting off White Flies and I spend a lot of time squishing them. They're very tiny and like to congregate on the blossoms and suck the sap out of them so that they fall off before they set fruit. Also they cling to the leaves and spread disease that eventually kills the plant. So I go back up and down the row, pressing these minute soft bodied bugs against the stems, trying to keep from breaking the blossoms off. They seem to favor the Purple Heirlooms, but they're pretty fond of the Cherokee Green too. Still, all and all they look pretty good considering the bugs. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FLi0PUwcndE/YU0qDCOQuAI/AAAAAAAADfs/Lb63EhziIB4xoycNrLkNsvlyfGhr6Hn7gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FLi0PUwcndE/YU0qDCOQuAI/AAAAAAAADfs/Lb63EhziIB4xoycNrLkNsvlyfGhr6Hn7gCNcBGAsYHQ/w366-h281/IMG_1758.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Another thing that takes time away from growing is the animals misbehaving. Wednesday I sorted the sheep. We we pulled them off the pasture for a few days and put them on hay to give the fields a break. It's been so dry, they have eaten everything and I have to worry about them picking up parasites, going back over the same ground again and again. I wanted also to mark some ewes to sell for breeding stock as our St. Croix flock has gotten pretty big and to separate the boys from the girls to see how many rams we had coming up for processing, how many ewes to sell and to make sure that there was no fighting between the smaller rams and our gigantic registered ram, Reggie. It went pretty smoothly, took about an hour to pull the rams out and mark the chosen ewes with red paint. It lasted however, about 36 hours. The young rams busted through the new fence and everybody went every which way. It'll be several days before I find the time to do it again. Sigh. Sometimes it's like that. </p><p>Well it's cooler and we actually got about an inch and a half of rain on Tuesday morning. It should be a beautiful market this weekend. We'll see you Saturday @ Tower Grove Farmers Market. </p><p>God's blessings on you and yours, </p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r7e5z6RVOQI/YU0t1xLNQRI/AAAAAAAADf0/JMitwoV30_k65r7yyQfbuNeSGHsTjNtUgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/SunflowerSavannah_C_KimCarrPhotography%2B%25289%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r7e5z6RVOQI/YU0t1xLNQRI/AAAAAAAADf0/JMitwoV30_k65r7yyQfbuNeSGHsTjNtUgCNcBGAsYHQ/w334-h398/SunflowerSavannah_C_KimCarrPhotography%2B%25289%2529.JPG" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Kim Carr Photography </div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-16881961544639191282021-09-02T19:01:00.000-05:002021-09-02T19:01:13.194-05:00Head Deep in Sunflowers, Knee Deep in Lambs<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RdbnV71yfAQ/YR74iMFgJaI/AAAAAAAADeI/lwEMGBx9s_UUsFTM0MTxJrKNvu-rLhhZQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1193/Sunny%2BLamb.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1080" height="369" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RdbnV71yfAQ/YR74iMFgJaI/AAAAAAAADeI/lwEMGBx9s_UUsFTM0MTxJrKNvu-rLhhZQCNcBGAsYHQ/w366-h369/Sunny%2BLamb.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Market List; </div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Tomatillos, Lemon Cucumbers, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Crystal Apple Cucumbers </div><div style="text-align: center;">Slicing Tomatoes, Mixed Cherry Tomatoes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yard Long Beans, Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans, Buckets and buckets of Sunflower Bouquets and Foragers Salad Mix</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sam's Famous Salsa and Salty Dill Pickles </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Boy howdy, the girls in the field have been throwing out some big lambs. This hefty boy was born just the day before this pic to Sunny- well lets just say that I'm surprised that he didn't walk out. What a chunk!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"> If you look behind them, you'll see his father, the reason why; our registered St. Croix Ram, Reggie but I call him The</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Big Cheese- Reggiano that is. Here is another picture of him, believe me, he was bigger, He's been on a diet. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zh371aK0SOs/YR8IsynQs8I/AAAAAAAADeQ/-s-d8y3R2WMwCZAnSxXsjfe1KWsfLzG-wCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1631.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="2048" height="280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zh371aK0SOs/YR8IsynQs8I/AAAAAAAADeQ/-s-d8y3R2WMwCZAnSxXsjfe1KWsfLzG-wCNcBGAsYHQ/w356-h280/IMG_1631.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We will have Smoked Tomatillo Salsa the week of September 4th. Sorry it's not sooner Folks but I can either cook or I can Farm but sometimes not both, We have a Wwoofer this whole this week so we worked on Farm projects, most specifically getting the rest of the tomatillos in hand and finishing an Asparagus bed that we started early this Spring. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So the tomato patch is looking great,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fwZA9uFyLFA/YSg1FrdUfBI/AAAAAAAADew/vBTvzj-U1lcGUrAtqXNxhP-uCEmiwNDyQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/IMG_1621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fwZA9uFyLFA/YSg1FrdUfBI/AAAAAAAADew/vBTvzj-U1lcGUrAtqXNxhP-uCEmiwNDyQCNcBGAsYHQ/w396-h240/IMG_1621.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but<span style="text-align: left;"> there are a lot that look like this; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSonQKfEaK0/YSg0UddgZXI/AAAAAAAADeo/ibccCIbyYs0kBIdLtHTGGedMTLVlmWcAQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="2048" height="263" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSonQKfEaK0/YSg0UddgZXI/AAAAAAAADeo/ibccCIbyYs0kBIdLtHTGGedMTLVlmWcAQCNcBGAsYHQ/w362-h263/IMG_1622.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">It's from the dratted cucumber beetle. They cause distortion in all kinds of vegetables. You might recognize it from those funky looking cucumbers where one end is very small and the other is large. Cucumber beetles are the worst for spreading disease and destroying crops. They also eat holes in your green beans and chew up your sunflower petals. We try and stay on top of them but nothing really works except the stronger pesticides like Pyrethrum. It's organic but it's hell on bees so we tend to stay away from it. Mostly it's hand picking and killing them. We could spray the Pyrethrum at night but when they are the worst is in the Fall. Many Fall mornings after a previous hot day, we wake up to a heavy dew and this would liquidize the Pyrethrum again. Bees love the cucumber blossoms which are entwined with another of their favorites the tomatillo flowers, It's just not worth the risk to me. I'll just keep squishing them and planting extra. They still taste amazing though, we never refrigerate our tomatoes. It does make a difference in the flavor. There is a flavor component that shuts down at around 55 degrees that is not recovered when they are back at room temp. Our tomatoes are stored at 70 degrees. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">So we made it through another desperately hot week and there is </span>another hot Market forecasted. </div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">We'll see you there, with yummy food and refreshing drinks. . </div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">God's blessings on you and yours, </div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Sam and Billy</div></div><p></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-27734629133803452912021-08-16T11:31:00.001-05:002021-08-16T11:32:13.730-05:00Sunflower Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rF3SzS6YJM4/YRXMUeUYi3I/AAAAAAAADdg/aJVyRkFCEmcLNV1I7FPcIYE8CGf_1yrUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Harvest%2BFlowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="444" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rF3SzS6YJM4/YRXMUeUYi3I/AAAAAAAADdg/aJVyRkFCEmcLNV1I7FPcIYE8CGf_1yrUQCNcBGAsYHQ/w289-h444/Harvest%2BFlowers.jpg" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harvest and Feathers</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Market List - Grass Fed Lamb, Lemon Cucumbers, Tomatillos, Yard Long Asparagus Beans, Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans, Forager Salad Mix, Mixed Cherry Tomatoes, Heirloom Slicing Tomatoes and </div><div style="text-align: center;">LOTS and LOTS of SUNFLOWER bouquets!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sam's Famous Salsa and Salty Dill Pickles too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wow what a busy, busy week. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Weed, weed weeding, one of the ewes got sick and </div><div style="text-align: center;">we finished another side of the barn. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Three sides done, only one to go. The tomatoes are looking great, finally. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week I was on the Earthworms Podcast on KDHX. If you want to listen to it, here is the link;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://earthworms.kdhx.org/">http://earthworms.kdhx.org/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There's quite a bit of info about the Farm on it. Jean Ponzi does a great interview. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So thankfully we are getting some cooler weather that brought in some welcome rain. I'm hoping that this brings the Indigo Milky mushrooms in with it. It's has been so hot that the moisture needed for good fungi production. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We'll see you Saturday for that cooler Market. Only 85 degrees, what a change right? See you there, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">God's Blessings on you and yours, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">TTFN, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sam and Billy</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R615KgCBH9o/YRXZGkOsw0I/AAAAAAAADdo/zcBuYcXnAdoy2sU822fwsXC6Bjg59sHFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="327" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R615KgCBH9o/YRXZGkOsw0I/AAAAAAAADdo/zcBuYcXnAdoy2sU822fwsXC6Bjg59sHFQCNcBGAsYHQ/w382-h327/IMG_1571.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-17112433722210217132021-06-24T18:31:00.000-05:002021-06-24T18:31:39.060-05:00It's Like Summer, Baby <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C8Lk9Dzdpjo/YMKneKdGc7I/AAAAAAAADZU/KnFiKF0YxHckTZCVx__ONXg8Bu2iYKuTwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/tractor%2Bducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1781" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C8Lk9Dzdpjo/YMKneKdGc7I/AAAAAAAADZU/KnFiKF0YxHckTZCVx__ONXg8Bu2iYKuTwCNcBGAsYHQ/w397-h335/tractor%2Bducks.jpg" width="397" /></a><b><i>Market List</i></b> - Grass Fed Lamb, Forager Salad Mix, Garlic Scapes, Blood Sorrel, Kalettes and Spicy Greens Bunches. Pasture raised Chicken and Slow Food Duck eggs. We'll have some Pie(sour)Cherries, but not as many as last year. There will be a few of each of the tomato plant varieties. It is getting pretty late in the season but just in case there are those still needing them. Eggplants, Tomatillos, Cilantro, Borage and Basil plants too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Ducklings hatched this week. We've been swimming almost everyday and still planting by the moon. Earlier this week, we planted more potatoes and it changed, we started on tomatoes again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is one of the tomatoes that we planted a few weeks ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yPhsHE1vMAs/YMKvHsk756I/AAAAAAAADZc/rQDbyy2hub0MWUPNtyhT66VlZZ9TwguoQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/tomatoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yPhsHE1vMAs/YMKvHsk756I/AAAAAAAADZc/rQDbyy2hub0MWUPNtyhT66VlZZ9TwguoQCNcBGAsYHQ/w324-h320/tomatoes.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lots of Cherry tomatoes and Cucumbers coming on in the new Greenhouse. They already have runners too.<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1lS5bF270XM/YMKwcFvoCfI/AAAAAAAADZk/A-b7Oinx8gUFPAEDWMZf2spANbMC3JkAACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/cucumbersGH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="408" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1lS5bF270XM/YMKwcFvoCfI/AAAAAAAADZk/A-b7Oinx8gUFPAEDWMZf2spANbMC3JkAACNcBGAsYHQ/w411-h408/cucumbersGH.jpg" width="411" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hot, Hot this whole next week. Good for the vegetables we all have been waiting for, swimming and float trips. It all goes too quickly but we'll see you Saturday at the Market. We'll have lots of Lemonade. Come and see us in our soon -not to be new anymore spot. </div><div><br /></div><div>God's Blessings on you and yours, </div><div><br /></div><div>TTFN, </div><div><br /></div><div>Sam and Bill</div><div><br /></div><div>And don't forget about the Scapes! Only here for a short time each year. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9sgw36qo29o/YMK57z9qg3I/AAAAAAAADZs/KD58zz2hhQwG411SsH6hzH5pBpqJHD9wACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/scapes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9sgw36qo29o/YMK57z9qg3I/AAAAAAAADZs/KD58zz2hhQwG411SsH6hzH5pBpqJHD9wACNcBGAsYHQ/w360-h320/scapes.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /></div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-41876919068783112572021-06-24T18:30:00.001-05:002021-06-24T18:30:44.745-05:00Stepping Up<p><br /></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cVENv-R4zvE/YMvzEEEr90I/AAAAAAAADaM/e1DwyZ-RQWsNO83mYEzpba3GVAqVBA5QgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cVENv-R4zvE/YMvzEEEr90I/AAAAAAAADaM/e1DwyZ-RQWsNO83mYEzpba3GVAqVBA5QgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1267.jpg" /></a></p><p>Market List; Bunched Spicy Greens, Purslane, Pie Cherries, Garlic Scapes, Free Range Chicken Eggs and Duck Eggs, maybe a little Foragers Salad Mix. it's pretty hot. </p><p>We get so many requests for our Lemon Cucumbers but after growing on the same ground organically for so many years, it's a tough battle to beat the cucumber beetles and stink bugs. So this year as Bill has been home more, traveling less and we have a little more wherewithal, we invested in some Insect barrier for them. This is the partial row, with a walk way through, the other side is about twice as long as this. About 100 ft. total. This row represents our second cucumber planting. The first being of course, in the new greenhouse. </p><p>Below is a sample of what it looks like under the cloth. The idea being to keep the cucumber beetle from finding the plants before they need to be pollinated. And just a point, almost every other plant that can be seen in both picture are TOMATILLOS. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4VInkIOwY-g/YMv1YSY7eYI/AAAAAAAADak/fNslbqVVPXYILh9wh7-ga334U2oP6KlRQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/cucumbers%2Bunder%2Bcloth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4VInkIOwY-g/YMv1YSY7eYI/AAAAAAAADak/fNslbqVVPXYILh9wh7-ga334U2oP6KlRQCNcBGAsYHQ/w268-h320/cucumbers%2Bunder%2Bcloth.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We do have some baby cucumbers in the Greenhouse. Hopefully by next weekend. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wu1SnOUNgw0/YMwCVbGYl_I/AAAAAAAADas/pL7UzRAwSUwPuV6FSaARMG0a1t2UgEvnwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/new%2Bcucumbers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wu1SnOUNgw0/YMwCVbGYl_I/AAAAAAAADas/pL7UzRAwSUwPuV6FSaARMG0a1t2UgEvnwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/new%2Bcucumbers.jpg" /></a></div><br />. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PUwgdBxoBlY/YMwDPTpVzsI/AAAAAAAADa0/zv_LewYp5ucigKK5LFfN4n7dMlQzGy_xgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PUwgdBxoBlY/YMwDPTpVzsI/AAAAAAAADa0/zv_LewYp5ucigKK5LFfN4n7dMlQzGy_xgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1268.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, as we are planting by the Moon, today was supposed to be a good day to PLANT cucumbers, so while Mom was hilling up the ones under the cloth, I planted another, probably 75 ft. row. The last of the tomatoes will go into the ground this Monday. We had 2 ripe cherry tomatoes today, and all the vines look fab! As long as the blossoms don't drop in this heat, we'll be fine. So HOT. We're getting up at 5 to harvest the greens. Yes, I am frequently up by then but not by choice. </div><div style="text-align: left;">The heat affects so many things: egg production has dropped from 45-60 eggs a day to tonight's 30. For some reason, it makes the hens broody. You'd think that the last thing on their minds would be sitting in a hot nest inside the barn but more and more are wanting to sit every day and 5 new ducks nests. I would like to move that trailer eventually. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm hoping that everyone is finding us who wants to. Our new location is actually more accessible but we see only a few of our regulars each week, so in many ways, it's like starting over at a whole new market. It may be hot this Saturday(it will be) and we may be at the tail end of one sort of crop and the beginning of another but we will be there. I hope to see you soon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">God's blessings on you and yours, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">TTFN, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sam and Billy</div><p></p><p><br /></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-86024086508679931062021-06-03T20:06:00.000-05:002021-06-03T20:06:51.591-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Market List: </span></div>GRASS FED LAMB, Garlic Scapes, Purple Podded Snow Peas, Leaf Lettuce , Forager Salad Mix,</span><span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;">Blood Sorrel and </span><span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">Spicy Greens Bunches </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"> Free Range </span><span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">Non GMO Chicken Eggs and Slow Food Cayuga Duck Eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic;"><b>Tomato plants available for 2 more weeks</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"> SunSugar, Violet Jasper, Sweet 100, Chocolate Cherry, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Black from Tula, Purple Carbon, PAUL ROBESON, Black Seaman, Norman Meiners, Blue Beauty, Pink Girl, Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee Green, Sweet Carneros, Green Zebra, Japanese Black, Better Boy, Lemon Boy, Early Girl, Tommy Toe, Pork Chop, Azoychka Russian, Caspian Pink -which has the flavor of Brandywine but way more productive, Bradley-one of the original Arkansas tomatoes, Amish Paste, Black Plum, Rutgers, Yellow Pear and Chef's Choice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I'm also bringing Cardoon, 2 Eggplant, Basil, Cilantro and Borage</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gLtV25ZYskE/YLlwiLX77mI/AAAAAAAADYg/EWN_ZFDxHII_yi-iwrDRphgor3Nf2shYACNcBGAsYHQ/s1440/duck%2Bbabies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gLtV25ZYskE/YLlwiLX77mI/AAAAAAAADYg/EWN_ZFDxHII_yi-iwrDRphgor3Nf2shYACNcBGAsYHQ/w374-h297/duck%2Bbabies.JPG" width="374" /></a></div></div></div><br />Lots of ducklings hatching out since we last talked. Above is the duck that was under the plow. She hatched 9 babies. The Muscovy hatched 2 and another showed up with just one. We have 4 more nests going at least. <div>Below is a pic of the plants in the new greenhouse. We already have tomatoes on the vine, mostly Cherries but still impressive, Poblano Peppers too. <br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4fKE17TGDpE/YLlyOXizxkI/AAAAAAAADYw/NaXfqnicpAEHFg06znihK27shxcNnUTOQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: #ffff99; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4fKE17TGDpE/YLlyOXizxkI/AAAAAAAADYw/NaXfqnicpAEHFg06znihK27shxcNnUTOQCNcBGAsYHQ/w387-h320/IMG_1208.jpg" width="387" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday will be warm, thankfully. Don't forget, we're in a new spot. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Cattycornered from the Food Trucks, at the North edge of the Circle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Please if you have any egg cartons, we sure could use them. See you soon. </div><div><br /></div><div>God's Blessings on you and yours, </div><div><br /></div><div>TTFN, </div><div><br /></div><div>Sam and Billy</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-7160028618740461932021-06-01T15:36:00.000-05:002021-06-01T15:36:49.061-05:00Planting by the Moon<div style="text-align: center;"> Market List; </div><div style="text-align: center;">GRASS FED LAMB, Garlic Scapes, Leeks, Spring Onions, Purple Podded Snow Peas, Forager Salad Mix, Blood Sorrel, Free Range Non GMO Chicken Eggs and Slow Food Cayuga Duck Eggs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"> Tomato plants to choose from; SunSugar, Violet Jasper, Sweet 100, Chocolate Cherry, </div><div style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">Black from Tula, Purple Carbon, PAUL ROBESON, Black Seaman, Norman Meiners, Blue Beauty, Pink Girl, Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee Green, Sweet Carneros, Green Zebra, Japanese Black, Better Boy, Lemon Boy, Early Girl, Tommy Toe, Pork Chop, Azoychka Russian, Caspian Pink -which has the flavor of Brandywine but way more productive, Bradley-one of the original Arkansas tomatoes, Amish Paste, Black Plum, Rutgers, Yellow Pear and Chef's Choice. I'm also bringing Cardoon, 2 Eggplant, Basil, Cilantro and Borage</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year we are trying to pay more attention to planting by the moon signs so this week when it was dry enough to make the beds in the garden we were down to one day left to plant above ground crops before the moon changed. Tuesday we planted 285 tomatoes, Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans, 3 kinds of peppers, a 200 ft. row of Lemon, Crystal Apple and Salt and Pepper Cucumbers, Sunflowers and Zinnias, It was a profitable day. Today we put up tomato fences and Monday we will plant potatoes again. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The temperature is really going to drop tomorrow and Saturday is going to be kinda chilly. <span style="background-color: #ffff99; color: #1b703a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 11.57px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">I hope that everyone is finding our new spot. We are cattycornered from the food trucks on the corner of North and the Circle. It's a good spot. We'll see you there. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God's Blessings on you and yours, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">TTFN</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sam and Billy </div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-12368662072843713562021-05-27T18:26:00.000-05:002021-05-27T18:26:22.127-05:00Still in a New Space and Ducks Everywhere<div style="text-align: left;"> Market List; Leeks, Spring Onions, Kale, Forager Salad Mix, Kalettes, Leeks and French Sorrel. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Chicken Eggs and Slow Food Cayuga Duck Eggs. I have some Chickens but they must be pre-ordered. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Still plenty of Tomato plants to choose from; SunSugar, Violet Jasper, Sweet 100, Chocolate Cherry, </div><div>Black from Tula, Purple Carbon, PAUL ROBESON, Black Seaman, Norman Meiners, Blue Beauty, Pink Girl, Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee Green, Sweet Carneros, Green Zebra, Japanese Black, Better Boy, Lemon Boy, Early Girl, Tommy Toe, Pork Chop, Azoychka Russian, Caspian Pink -which has the flavor of Brandywine but way more productive, Bradley-one of the original Arkansas tomatoes, Amish Paste, Black Plum, Rutgers, Yellow Pear and Chef's Choice. I'm also bringing Cardoon, 2 Eggplant, Basil, Cilantro and Borage.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last week I mentioned that we have ducks on nests everywhere. Here are some examples of where they are sitting; <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eLxJfLrQgg4/YKcAUiUkPgI/AAAAAAAADWw/ddOYtbfffrUO3eFuG84WLqsrlFC7ZbynQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eLxJfLrQgg4/YKcAUiUkPgI/AAAAAAAADWw/ddOYtbfffrUO3eFuG84WLqsrlFC7ZbynQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1154.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div>These 2 are sharing a nest on the gangplank that runs between the front and the back of the barn. Everyday, they steal the eggs from each other, back and forth, over and over. Of course, this is not good for the eggs. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This one's nest is IN FRONT of the trailer tire. So if we were to hook up and take off, she would of course be toast. There's another one UNDER the trailer. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJPJ_vlNz_Y/YKcBEnwTYZI/AAAAAAAADW4/LaKlQuGfLCcTq9jwpMi-Twrz44TJV0NawCNcBGAsYHQ/s1440/trailer%2Bduck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJPJ_vlNz_Y/YKcBEnwTYZI/AAAAAAAADW4/LaKlQuGfLCcTq9jwpMi-Twrz44TJV0NawCNcBGAsYHQ/w349-h320/trailer%2Bduck.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SnHzkq-bP7k/YKcCW086mXI/AAAAAAAADXA/o23fYAjxLBwophdiT2EW6ya9iXMdbRXywCNcBGAsYHQ/s1449/plow%2Bduck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SnHzkq-bP7k/YKcCW086mXI/AAAAAAAADXA/o23fYAjxLBwophdiT2EW6ya9iXMdbRXywCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/plow%2Bduck.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>This Cayuga hen is under the plow. </div><div><br /></div><div>There's also another one in a woodpile so Still, I have managed to collect several dozen this week. </div><div><br /></div><div>More tomatoes were planted this week and I thought that we would have Purple Podded Snow Peas but there's not quite enough to bring yet. The first round of Yard Long Beans are up and there are blooms on the SunSugar tomatoes. (Yes, that's how you spell it.) If the rain holds off until Tuesday as projected, we should be able to start planting in the field instead of wherever we can find a spot for something. </div><div><br /></div><div>And speaking of planting, don't forget to ask the vendors that you are buying from; "Did you grow this?" Not everyone who is selling produce is growing it themselves, several vendors are buying their produce from the Auctions and those who are selling salsa at the Market, year round with no let up or shortage are not growing their own produce for their product. Just something to think about. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope that everyone who wanted to found us last Saturday. Just some more tips on how to do this; we are cattycornered from the food trucks on the corner of North and the Circle. It's a good spot, As Kakoa Brian "said his his video last week; it's Prime Real Estate", but it did feel very strange. This week's Market is supposed to be 85 degrees. FINALLY ! We'll see how the new spot is in Full sun. We'll see you there. </div><div><br /></div><div>God's blessings on you and yours, </div><div><br /></div><div>TTFN, </div><div><br /></div><div>Sam and Billy</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-79887174262835897252021-05-13T21:11:00.002-05:002021-05-13T21:11:56.434-05:00Pay Attention-We're Moving!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UecJIyW8wNA/YJ3RRZjWySI/AAAAAAAADWM/l8iy9BGceC0UJFaX7zsloukkD5Ezc718wCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/Onyx_Cayuga_Kim%2BCarr%2BPhotography%2B%25282%2529_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UecJIyW8wNA/YJ3RRZjWySI/AAAAAAAADWM/l8iy9BGceC0UJFaX7zsloukkD5Ezc718wCNcBGAsYHQ/w347-h354/Onyx_Cayuga_Kim%2BCarr%2BPhotography%2B%25282%2529_001.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /> Market List: Spring Onions, Forager Salad Mix, Kale and Spinach, French Sorrel, Free Range Non GMO Chicken Eggs and Duck Eggs<p></p><p>I should have taken a picture of the Square where we have Marketed for 15 years because they were supposed to have started tearing it out during this week. Katherine the market manager came and told us last Saturday. I love Katherine but she only shows up(mainly because she's so busy) when something is wrong or has to change. Which of course feels the same. So the entire market will be on the other side of the Pavilion now-that is if there is a Pavilion left. I'm hoping they are leaving that since it is still on the map and it has regular bathrooms. </p><p>While I'm waxing nostalgic about my old space, our new one will be at the back of the same circle that Biver, Three Springs, and Ozark Forest Mushrooms are located. They are on the front of the circle and we are on the back where the lane intersects on the way to Yoder. We are on one end of that circle section and Kitchen Kulture will be on the other. Most of the Farmers from the Square will be in this line too. In a way it will make the Market easier for the customers to navigate and we will still be keeping our vehicles which helps with parking. It will be nice to be by Farmers that we have missed from the division but - oh how hard is change. </p><p>We have so many ducks on nests right now, at least 6 that I know about. I'm really having to keep on top of them to get any eggs at all. Everyone wants a nest. That's why we've had less duck eggs lately. We planted 2 varieties of Potatoes this week, Peter Wilcox and Austrian Crescent. We got them in just as the moon changed. 1000 LBS of Rock Phosphate has been scattered on our tomato field. Both of these things were made possible by Known and Grown volunteers. Ask your Farmers if they are Known and Grown. Biver Farms, 3 Rivers and 3 Springs are, and Bee Simple too. </p><p>So we'll see you Saturday. My niece Maysun Elizabeth Scout will be helping out for a couple of months. This will be her first weekend. </p><p>God's Blessings on you and yours, </p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy </p><p><br /></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-82913428184600915742021-05-07T18:39:00.003-05:002021-05-07T18:48:22.928-05:00Moving into the Season<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JFQQhD3BlZs/YJSWQbnrdJI/AAAAAAAADVk/J9eLRadlsAg3oM_GbUmKJbFky9X-iiH_QCPcBGAsYHg/s4160/IMG_20170418_175208048.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JFQQhD3BlZs/YJSWQbnrdJI/AAAAAAAADVk/J9eLRadlsAg3oM_GbUmKJbFky9X-iiH_QCPcBGAsYHg/w300-h400/IMG_20170418_175208048.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b> Market List</b>: Spring Onions, Kalettes, Forager Salad Mix, Spinach and Kale Mix, Bunched Spicy Greens, Pecans and Free Range Chicken Eggs and Slow Food Cayuga Duck Eggs. We have a couple of Whole Chickens but they mist be ordered ahead of time. <div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Tomato plant</b> varieties this week. SunSugar, Violet Jasper, Sweet 100, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Chocolate Cherry, </span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">Black from Tula,, Purple Carbon, Pink Girl, Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee Green, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Sweet Carneros, Green Zebra, Japanese Black, Better Boy, Lemon Boy, Early Girl, Tommy Toe, Pork Chop, Azoychka Russian, Caspian Pink -which has the flavor of Brandywine but way more productive, Bradley-one of the original Arkansas tomatoes, Amish Paste and Chef's Choice. </span></div><p></p><p>Well we're at that time of year again, all the planting spaces are filled that don't need to be turned over. It's still too wet to work the ground but we're still getting a lot done. The sheep are on new pasture and I actually got to jump in the lake. Saturday morning while getting ready to go to market I heard the Whippoorwill. It's official even though the forecast says 56 and rain again for Saturday. </p><p>We'll see you Saturday! </p><p>God's blessings on you and yours, </p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy</p></div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-53252452250775073862021-05-06T20:19:00.000-05:002021-05-06T20:19:27.179-05:00<div style="text-align: left;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lkGgUFiHb9Y/YItYZpWqeRI/AAAAAAAADVM/KNWNNsl3_CUdOlhFKRoo5egnbXbNCOV1QCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/Cotton_IP_Sunflower_Kim%2BCarr%2B%25281%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="307" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lkGgUFiHb9Y/YItYZpWqeRI/AAAAAAAADVM/KNWNNsl3_CUdOlhFKRoo5egnbXbNCOV1QCNcBGAsYHQ/w207-h307/Cotton_IP_Sunflower_Kim%2BCarr%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="207" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Courtesy of Kim Carr Photography</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Market List;</b> Spring Onions, Egyptian Walking Onions, </div>
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Violet Jasper, Sweet 100, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Chocolate Cherry, </span>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Black from Tula,, Purple Carbon, Pink Girl, Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee
Green, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Sweet Carneros, Green Zebra, Japanese Black, Better Boy, Lemon Boy, Early
Girl, Tommy Toe, Pork Chop, Azoychka Russian, Caspian Pink -which has the
flavor of Brandywine but way more productive, Bradley-one of the original
Arkansas tomatoes, Amish Paste and Chef's Choice. The Pantano Romanesco are
still coming- I had trouble getting seed but they will be ready in plenty of
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<span style="text-align: justify;">We had a heck of a week here, several great volunteers, Two from Known and Grown St. Louis, 1 of which reframed a door on Greenhouse #1, two from Church of Latter Day Saints and my trusty local Wwoofer Lesley who comes most weeks</span><span style="text-align: justify;">. Lots of Redbor Kale planted, Flowers for bouquet fillers, tomatoes in and around the Greenhouse and High tunnel and amazingly the carrots that were planted weeks ago, finally made an appearance. The cucumbers are filling out and the Poblanos have blooms on them. I'm pretty sure that all the fruit survived the freeze last week. Whoo Hoo!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">So FINALLY a dry Market up ahead! 81 Degrees this Saturday. I haven't heard the Whippoorwill yet but pretty sure that we are on an uphill spiral. I think we'll both see you on Saturday. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">God's Blessings on you and yours, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">TTFN, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Sam and Billy</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-3576160064844883622021-04-28T19:50:00.002-05:002021-04-28T19:50:58.716-05:00Another Rainy Weekend<p> </p><br /><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-fvj43Rx5I/YIIcJ8_2u6I/AAAAAAAADUg/hpV3BXktr-AYOMeFPg6q7BLH1_XjnR7cACNcBGAsYHQ/s706/cloud%2Bin%2Bbackground.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="565" height="345" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-fvj43Rx5I/YIIcJ8_2u6I/AAAAAAAADUg/hpV3BXktr-AYOMeFPg6q7BLH1_XjnR7cACNcBGAsYHQ/w308-h345/cloud%2Bin%2Bbackground.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kim Carr Photography credit</td></tr></tbody></table>Market List;Garlic Ramps, Forager Salad Mix, Leeks, Spring Onions, Kalettes, Kale, Missouri Pecans, Chicken Eggs and Slow Food Cayuga Duck Eggs. We have 2 whole Chickens. <p></p><p>We have even more tomato plants varieties this week. SunSugar, Violet Jasper, Sweet 100, Black from Tula, PAUL ROBESON, Purple Carbon, Pink Girl, Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee Green, Sweet Carneros, Green Zebra, Japanese Black, Better Boy, Lemon Boy, Early Girl, Tommy Toe, Pork Chop, Azoychka Russian, Bradley, Black Seaman, Norman Meiners and a couple more, I'm sure. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oyzYIxzggxA/YIIxXSM3TpI/AAAAAAAADUo/JEUGN735hEAn4adTLbSMYsXGxJS-NjnQgCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/Dejavu_Kim%2BCarr%2BPhotography%2B%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oyzYIxzggxA/YIIxXSM3TpI/AAAAAAAADUo/JEUGN735hEAn4adTLbSMYsXGxJS-NjnQgCNcBGAsYHQ/w225-h320/Dejavu_Kim%2BCarr%2BPhotography%2B%25284%2529.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kim Carr Photography<br />Sunflower Savannah Sheep</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Wow, it was SOME week! I think that we managed to save the fruit, we got everything covered except 2 Cherry Trees and a Quince but the Quince still looked pretty good. I didn't get back to check on those cherries as they are stupidly on the other side of the Farm. All of the trees were in bloom before that crazy snow storm. We had about 4 inches total. </p><p>So it looks like another rainy Saturday at the Market. We're looking at almost half inch of rain. So we won't be bringing Lemonade again but I'll still be there. Hope you will be too. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>God's Blessings on you and yours, </p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy</p><p><br /></p>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602200201993161507.post-3052160138226461432021-04-22T19:57:00.000-05:002021-04-22T19:57:07.416-05:00Almost Tomato Time<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uk-1vH_ur_w/YHj5s2DhewI/AAAAAAAADT4/ujEJMshYTYALgLe5V3-vBMBz2vtKD1xEACNcBGAsYHQ/s640/cucumbers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uk-1vH_ur_w/YHj5s2DhewI/AAAAAAAADT4/ujEJMshYTYALgLe5V3-vBMBz2vtKD1xEACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/cucumbers.jpg" /></a></div> Market List; Garlic Ramps, Bunched Kale, Egyptian Walking Onions, Leeks, Forager Salad Mix, Slow Food Free Range Cayuga Duck Eggs and Chicken Eggs, Whole Chickens and we have a Duck in the freezer too if anyone is interested. <div>We still have Missouri Pecans due to the craziness of the season, however we are pretty much out of lamb. Bringing new Tomato varieties for planting this week as well as Eggplant and some other stuff. </div><div>So we have cucumbers coming up in the new greenhouse already. It's not super big but it is pretty solar efficient. </div><div>Here's another new crop that we are growing. We've been keeping it under our hat for awhile but I think that we have a good start growing. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UXHDDvygvRo/YHj9PMiNAmI/AAAAAAAADUA/mm3W14I6sTAFvg4qZv9nxQTJDA5zvk-VwCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/crosnes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UXHDDvygvRo/YHj9PMiNAmI/AAAAAAAADUA/mm3W14I6sTAFvg4qZv9nxQTJDA5zvk-VwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/crosnes.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div><p>This is Crosnes, pronounced crone. Its a tuber in the Stachys family. Related to Lambs ear. We are the only one growing this. We got the tubers last year from France and started them last year. They overwintered and have already gotten this much growth on them. I'm really excited about this. </p><p>So we'll be in our regular spot on Saturday. We will not be bringing Lemonade as the temps will still be below 60. Come and see us for things that you can't get anywhere else. </p><p>God's blessings on you and yours, </p><p><br /></p><p>TTFN, </p><p>Sam and Billy- still healing </p><p><br /></p></div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673436962514739794noreply@blogger.com0