-JAMS AND JELLIES-BAKED GOODS

-JAMS AND JELLIES-BAKED GOODS
Jams - Iris Fold Cards - Fret Work

Monday, June 27, 2011

NEED MORE SUN-SHINE

WORKING ON MORE PLANTING AND PICKING
FIXING CHICKEN COUPES
PUTTING UP FENCES
MOWING HAY FIELDS (MULCH)

FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS ON STAND HOURS
OF COURSE I CAN NOT MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY

I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO ONLY THUR. AND SATURDAY

AS THE PRODUCE IS VERY LATE AND SLOW/ODD THIS YEAR
AS WELL AS THERE IS JUST A HANDFUL OF MEMBERS
THAT ARE COMING EVERY WEEK

SOME ARE THOSE THAT COME YEAR ROUND

IT JUST IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS FOR ME TO STAND UP HERE BY THE STAND 3 DAYS A WEEK FOR 7 PLUS HOURS FOR ONLY 3 OR 4 MEMBERS TO SHOW UP

WHEN PRODUCE IS COMING IN STRONGER I WILL OPEN AGAIN ON TUE.

"SO KEEP THIS IN MIND"
HOURS
THUR. AND SATURDAY
NOON TO 7 P.M.

STRAWBERRIES ARE PRETTY MUCH DONE
MAY HAVE SOME NOW AND THEN (CASH ITEM)

WILL BE HAVING A FEW BLACK RASPBERRIES (GO ON MEMBERSHIP)
MAY NOT HAVE CUCUMBERS AGAIN FOR A WEEK OR SO ?
(I have a bushel left, wholesaled a bushel, members came all last week for total of less then a 1/2 bushel -- looks like the kids and I will be making lots of pickles and relish this week)

SOME GREENS AND LETTUCE (let me know if you like some this week)
BEAUTIFUL ORANGE LILIES TO GO ON YOUR SALAD OR FRY

CUTTING SPEARMINT
LEMON BALM
THYME
GARDEN MINT
WHAT EVER HERBS AND MINTS NEED BE
STILL HAVE THE COOK BOOKS YOU CAN GET ON YOUR MEMBERSHIP

CASH ITEMS
POTTED HOSTA - LILIES- TOMATO PLANTS
WOOD AND MORE FRET WORK
BEES WAX CANDLES
MOM'S HAND MADE CARDS AND OTHER CRAFTS
BABY/DOLL FURNITURE SOME WITH PLANTS

THE FIELDS ARE 2/3 PLANTED THE OTHER WEEK
REST IS TO BE PLANTED EACH WEEK FOR LATER CROPS AND TO KEEP MORE COMING EVERY WEEK
EVERY THING IS FIGHTING BUT, HOLDING PRETTY GOOD
LOST ABOUT 1/4 OF MY POTATOES TO ROT CAUSE TOO WET
(not bad if I look at all the farmers I know that lost acres and all of the planting)
CORN IS LOOKING ROUGH BUT, HANGING
SOME OF MY DIFFERENT CUCUMBERS AND SQUASH ARE LOOKING ROUGH BUT, NOT ALL LOST YET DID LOOSE 1/4 OF SOME SUMMER SQUASH BUT, AM REPLANTING THAT
THIS YEAR IS REALLY MAKING US FARMERS WORK EXTRA TO GET WHAT WE CAN AND MAKING US NERVES

BEWARE OF WHAT THE PRICES MAY BE THIS WINTER EVEN IF CHINA FILLS THE PRODUCE SHELVES

THIS BAD WEATHER IS NOT JUST HERE IN NORTH EAST OHIO
MUCH OF THE U.S.A. IS TOO WET
THEN THIS PAST WINTER COLDER THEN NORMAL DOWN SOUTH KILLED MORE THEN ORANGES - BEANS AND MORE
VERY BAD YEAR FOR CORN - CORN DOES NOT LIKE TO HAVE WET FEET
NOR DOES MY BASIL

REMEMBER
OPEN
THUR. AND SATURDAY
NOON TO 7 P.M.



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