Bees are out

Snow Drops are Blooming and just Alive with the Honey Bees
SPINACH SEEDS SPROUTED IN THE GREEN HOUSE HERE AT THE HOUSE
COUPLE WEEKS MAY BE PICKING EVEN MORE

GOT SOME SEEDS STARTED FOR THE LATE SPRING PLANTING
GOT THE BLUE BERRY BUSHES TO PLANT (of course no berries for a couple years)
PRUNED THE BERRY BUSHES JUST HAVE TO FINISH TING THEM UP

IF YOU ARE WANTING SALAD GREENS YOU HAVE TO LET ME KNOW AS I AM NOT GETTING MUCH YET AND MADE A LIST SO AT LEAST EVERY OTHER WEEK PEOPLE CAN GET GREENS TILL THEY START COMING IN MORE

HAVE SOME THYME I WILL BE PICKING

HAVE DRIED THYME, ROSEMARY, OREGANO, MARJORAM, BASIL, PINEAPPLE MINT, LEMON BALM, JALAPENO HOT PEPPERS, SERRANO PEPPERS, HUNGARIAN HOT PEPPERS, PARSLEY.

CASH
EGGS - $3.00 DZ.
FRESH HOME MADE ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT NOODLES - $3.50 A LB.
LARGE VERITY OF LOCAL CHEESES
OUR HAND MADE 100% BEES WAX CANDLES (cotton wicks)
OUR HAND MADE WOOD FRET WORK & CRAFTS

I'M WORKING HARD TO GET SEED STARTED THINGS CLEANED UP, BERRIES AND GRAPE PLANTS TRIMMED UP AND CLEANED UP - WORK ON CHICKEN COUPES AND FENCE (they have been out every day)
IT WILL ALL COME FAST WHEN IT GETS STARTED

ANY ONE WANTING SEEDS STARTED
YOU BUY THE SEED AND BRING IT TO ME - WE WILL START IT IN THE GREEN HOUSE FOR YOU
COST -- $8.00 A FLAT 72 TO 98 PLANTS PER FLAT

CAN PUT MORE THEN ONE TYPE OF SEED TO FILL A FLAT
YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR A FULL FLAT RATHER IT IS FULLY PLANTED OR NOT
PRICES ARE FIGURED BY THE SPACE EA. FLAT TAKES IN THE GREEN HOUSE
QUESTION ASK ME

WINTER HOURS TILL JUNE
THUR. & SAT. NOON TO 7 P.M.

NOT SPRING YET

GETTING ABOUT A LB. OF GREENS A WEEK RIGHT NOW
IF YOU WANT TO COME TO THE FARM FOR DRIED HERBS, MINTS, DRIED HOT PEPPERS -- LOOKING TO GET GREENS YOU HAVE TO LET ME KNOW I HAVE A LIST FOR THE GREENS TILL THEY ARE COMING IN BY THE POUND I HAVE TO ROTATE WHOM GETS GREENS EACH WEEK

CASH ITEMS
EGGS, CHEESES,
WOOD FRET WORK, BEE WAX CANDLES,
CRAFTS, SOON HAND MADE CARDS

HAVE SOME SEED STARTED
I USUALLY HAVE EXTRA SEEDLINGS AND SEED I OFFER IN THE SPRING

MORE GREENS ARE COMING ALONG IN THE GREEN HOUSE

SOME SMALL TOMATO PLANTS ARE PUSHED UP AND
SWEET ONIONS ARE A COUPLE INCHES NOW

I AM STARTING SEED EVERY WEEK FOR THE SUMMER PLANTING AS MANY OF THE VEGETABLES EVERYONE LOVES NEED A MUCH LONGER WARM SEASON THEN WE HAVE HERE IN NE OHIO

I WILL MOST LIKELY BE EXTENDING THE 2010 MEMBERSHIPS BY A MONTH AS NOTHING WOULD GROW THIS WINTER

LAST WINTER I HAD POUNDS OF GREENS - JUST WOULD NOT GROW THIS YEAR
IT WAS PLANTED AND CAME UP BUT SAT THERE NOT GROWING MORE THAN AN INCH
THAT IS A FARMING RISK AND MORE SO WITH THE FACT THAT I DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR ELECTRIC IN THE GREEN HOUSES

I TRY TO BE AS SUSTAINABLE AS POSSIBLE AS WELL AS IT IS NOT COST EFFICIENT TO RUN ELECTRIC OR GAS IN A GREEN HOUSE UNLESS YOU ARE LARGE SCALE WITH A GOOD PAYING LARGE SCALE BUYER

THOUGHT I WOULD PASS ON A FEW TIPS WHILE I HAVE THE CHANCE
NOT A LOT OF PRODUCE TO LIST HERE YET
MANY HERBS AS WELL AS MINTS MAKE GREAT TEA AND
GOOD FOR THE BODY AND SOUL IN YOUR BATH WATER
DRIED PRODUCE OF ANY TYPE SHOULD BE KEPT AIR TIGHT IN A COOL DARK PLACE

IF YOU LIVE WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH SPACE FOR PUTTING UP FOOD FOR THE WINTER
DRYING IT COULD BE YOUR ANSWER
YOU CAN DRY ANYTHING AND YOU CAN GRIND IT OR LEAVE IT WHOLE AND REHYDRATE IT WHEN YOU WISH TO USE IT
(This year i not only did herbs, greens and mints i dried Broccoli, cauliflower)

EGGS SHOULD BE KEPT AT A TEMP. OF 45 OR COOLER THEY CAN BE KEPT FOR WEEKS RAW IN THE SHELL
EGGS ARE MADE OF A LOT OF WATER SO THEY WILL SHRINK SOME WITH STORING
IF YOU HARD BOIL YOUR EGGS THEY WILL NOT KEEP AS LONG AS RAW
IT IS GOOD PRACTICE TO WASH YOUR EGG OFF BEFORE CRACKING IT OPEN AS THEY ARE LIKE MELONS THE GERMS STAY ON THE OUT SIDE OF THE SHELL WHEN YOU CRACK IT OPEN YOU ALLOW THE GERMS A WAY IN

MELONS WHEN YOU CUT THEM IF YOU HAVE NOT WASHED THEM FIRST YOU DRAG THE GERMS IN WITH YOUR KNIFE
(People even here in the USA die every year from germs dragged in on a melon)

REASON SOME PLACES WILL ONLY SERVE FULLY COOKED EGGS IS THAT COOKING THE EGG KILLS ALL GERMS

"NOW WHEN YOU BUY STORE BOUGHT EGGS THAT SAY 'PASTEURIZED' THIS DOES NOT MEAN THEY HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE PASTURE EATING GRASS AND BUGS
IT MEANS PASTEURIZED LIKE MILK THEY SHOT A FAST SMALL SHOT OF HOT LIKE STEAM INTO THE EGG

IF YOU ARE NEW MEMBERS PLEASE MAKE AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT TO THE FARM OR SEND AN ORDER WITH YOUR GROUP EVERY WEEK

MAIN SEASON IS JULY THROUGH SEPT.

ALL OTHER MONTHS DEPEND A LOT ON THE WEATHER WHAT THERE WILL BE AND HOW MUCH
VARIETY OF PRODUCE IS MORE LIMITED IN THE OFF MONTHS AS WELL

YOU CAN GET IN BULK I DO GIVE A CUT IN PRICES WHEN YOU BUY FOR PUTTING UP FOR THE WINTER - WILL HAVE A PRICE FOR

PECKS (usually 20% off), 1/2 BUSHELS (usually 30% off) & FULL BUSHELS (40% off)

SOON I WILL BE GETTING YOUR (these are cash items)
TURKEY ORDERS
CHICKEN ORDERS
CHESTNUT ORDERS