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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.



Thursday, June 23, 2011

CHANGE IN HOURS

THE PRODUCE IS LATE THIS YEAR
STRAWBERRIES ARE ABOUT DONE

MOST OF WHAT IS COMING IN NOT MANY MEMBERS COMING FOR

SOOO I NEED MORE FIELD TIME AND LESS DAYS STANDING AT THE STAND FOR 7 HOURS WITH MAYBE 4 MEMBERS COMING

I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO BEING OPEN ON
THUR. AND SAT. FROM NOON TO 7 P.M.

OTHER THEN THE STRAWBERRIES NOTHING HAS TO BE PICKED EVERY OTHER DAY

THIS SATURDAY -- JUNE 24th, 2011
I WILL BE CLOSING AT 3:30 P.M.

I HAVE WANTED TO TAKE MY DAD FOR
HIS BIRTHDAY TO THE PULLS AT THE FAIR GROUNDS -
SINCE PRODUCE IS SO SLOW THIS YEAR I AM GOING FOR IT

SO IF YOU PLAN ON COMING SATURDAY IT SHOULD BE BY 3 P.M.

WHAT IS IN
GREENS FOR THOSE THAT ORDERED ALREADY
CUCUMBERS
CUT MINTS
CUT HERBS
RHUBARB

TOMATO PLANTS -- SALE ENDS LAST OF JUNE
TWO PLANTS FOR $1.25 OR ONE FOR $1.00
HEIRLOOM AND STANDARD SEVERAL TYPES
(You Can get these on your membership)
SOME COOK BOOKS (CAN GET ON MEMBERSHIP)

CASH ITEMS
STRAWBERRIES - $5.00 A QT.(15 OR MORE QT. AT $4.50 EA.)
BEES WAX CANDLES
BABY FURNITURE (SOME WITH PLANTS)
HOSTA & LILIES
WOOD FRET WORK
MOM'S HAND MADE CARDS


WHAT PLANTS DON'T SALE BY THE END OF JUNE
I WILL BE JUST PLANTING HERE
TOO MUCH TIME AND MONEY TO KEEP WATERING


ON THE FARM
POTATOES MADE IT I SEE ROWS OF THEM
PLANTS IN THE FIELD
CARROTS, DILL, FENNEL, CABBAGE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, SWEET PEPPERS, HOT PEPPERS, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, PEAS, BEANS, ONIONS, TURNIPS, ROSEMARY, EGG PLANT, GREENS, CORN, OKRA, RADISH AND MORE I AM FORGETTING
IN BOXES RAISED BEDS HAVE: LETTUCE, ARUGULA, SPINACH, MUSTARD, SWISS CHARD, PARSLEY, LIMA BEANS, ONIONS, RADISH, ENDIVE, BEETS

CAN YOU ADVISE A GOOD BACK DOCTOR THAT WILL EXCEPT THE CAR INS. MEDICAL -- NOT MAKE US PAY CASH AND US SEND IN TO THE I
NS. TO COLLECT THE MONEY?





Saturday, June 18, 2011

Little Fat Cucumbers

MEMBERSHIP ITEMS

First Picking Little Fat CUCUMBERS
CUT ROSEMARY
CUT OREGANO
CUT THYME
CUT CHOCOLATE MINT
CUT SPEARMINT
CUT GARDEN MINT
CUT LEMON BALM
CUT FLOWERS
RHUBARB
EDIBLE ORANGE DAY LILIES ARE STARTING - GOOD AS FLOWER OR BUD IN SALAD, PUNCH, OR FRIED LIKE SQUASH BLOSSOMS
DRIED HOT PEPPERS AND HERBS
VEGETABLE INFORMATION AND RECIPE BOOKS
SMALL AMOUNTS OR CUT LEAF LETTUCE, SORREL, BEET TOPS, SWISS CHARD
(You have To Let Me know a couple days ahead you are coming if you want greens)

CASH ITEMS

STRAWBERRIES (quarts)

HOSTA PLANTS
LILLY PLANTS
TOMATO PLANTS
ONE HANGING BASKET
"MOM'S" HAND MADE CARDS (Made of recycle and new materials)
bees wax candles/ cotton wicks
WOOD AND MORE FRET WORK
(check out the elephant tusk)
More Crafts

APRIL WAS GOING TO HAVE ORGANIC HOME MADE BAKED GOODS SOMETHING EVERY WEEK HERE FOR YOU TO BUY IF YOU LIKE AS WELL AS TAKE ORDERS
BUT --
AS LUCK MAY HAVE IT SHE WAS REAR ENDED AGAIN THIS PAST WEEK
NOT AS BAD A HIT (not a drunken Lawyer this time) but, WITH ALL THE BACK/NECK INJURIES FROM THE LAST HIT (THAT NO ONE WOULD TAKE CARE OF) SHE WAS STILL NOT HEALED -
SO SHE IS IN A NECK BRACE AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO MUCH FOR A COUPLE WEEKS.
"THIS IS NOT FARM RELATED -- ASKING IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVISE"

I AM GOING TO PUT THIS OUT THERE FOR YOU MEMBERS AS SO MANY OF YOU DO SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS FOR A LIVING
DO YOU KNOW A GOOD BACK DOCTOR - THAT WILL EXCEPT CAR INS. AS THE PAYING INS.?
WE HAVE A GOOD DOCTOR WE KNOW AND LIKE BUT, THERE POLICY IS WE HAVE TO PAY CASH AND GET THE MONEY BACK FROM OUR INSURANCE COMPANY.
APRIL HAS THE MEDICAL PAY ON HER INS. AS WELL AS THE FELLA THAT HIT HER HAS INS.
THANK YOU

"NOW BACK TO FARM NEWS"

WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON THE FARM
I SEE ROWS OF POTATO PLANTS PUSHING UP
THE GREENS, LIMA BEANS, ONIONS IN THE BLUE BOXES ARE COMING ALONG - COUPLE WEEKS AND SHOULD BE CUTTING GREENS FROM THEM

HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF ROWS PLANTED IN THE FIELDS
(SUCH AS MANY TYPE TOMATOES, HOT PEPPERS, SWEET PEPPERS,
PEAS, GREEN BEANS, CUCUMBERS, WINTER SQUASH, SUMMER SQUASH,
SEVERAL COLOR CARROTS, TURNIPS, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, CAULIFLOWER,
EGG PLANT, SWEET ONIONS, YELLOW ONIONS, GREEN ONIONS,
WATER MELON, MUSK MELON, PUMPKINS, BROCCOLI, RADISH,
ROSEMARY, CORN, SWISS CHARD, SPINACH,
ARUGULA, LETTUCE AND MORE.

THE BABY CHICKS HAVE THEIR FEATHERS AND GETTING BIG FLING AROUND IN THEIR COUPE.

SO WE HAVE BEEN BUSY PLANTING, CUTTING FIELDS, BUILDING COUPES, WORKING ON EQUIPMENT, TRIMMING BACK PLANTS AND WEEDS.

DOING HEAVY CUTTING OF HERBS AND MINTS SO IF YOU WANT FRESH BEST GET NOW OR WILL BE DRIED - BE A COUPLE WEEKS TO 4 WEEKS BEFORE THE PLANTS CAN BE CUT AGAIN

OPEN TUE., THUR. & SATURDAY NOON TO 7 P.M.



Monday, June 13, 2011

FINALLY

FINALLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IN THE FIELD. WAS ABLE TO GET SOME PLANTS IN THE GROUND AND GOING TO BE WORKING HARD ALL THIS WEEK TO GET EVERYTING ELSE IN.



STILL PICKING SOME LETTUCE
SOME OTHER GREENS
CUT MINTS ( HAVE TO DO MAJOR CUTTING)
CUT HERBS
MIGHT HAVE A FEW CUT FLOWERS


CASH
EGGS
POTTED PLANTS
POTTED HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
HANGING BASKETS
AND MORE

STRAWBERRIES ARE IN!!!!!!!!!!!

TUE, THUR. & SATURDAY NOON TO 7 P.M.

Saturday, June 04, 2011

SOUNDS LIKE MAY HAVE GOOD WEATHER TOMORROW

POT LUCK TOMORROW
STARTS AT 1 P.M. (ONE) TILL ALL ARE GONE
JUST BRING A DISH TO PASS
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL YOU WANT TO DRINK BRING THAT

WILL HAVE MINT TEA'S
WATER
COFFEE
APRIL MADE A FEW BAKED GOODS
IS SAMPLE OF HER BAKING -- YOU CAN ORDER THROUGH OUT THE YEAR
SHE DOES HAVE CUSTOMERS SHE BAKES FOR ON A REGULAR BASES
CHEESES TO SAMPLE

ITEMS YOU CAN GET ON YOUR MEMBERSHIP
SOME GREENS
GREEN ONIONS
RHUBARB (may be last of season)
CUT MINTS
CUT HERBS
CUT FLOWERS
(Sorry did not have time to make any jellies or jams)

CASH ITEMS YOU CAN GET
POTTED PERENNIAL FLOWERS
HANGING BASKETS
TOMATOES PLANTS
(May have some other veg. plants ready)
BEES WAX CANDLES (May be short on these this year - the bear got the hives)
WOOD SCROLL WORK
CRAFTS
EGGS
ORDER BAKE GOODS

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PETS AT HOME IS TOO HOT TO LEAVE IN YOUR AUTO AND REALLY NO WHERE HERE FOR THEM
(BE TOO MANY CHILDREN AND CHICKENS)

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE NEW CHICKS -
6 AND 2 WEEK OLD'S THROUGH THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR IN THERE COUPE

"I STRESS DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR"

ALSO I HAVE A DITCH DUG THE START OF DRAINAGE TO PUT IN BACK ON THE WAY TO THE EMPTY GREEN HOUSE
SO USE CAUTION

THINGS ARE NOT AS TIDY AS WE WOULD LIKE BUT, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO BE OUT IN THE FIELD AND NEED TO BE
AS THIS SPRING WAS SOOOOO WET JUST NOW GETTING TO PLANT

HAVE ALL THE POTATOES IN
(REDS, YUKON AND WHITES)

HAVE PLANTS IN THE BLUE BOXES AND SEED
PLANTS ON THE BACK OF THE STAND
PLANTS IN THE TRAILER
PLANTS UNDER WIRE BY BLUE BOXES
PLANTS AT OTHER FARM YET
LOTS OF SEED IN HOUSE TO PLANT YET
AS WELL AS WAITING ON A ORDER OF SEEDS

SO LOTS OF WORK TO BE DONE
HAVE TO FINISH TYING UP THE BERRIES AS THEY ARE GETTING READY
HAVE TO NET THE CURRENTS AS THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY IN
STRAWBERRIES ARE FORMING MAY BE IN IN 2 WEEKS KEEP AN EYE ON HERE