How would you like to have a share in the 2010 Harvest, but pay last year's price?
If you would like to be a shareholder for the 2010 harvest, please confirm and pay by February 1 and only pay 2009 prices. Click here for a reservation form.
2010 Harvest Share Prices:
Small: $375 by February 1, $400 after February 1, $425 after May 1
Medium: $625 by February 1, $675 after February 1, $700 after May 1
Large: $1175 by February 1, $1250 after February 1, $1275 after May 1
Please call the farm directly with any questions. 270-457-BUGS (2847). Please feel free to visit our website for more information: www.bugtusslefarm.com.
Eric, Cher, Ira, Opal and Olivia
Saturday, December 19, 2009
2009-2010 Winter Season, Week Three
December 19, 2009
This week's harvest:
kale/collards
carrots
Hakurei salad turnips
Gold Ball turnips
Yukon Gold potatoes (some red ones, too)
sweet potatoes
butternut squash
garlic
This week's farm news:
The days are like a blink right now. Here we are just a few days from the Winter Solstice already! During this darkest time of year there's not much time for anything during daylight hours. (Especially when it rains all day long, like it did on Friday.) At least that's how we often feel!
We did manage to get the squash moved over to the house from the barn so that they wouldn't freeze. Since our interns are gone, there's no one to keep a fire going in the barn - where the squash had been. So now we have some new roomates in our new bedroom - several hundred butternuts! We also rendered the lard from our hogs this week. We see many delicious pie crusts in our future! And every year the kids & I tap our sugar maple trees. It's a little earlier than usual but we missed a good sap run last December so we went ahead and did it this week. Now we've got big pots of sap cooking down on the stoves. Now if we just had a good snow we could really hunker down in our cozy cabin, surrounded by our stored food, and experience winter! Happy Holidays!
This week's harvest:
kale/collards
carrots
Hakurei salad turnips
Gold Ball turnips
Yukon Gold potatoes (some red ones, too)
sweet potatoes
butternut squash
garlic
This week's farm news:
The days are like a blink right now. Here we are just a few days from the Winter Solstice already! During this darkest time of year there's not much time for anything during daylight hours. (Especially when it rains all day long, like it did on Friday.) At least that's how we often feel!
We did manage to get the squash moved over to the house from the barn so that they wouldn't freeze. Since our interns are gone, there's no one to keep a fire going in the barn - where the squash had been. So now we have some new roomates in our new bedroom - several hundred butternuts! We also rendered the lard from our hogs this week. We see many delicious pie crusts in our future! And every year the kids & I tap our sugar maple trees. It's a little earlier than usual but we missed a good sap run last December so we went ahead and did it this week. Now we've got big pots of sap cooking down on the stoves. Now if we just had a good snow we could really hunker down in our cozy cabin, surrounded by our stored food, and experience winter! Happy Holidays!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Last delivery of 2009
We will be in Nashville this Saturday (December 19) from 8 to 11. This will be our last Saturday trip to Nashville for 3 or 4 weeks. We have plenty to bring, so stock up for the holidays and for the coming month! Besides, we would love to see each of you.
You do not need to reserve a basket ahead of time. We hope to have carrots, yukon gold potatoes, kale, salad turnips, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, daikon radishes, garlic and more.
Small basket - $20
Medium basket - $35
Please call the farm if you have questions. 270-457-BUGS (2847)
Eric, Cher, Ira, Opal and Olivia
You do not need to reserve a basket ahead of time. We hope to have carrots, yukon gold potatoes, kale, salad turnips, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, daikon radishes, garlic and more.
Small basket - $20
Medium basket - $35
Please call the farm if you have questions. 270-457-BUGS (2847)
Eric, Cher, Ira, Opal and Olivia
Sunday, December 13, 2009
2009 Winter Season, Week Two
December 12, 2009
This week's harvest:
carrots
"Hakurei" salad turnips
Gold Ball turnips
Yukon Gold potatoes
butternut squash
sweet potatoes
kale
garlic
This week's farm news:
Brrrr! It's been a chilly week. We even had a day that did not get above freezing! Our low temperature for the week was 14 degrees. At least the sun has been shining & our cabin has been staying nice & cozy with fires blazing in both woodstoves.
So folks, we are planning to come back to town again next Saturday with another load of vegetables and some other treats. And we have next year's sign-up forms available now. [Click on the image at the bottom of this post for a copy to print out.] We are hoping to slightly expand our CSA next year (approximately 10 additional shares) & are looking for new shareholders. All of you devoted vegetable eaters are our number one means of advertising so please spread the word. Get a neighbor to sign up & you could take turns picking up the veggies. Or maybe find a friend or co-worker to share a share & save a little money by getting a bigger share size! Also remember that early registration (now through January) gives you a pretty good discount!
[Please forgive the smudge of farm dirt I brought home on my copy!:)]
This week's harvest:
carrots
"Hakurei" salad turnips
Gold Ball turnips
Yukon Gold potatoes
butternut squash
sweet potatoes
kale
garlic
This week's farm news:
Brrrr! It's been a chilly week. We even had a day that did not get above freezing! Our low temperature for the week was 14 degrees. At least the sun has been shining & our cabin has been staying nice & cozy with fires blazing in both woodstoves.
So folks, we are planning to come back to town again next Saturday with another load of vegetables and some other treats. And we have next year's sign-up forms available now. [Click on the image at the bottom of this post for a copy to print out.] We are hoping to slightly expand our CSA next year (approximately 10 additional shares) & are looking for new shareholders. All of you devoted vegetable eaters are our number one means of advertising so please spread the word. Get a neighbor to sign up & you could take turns picking up the veggies. Or maybe find a friend or co-worker to share a share & save a little money by getting a bigger share size! Also remember that early registration (now through January) gives you a pretty good discount!
[Please forgive the smudge of farm dirt I brought home on my copy!:)]
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
More veggies this weekend
We will be in Nashville this Saturday (December 12) from 8 to 11. Please come if you can; everyone is welcome; you do not need to reserve a basket ahead of time. There will be carrots, yukon gold potatoes, kale, salad turnips, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, daikon radishes, garlic and more.
Small basket - $20
Medium basket - $35
There will also be eggs and possibly other items.
Not sure yet if we'll be back on the 19th for another delivery.
Please call the farm if you have questions. 270-457-BUGS (2847)
Eric, Cher, Ira, Opal and Olivia
Small basket - $20
Medium basket - $35
There will also be eggs and possibly other items.
Not sure yet if we'll be back on the 19th for another delivery.
Please call the farm if you have questions. 270-457-BUGS (2847)
Eric, Cher, Ira, Opal and Olivia
Sunday, December 6, 2009
2009 Winter Season, Week One
December 5, 2009
This week's harvest:
carrots
Yukon Gold potatoes
kale
red mustard
butternut squash
turnips
garlic
daikon radish - free choice
This week's farm news:
Greetings again, y'all! Well, the winter is upon us now. We've had some pretty cold nights but fortunately not cold enough to kill everything in the garden...yet! Sounds like it's supposed to be really cold really soon! Eric has been working on our high tunnel (unheated greenhouse) for our future winter gardens every chance he gets. It's getting really close to being done! We've still got plants in our greenhouse to plant into the tunnel but at this point they wouldn't be ready to harvest until early spring. So who knows? Maybe we'll get an extra early start next spring! On that note, we should have next season's updated sign-up form available on our website soon. As always, we offer a discount if you sign up early!
We plan to bring vegetables again next Saturday (Dec. 12) for anyone that is interested. So come & see us next Saturday to get stocked up!
This week's harvest:
carrots
Yukon Gold potatoes
kale
red mustard
butternut squash
turnips
garlic
daikon radish - free choice
This week's farm news:
Greetings again, y'all! Well, the winter is upon us now. We've had some pretty cold nights but fortunately not cold enough to kill everything in the garden...yet! Sounds like it's supposed to be really cold really soon! Eric has been working on our high tunnel (unheated greenhouse) for our future winter gardens every chance he gets. It's getting really close to being done! We've still got plants in our greenhouse to plant into the tunnel but at this point they wouldn't be ready to harvest until early spring. So who knows? Maybe we'll get an extra early start next spring! On that note, we should have next season's updated sign-up form available on our website soon. As always, we offer a discount if you sign up early!
We plan to bring vegetables again next Saturday (Dec. 12) for anyone that is interested. So come & see us next Saturday to get stocked up!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Veggies this weekend
Just a reminder for those who signed up and an invitation for those who haven't...
We will be in Nashville this Saturday (December 5) from 8 to 11. Please come if you can; everyone is welcome. There will be carrots, yukon gold potatoes, kale, turnips, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, red mustard and garlic.
Small basket - $20
Medium basket - $35
There will also be eggs.
Hannah
We will be in Nashville this Saturday (December 5) from 8 to 11. Please come if you can; everyone is welcome. There will be carrots, yukon gold potatoes, kale, turnips, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, red mustard and garlic.
Small basket - $20
Medium basket - $35
There will also be eggs.
Hannah
Saturday, November 21, 2009
2009 Fall Season, Week Seven
November 21, 2009
This week's harvest:
kale
sweet potatoes
butternut squash
garlic
onions
carrots
turnips w/greens (these turnips are best for cooking)
daikon radish - free choice
This week's farm news:
Well folks, today wraps up this year's fall share! We thank all of you so much for your ongoing support! We are planning to bring vegetables to Nashville the 5th and 12th of December also. (We haven't decided about Saturday the 19th yet.) If you know that you would like a basket either (or both!) of those days, you can let us know by email (if you didn't sign the list). Small baskets will be $20 and mediums will be $35. We would be honored to continue feeding you & your families our farm-fresh goodies throughout the winter!
Life on the farm is really beginning to slow down now. We can see the seasons moving from fall to winter. Very few leaves remain on the trees now. We are spending much more time tending & stoking fires & eating lots of sweet potatoes hot from the wood cookstove! The shorter days are beginning to limit the amount of outdoor project time we have each day -- just in time for the surge of seed catalogs that are arriving in our mailbox daily... Time for sitting back with a hot cup of tea & dreaming about the ripe, juicy tomatoes of summer. There's so much to be thankful for!
This week's harvest:
kale
sweet potatoes
butternut squash
garlic
onions
carrots
turnips w/greens (these turnips are best for cooking)
daikon radish - free choice
This week's farm news:
Well folks, today wraps up this year's fall share! We thank all of you so much for your ongoing support! We are planning to bring vegetables to Nashville the 5th and 12th of December also. (We haven't decided about Saturday the 19th yet.) If you know that you would like a basket either (or both!) of those days, you can let us know by email (if you didn't sign the list). Small baskets will be $20 and mediums will be $35. We would be honored to continue feeding you & your families our farm-fresh goodies throughout the winter!
Life on the farm is really beginning to slow down now. We can see the seasons moving from fall to winter. Very few leaves remain on the trees now. We are spending much more time tending & stoking fires & eating lots of sweet potatoes hot from the wood cookstove! The shorter days are beginning to limit the amount of outdoor project time we have each day -- just in time for the surge of seed catalogs that are arriving in our mailbox daily... Time for sitting back with a hot cup of tea & dreaming about the ripe, juicy tomatoes of summer. There's so much to be thankful for!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Housing?
I thought I'd post the letter we received with our veggies last week from the amazing interns Evan and Laura, for those folks who may have missed it. If you're interested in making contact, please leave a comment for me and I'll give you their information. Thanks!
Hello Dear Shareholders,
Our season-long internship with the wonderful Smith family is coming to a close. We leave with calloused hands, grateful hearts, bellies full of delicious veggies, and minds brimming with new knowledge of fertile land and healthy animals. Although we are sad to leave our beautiful home, we look forward to putting our skills to use back in Music City, USA.
We are reaching out to the good people of the Bugtussle Farm Community as we search for a new home in the city. We would love to find a place where we could garden and live in a healthy, simple way. If you or someone you know has a space they would like to rent and/or exchange for garden work, we would love to hear from you. An old outbuilding, barn, garage apartment... We are not too particular as we've enjoyed living in our old barn on the farm immensely. We have lived in and love East Nashville but are open to other parts of the city as well.
Thank you so much, and be well! -Evan and Laura
Hello Dear Shareholders,
Our season-long internship with the wonderful Smith family is coming to a close. We leave with calloused hands, grateful hearts, bellies full of delicious veggies, and minds brimming with new knowledge of fertile land and healthy animals. Although we are sad to leave our beautiful home, we look forward to putting our skills to use back in Music City, USA.
We are reaching out to the good people of the Bugtussle Farm Community as we search for a new home in the city. We would love to find a place where we could garden and live in a healthy, simple way. If you or someone you know has a space they would like to rent and/or exchange for garden work, we would love to hear from you. An old outbuilding, barn, garage apartment... We are not too particular as we've enjoyed living in our old barn on the farm immensely. We have lived in and love East Nashville but are open to other parts of the city as well.
Thank you so much, and be well! -Evan and Laura
Sunday, November 15, 2009
2009 Fall Season, Week Six
November 14, 2009
This week's harvest:
Kale
Carrots
Sweet potatoes
Garlic & Onions
Salad turnips with turnip greens
Butternut squash
Daikon radishes -- free choice
This week's farm news:
We finally had some dry sunny weather this week. We were able to get next year's garlic crop planted & mulched, thank goodness. It is fairly late in the season so we were a bit worried that it might not get done! Plus this is Evan & Laura's last week on the farm & we really needed to utilize their help for the big garlic planting project. Now it's all done & we can check it off the "to do" list! So, yes, Evan & Laura will be departing from Bugtussle in just a few more days. It will be hard to see them go as they have been wonderful helpers & have become good friends as well. We wish them all the best on their next journey & thank them loads to all of their help throughout the season!
Next Saturday is the final Fall Season delivery. Please bring your basket back to us as well as a bag to tote your veggies home in.
We are planning to bring vegetables to Nashville a few more times in December. Watch for emails announcing dates & times -- then you can let us know if you're interested!
[I will be posting emails from the farm here, in case you're not on the Bugtussle mailing list, or in case something goes amiss with email communication.]
This week's harvest:
Kale
Carrots
Sweet potatoes
Garlic & Onions
Salad turnips with turnip greens
Butternut squash
Daikon radishes -- free choice
This week's farm news:
We finally had some dry sunny weather this week. We were able to get next year's garlic crop planted & mulched, thank goodness. It is fairly late in the season so we were a bit worried that it might not get done! Plus this is Evan & Laura's last week on the farm & we really needed to utilize their help for the big garlic planting project. Now it's all done & we can check it off the "to do" list! So, yes, Evan & Laura will be departing from Bugtussle in just a few more days. It will be hard to see them go as they have been wonderful helpers & have become good friends as well. We wish them all the best on their next journey & thank them loads to all of their help throughout the season!
Next Saturday is the final Fall Season delivery. Please bring your basket back to us as well as a bag to tote your veggies home in.
We are planning to bring vegetables to Nashville a few more times in December. Watch for emails announcing dates & times -- then you can let us know if you're interested!
[I will be posting emails from the farm here, in case you're not on the Bugtussle mailing list, or in case something goes amiss with email communication.]
2009 Fall Season, Week Five
November 7, 2009
This week's harvest:
Rutabagas
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
Garlic & Onions
Carrots
Daikon radish
Kale
Choice between: Kohlrabi, Arugula, Red mustard, Green cabbage, Mizuna, Turnip greens, and Red cabbage
This week's farm news:
The turkeys had a big adventure this week. Maybe they're sensing their impending fate, maybe it was the full moon, I don't know, but something shifted in their world & they took off! On Sunday morning Evan & Laura went to do chores & came rapping on our door with the report "The turkeys are gone!" They had flown from a fenced garden where we had been keeping them. So Eric, Ira, Laura & Evan took off on a big hike to find them. After a few hours, they had basically given up & moved on to some garden work when Evan thought he heard them off in the distance. They found them over in the neighbor's pasture. They managed to walk the turkeys along a fence & into an old shed with the plan of going back to get them after dark. When evening came, Eric, Evan & Ira went to load the turkeys into the van to bring them back to the farm. When they got to the shed they realized that 6 of the turkeys had managed to fly through a hole in the shed's roof to find more suitable roosting about 40 feet up in a walnut tree overhead. So with head lamps & the full moon's light, they had to shimmy up trees to round them up. Exhausting & stressful for the big boys but from 5-year-old Ira's perspective -- "This is GREAT!!!" Somehow Eric managed to drive the thrashing turkeys (Evan & Ira in the safety of Evan's car) back to our farm. There was a big turkey on the dashboard right in front of his face, a big tom pressing hard against his legs, & warm turkey droppings seeping through his pant legs... Now we've put them into a portable shed to move around on the pasture for their final days.
This week's harvest:
Rutabagas
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
Garlic & Onions
Carrots
Daikon radish
Kale
Choice between: Kohlrabi, Arugula, Red mustard, Green cabbage, Mizuna, Turnip greens, and Red cabbage
This week's farm news:
The turkeys had a big adventure this week. Maybe they're sensing their impending fate, maybe it was the full moon, I don't know, but something shifted in their world & they took off! On Sunday morning Evan & Laura went to do chores & came rapping on our door with the report "The turkeys are gone!" They had flown from a fenced garden where we had been keeping them. So Eric, Ira, Laura & Evan took off on a big hike to find them. After a few hours, they had basically given up & moved on to some garden work when Evan thought he heard them off in the distance. They found them over in the neighbor's pasture. They managed to walk the turkeys along a fence & into an old shed with the plan of going back to get them after dark. When evening came, Eric, Evan & Ira went to load the turkeys into the van to bring them back to the farm. When they got to the shed they realized that 6 of the turkeys had managed to fly through a hole in the shed's roof to find more suitable roosting about 40 feet up in a walnut tree overhead. So with head lamps & the full moon's light, they had to shimmy up trees to round them up. Exhausting & stressful for the big boys but from 5-year-old Ira's perspective -- "This is GREAT!!!" Somehow Eric managed to drive the thrashing turkeys (Evan & Ira in the safety of Evan's car) back to our farm. There was a big turkey on the dashboard right in front of his face, a big tom pressing hard against his legs, & warm turkey droppings seeping through his pant legs... Now we've put them into a portable shed to move around on the pasture for their final days.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
2009 Fall Season, Week Four
October 31, 2009
This week's harvest:
Kale
Turnip greens
Butternut squash
Sweet potatoes
Red potatoes
Carrots
Daikon radish
Garlic
Onions
This week's farm news:
This week has flown past! It's already been one week ago that we welcomed our new baby, Olivia Fern, to the Bugtussle Farm scene. She is doing great & Mama is recovering nicely. On Friday it was warm, albeit rather windy, & the autumn leaves were so beautiful that we took Olivia on her first farm walk. She mostly slept but it seemed so necessary to get some fresh air before the next round of rain sets in!
In the midst of adjusting to our new family dynamic, Eri has been diligently digging the very muddy sweet potato crop -- of course with Evan & Laura's devoted help. They were all really looking forward to the completion of the task because it's been dragging out for so long due to all the rain we've been getting! On Friday, with the forecast of more rain on the way, the weary crew buckled down, embraced the mud, & got the job done! Yeah! Now there is definitely enough sweet potatoes to get us all through the winter! The next tasks on the to do list are getting next year's garlic crop planted, pulling the plastic over the high tunnel & setting all of our transplants into it. Then we'll have fresh greens to accompany our meals of sweet potatoes throughout the winter ... sounds like a delicious dream to me!
This week's harvest:
Kale
Turnip greens
Butternut squash
Sweet potatoes
Red potatoes
Carrots
Daikon radish
Garlic
Onions
This week's farm news:
This week has flown past! It's already been one week ago that we welcomed our new baby, Olivia Fern, to the Bugtussle Farm scene. She is doing great & Mama is recovering nicely. On Friday it was warm, albeit rather windy, & the autumn leaves were so beautiful that we took Olivia on her first farm walk. She mostly slept but it seemed so necessary to get some fresh air before the next round of rain sets in!
In the midst of adjusting to our new family dynamic, Eri has been diligently digging the very muddy sweet potato crop -- of course with Evan & Laura's devoted help. They were all really looking forward to the completion of the task because it's been dragging out for so long due to all the rain we've been getting! On Friday, with the forecast of more rain on the way, the weary crew buckled down, embraced the mud, & got the job done! Yeah! Now there is definitely enough sweet potatoes to get us all through the winter! The next tasks on the to do list are getting next year's garlic crop planted, pulling the plastic over the high tunnel & setting all of our transplants into it. Then we'll have fresh greens to accompany our meals of sweet potatoes throughout the winter ... sounds like a delicious dream to me!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
2009 Fall Season, Week Three
October 24, 2009
This week's harvest:
Carrots
Chinese cabbage
Beets or Turnips
Daikon radish
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
Onions
Garlic
Choose between: Kale, Collards, Red mustard
This week's farm news:
...For all of you who've been waiting the long nine months to hear the news...
Friday morning, at the break of day, Ira came rapping on our barn door and announced, "Um, Even and Laura, I have some special news...Cher had a baby...and she's a little girl."
At precisely 4:55 am Friday morning, a beautiful baby girl was born into the Smith family, weighing in at 8 lbs 2 oz. She has a thick mat of dark hair, long slender fingers, and a powerful set of lungs. Cher, Eric, Ira and Opal have since spent every moment gazing down on her with wide eyes and wonderment.
As for the rest of the farm, it was business as usual for a Friday harvest -- we got drenched in the rain picking Chinese cabbage, the sheep stampeded their fence, the cows ran loose in the field, and the water trough tipped and drained the tank -- but, all is mended, and we go to bed with weary bones and grateful hearts.
This week's harvest:
Carrots
Chinese cabbage
Beets or Turnips
Daikon radish
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
Onions
Garlic
Choose between: Kale, Collards, Red mustard
This week's farm news:
...For all of you who've been waiting the long nine months to hear the news...
Friday morning, at the break of day, Ira came rapping on our barn door and announced, "Um, Even and Laura, I have some special news...Cher had a baby...and she's a little girl."
At precisely 4:55 am Friday morning, a beautiful baby girl was born into the Smith family, weighing in at 8 lbs 2 oz. She has a thick mat of dark hair, long slender fingers, and a powerful set of lungs. Cher, Eric, Ira and Opal have since spent every moment gazing down on her with wide eyes and wonderment.
As for the rest of the farm, it was business as usual for a Friday harvest -- we got drenched in the rain picking Chinese cabbage, the sheep stampeded their fence, the cows ran loose in the field, and the water trough tipped and drained the tank -- but, all is mended, and we go to bed with weary bones and grateful hearts.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
2009 Fall Season, Week Two
Sorry! Out of town last week and forgot to make provisions to get the newsletter, so we'll start with week two of the fall share.
October 17, 2009
This week's harvest:
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
Potatoes
Garlic
Onions
Bok choi
Choice between: Tuscan (Lacinato) kale, Kale, Collards, and Red Mustard
This week's farm news:
Well, we hate to complain about something as precious as rain but we've about been losing it during all of this dark, rainy, gloomy weather. We are absolutely craving some sunny, dry days! As soon as it clears off, however, the temperature is going to drop & the fact that our sweet potatoes are still in the ground is going to be a big issue. Early in the week when it wasn't raining quite as much, we did get some more sweet potatoes dug -- very slowly & all by hand as the garden is way too wet for the tractor -- but two thirds of the crop remain in the ground! We do our best to attempt to not get too frustrated but, ohhh, it's challenging!!! The good news is that during all of this rainy weather we've really been able to work on our cabin's addition and have actually moved into the new bedroom (the kitchen has a ways to go still). Just in the nick of time, too, as the new baby is due in just one more week! Time is flying! So it's likely in the coming weeks you will be seeing more of our smiling interns, Laura & Evan, than us but we're sure they will do a fine job of bringing y'all your veggies & the news from the farm...
October 17, 2009
This week's harvest:
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
Potatoes
Garlic
Onions
Bok choi
Choice between: Tuscan (Lacinato) kale, Kale, Collards, and Red Mustard
This week's farm news:
Well, we hate to complain about something as precious as rain but we've about been losing it during all of this dark, rainy, gloomy weather. We are absolutely craving some sunny, dry days! As soon as it clears off, however, the temperature is going to drop & the fact that our sweet potatoes are still in the ground is going to be a big issue. Early in the week when it wasn't raining quite as much, we did get some more sweet potatoes dug -- very slowly & all by hand as the garden is way too wet for the tractor -- but two thirds of the crop remain in the ground! We do our best to attempt to not get too frustrated but, ohhh, it's challenging!!! The good news is that during all of this rainy weather we've really been able to work on our cabin's addition and have actually moved into the new bedroom (the kitchen has a ways to go still). Just in the nick of time, too, as the new baby is due in just one more week! Time is flying! So it's likely in the coming weeks you will be seeing more of our smiling interns, Laura & Evan, than us but we're sure they will do a fine job of bringing y'all your veggies & the news from the farm...
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Fall Shares - Just come by if you haven't signed up
Hello Everyone,
This is just a friendly reminder that the first of our Fall Share deliveries is this Saturday, October 10. Time frame is 8am to 11am (note change from summer). We have plenty of shares left. So, if you haven't had a chance to sign up, just show up. We are picking extras and will have plenty for you. Just a reminder that fall shares may include:
Tomatoes
Peppers
Butternut squash
Acorn squash
Sweet potatoes
Potatoes
Greens such as kale, lettuce, spinach, arugula, turnips
Carrots (most beautiful fall carrots we've ever had)
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Chinese Cabbage
Boc choi
Garlic
Onions
Scallions
Leeks
Turnips
Rutabaga
Kohlrabi
Daikon Radish
Remember, most of these items store very well and can be kept over winter, making this share also the best value of the season as well.
Eric, Cher, Ira and Opal
This is just a friendly reminder that the first of our Fall Share deliveries is this Saturday, October 10. Time frame is 8am to 11am (note change from summer). We have plenty of shares left. So, if you haven't had a chance to sign up, just show up. We are picking extras and will have plenty for you. Just a reminder that fall shares may include:
Tomatoes
Peppers
Butternut squash
Acorn squash
Sweet potatoes
Potatoes
Greens such as kale, lettuce, spinach, arugula, turnips
Carrots (most beautiful fall carrots we've ever had)
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Chinese Cabbage
Boc choi
Garlic
Onions
Scallions
Leeks
Turnips
Rutabaga
Kohlrabi
Daikon Radish
Remember, most of these items store very well and can be kept over winter, making this share also the best value of the season as well.
Eric, Cher, Ira and Opal
Sunday, October 4, 2009
2009 Season, Week Twenty
October 3, 2009
This week's harvest:
Mizuna or turnip greens (choose one)
Butternut squash
Red peppers &/or eggplant
Hot peppers
Carrots
Onions
Garlic
"Red Meat" Daikon radish
Basil
"Hakurei" salad turnips (greens, too)
This week's farm news:
Well, folks, this week wraps up the "main season" vegetable share. Thank you so much for your participation & support! If you're not continuing on with the fall share, watch for emails or check the blog for updates regarding winter share baskets, egg deliveries, next season's sign up, etc. Again, we thank you & wish you a happy autumn! If you're not signing up for the fall season because you are intimidated by the prospect of butternut squash coming out your ears, try this week's recipe. We still have plenty of space in the fall share should you change your mind!
All of this wet weather we've been having has given us time to work on our cabin's addition. At the rate we're going, we may be able to start sleeping in the new bedroom by next weekend! At least that's our hope! We had a little window of splendid fall weather this week which allowed us to start digging our sweet potatoes. Get ready because they look delicious!
Reminder: Fall Share Hours 8am - 11am
This week's harvest:
Mizuna or turnip greens (choose one)
Butternut squash
Red peppers &/or eggplant
Hot peppers
Carrots
Onions
Garlic
"Red Meat" Daikon radish
Basil
"Hakurei" salad turnips (greens, too)
This week's farm news:
Well, folks, this week wraps up the "main season" vegetable share. Thank you so much for your participation & support! If you're not continuing on with the fall share, watch for emails or check the blog for updates regarding winter share baskets, egg deliveries, next season's sign up, etc. Again, we thank you & wish you a happy autumn! If you're not signing up for the fall season because you are intimidated by the prospect of butternut squash coming out your ears, try this week's recipe. We still have plenty of space in the fall share should you change your mind!
All of this wet weather we've been having has given us time to work on our cabin's addition. At the rate we're going, we may be able to start sleeping in the new bedroom by next weekend! At least that's our hope! We had a little window of splendid fall weather this week which allowed us to start digging our sweet potatoes. Get ready because they look delicious!
Reminder: Fall Share Hours 8am - 11am
Saturday, September 26, 2009
2009 Season, Week Nineteen
September 26, 2009 This week's harvest:
Lettuce
Arugula or red mustard
Acorn squash
Peppers -- sweet, mild, & hot
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Eggplant
Basil
This week's farm news:
We had a great time at the beach on vacation. It took us a while to relax into relaxing, but fishing proved to be an excellent way for us to get the feeling that we were still working for our food. We ate lots of fish & shrimp & crabs but sorely missed all of the fresh greens in our garden! The crew did a fine job of tending the farm & managing last week's delivery. We owe them a huge amount of thanks for making it possible for us to "get away". As with any time we leave the farm, the crew had to face some challenges & we've got some chapters to add to our farm storybook -- but our house is still standing...
As with most of the South right now, there is no shortage of moisture on the farm & it just started raining again as I write this. We are seeing some signs in the garden of excess moisture so we are really longing for some dry, sunny weather!
So next week is the last "Main Season" delivery. If you are not continuing with the fall share, please bring your basket back to us & also bring a bag to put your veggies into (we'll also have bags in case you forget).
Thank you!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
2009 Season, Week Eighteen
September 19, 2009
This week's harvest:
Arugula
Tomatoes
Sweet peppers
Hot peppers
Okra
Onions
Garlic
Zucchini
Eggplant
Basil
Yukon Gold potatoes
Deer-tongue lettuce
Butternut squash
This week's farm news:
The farm news of the week definitely settles around Eric, Cher, Opal, and Ira being away. Laura and Evan have been gracefully running all "operations" without as much as a runaway pig or cow. The animals and the gardens seem as happy and satisfied as ever! Eric and Cher would be overjoyed -- maybe even tempted to take one more week's vacation: maybe. I am left wondering if they miss home. It's quite a lovely place to miss. Even this week with all of our rain, the mist has blanketed the gardens, the lettuce "baby" transplants had a great start out there, the three pigs were ecstatic about the mud, and the streams gushed and gurgled with all of their new water. We have been busy sprucing up the cabin for the Smiths' return, and also to help welcome the wee one. We all have had quite a "bugtussle" this week in an attempt to remove regimes of Harlequin beetles off of the fall Brassicas. We're still fighting them...
This week's harvest:
Arugula
Tomatoes
Sweet peppers
Hot peppers
Okra
Onions
Garlic
Zucchini
Eggplant
Basil
Yukon Gold potatoes
Deer-tongue lettuce
Butternut squash
This week's farm news:
The farm news of the week definitely settles around Eric, Cher, Opal, and Ira being away. Laura and Evan have been gracefully running all "operations" without as much as a runaway pig or cow. The animals and the gardens seem as happy and satisfied as ever! Eric and Cher would be overjoyed -- maybe even tempted to take one more week's vacation: maybe. I am left wondering if they miss home. It's quite a lovely place to miss. Even this week with all of our rain, the mist has blanketed the gardens, the lettuce "baby" transplants had a great start out there, the three pigs were ecstatic about the mud, and the streams gushed and gurgled with all of their new water. We have been busy sprucing up the cabin for the Smiths' return, and also to help welcome the wee one. We all have had quite a "bugtussle" this week in an attempt to remove regimes of Harlequin beetles off of the fall Brassicas. We're still fighting them...
Saturday, September 12, 2009
2009 Season, Week Seventeen
September 12, 2009
This week's harvest:
Arugula
Tomatoes
Sweet peppers
Hot peppers
Okra
Onions
Garlic
Zucchini
Tomatoes
Sweet peppers
Hot peppers
Okra
Onions
Garlic
Zucchini
Eggplant
This week's farm news:
Today after filling your baskets with veggies, the Smith family is leaving the farm in the good hands of our interns & heading south to take a vacation at Gulf Shores, Alabama! It's a really big deal for us as we don't get away very often -- primarily because we seldom have such awesome helpers! Eric & Cher will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary at the end of October, almost exactly when the baby is due, so we're trying to squeeze in a little bit of time to relax & recharge & celebrate. So next Saturday we're leaving the entire harvest & delivery up to the intern crew! We've never done this before & it's a bit hard to give up the reigns, but we have complete confidence in the crew. A small way you could help them out next Saturday is to remind our helpers of your name & basket size. Thanks! We'll see you in a couple of weeks! Hopefully we'll come back from the beach with our bellies full of fresh fish & our minds full of fresh perspective!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
2009 Season, Week Sixteen
September 5, 2009
This week's harvest:
Tomatoes
Sweet peppers
Hot peppers
Okra
Basil
Onions
Garlic
Zucchini or eggplant
Lettuce
Galia melons
This week's farm news:
We harvested the butternut squash crop this week. We didn't take an exact count, but we estimate over 1,500 beautiful squashes! There's even some more still in the field on vines that crept well out of the squash patch & are hiding off in the peanuts & tomatoes, so we'll have to get them later! Fall really must be approaching as the squash are now in the barn & we've begun eating butternut squash porridge for our breakfast. Yummy!
Eric & the kids sowed a bunch more cover crops this week. They planted a wild medley of leftover seeds from this season -- peas, beans, beets, corn, cilantro, etc.; combined with more traditional cover crops -- crimson clover, wheat, & buckwheat. With that mixture we're probably certain to attract pesky deer into the garden! Our family milk cow, Darla, had her calf this week. During evening chores Eric noticed she was in labor & in the course of less than one hour he got to witness the entire event. The very healthy calf was up and nursing almost immediately! Eric hopes to start milking Darla this week for our family's own fresh milk supply!
Also this week we hosted the Allen County (KY) Master Gardeners Club on our farm for a farm tour.
2009 Season, Week Fifteen
August 29, 2009
This week's harvest:
Tomatoes &/or tomatillos
Sweet red peppers
Hot peppers
Okra
Basil
Onions
Garlic
Watermelon - medium shares
Zucchini
Lettuce
Galia melons
This week's farm news:
The biggest farm tasks we completed this week were simply keeping crops harvested & animals tended. Our focus instead was getting our cabin's addition under a roof. We took advantage of the dry weather to build the remaining walls & get the roof rafters on. We knew the chance for rain was greater in the latter part of the week so we ordered our roofing tin & kept our fingers crossed. We feel like we got so lucky as rain drops started to fall just as the final screws were being put into the tin! Yeah! Now we can chip away at the remaining parts of the project & not have to worry about rain! Our farm interns were completely instrumental in accomplishing what we did this week. Even though we didn't do much garden work, our interns learned some really valuable building skills & lessons in homesteading. It would have been great if they could have really seen the whole process -- the huge poplar tree, with its broken top from a storm, that Eric cut down; the portable sawmill that came & transported huge logs into usable lumber; etc. etc. We just attempt to provide an example of simple, sustainable living by growing our own food & building our own shelter.
This week's harvest:
Tomatoes &/or tomatillos
Sweet red peppers
Hot peppers
Okra
Basil
Onions
Garlic
Watermelon - medium shares
Zucchini
Lettuce
Galia melons
This week's farm news:
The biggest farm tasks we completed this week were simply keeping crops harvested & animals tended. Our focus instead was getting our cabin's addition under a roof. We took advantage of the dry weather to build the remaining walls & get the roof rafters on. We knew the chance for rain was greater in the latter part of the week so we ordered our roofing tin & kept our fingers crossed. We feel like we got so lucky as rain drops started to fall just as the final screws were being put into the tin! Yeah! Now we can chip away at the remaining parts of the project & not have to worry about rain! Our farm interns were completely instrumental in accomplishing what we did this week. Even though we didn't do much garden work, our interns learned some really valuable building skills & lessons in homesteading. It would have been great if they could have really seen the whole process -- the huge poplar tree, with its broken top from a storm, that Eric cut down; the portable sawmill that came & transported huge logs into usable lumber; etc. etc. We just attempt to provide an example of simple, sustainable living by growing our own food & building our own shelter.
Fall Shares Available
A message from the farm:
We thought you may be interested in the contents of Bugtussle Fall Shares. We consider this share the most nutritious of the season for these vegetables have been gathering the sun's energy all season.
In your share, you can expect:
Tomatoes
Peppers
Butternut squash
Acorn squash
Sweet potatoes
Potatoes
Greens such as kale, lettuce, spinach, arugula, turnips
Carrots (most beautiful fall carrots we've ever had)
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Chinese Cabbage
Boc choi
Garlic
Onions
Scallions
Leeks
Turnips
Rutabaga
Kohlrabi
Daikon Radish
Remember, most of these items store very well and can be kept over winter, making this share also the best value of the season as well.
The season will run from October 10th to November 21st. We will have small ($150) and medium ($250) shares available. Feel free to bring your reservation form (attached) when you pick up your current share or mail it to us directly.
Please let us know if you are interested,
Eric, Cher, Ira and Opal
(270) 457-BUGS
(click on image below for a copy of the form)
Sunday, August 23, 2009
2009 Season, Week Fourteen
August 22, 2009This week's harvest:
Tomatoes &/or tomatillos
Sweet peppers
Hot peppers
Potatoes
Okra
Patty pan squash
Basil
Onions
Garlic
Watermelon
Zucchini, eggplant, or green chilis
Zinnia flowers
This week's farm news:
Our fall garden is coming right along. Early this week we set out a bunch more fall transplants. We set bok choi, Chinese cabbage, beets, lettuce, cilantro, & Tuscan kale. We direct seeded salad turnips & more (!) carrots. Eric mowed, turned under, & then broadcast cover crop seeds on big areas of the garden where summer crops have finished. The potato & corn patches are sown to buckwheat & crimson clover with a little bit of kale & daikon radish seed mixed in. Our butternut squash vines are beginning to die back & reveal a gorgeous crop of squash -- and there's a bunch! Because our fall garden seems fairly established now, we would like to go ahead & announce this year's fall share. It will be seven weeks (Sat. Oct. 10-Sat. Nov. 21) & cost $150 for small shares & $250 for medium shares. We'll have sign-up forms available for anyone who is interested. The fall share will include a wide variety of greens & lettuce, carrots, beets, radishes, turnips, sweet potatoes, potatoes, winter squashes, etc. As well as a continuation of the summer crops up until we get a frost. Just let us know if you're interested!
2009 Season, Week Thirteen
August 15, 2009
This week's harvest:
Watermelons
Tomatoes
Basil
Sweet peppers
Hot peppers
Green chiles &/or eggplant
Garlic
Onions
Patty pan squash
Cucumbers
Yellow beans
Tomatillos
Okra -- free choice
This week's farm news:
This week's big item in the basket is watermelon. It's an old heirloom variety called "Strawberry"...and as you will see, very delicious! We've been saving our own seed for this variety for a number of years. If you get a really good melon, we'd like to ask you to help our seed saving efforts by selecting 10-20 seeds from it for us. Just rinse them a bit & fold them up in a paper towel. Thanks!
Our big project of the week was digging our potato crop out of the ground. We had lots of great help so the task wasn't too overwhelming. This year's yield was not as great as we had hoped, but we did get potatoes! You'll be receiving the season's first potatoes in your baskets in the coming weeks.
We had some rain early in the week so when the garden was too wet for working in, we started a new construction project. We're putting an addition onto our little cabin to better accomodate our growing family! The goal is to increase the size of our kitchen & add another bedroom. We don't anticipate having everything completed by the time the baby arrives, but we're working on it! Later in the week, once the garden soil dried up a bit, the crew was back in the garden cultivating all the young fall crops to keep them happy & growing. Next week we've got a bunch more fall transplants to set out into the garden!
This week's harvest:
Watermelons
Tomatoes
Basil
Sweet peppers
Hot peppers
Green chiles &/or eggplant
Garlic
Onions
Patty pan squash
Cucumbers
Yellow beans
Tomatillos
Okra -- free choice
This week's farm news:
This week's big item in the basket is watermelon. It's an old heirloom variety called "Strawberry"...and as you will see, very delicious! We've been saving our own seed for this variety for a number of years. If you get a really good melon, we'd like to ask you to help our seed saving efforts by selecting 10-20 seeds from it for us. Just rinse them a bit & fold them up in a paper towel. Thanks!
Our big project of the week was digging our potato crop out of the ground. We had lots of great help so the task wasn't too overwhelming. This year's yield was not as great as we had hoped, but we did get potatoes! You'll be receiving the season's first potatoes in your baskets in the coming weeks.
We had some rain early in the week so when the garden was too wet for working in, we started a new construction project. We're putting an addition onto our little cabin to better accomodate our growing family! The goal is to increase the size of our kitchen & add another bedroom. We don't anticipate having everything completed by the time the baby arrives, but we're working on it! Later in the week, once the garden soil dried up a bit, the crew was back in the garden cultivating all the young fall crops to keep them happy & growing. Next week we've got a bunch more fall transplants to set out into the garden!
Saturday, August 8, 2009
2009 Season, Week Twelve
August 8, 2009This week's harvest:
"Halona" muskmelons
"Red sails" lettuce
Sweet corn
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
"Patty Pan" summer squash
Sweet red peppers
Hot peppers
Basil
Onions
Garlic
Eggplant
Yellow beans
Tomatillos
This week's farm news:
We had a few more rains this week, but nothing too severe or intense, thank goodness! Just nice gentle rains which were absolutely perfect for germinating carrots! Otherwise the weather this week felt much more like summer -- fairly hot & sunny. The garden is really ripening & bountiful now. It's been a good challenge keeping everything picked. The muskmelons really ripened this week and we've harvested lots of them! They are incredibly delicious so we hope you enjoy this special summertime treat! Looks like next week we'll have a load of watermelons!
We did a bit more fall garden work this week. Eric direct seeded 2 types of daikon radish, arugula, mizuna, & red mustard (which are remarkably all up & growing already). The interns started some beets in soil blocks for later transplanting into the garden. All of the transplants that were set just over a week ago are settled into the garden & looking good. The fall peas are poking their little heads out of the soil. And so it goes... The seasonal shift of crops is happening. Even though there's a lot of summer produce yet to come, we are transitioning the garden back to cool-season crops. It seems amazing that fall is just around the corner!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
2009 Season, Week Eleven
August 1, 2009
This week's harvest:
Cucumbers
Sweet corn
"Patty Pan" summer squash
Tomatoes & cherry tomatoes
Yellow beans
Lettuce
Basil
Eggplant
Hot peppers
Onions & garlic
Tomatillos
Muskmelons -- We have to harvest these as they ripen so if you don't get one this week, you will next week
This week's farm news:
Happy August! Well folks, even though our main crop of tomatoes are still craving some good sunshine, lots of other summer crops are finally starting to come in. This week's basket is really starting to have the diversity of summer goodies we've all been waiting for! Yeah!
We've got a great jump on this year's fall garden. We had a big push to get a bunch of transplants set before (yet another!) rain. We set over 1000 various baby plants -- brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, & kohlrabi. Eric direct-seeded another bed of carrots so now we've got nearly 2000 row feet of them in the ground! That's potentially 24,000 carrots! He also seeded some fall shelling peas. Once it rained & we had to stop garden work, our intern Laura taught the two new interns, Jessie & Jaykub, & our short-term volunteer, Andrea, all about starting seeds in soil blocks. They started lots more fall crops -- bok choi, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, and Tuscan kale. On Wednesday we had the big project for the entire crew of digging potatoes. Even Ira & Opal were in on the action, searching around in the soil for all of those buried starchy treasures! What fun!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
2009 Season, Week Ten
July 25, 2009
This week's harvest:
"Gold of Bacau" yellow beans
Cucumbers
Basil
Tomatoes
Onions
Garlic
Hot peppers
"Patty Pan" squash (medium shares)
This week's farm news:
Thanks so much to all of you that made the journey to the farm last Sunday for the potluck. It was a beautiful day but, surprisingly, almost too cool to go for a swim!
The weather as been fairly incredible for July -- unseasonably cool, rainy, & dark! The tomato crop would actually love more sunshine than they've been getting... They're dragging their feet because of this crazy July darkness!
This week we bought 50 12-week old pullets (immature laying hens) from some friends in the nearby "Plain" community. We hope to increase our egg supply for the fall. We have to slowly integrate the new birds into the old flock of hens as chickens can be nasty when it comes to establishing the "pecking order," so we've got them partitioned off in one of the portable coops so they all can get used to seeing each other but have limited physical access!
As you can see, we harvested lots of beans this week. We'll only have them for a few weeks in the summer but they last for months in the freezer. All you have to do is trim the ends & blanch them for 3 minutes, drain, cool, & then pack into freezer bags. Also, this week's recipe [for Dilly Beans] is an easy way to deal with lots of beans!
In the next few days, we'll be hosting 3 new garden volunteers. We're hoping to utilize all the extra helping hands to get lots of fall garden planting done next week.
This week's harvest:
"Gold of Bacau" yellow beans
Cucumbers
Basil
Tomatoes
Onions
Garlic
Hot peppers
"Patty Pan" squash (medium shares)
This week's farm news:
Thanks so much to all of you that made the journey to the farm last Sunday for the potluck. It was a beautiful day but, surprisingly, almost too cool to go for a swim!
The weather as been fairly incredible for July -- unseasonably cool, rainy, & dark! The tomato crop would actually love more sunshine than they've been getting... They're dragging their feet because of this crazy July darkness!
This week we bought 50 12-week old pullets (immature laying hens) from some friends in the nearby "Plain" community. We hope to increase our egg supply for the fall. We have to slowly integrate the new birds into the old flock of hens as chickens can be nasty when it comes to establishing the "pecking order," so we've got them partitioned off in one of the portable coops so they all can get used to seeing each other but have limited physical access!
As you can see, we harvested lots of beans this week. We'll only have them for a few weeks in the summer but they last for months in the freezer. All you have to do is trim the ends & blanch them for 3 minutes, drain, cool, & then pack into freezer bags. Also, this week's recipe [for Dilly Beans] is an easy way to deal with lots of beans!
In the next few days, we'll be hosting 3 new garden volunteers. We're hoping to utilize all the extra helping hands to get lots of fall garden planting done next week.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
200th Deliveraversary!
2009 Season, Week 9
July 18, 2009
This week's harvest:
Sweet corn
Basil
Cilantro
Green beans
Yellow squash &/or zucchini
Onions
Garlic
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Hot peppers
This week's farm news:
What unseasonably cool weather we're experiencing right now! It feels more like September than July! We were blessed with some more timely rains this week, too. On Wednesday we hosted over 40 folks on our farm for our annual "C-R-A-F-T" event (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training). The program is intended to give interns a chance to check out other farms in the area and meet other interns. Our topic of discussion was "bringing forth fertility" -- basically how we intensively managed or ruminants & chickens on a piece of ground for several years in order to increase the fertility enough to then turn the ground & raise a garden without any additional compost. Our scheme has worked out well & the result is a very beautiful, productive garden. We finished up the farm tour and then shared a delicious potluck. Literally as folks were driving away the thunder started rolling in and we had an awesome thunderstorm! What timing! Earlier in the week we had a nice rain just after setting out leek transplants and seeding well over 1000 row feet of carrots for the fall. We're feeling pretty lucky here in Bugtussle!
July 18, 2009
This week's harvest:
Sweet corn
Basil
Cilantro
Green beans
Yellow squash &/or zucchini
Onions
Garlic
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Hot peppers
This week's farm news:
What unseasonably cool weather we're experiencing right now! It feels more like September than July! We were blessed with some more timely rains this week, too. On Wednesday we hosted over 40 folks on our farm for our annual "C-R-A-F-T" event (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training). The program is intended to give interns a chance to check out other farms in the area and meet other interns. Our topic of discussion was "bringing forth fertility" -- basically how we intensively managed or ruminants & chickens on a piece of ground for several years in order to increase the fertility enough to then turn the ground & raise a garden without any additional compost. Our scheme has worked out well & the result is a very beautiful, productive garden. We finished up the farm tour and then shared a delicious potluck. Literally as folks were driving away the thunder started rolling in and we had an awesome thunderstorm! What timing! Earlier in the week we had a nice rain just after setting out leek transplants and seeding well over 1000 row feet of carrots for the fall. We're feeling pretty lucky here in Bugtussle!
Monday, July 13, 2009
2009 Season, Week Eight
July 11, 2009
This week's harvest:
Sweet corn
Basil
"Pablo" Batavian lettuce
"Yellow Crookneck" squash/Zucchini
Green beans
Garlic
Onions
And just a few tomatoes (Many more to come soon!)
This week's farm news:
First off, we want to remind all of you that next Sunday, July 19, will be our annual swimming party/potluck picnic at the farm. You can come anytime but we're aiming to eat around 1:00 PM, then go for an afternoon swim, & then on to a farm tour/chores in the evening. We hope to see you there! For directions to the farm, see our website.
So, big surprise to us, you've got more lettuce in your baskets this week. Somehow (?) the heads that were not harvested last week held beautifully for this week. So enjoy it while we've got it!
On the farm this week the crew harvested half of our storage onion crop. We have them laid out to dry on the tables in our greenhouse.
We've also got a good start on our transplants for the fall garden. We've started cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, lettuce, leeks, more winter squash, etc. It's hard to believe it's time to start fall crops already!
This week's harvest:
Sweet corn
Basil
"Pablo" Batavian lettuce
"Yellow Crookneck" squash/Zucchini
Green beans
Garlic
Onions
And just a few tomatoes (Many more to come soon!)
This week's farm news:
First off, we want to remind all of you that next Sunday, July 19, will be our annual swimming party/potluck picnic at the farm. You can come anytime but we're aiming to eat around 1:00 PM, then go for an afternoon swim, & then on to a farm tour/chores in the evening. We hope to see you there! For directions to the farm, see our website.
So, big surprise to us, you've got more lettuce in your baskets this week. Somehow (?) the heads that were not harvested last week held beautifully for this week. So enjoy it while we've got it!
On the farm this week the crew harvested half of our storage onion crop. We have them laid out to dry on the tables in our greenhouse.
We've also got a good start on our transplants for the fall garden. We've started cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, lettuce, leeks, more winter squash, etc. It's hard to believe it's time to start fall crops already!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Bugtussle Farm on YouTube
Here's a fun slideshow about the farm, for those of you who may not have seen it already.
2009 Season, Week Seven
July 4, 2009
This week's harvest:
Green beans
"Pablo" Batavian lettuce
"Sweet Valentine" lettuce
"Eight Ball" zucchini
"Yellow Crookneck" squash
"Walla Walla" sweet onions
Garlic
Basil
This week's farm news:
Happy Fourth of July!
You're getting a lot of lettuce in your baskets this week! We don't want to overwhelm you, but it was all starting to bolt, as summer lettuce does, so we figured it would keep far better in your refrigerators than in the garden. So wash it up, put it in a bag in your crisper, and you'll have lettuce to eat for a while.
Swimming/potluck at the farm on Sunday, July 19 around 1:00 PM
This week's harvest:
Green beans
"Pablo" Batavian lettuce
"Sweet Valentine" lettuce
"Eight Ball" zucchini
"Yellow Crookneck" squash
"Walla Walla" sweet onions
Garlic
Basil
This week's farm news:
Happy Fourth of July!
You're getting a lot of lettuce in your baskets this week! We don't want to overwhelm you, but it was all starting to bolt, as summer lettuce does, so we figured it would keep far better in your refrigerators than in the garden. So wash it up, put it in a bag in your crisper, and you'll have lettuce to eat for a while.
Swimming/potluck at the farm on Sunday, July 19 around 1:00 PM
Friday, July 3, 2009
2009 Season, Week Six
June 27, 2009
This week's harvest:
"Jericho" lettuce
Basil
"Yellow crookneck" squash
"Eightball" zucchini
Beets
"Walla Walla" sweet onions
Garlic
This week's news:
The summer heat has really kicked in now! Despite the heat, we tackled some big projects this week. Right around the summer solstice each year we pull the garlic crop out of the ground. Harvesting the garlic was top priority this week! We managed to pull it, cut the tops off, and put it up in the barn loft all in the course of one day. Boy, the crew was tired and ready for a swim in the creek after that! During the next few days, the "seed" garlic that we'll be planting in the fall (the really big bulbs) was sorted out and the rest is for eating! And what a treat it is to eat this fresh, juicy garlic right out of the ground! Enjoy!
We also got hot and sticky taking a look inside our beehive this week. Our apprentice from Canada is leaving this weekend and she had a particular interest in checking out the bees. So on Thursday we opened up the hive to take a look. After several stings and a lot of sweat, we all got to have a little taste of the bees' sweet treat. Yummy! A big thank you goes out to Rachel for all of her hard work on the farm during this past month!
And finally, on Friday after harvest, we set a bunch of transplants (melons, squash, and lettuce) and received the blessing of an afternoon thunderstorm! Ahhhhh!
This week's harvest:
"Jericho" lettuce
Basil
"Yellow crookneck" squash
"Eightball" zucchini
Beets
"Walla Walla" sweet onions
Garlic
This week's news:
The summer heat has really kicked in now! Despite the heat, we tackled some big projects this week. Right around the summer solstice each year we pull the garlic crop out of the ground. Harvesting the garlic was top priority this week! We managed to pull it, cut the tops off, and put it up in the barn loft all in the course of one day. Boy, the crew was tired and ready for a swim in the creek after that! During the next few days, the "seed" garlic that we'll be planting in the fall (the really big bulbs) was sorted out and the rest is for eating! And what a treat it is to eat this fresh, juicy garlic right out of the ground! Enjoy!
We also got hot and sticky taking a look inside our beehive this week. Our apprentice from Canada is leaving this weekend and she had a particular interest in checking out the bees. So on Thursday we opened up the hive to take a look. After several stings and a lot of sweat, we all got to have a little taste of the bees' sweet treat. Yummy! A big thank you goes out to Rachel for all of her hard work on the farm during this past month!
And finally, on Friday after harvest, we set a bunch of transplants (melons, squash, and lettuce) and received the blessing of an afternoon thunderstorm! Ahhhhh!
2009 Season, Week Five
June 20, 2009
This week's harvest:
"Pirat" or "Jericho" lettuce
Beets
Garlic scapes
"Eight ball" zucchini
"Yellow crookneck" squash
Cilantro
This week's news:
We had a big crew of helpers on the farm this week -- it was a really fun group! Thanks to all of them, we were able to accomplish some big tasks. We built 800' worth of bean trellis using cane from the creek bottom. We went downstream to a big cane patch, harvested several hundred canes, cut them to size and stripped the leaves off, tied them into big bundles, loaded them onto our 2 kayaks which were tied together and then waded the whole barge back upstream to our farm, and finally hauled them up to the garden! When the interns said they felt like they were in another country...well, Bugtussle is a bit like another country!
The crew also mulched, staked, and caged our main season tomato crop, and it looks awesome! Now the tomatoes can really withstand all of this intense heat because the soil moisture will be preserved under the protective mulch layer.
Now with these tasks complete, the crew picked up the cultivating hoes and got busy cultivating the crops, despite 95 degree weather and high humidity! What devotion!
Beet cooking tips:
This week's harvest:
"Pirat" or "Jericho" lettuce
Beets
Garlic scapes
"Eight ball" zucchini
"Yellow crookneck" squash
Cilantro
This week's news:
We had a big crew of helpers on the farm this week -- it was a really fun group! Thanks to all of them, we were able to accomplish some big tasks. We built 800' worth of bean trellis using cane from the creek bottom. We went downstream to a big cane patch, harvested several hundred canes, cut them to size and stripped the leaves off, tied them into big bundles, loaded them onto our 2 kayaks which were tied together and then waded the whole barge back upstream to our farm, and finally hauled them up to the garden! When the interns said they felt like they were in another country...well, Bugtussle is a bit like another country!
The crew also mulched, staked, and caged our main season tomato crop, and it looks awesome! Now the tomatoes can really withstand all of this intense heat because the soil moisture will be preserved under the protective mulch layer.
Now with these tasks complete, the crew picked up the cultivating hoes and got busy cultivating the crops, despite 95 degree weather and high humidity! What devotion!
Beet cooking tips:
- No need to peel, only scrub clean; trace minerals lie just below the surface of the skin
- Grate into most any salad, cooked or raw
- Cube beets into veggie soups or stews
- Serve steamed beets sliced at room temperature, tossed in olive oil with a dash of salt and pepper, or use a simple vinaigrette
- To bake: cut off leaves and wash roots. Bake at 350 degrees for 1-2 hours or until easily pierced with a fork. Rub off skins and cut off roots. Serve whole or sliced.
- Young beet greens can be enjoyed tossed raw into a mixed green salad.
- Try beet greens steamed or sauteed, or in any dish calling for a mild tender green such as spinach.
- Beet greens are best used fresh, as their integrity will diminish rapidly, as with other fresh greens.
- To maintain firmness of beet roots, cut off leaves and stems 1 inch above the root crown. Store in a plastic bag and refrigerate in the hydrator drawer.
- Stored properly, beets will keep several months.
- Store greens wrapped in a damp cloth or in a plastic bag in a drawer of the refrigerator.
- ENJOY THEM!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
2009 Season, Week Four
June 13, 2009
This week's harvest:
carrots
beets (eat the greens, too!)
swiss chard
shelling peas
anise hyssop &/or lemon balm
This week's news:
We started out the week by working on setting up the deer fence around the new acre garden. The task is almost complete aside from getting it hooked up to the solar electric charger & baiting it with apples & peanut butter to give the curious deer a little shock in the nose & keep them from venturing into the garden. Next we cultivated nearly all of the young crops in the garden -- and there's a lot right now! The plants always seem so happy & the gardens look so good after cultivation! We did a little more planting this week, too. We set out about 100 more late season tomato plants & about 150 eggplant. We also transplanted some melons & cucumbers. We direct seeded peanuts & a bed of parsnips, & we started our fall leeks in soil blocks. We have so much growing in the gardens right now but this week's harvest doesn't really reflect that unfortunately! There's just not a lot of diversity. Plan as we might, that's just the way timing sometimes works out! The summer crops are on their way & next week you should see the beginnings of squash & zucchini, some more beautiful lettuce, & maybe even some basil.
We had a few smaller rains early in the week & a big windy thunderstorm on Thursday morning & again on Thursday evening. The consistent moisture has been great for keeping our gardens growing, that's for sure! Thanks for going on this seasonal roller-coaster ride with us!!
This week's harvest:
carrots
beets (eat the greens, too!)
swiss chard
shelling peas
anise hyssop &/or lemon balm
This week's news:
We started out the week by working on setting up the deer fence around the new acre garden. The task is almost complete aside from getting it hooked up to the solar electric charger & baiting it with apples & peanut butter to give the curious deer a little shock in the nose & keep them from venturing into the garden. Next we cultivated nearly all of the young crops in the garden -- and there's a lot right now! The plants always seem so happy & the gardens look so good after cultivation! We did a little more planting this week, too. We set out about 100 more late season tomato plants & about 150 eggplant. We also transplanted some melons & cucumbers. We direct seeded peanuts & a bed of parsnips, & we started our fall leeks in soil blocks. We have so much growing in the gardens right now but this week's harvest doesn't really reflect that unfortunately! There's just not a lot of diversity. Plan as we might, that's just the way timing sometimes works out! The summer crops are on their way & next week you should see the beginnings of squash & zucchini, some more beautiful lettuce, & maybe even some basil.
We had a few smaller rains early in the week & a big windy thunderstorm on Thursday morning & again on Thursday evening. The consistent moisture has been great for keeping our gardens growing, that's for sure! Thanks for going on this seasonal roller-coaster ride with us!!
2009 Season, Week Three
June 6, 2009 newsletter
This week's harvest:
shelling peas
lettuce -- "Deer Tongue," "Little Gem," &/or "Tom Thumb"
carrots
beet greens w/occasional beet
garlic "pigtails"
orach -- "Mountain Spinach"
oregano
This week's news:
It was another full week on the farm. We started off the week acclimating the baby turkeys to life on our farm... Life on the grass instead of in a brooder in a barn. We had a few die in the first couple of days but the rest seem to have adjusted & now they all seem happy & cheeping!
In the garden we transplanted tomatillos & the remainder of our sweet & hot peppers. We also planted a bunh of sweet potato slips (plants) which totaled over 2000 row feet of garden space. It was a scorching hot day, as it always seems to be when we're planting sweet potatoes, followed by another hot day before we got some rain on Wednesday... So we're probably going to need to replace some plants next week! And since a mouse was fixated on removing every single watermelon seed from our soil blocks in the green house (twice!) we wound up direct-seeding our watermelons into the garden & they are coming up nicely now! All this planting has quickly filled up the entire acre of our "new garden" so now we really need to put up a fence before the deer get a taste of all the goodies we've got planted. (Cart before horse?) We also welcomed three baby pigs to the farm scene this week! Needless to say our days have been full!
This week's harvest:
shelling peas
lettuce -- "Deer Tongue," "Little Gem," &/or "Tom Thumb"
carrots
beet greens w/occasional beet
garlic "pigtails"
orach -- "Mountain Spinach"
oregano
This week's news:
It was another full week on the farm. We started off the week acclimating the baby turkeys to life on our farm... Life on the grass instead of in a brooder in a barn. We had a few die in the first couple of days but the rest seem to have adjusted & now they all seem happy & cheeping!
In the garden we transplanted tomatillos & the remainder of our sweet & hot peppers. We also planted a bunh of sweet potato slips (plants) which totaled over 2000 row feet of garden space. It was a scorching hot day, as it always seems to be when we're planting sweet potatoes, followed by another hot day before we got some rain on Wednesday... So we're probably going to need to replace some plants next week! And since a mouse was fixated on removing every single watermelon seed from our soil blocks in the green house (twice!) we wound up direct-seeding our watermelons into the garden & they are coming up nicely now! All this planting has quickly filled up the entire acre of our "new garden" so now we really need to put up a fence before the deer get a taste of all the goodies we've got planted. (Cart before horse?) We also welcomed three baby pigs to the farm scene this week! Needless to say our days have been full!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
2009 Season, Week Two
May 30, 2009 newsletter
This week's harvest:
lettuce -- "Buttercrunch" &/or "Deer Tongue"
orach -- "Mountain Spinach"
cilantro
salad turnips
oregano
swiss chard
garlic "pigtails"
This week's news:
First off, just in case any of you are looking for a getaway in the country, we wanted to mention that we listed the house that was part of the "new farm" purchase last spring. We are asking $25k for the 2 bedroom, 1 bath house on one acre. It has 2 mature apple trees, big shade trees, room for a small garden, spring water, & is within walking distance to our gardens & pastures! Let us know if interested.
On the farm this week we hosted two extra helpers from So. Illinois, a woman and her 14-year old daughter. They have great positive energy & the daughter seems to share Ira's enthusiasm for exploring the creeks & catching critters. We hope it works out that the can come for many more visits throughout the summer!
Even though it rained practically every day this week, it never amounted to much so we were still able to get lots done in the garden. Many more transplants were set & all of those seeds that were planted last week are up & growing!
This week's harvest:
lettuce -- "Buttercrunch" &/or "Deer Tongue"
orach -- "Mountain Spinach"
cilantro
salad turnips
oregano
swiss chard
garlic "pigtails"
This week's news:
First off, just in case any of you are looking for a getaway in the country, we wanted to mention that we listed the house that was part of the "new farm" purchase last spring. We are asking $25k for the 2 bedroom, 1 bath house on one acre. It has 2 mature apple trees, big shade trees, room for a small garden, spring water, & is within walking distance to our gardens & pastures! Let us know if interested.
On the farm this week we hosted two extra helpers from So. Illinois, a woman and her 14-year old daughter. They have great positive energy & the daughter seems to share Ira's enthusiasm for exploring the creeks & catching critters. We hope it works out that the can come for many more visits throughout the summer!
Even though it rained practically every day this week, it never amounted to much so we were still able to get lots done in the garden. Many more transplants were set & all of those seeds that were planted last week are up & growing!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
2009 Season, Week One
May 23, 2009 newsletter
This week's harvest:
"Cracoviensis" lettuce
cilantro
arugula
spinach
salad turnips
oregano
green garlic
This week's news:
Welcome to another season with Bugtussle Farm CSA! For some of you, this is the beginning of your eighth season with us! For others, this will be your first CSA experience so we hope you thoroughly enjoy it!
The spring season thus far has been remarkably cool & wet. We've found it challenging to find big enough windows of dry weather to get the gardens planted! We certainly had to seize the opportunity when it arose! This past week was a different story however! Crystal clear blue skies for days in a row made this a very busy week! In addition to cultivating all the crops already growing in the garden -- like potatoes, zucchini, squash, chard, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peas, orach, beans, beets, etc. -- we also planted corn, more beans, okra (yes, Bruce, okra -- 400' of it!), most of our main season tomatoes, & edamame. If we can make it back to the farm today before it rains, we hope to set basil, cilantro, & swiss chard transplants! The spring season may have started a little slow but it looks like we're in for an abundant summer!
This week's harvest:
"Cracoviensis" lettuce
cilantro
arugula
spinach
salad turnips
oregano
green garlic
This week's news:
Welcome to another season with Bugtussle Farm CSA! For some of you, this is the beginning of your eighth season with us! For others, this will be your first CSA experience so we hope you thoroughly enjoy it!
The spring season thus far has been remarkably cool & wet. We've found it challenging to find big enough windows of dry weather to get the gardens planted! We certainly had to seize the opportunity when it arose! This past week was a different story however! Crystal clear blue skies for days in a row made this a very busy week! In addition to cultivating all the crops already growing in the garden -- like potatoes, zucchini, squash, chard, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peas, orach, beans, beets, etc. -- we also planted corn, more beans, okra (yes, Bruce, okra -- 400' of it!), most of our main season tomatoes, & edamame. If we can make it back to the farm today before it rains, we hope to set basil, cilantro, & swiss chard transplants! The spring season may have started a little slow but it looks like we're in for an abundant summer!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Email delivery problems
It sounds like some people have been having problems with email from our farmers being treated as spam, especially folks using Comcast and Hotmail. If you add info@bugtusslefarm.com to your address book, I believe that may help solve the problem.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
1st Delivery this Saturday!
Hooray! Just received this email from our wonderful farmers and am posting it here in case anyone's email slips through the cracks:
Well, the time has finally arrived! The first delivery of the Bugtussle Farm Harvest Share Season will be this Saturday, May 23. Please come to the Friends Meetinghouse in Nashville between 7 and 11 am to pick up your first share of 20! We are eager to see each and every one of you.
Please confirm receipt of this email and let us know for sure whether we will see you on Saturday. For all other communications or questions, please call the farm directly at 270-457-BUGS (2847). Please also visit our website at www.bugtusslefarm.com for more information on our farm.
For those of you not yet signed up, for the first time ever, we are starting the season with a few shares still available. The reservation form is attached if you still want to sign up.
See you soon,
Eric, Cher, Ira and Opal
The meetinghouse is on the west side of 26th Avenue North just 2 blocks north of Charlotte Avenue (on the Southwest corner at the intersection of 26th Avenue North and Torbett Street).
Well, the time has finally arrived! The first delivery of the Bugtussle Farm Harvest Share Season will be this Saturday, May 23. Please come to the Friends Meetinghouse in Nashville between 7 and 11 am to pick up your first share of 20! We are eager to see each and every one of you.
Please confirm receipt of this email and let us know for sure whether we will see you on Saturday. For all other communications or questions, please call the farm directly at 270-457-BUGS (2847). Please also visit our website at www.bugtusslefarm.com for more information on our farm.
For those of you not yet signed up, for the first time ever, we are starting the season with a few shares still available. The reservation form is attached if you still want to sign up.
See you soon,
Eric, Cher, Ira and Opal
The meetinghouse is on the west side of 26th Avenue North just 2 blocks north of Charlotte Avenue (on the Southwest corner at the intersection of 26th Avenue North and Torbett Street).
Thursday, May 14, 2009
1st Delivery NOT this Saturday
Looks like the first delivery this season will be on the 23rd or 30th. Stay tuned for details...
Hello Everyone,
We just wanted to confirm that the first delivery of the Bugtussle Farm 2009 Harvest Shares will NOT be this weekend. At this point, we are aiming for the 23rd, but we will confirm with you by early next week as to whether it will be the 23rd or 30th.
If you have questions, please phone the farm directly at 270-457-BUGS (2847).
Be well,
Eric, Cher, Ira & Opal
Hello Everyone,
We just wanted to confirm that the first delivery of the Bugtussle Farm 2009 Harvest Shares will NOT be this weekend. At this point, we are aiming for the 23rd, but we will confirm with you by early next week as to whether it will be the 23rd or 30th.
If you have questions, please phone the farm directly at 270-457-BUGS (2847).
Be well,
Eric, Cher, Ira & Opal
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Belated Eggs Confirmation
Sorry! Wasn't able to get this email from Cher and Eric up last night. They're on for delivering eggs today and will be bringing extras so head on over even if you didn't call. There's their email from yesterday:
Thanks, everyone, for your responses. We have enough requests for eggs to make a trip to Nashville! If you did not confirm, please stop by as we will have extras.
Just a reminder of the details: Nashville Friends Meetinghouse. The meetinghouse is on the west side of 26th Avenue North just 2 blocks north of Charlotte Avenue (on the Southwest corner at the intersection of 26th Avenue North and Torbett Street).
10-12 tomorrow (Saturday, May 9)
1-4 dozen: $4.50/doz
5 or more dozen: $4/doz
Please note that, because we do not remove our eggs' protective shell coating, our eggs will keep in your refrigerator for several months and this can be lengthened if you have a high humidity drawer.
See you tomorrow, Eric & Cher & Ira & Opal
Please phone the farm directly with any questions: 270-457-BUGS (2847)
Thanks, everyone, for your responses. We have enough requests for eggs to make a trip to Nashville! If you did not confirm, please stop by as we will have extras.
Just a reminder of the details: Nashville Friends Meetinghouse. The meetinghouse is on the west side of 26th Avenue North just 2 blocks north of Charlotte Avenue (on the Southwest corner at the intersection of 26th Avenue North and Torbett Street).
10-12 tomorrow (Saturday, May 9)
1-4 dozen: $4.50/doz
5 or more dozen: $4/doz
Please note that, because we do not remove our eggs' protective shell coating, our eggs will keep in your refrigerator for several months and this can be lengthened if you have a high humidity drawer.
See you tomorrow, Eric & Cher & Ira & Opal
Please phone the farm directly with any questions: 270-457-BUGS (2847)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Eggs & possibly spinach
Another email from Hannah I thought I'd share here:
Hello Bugtussle Friends and Family!
Eric and Cher would like to come to Nashville this weekend, loaded up with eggs. As with last time, if you are interested in eggs, please let us know by Friday morning at 10 am. We will confirm whether we are coming or not by Friday afternoon, based on interest. We will still have eggs available for folks who stop by (until we are sold out), but we really need to know for sure that we have sufficient interest to come at all (at least 100 dozen eggs).
Cost is same as usual: $4.50/doz or $4/ 5 or more dozen
Our plan is to be at the meetinghouse from 10-12 on Saturday, May 9.
We hope to see you there,
Hannah
Hello Bugtussle Friends and Family!
Eric and Cher would like to come to Nashville this weekend, loaded up with eggs. As with last time, if you are interested in eggs, please let us know by Friday morning at 10 am. We will confirm whether we are coming or not by Friday afternoon, based on interest. We will still have eggs available for folks who stop by (until we are sold out), but we really need to know for sure that we have sufficient interest to come at all (at least 100 dozen eggs).
Cost is same as usual: $4.50/doz or $4/ 5 or more dozen
Our plan is to be at the meetinghouse from 10-12 on Saturday, May 9.
We hope to see you there,
Hannah
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
May 1st Deadline Is Looming
Thought I'd share Hannah's email for anyone who may not have received it:
Dear Bugtussle Friends and Family,
Please note that May 1 is the deadline for regular season share prices. After May 1, the share prices for each basket increase by $25. As of today, we have 18 shares remaining. Please spread the word now if you have friends in mind who might like to join our CSA. Information on the farm and shares can be found at www.BugtussleFarm.com or by calling the farm directly at 270-457-BUGS (2847).
A note from Eric: This season's rain may result in our latest share delivery date ever: perhaps as late as May 23. We'll keep you updated and we realize you are eager to share with us. We promise it will be worth your wait!
Have a great day,
Hannah
Dear Bugtussle Friends and Family,
Please note that May 1 is the deadline for regular season share prices. After May 1, the share prices for each basket increase by $25. As of today, we have 18 shares remaining. Please spread the word now if you have friends in mind who might like to join our CSA. Information on the farm and shares can be found at www.BugtussleFarm.com or by calling the farm directly at 270-457-BUGS (2847).
A note from Eric: This season's rain may result in our latest share delivery date ever: perhaps as late as May 23. We'll keep you updated and we realize you are eager to share with us. We promise it will be worth your wait!
Have a great day,
Hannah
Friday, April 10, 2009
Eggs this Saturday!
Good news from Cher and Eric today:
Thanks, everyone, for your responses. We have requests for nearly 130 dozen eggs. Just what we have to offer!!!
So, we are definitely coming!
Just a reminder of the details:Nashville Friends Meetinghouse10-12 tomorrow (Saturday, April 11)1-4 dozen: $4.50/doz5 or more dozen: $4/doz
See you tomorrow,
Eric & Cher
Please phone the farm directly with any questions: 270-457-BUGS (2847)
Thanks, everyone, for your responses. We have requests for nearly 130 dozen eggs. Just what we have to offer!!!
So, we are definitely coming!
Just a reminder of the details:Nashville Friends Meetinghouse10-12 tomorrow (Saturday, April 11)1-4 dozen: $4.50/doz5 or more dozen: $4/doz
See you tomorrow,
Eric & Cher
Please phone the farm directly with any questions: 270-457-BUGS (2847)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Eggs this Saturday?
Hello Bugtussle Friends and Family!
Eric and Cher would like to come to Nashville this weekend, loaded up with eggs. Here's the situation, though. We really need to know for sure whether folks want eggs and how many. Unfortunately, last time we anticipted selling 100 dozen and only sold about 50 dozen. Some folks who said they'd be interested didn't show and we really need to sell 100 dozen to make the trip economically feasible. If you are interested in eggs, please let us know by Friday morning at 10 am. We will confirm whether we are coming or not by Friday afternoon, based on interest.We will still have eggs available for folks who stop by (until we are sold out), but we really need to know for sure that we have sufficient interest to come at all. Our plan is to be at the meetinghouse from 10-12 on Saturday, April 11.
We hope to see you there,
Hannah
Eric and Cher would like to come to Nashville this weekend, loaded up with eggs. Here's the situation, though. We really need to know for sure whether folks want eggs and how many. Unfortunately, last time we anticipted selling 100 dozen and only sold about 50 dozen. Some folks who said they'd be interested didn't show and we really need to sell 100 dozen to make the trip economically feasible. If you are interested in eggs, please let us know by Friday morning at 10 am. We will confirm whether we are coming or not by Friday afternoon, based on interest.We will still have eggs available for folks who stop by (until we are sold out), but we really need to know for sure that we have sufficient interest to come at all. Our plan is to be at the meetinghouse from 10-12 on Saturday, April 11.
We hope to see you there,
Hannah
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Eggs, Sweet Potatoes & Garlic - Again!
Good news:
Hello Everyone!
Bugtussle Farm will be at the meetinghouse in Nashville this Saturday with LOTS of Eggs, sweet potatoes, and garlic.We will be there from 10-noon.
Eggs are $4.50/doz $20/5 doz.
For our newer shareholders, this is not part of our regular share season, but it is a great opportunity to start getting to know each other. The meetinghouse is on the west side of 26th Avenue North just 2 blocks north of Charlotte Avenue (on the Southwest corner at the intersection of 26th Avenue North and Torbett Street).
Enjoy!
Hannah
Hello Everyone!
Bugtussle Farm will be at the meetinghouse in Nashville this Saturday with LOTS of Eggs, sweet potatoes, and garlic.We will be there from 10-noon.
Eggs are $4.50/doz $20/5 doz.
For our newer shareholders, this is not part of our regular share season, but it is a great opportunity to start getting to know each other. The meetinghouse is on the west side of 26th Avenue North just 2 blocks north of Charlotte Avenue (on the Southwest corner at the intersection of 26th Avenue North and Torbett Street).
Enjoy!
Hannah
Monday, March 9, 2009
Earth Hour
A Bugtussle shareholder suggested that this group might be interested in knowing about Earth Hour and I agree:
On March 28 at 8:30 p.m., tens of millions of people around the world will come together to make a bold statement about climate change by doing something quite simple – turning off their lights for one hour. This is a tremendous opportunity for our community to demonstrate its commitment to the environment and the efficient use of energy on a global scale.
As one of only seven U.S. cities selected by the World Wildlife Fund as a flagship Earth Hour city, Nashville joins a group of prominent cities participating this year: Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and San Francisco. International flagship cities include Hong Kong, London, Rome and Sydney.
To learn more about Earth Hour 2009, just click on the link below:
http://www.earthhour.org/
On March 28 at 8:30 p.m., tens of millions of people around the world will come together to make a bold statement about climate change by doing something quite simple – turning off their lights for one hour. This is a tremendous opportunity for our community to demonstrate its commitment to the environment and the efficient use of energy on a global scale.
As one of only seven U.S. cities selected by the World Wildlife Fund as a flagship Earth Hour city, Nashville joins a group of prominent cities participating this year: Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and San Francisco. International flagship cities include Hong Kong, London, Rome and Sydney.
To learn more about Earth Hour 2009, just click on the link below:
http://www.earthhour.org/
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
More goodies this weekend!
For those of you who may not have received today's email from Hannah:
Hello Everyone!
Bugtussle Farm will be at the meetinghouse in Nashville this Saturday with LOTS of Eggs, sweet potatoes, and garlic.
We will be there from 10-noon.
Eggs are $4.50/doz $20/5 doz.
For our newer shareholders, this is not part of our regular share season, but it is a great opportunity to start getting to know each other. The meetinghouse is on the west side of 26th Avenue North just 2 blocks north of Charlotte Avenue (on the Southwest corner at the intersection of 26th Avenue North and Torbett Street). Enjoy!
Hannah
I definitely encourage new shareholders to come check it out. Odd are you haven't tasted eggs, sweet potatoes, or garlic this good. What a great Valentine's Day treat!
Hello Everyone!
Bugtussle Farm will be at the meetinghouse in Nashville this Saturday with LOTS of Eggs, sweet potatoes, and garlic.
We will be there from 10-noon.
Eggs are $4.50/doz $20/5 doz.
For our newer shareholders, this is not part of our regular share season, but it is a great opportunity to start getting to know each other. The meetinghouse is on the west side of 26th Avenue North just 2 blocks north of Charlotte Avenue (on the Southwest corner at the intersection of 26th Avenue North and Torbett Street). Enjoy!
Hannah
I definitely encourage new shareholders to come check it out. Odd are you haven't tasted eggs, sweet potatoes, or garlic this good. What a great Valentine's Day treat!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wonderful new interns!
One of my many favorite things about Bugtussle is the internship system. I always enjoy visiting with the interns and knowing that our farmers have good help -- although some years have gone better than others...
So today was a great day! While I was working at the non-fiction desk at the downtown public library, I was delighted to see some of my favorite patrons. What an amazing and wonderful surprise to hear that they are Cher and Eric's new interns! Evan and Laura are such good people, fun and artistic and interesting! I have a great memory of looking down at the park across the street from the library during the puppet festival last year and seeing them playing music and dancing as part of a "Poke Weeds" show. I think you'll all really enjoy getting to know them this year as they help bring us another season of delicious vegetables and I know they're going to love being on that beautiful farm. Hooray for all of us!
So today was a great day! While I was working at the non-fiction desk at the downtown public library, I was delighted to see some of my favorite patrons. What an amazing and wonderful surprise to hear that they are Cher and Eric's new interns! Evan and Laura are such good people, fun and artistic and interesting! I have a great memory of looking down at the park across the street from the library during the puppet festival last year and seeing them playing music and dancing as part of a "Poke Weeds" show. I think you'll all really enjoy getting to know them this year as they help bring us another season of delicious vegetables and I know they're going to love being on that beautiful farm. Hooray for all of us!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Reminder to sign up early
Just a reminder that there is only one week left to sign up early for this year's CSA share and receive 2 free weeks of produce. If you haven't sent in your payment for this year, please consider doing it now. We appreciate early sign-up's and you get a 10% discount (which translates to 2 free weeks) if you pay in full by February 1.
Looking forward to another great season of sharing with you,
Eric & Cher
Just in case you need a reminder of the prices:
Small Share (1/4 bushel)before Feb. 1: $340
Medium Share (1/2 bushel)before Feb. 1: $565
Large Share (1 bushel)before Feb. 1: $1050
Please mail your payment to:
Bugtussle Farm
950 Rack Creek Road
Gamaliel, KY 42140
And include your:
name
address
email
telephone number
Please contact Bugtussle Farm with any questions or comments at 270-457-BUGS.
Looking forward to another great season of sharing with you,
Eric & Cher
Just in case you need a reminder of the prices:
Small Share (1/4 bushel)before Feb. 1: $340
Medium Share (1/2 bushel)before Feb. 1: $565
Large Share (1 bushel)before Feb. 1: $1050
Please mail your payment to:
Bugtussle Farm
950 Rack Creek Road
Gamaliel, KY 42140
And include your:
name
address
telephone number
Please contact Bugtussle Farm with any questions or comments at 270-457-BUGS.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
A trip down memory lane
It was wonderful to see the farmers today! So grateful they came out, despite the crummy weather. I'm excited about all the delicious food I picked up!
A friend of mine thought she heard an interview with Eric on WPLN this past week and I completely forgot to ask them about it when I saw them. Since I don't have a newsletter to share with you this week, I thought maybe I'd try to track it down on the web this afternoon, but I'm not having any luck. Did anyone hear it?
Instead I found this old Scene article from 2002, which is how I was introduced to our wonderful farmers. I thought I'd share it here, in case it might be new to anyone or just a fun trip down memory lane. My life has been made much richer as a result of having read this article and joined Bugtussle CSA way back when.
A friend of mine thought she heard an interview with Eric on WPLN this past week and I completely forgot to ask them about it when I saw them. Since I don't have a newsletter to share with you this week, I thought maybe I'd try to track it down on the web this afternoon, but I'm not having any luck. Did anyone hear it?
Instead I found this old Scene article from 2002, which is how I was introduced to our wonderful farmers. I thought I'd share it here, in case it might be new to anyone or just a fun trip down memory lane. My life has been made much richer as a result of having read this article and joined Bugtussle CSA way back when.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Goodies this weekend!
Bugtussle Farm will be delivering to the Nashville meetinghouse this Saturday, January 10 from 10am-12pm. We will have sweet potatoes and butternut squash sold by the pound. We hope to have bags of greens to sell by the bag. We will have LOTS of eggs ($4.50/dozen or $20/5doz) and more! If you have questions about pricing, please call us at 270-457-BUGS(2847). Please do not ask via internet/email.
Hope to see you Saturday,
Eric, Cher, Ira and Opal
Hope to see you Saturday,
Eric, Cher, Ira and Opal
Friday, January 2, 2009
2009 Registration Information
Just in case anyone was wanting to send in their payment, but can't find their registration form, here's the price information for the Main Summer Season (20 weeks -- May through September):
Small Share (1/4 bushel)
before Feb. 1: $340
after Feb. 1: $375
after May 1: $400
Medium Share (1/2 bushel)
before Feb. 1: $565
after Feb. 1: $625
after May 1: $650
Large Share (1 bushel)
before Feb. 1: $1050
after Feb. 1: $1175
after May 1: $1200
Please mail your payment to:
Bugtussle Farm
950 Rack Creek Road
Gamaliel, KY 42140
And include your:
name
address
email
telephone number
Please contact Bugtussle Farm with any questions or comments at 270-457-BUGS.
Small Share (1/4 bushel)
before Feb. 1: $340
after Feb. 1: $375
after May 1: $400
Medium Share (1/2 bushel)
before Feb. 1: $565
after Feb. 1: $625
after May 1: $650
Large Share (1 bushel)
before Feb. 1: $1050
after Feb. 1: $1175
after May 1: $1200
Please mail your payment to:
Bugtussle Farm
950 Rack Creek Road
Gamaliel, KY 42140
And include your:
name
address
telephone number
Please contact Bugtussle Farm with any questions or comments at 270-457-BUGS.
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