Greetings friends! Looks like we will NOT be coming to the farmer's market again this week... I suppose we enjoyed our Saturday home so much last week that we want to do it again! Really, though, the days are whizzing past and we have lots of projects on our plate, and holiday travels will soon be upon us, so we're feeling the urge to stay put on the farm for right now. We have lots of greens remaining in the garden and, of course, sweet potatoes in storage, if any of you want to come HERE for a veggie fix, we'd be most happy to have you! And since we won't be seeing you for a while, don't forget that our early-bird discount for next season's share only lasts through January! (Small share/ $375; Medium share/ $625)
So, many blessings to you all, have a warm and cozy holiday season, and we'll see you sometime in the New Year!
Your farmer family,
Eric, Cher, Ira, Opal, and Olivia
Friday, December 14, 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Not coming to town this week
Just a note that we will not be coming to market this Saturday. We are sorry for any disappointment. It's too much for us to manage this week. We'll plan on coming next Saturday (15th) if all goes well.
But don't let us stop you from going to market in the meantime! There's plenty good there!
Cher and Eric
But don't let us stop you from going to market in the meantime! There's plenty good there!
Cher and Eric
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Winter Veggies
Howdy friends,
Your Bugtussle Farmers will be coming to market with veggies this Saturday, Dec. 1. Please stop by the indoor farmer's market (located in the "Love" building, on the corner of 47th and Alabama, catty-cornered behind Mcdonald's and directly behind the "Dark Horse Theatre") for a visit. We will be bringing kale, collards, chinese cabbage, lettuce, salad turnips, sweet potatoes, parsnips, garlic, maybe daikons, maybe parsley, and whatever else looks good for harvest. Everything will be sold by the item, instead of as a basket, so you can pick and choose whatever you want...but will also be first come first serve.
PLEASE NOTE: THE MARKET HOURS ARE FROM 10AM TO 12PM!
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday,
Cher and Eric
Sunday, November 18, 2012
2012 Fall Season, week 8
November 17, 2012
This week's harvest:
Kohlrabi
Cauliflower
"Oak Leaf" Lettuce
Kale
"Hakurei" Salad Turnips
Daikon Radish
Sweet Potatoes
Garlic
Parsley
This week's farm news:
Another week in Bugtussle just zipped right on by... leaving us (already!) at the final fall share delivery for the season. Thank you all so much for your participation and support. We plan to begin making winter vegetable deliveries in early December so keep a look out for our emails! (After today, this market moves to the indoor space across the street - in the "Love" building behind and across the street from McDonald's.)
This week was quite a bit colder than we've had yet this autumn. Several nights in a row of freezes in the twenties. This proved to be pretty hard on the heads of cauliflower, even though we had it protected with heavy row cover. So the cauliflower you are getting today has a bit of frost damage so you'll want to eat it soon! Frost damage or not, thought, it is absolutely delicious. It's been a few years since we've had a successful crop of cauliflower so for us, it is a real treat!
We want to wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and we look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!
Many blessings to you all!
This week's harvest:
Kohlrabi
Cauliflower
"Oak Leaf" Lettuce
Kale
"Hakurei" Salad Turnips
Daikon Radish
Sweet Potatoes
Garlic
Parsley
This week's farm news:
Another week in Bugtussle just zipped right on by... leaving us (already!) at the final fall share delivery for the season. Thank you all so much for your participation and support. We plan to begin making winter vegetable deliveries in early December so keep a look out for our emails! (After today, this market moves to the indoor space across the street - in the "Love" building behind and across the street from McDonald's.)
This week was quite a bit colder than we've had yet this autumn. Several nights in a row of freezes in the twenties. This proved to be pretty hard on the heads of cauliflower, even though we had it protected with heavy row cover. So the cauliflower you are getting today has a bit of frost damage so you'll want to eat it soon! Frost damage or not, thought, it is absolutely delicious. It's been a few years since we've had a successful crop of cauliflower so for us, it is a real treat!
We want to wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and we look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!
Many blessings to you all!
2012 Fall Season, week 7
November 10, 2012
This week's harvest:
Kale
Lettuce
"Hakurei" Salad Turnips
Daikon Radish
Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash
Garlic
Greens: choose between Swiss Chard, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, and/or Red Mustard
This week's farm news:
We made our first big batch of kimchi for the season this week. It will probably turn out to be about seven gallons worth. We eat a whole lot of kimchi throughout the winter so we still plan to make more!
Eric spent a bunch of time this week clearing trees and branches and brambles along the edge of our garden in preparation for putting up a new eight-foot high garden fence. It's going to be a lot of work but we're so sick of the deer getting fat from our labors that we're ready to block their access completely! And with all of the tree clearing work, Eric inevitably winds up cutting and splitting firewood so he did a bunch of that, too!
This week Eric also limed, composted, and prepared our onion beds for next spring as well as plowing for next year's potato patch... two crops we just didn't seem to have enough of this year!
And, finally, our dear new neighbors, Jesse + Hannah, got a very good start on their little cabin in Bugtussle this week! Hooray!
Don't forget next week is the final fall share basket! We'll email regarding winter baskets!
This week's harvest:
Kale
Lettuce
"Hakurei" Salad Turnips
Daikon Radish
Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash
Garlic
Greens: choose between Swiss Chard, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, and/or Red Mustard
This week's farm news:
We made our first big batch of kimchi for the season this week. It will probably turn out to be about seven gallons worth. We eat a whole lot of kimchi throughout the winter so we still plan to make more!
Eric spent a bunch of time this week clearing trees and branches and brambles along the edge of our garden in preparation for putting up a new eight-foot high garden fence. It's going to be a lot of work but we're so sick of the deer getting fat from our labors that we're ready to block their access completely! And with all of the tree clearing work, Eric inevitably winds up cutting and splitting firewood so he did a bunch of that, too!
This week Eric also limed, composted, and prepared our onion beds for next spring as well as plowing for next year's potato patch... two crops we just didn't seem to have enough of this year!
And, finally, our dear new neighbors, Jesse + Hannah, got a very good start on their little cabin in Bugtussle this week! Hooray!
Don't forget next week is the final fall share basket! We'll email regarding winter baskets!
Saturday, November 3, 2012
2012 Fall Season, week 6
November 3, 2012
This week's harvest:
Chinese (Napa) Cabbage
Daikon Radish
Kale
Lettuce
"Hakurei" Salad Turnips
Garlic
Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash
This week's farm news:
On Thursday morning we awoke to our first freeze of the season - 26 degrees on our front porch. We knew the colder weather was on its way so earlier this week we dragged out the row covers to give some of our garden crops a little extra protection - especially the lovely little heads of cauliflower that are forming so nicely. We also planted our elephant garlic this week and got it mulched and ready for the coming winter season. We are hopeful that there will finally be enough to give y'all some next year! We added a young pear tree to our growing orchard this week as well. And with the little hint of the colder weather that is sure to come, Eric fired up the log-splitter and got a nice stock of wood split for our winter warmth.
This week's harvest:
Chinese (Napa) Cabbage
Daikon Radish
Kale
Lettuce
"Hakurei" Salad Turnips
Garlic
Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash
This week's farm news:
On Thursday morning we awoke to our first freeze of the season - 26 degrees on our front porch. We knew the colder weather was on its way so earlier this week we dragged out the row covers to give some of our garden crops a little extra protection - especially the lovely little heads of cauliflower that are forming so nicely. We also planted our elephant garlic this week and got it mulched and ready for the coming winter season. We are hopeful that there will finally be enough to give y'all some next year! We added a young pear tree to our growing orchard this week as well. And with the little hint of the colder weather that is sure to come, Eric fired up the log-splitter and got a nice stock of wood split for our winter warmth.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
2012 Fall Season, week 5
October 27, 2012
This week's harvest:
Kale
Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash
Garlic
"Hakurei" Salad Turnips
Greens Choice: Arugula, Swiss Chard, Mizuna, Red Mustard
Daikon Radish
Sweet Red & Yellow Peppers
Hot Peppers
This week's farm news:
Early in the week our family took a couple of days off from the farm to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary and Olivia's 3rd birthday (yes, she was borm on our 10th anniversary!) we went to nearby Barren River Lake State Park and enjoyed some fishing, the bike trails and playgrounds, and the glorious autumn weather!
Once we got back on the farm, we (with Jesse & Hannah's helping hands) got busy mulching the garlic patch. We started out by raking and bagging leaves from our driveway and then spreading them a couple of inches thick over the garlic beds. We then covered the leaves with old hay mulch to keep them from blowing away in the wind! Now the garlic crop is all tucked in for the winter.
Then the final not-so-fun-hoorah for the week was having Olivia, then Opal, then Ira come down with some type of flu bug leaving them feverish and laid-up in bed and leaving Mama & Papa sleepless and bedraggled. I look very forward to seeing the sparkle return to their sweet blue eyes!
May your week be full of good health!
This week's harvest:
Kale
Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash
Garlic
"Hakurei" Salad Turnips
Greens Choice: Arugula, Swiss Chard, Mizuna, Red Mustard
Daikon Radish
Sweet Red & Yellow Peppers
Hot Peppers
This week's farm news:
Early in the week our family took a couple of days off from the farm to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary and Olivia's 3rd birthday (yes, she was borm on our 10th anniversary!) we went to nearby Barren River Lake State Park and enjoyed some fishing, the bike trails and playgrounds, and the glorious autumn weather!
Once we got back on the farm, we (with Jesse & Hannah's helping hands) got busy mulching the garlic patch. We started out by raking and bagging leaves from our driveway and then spreading them a couple of inches thick over the garlic beds. We then covered the leaves with old hay mulch to keep them from blowing away in the wind! Now the garlic crop is all tucked in for the winter.
Then the final not-so-fun-hoorah for the week was having Olivia, then Opal, then Ira come down with some type of flu bug leaving them feverish and laid-up in bed and leaving Mama & Papa sleepless and bedraggled. I look very forward to seeing the sparkle return to their sweet blue eyes!
May your week be full of good health!
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