The farm is doing very well at this point.
Just about everything will be coming out all at the same time. I hope everyone is ready for some heavy bags!
Please let me know if you are interested in a canning class. I will put one together if we have enough interest. If we are going to do this we should have it before we get bombarded by tomatoes which will be in the next few weeks.
We have had some great recipes so far with radishes, snow peas, pickles and cucumbers.
It was nice to have the rain just recently which helped with bringing some life back to the plants.
Hope everyone is having a great summer:-))
Karen
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
June 2010
It is getting closer and closer to our new season starting. Yeah!!
I don't know about you guys but I have been craving those fresh veggies for a long time.
We will send out an e-mail to all shareholders when we know when the first basket will start so be on the look out for that soon. Last year it started 2nd week of June. We hope to be close to that. The lettuce isn't popping up as quickly as hoped but maybe when the rain slows down we may see more growth??? Keep your fingers crossed :-))
Don't forget that this blog is for the shareholders to communicate with each other and swap recipes.
Happy June,
Karen
I don't know about you guys but I have been craving those fresh veggies for a long time.
We will send out an e-mail to all shareholders when we know when the first basket will start so be on the look out for that soon. Last year it started 2nd week of June. We hope to be close to that. The lettuce isn't popping up as quickly as hoped but maybe when the rain slows down we may see more growth??? Keep your fingers crossed :-))
Don't forget that this blog is for the shareholders to communicate with each other and swap recipes.
Happy June,
Karen
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
April 2010
Hello to all and Happy Spring!!
Even though we have still been getting frost in some evenings and early mornings that hasn't stopped us. We have a new greenhouse & a new (to us) tractor.
The ground looks great, the greenhouse is getting filled up. Things are looking good!
In case you haven't heard, we will be at the Grand Rapids Museum 4/23 & 4/24 from 10:00am -3:00pm. They are hosting a Earth to Sky day and called us to be the CSA table. Thanks to everyone for getting our name out there!!
We have a few more opening but are filling fast so if you know anyone that is still interested let them know.
We will probably start the newsletter in May so be looking for that soon.
We have made some changes to the website and some pictures to "on the farm" section.
So glad to have the cold winter behind us and sunny summer ahead,
Karen :-)))
Even though we have still been getting frost in some evenings and early mornings that hasn't stopped us. We have a new greenhouse & a new (to us) tractor.
The ground looks great, the greenhouse is getting filled up. Things are looking good!
In case you haven't heard, we will be at the Grand Rapids Museum 4/23 & 4/24 from 10:00am -3:00pm. They are hosting a Earth to Sky day and called us to be the CSA table. Thanks to everyone for getting our name out there!!
We have a few more opening but are filling fast so if you know anyone that is still interested let them know.
We will probably start the newsletter in May so be looking for that soon.
We have made some changes to the website and some pictures to "on the farm" section.
So glad to have the cold winter behind us and sunny summer ahead,
Karen :-)))
Sunday, November 15, 2009
End of our 1st season
We had a wonderful 1st season! The weather gave us a bit of a problem with some storms but handled it as well as we could.
We have has so many compliments on the way things were handled this year and enquiries for next year.
We will not start taking applications and payment til after the holidays. It will be a first come first serve process.
If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with us either by e-mail or phone.
We hope that everyone enjoys the upcoming holidays and our beautiful Michigan winters. Lots to do outside in this wonderful state such as cross country skiing (which is my personal fav), tubing, snow shoeing, and nice brisk walks through the country side.
This will be the last blog posting until spring so Happy Holidays, be safe, have fun and get outside and get some fresh air through the next few months.
Until next time........
Karen :-)))))
We have has so many compliments on the way things were handled this year and enquiries for next year.
We will not start taking applications and payment til after the holidays. It will be a first come first serve process.
If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with us either by e-mail or phone.
We hope that everyone enjoys the upcoming holidays and our beautiful Michigan winters. Lots to do outside in this wonderful state such as cross country skiing (which is my personal fav), tubing, snow shoeing, and nice brisk walks through the country side.
This will be the last blog posting until spring so Happy Holidays, be safe, have fun and get outside and get some fresh air through the next few months.
Until next time........
Karen :-)))))
Monday, October 12, 2009
October
Happy Autumn!
I love this time of year.
The leaves are turning, the weather is changing which means sweatshirts, sweaters, football games and Thanksgiving right around the corner.
We have had frost much earlier than usual which of course slows things down on our growing season. At this point we have one more week of basket pick up.
We are getting ready for our end of the season Fall Fest with our pig-roast. It will, of course, be at the farm on Saturday the 24th from 3:00-6:00. Please RSVP so we can get an idea of how many to expect. We are opening this up to anyone who is interested in joining next year as well as our shareholders from this year. Please bring a dish to pass and any beverages you may want.
We are also putting together a survey for you to fill out and give us your thoughts (good or bad) on how you feel everything went for the first year as a CSA Farm.
Look forward to seeing everyone @ the Fall Fest!!
Karen :-
I love this time of year.
The leaves are turning, the weather is changing which means sweatshirts, sweaters, football games and Thanksgiving right around the corner.
We have had frost much earlier than usual which of course slows things down on our growing season. At this point we have one more week of basket pick up.
We are getting ready for our end of the season Fall Fest with our pig-roast. It will, of course, be at the farm on Saturday the 24th from 3:00-6:00. Please RSVP so we can get an idea of how many to expect. We are opening this up to anyone who is interested in joining next year as well as our shareholders from this year. Please bring a dish to pass and any beverages you may want.
We are also putting together a survey for you to fill out and give us your thoughts (good or bad) on how you feel everything went for the first year as a CSA Farm.
Look forward to seeing everyone @ the Fall Fest!!
Karen :-
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Summer is going fast! Can't believe it's September
Hello everyone!
Boy what a month-
Everything is growing like crazy, even the weeds----yuk! All the produce is tasting wonderful. Some look better than others but that is what you get with organically grown veggies or anything organic for that matter. Some of the melons have some bugs on the outside but if you open it up you will see that it's only on the outside and they are very taste and ripe to perfection.
I hope everyone realise that we are actually able to give more out to our shareholders since we planted 2 acres more for the numbers of shareholders we have. We are very happy to be able to do this for you. One other thing we have been doing with extra produce is giving some out to those in need. This has been a very trying time for all in our state this year and we hope we can help even a few families. One of our shareholder's sister is involved in a mobile food pantry with the Lutheran Church in Comstock Pk and came out and picked and donated some of our extras that we have. They were very grateful for this and we are very pleased to be able to help in even this small way.
As many of you know, we also had that storm a few weeks ago come through like a tornado and did some damage to our trees that we have had for over 100 years. Luckily the garden didn't have too much damage. The corn was sideways for a few days but straightened up again. There may be a few veggies that may have some bruises on them but all in all, we are very lucky!
As we have said before, if anyone wants any extra for canning or freezing you are more than welcome to come out and pick what you need.
Have a wonderful month!
Karen :-}}}
Boy what a month-
Everything is growing like crazy, even the weeds----yuk! All the produce is tasting wonderful. Some look better than others but that is what you get with organically grown veggies or anything organic for that matter. Some of the melons have some bugs on the outside but if you open it up you will see that it's only on the outside and they are very taste and ripe to perfection.
I hope everyone realise that we are actually able to give more out to our shareholders since we planted 2 acres more for the numbers of shareholders we have. We are very happy to be able to do this for you. One other thing we have been doing with extra produce is giving some out to those in need. This has been a very trying time for all in our state this year and we hope we can help even a few families. One of our shareholder's sister is involved in a mobile food pantry with the Lutheran Church in Comstock Pk and came out and picked and donated some of our extras that we have. They were very grateful for this and we are very pleased to be able to help in even this small way.
As many of you know, we also had that storm a few weeks ago come through like a tornado and did some damage to our trees that we have had for over 100 years. Luckily the garden didn't have too much damage. The corn was sideways for a few days but straightened up again. There may be a few veggies that may have some bruises on them but all in all, we are very lucky!
As we have said before, if anyone wants any extra for canning or freezing you are more than welcome to come out and pick what you need.
Have a wonderful month!
Karen :-}}}
Sunday, August 9, 2009
August
Hi to all!!
We are half way through our season and everyone seems to be very happy with what they are receiving.
We only recieved 2 replies back on the "weed & feed" so decided not to go through all the work in planing, orgainizig and preparing for this when it seems like most people are going to be very busy through the rest of the summer. We will keep everyone informed on our end of the season/fall get together as we start planing it.
The weather has been seasonable cooler this summer which is why we have had more snow peas then normal. Like all good things, this is coming to an end but when something ends there is something that begins......Keep your eyes open for what is coming.....
We enjoy seeing everyone each week @ pick ups!
Just a reminder to all:
You, our shareholder, are our #1 priority so if you would like more produce for canning or freezing to keep this fresh produce for the winter, let us know. We can have everything ready for you at your pick up spot which will be a bit more convient for you.
Enjoy!
Karen :->>>
We are half way through our season and everyone seems to be very happy with what they are receiving.
We only recieved 2 replies back on the "weed & feed" so decided not to go through all the work in planing, orgainizig and preparing for this when it seems like most people are going to be very busy through the rest of the summer. We will keep everyone informed on our end of the season/fall get together as we start planing it.
The weather has been seasonable cooler this summer which is why we have had more snow peas then normal. Like all good things, this is coming to an end but when something ends there is something that begins......Keep your eyes open for what is coming.....
We enjoy seeing everyone each week @ pick ups!
Just a reminder to all:
You, our shareholder, are our #1 priority so if you would like more produce for canning or freezing to keep this fresh produce for the winter, let us know. We can have everything ready for you at your pick up spot which will be a bit more convient for you.
Enjoy!
Karen :->>>
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