Friday, July 29, 2011

Stop on by!

Hello Everyone,
We will be hangin' at the farm this afternoon if anyone needs to stop by to get some goodies for their weekend meals.
Fresh Eggs
Freshly Frozen Chickens
Fresh Produce: Broccoli, Turnips, Beets, loose leaf lettuce, green peppers, cabbage, red and pontiac gold potatoes (some fingerlings), lots of onions, maybe a few tomaotes and more.

Call, text, or send an e-mail if you'd like me to have your ordered packed up and ready for you to pick up on your way home or vacation today.
Have a Great Weekend,
Jamie

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

This weeks available produce

We need some RAIN:)

Green Peppers: $.75 each or 2 for $1.00

Green Beans: $3.00/lb

Onions (small and large) Yellow, white or purple candies: $.50-$1

Loose Leaf Lettuce (not much, 1st come 1st serve): $2.50/bag

Red Potatoes: $1/lb

Cabbage: $1.50/head

Zucchini: $.50

I have some pickling cukes that need to be used up in the next couple of days.

Cauliflower: $2.50/head (not much)

We are picking a few tomatoes every day so it won't be long before we have tons of them. Time to start thinking about what you will need for canning, sauces and such.

Have a great week! Stay Healthy, your body deserves it.
Jamie

Thursday, July 21, 2011

New peas

Just picked 3lbs of new peas- PERFECT for Stir Fry. $3.00/lb

I have a 1/2 bushel of yellow beans and a 1/2 bushel of green beans for sale: $25 for 1/2 bushel $40 for both boxes. Good for pickling!

Have a great weekend.
Jamie

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Fresh Chickens

We butchered chickens today. They are whole and between 4.5-5.5lbs @ $2.50. Available for pick up tomorrow or Thursday at the farm. First come, first served.

No markets Wednesday - deliveries instead

Hello Everyone, due the heat and safety of our employees we will not have market at sauk or at the farm wed. However, I will be making deliveries to Sauk Wed around 11am and if you need to pick up your box at the farm we will be around. If there is anything you need please place an order via e-mail or phone by 8am Wednesday. I will bag it up for you and deliver to your house or to Ancient Healing (at the Eagle Plaza) for you to pick up on Wed. Anyone that would like to stop in at the farm, just let me know what you need and we will have it ready for you to pick up. We only want to harvest what we need to this week. Please know we want to supply you with what you need so don't be afraid to place an order!!!


Broccoli $3.00/qt $5.50 - 1/4 bushel (~3.5lbs)

Beans (green and yellow) $3.50/lb 10lb = 1/2 bushel= $25

Cabbage $1.50/head

Onions (small and large, yellow, white and purple) $1.50/lb

Summer squash $.50 each

Yellow/Green Zucchini $.50 each

Cucumbers $.50 each

Pickling cukes $1.50/lb ( i have about 20lbs so first come first serve. our dill has yellow seeds at this point)

Dill $4.00 for 12 heads

Red Potatoes $1.00/lb buy by the qt or 5lb bags

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Time to think about freezing veggies

Wow is it hot! What a great time to start thinking about winter! I don't mean snow, I mean, "what are we going to be eating?" It is time to start canning and freezing. You may think you don't have time to do all this but if you do things in "steps" you take up a lot less time during your busy days. As long as we get some rain with this heat, our crops are doing OK. If all goes well we will have lots of beans, broccoli, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes, peppers and more. We will also price produce by the 1/4, 1/2, and FULL bushels. This is where you will get the best deals. Attached is a canning and freezing guide.

Last year was the first year we froze veggies in our house and it was so depressing when we ran out because the stuff from the store just isn't the same. The girls could surely tell the difference between the store bought veggies vs. the frozen veggies from the garden. It really is a good feeling to look at a freezer full of fresh veggies for the winter.

Our bulk pricing is also good for those of you making baby food. Make it now and freeze it if your baby isn't ready for solids but will be when the veggie is out of season.

I am not sure on timing with our bulk supplies so keep your eyes open for e-mail updates after we pick . We would also love to take your pre-orders if you wish.

Stay safe in this heat. It is no time to mess around, listen to your body and what it is telling you. Lots of WATER and shade. Have a great week!

Jamie

Friday, July 15, 2011

At the farm today

At the farm from 10-2 today if anyone needs produce stop by or let me know what you need and I'll box it up for you to pick up whenever it works for you!!!

Cucumbers
Zucchini
Cabbage
Beans (maybe, will have more in a week or 2)
Peas (not many)
Beets
Onions (Spanish and candy)
Leaf lettuce
herbs
Potatoes
Kohlrabi
BLACK CAP RASPBERRIES!

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Work for food!

To anyone that is interested in doing some work in our gardens at the farm in trade for produce:

We are in need of some serious weeding help. (no kids please - we need workers to know what they are hoeing so we do not lose crops, thanks!) Today is a great day to come put a few hours in and enjoy some peace and quiet before the hot weather takes over. Just give a call or text and let me know if you can come out. Thanks so much!

Jamie

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Great day @ the farm!

No markets on Thursday. Staying home to enjoy some one-on-one time with the kids :) If you need some produce, chickens or eggs place an order & I will have one of the boys box it up for you, and you can pick up at farm.

Enjoy Life, Eat Healthy!!

Farmers Market TODAY!

Sauk (Eagle Plaza) 11am-2pm and Farm 2pm-6pm We will have some time for short animal tours during market at the farm today, Lucy will be your guide :)

Cucumbers, Zucchini/Summer Squash, Beans, Broccoli, Onions, Cabbage, Black Caps, Kohlrabi, some beets, Kale, herbs fresh from garden if you want, Red Potatoes. Freshly frozen chickens and fresh eggs!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

This weeks available produce and market times

Hello Everyone, hope you are enjoying this hot July weather:)

Cabbage (green) $1.50
Green Beans $2.00/lb
Kohlrabi $.50-$1.00
Broccoli $3.50 = lg head (around 1 lb)
Peas (not many)
Black Caps (maybe)
Lettuce $2.50/head, this will be the last week for head lettuce, then it's back to looseleaf
Kale $3.50 for 1/2lb
New Red Potatoes $1.00/lb
Zucchini/Summer Squash $.50-$1 each depending on size

Fresh Eggs Available Daily $3.00/doz $4.50/18pk

Freshly Frozen Chickens Available: whole or cut $2.50/lb (most run from $8-$12 each right now)

FARM open market times:
Tues: 3pm-5pm
Wed: 3pm-6pm
Thurs: will be around most of the day - times to follow
Friday and Sat. times to follow but we will be around

If anyone needs to come and these time don't work, just give a call, email, text or stop in. If we are around we will be more than happy to take time to hook you up with some great, local, chemical free, farm fresh foods!! Yummy!

Have a great rest of the week.
Jamie

Monday, July 11, 2011

Rain!

Hey! RAIN!!!! Let's do a little dance of joy :)

Sunday, July 10, 2011

stir fry

Anyone know a good, easy stir fry recipe?

Saturday, July 9, 2011

July 2011 newsletter

Happy summer Everyone! Heat, bugs, bees, pools, sprinklers, bonfires and of course FRUITS AND VEGGIES! We hope all of you are enjoying the summer and time with the kids/family. As always, things are crazy busy at the farm. Weeding and harvesting mostly. I give all our workers a lot of credit. With the heat and no rain it makes it hard to be in the fields. I suppose if there was too much rain, there’d be too many weeds, like last year. We do need some rain so say a little prayer to mother nature to bless us with some natural water for our natural crops.

We have some new additions to the farm: 2 mamma pigs and 2 baby jersey calves. We are hoping to have baby piggies in a couple weeks. Anyone that wants to visit with the kids should send an e-mail or call to set up a day or feel free to bring them when you pick up your produce during open market times. (Fridays and Saturdays work best). Rosie is 2 months old now and we are starting to get on a schedule, which is making it a little easier to get things done on the farm. The kids are also working hard putting together boxes, washing tubs, making mud pies, and running thru the sprinkler! We were able to get up north for the 4th of July and just have family time, no work! Thank you all for waiting til I got back to answer your questions or get you your products.

Chicken Update:
Leo has been butchering our 1st batch of chickens the past couple of weeks. Our 2nd batch of chicks are growing nicely. We are still taking orders for whole and cut chickens. You can get them cut into halves, quarters, or pieces. We will try to always have freshly frozen chickens available to purchase daily as well, for those of you that would just like to pick one up when you want. They are between 3-5lbs right now.
Current Prices:
$2.50/lb (add $1 to the total of cut ones for the cost of labor and packaging)

Turkeys: We are taking orders for your homegrown fresh holiday turkey. Not many left so place your orders soon.

Goats:
The goats are loving their new home in the grass pasture. I love to watch them. One minute they are all spread out eating away at the grass and the next they are all laying together under the shade trees. Anyone visiting the goats please know they are in an electrically charged fence. There is one big metal green fence that we can all stand by and feed the goats without getting a little shock.

Eggs:
We are officially WI State Certified Egg Producers. We passed inspection with flying colors. From what I hear the inspector was very impressed. This means we will be able to sell our eggs @ markets and stores and other places off the farm. We haven’t purchased them yet, but you will start seeing blank egg cartons with our labels on them. When the time comes, please help us out by saving and returning your cartons.
Prices:
$3.00/doz
$4.50/18pk

Fresh Eggs Available Daily at the farm. If you and anyone in your neighborhood is interested in weekly or biweekly deliveries please contact me so we can set something up.

WPB MEMBERS:
Well, we are approaching week 6 of our boxes. I have to be honest that it is a little overwhelming sometimes to figure out, harvest, clean and bundle, and box produce. But it is so cool to watch your boxes fill up and head out the door to your kitchen table. We are learning a lot every week, like how to keep produce looking fresh if we harvest the day before, or how to keep greens from shriveling up in the heat. You may have also noticed that one week you get very little of something or it’s not quite ripe and the next week you get an abundance with lots of taste. Timing has been challenging since this is new. Also the weather makes things different every week. We hope everyone is enjoying their boxes so far. Please let us know how we are doing. We want to hear the good and bad so we can keep learning how to serve our customers better. Also, please try to hang on to your foodie cheat sheets every week. You may need some info. from the past sheets as I always try to put new stuff in the current sheets every week. The biggest thing to remember is to always wash your produce and to know how to store your fresh veggies (or how to freeze them). If you find a great recipe please feel free to share with me and I will post it for everyone to try. Personally I like most of my produce raw, right out of the garden, but love to hear how everyone is preparing their local, farm fresh food!

If we get some rain, some of your upcoming produce will be:
Peas, Broccoli, Cabbage, Summer Squash/Zucchini, Beets, Lettuce, Cucumbers/Dill, Basil, Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme, and other herbs. Along with Green, Purple, and Yellow Beans, Kohlrabi, Fingerling Potatoes, New Red Potatoes and raspberries. (and maybe blueberries). Sweet corn and cherry tomatoes by the end of the month. Please know that if we don’t get rain, the productions of crops will slow down dramatically. This is just part of being involved in a member shares box program. Just keep sending your good rain energy to the farm.

WORKERS SHARE:
We are still looking for help at the farm. If anyone is interested in working 4-5hours a week in trade for a Weekly Produce Box, please send me your contact information, along with the days and times you may be able to work. We look forward to having you join us in the fields and sharing in the wonderful things you will help us grow.

Markets:
We are having a great time at the Eagle Plaza Market in Sauk on Wednesdays. Seeing a lot of return customers and lots of new ones too. I even had a good sales day during a rain storm, weeks ago. I set up thinking, “it’s just sprinkling right now, I’ll set up my tent and see what happens. We had lots of customers, even when the rain started coming down hard. Anyone driving by when I was packing up that day got a laugh too. I was putting the tent down, (the rain was coming down pretty hard at the time) and was standing on the outside, not thinking about what was about to happen… all the water on the tent came rushing down on top of me, almost taking me to the ground. One of the moments when you hoped no one was looking.

Market at the farm has been slow. Please let me know if there are more available times that work better for you to pick up produce. We have not started at the Spring Green Farmers Market for a couple of reasons. Not enough produce and lack of time and energy on my part (because of the kids!). We are making deliveries on Mondays so if anyone needs something delivered please let me know by 10am on Monday mornings.

Current Market Times:

Sauk: (Eagle Plaza parking lot)
Wed: 11am-1:30pm

OPEN MARKET AT THE FARM:
Wed: 3pm-7pm
Fri: 2pm-6pm
Sat: 10am-2pm (times may change)

Facebook and blog:
I recently updated face book with some new pictures from the farm. Check ‘em out!
Don’t forget to check out our blog pages for recipe updates.

Though we have been very busy, it is really great to see all your smiling faces. The best is when an 8 year old picks out something like broccoli or berries for dinner that night. Knowing we grew it and that there are many people supporting us to provide that meal is an unexplainable feeling. And we are not even half way thru yet. Hopefully there will be lots of goodies available in the next couple months. Please don’t forget about those winter months when you are craving fresh foods. We’ve been freezing berries and broccoli so far. I think about that winter grocery bill and how we might be able to cut back on cost with the frozen goodies in our freezer. Plus all the colors in the freezer makes it look pretty, not just full of boxed and bagged things from the store. Just ask about our ¼ and ½ bushel pricing!!

Please feel free to forward this newsletter to any family members, friends, neighbors, and co-workers that you think may be interested in the farm and what we have to offer. If they do not have e-mail access, have them give me a mailing address, as I am more than happy to mail newsletters every month.

Jamie

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Chickens and Produce

Fresh Chickens available for pick up today. $2.50/lb whole and cut

Produce Available today: Broccoli, Beets, Zucchini (big and small), Cabbage, candy onions, romaine and loose leaf lettuce, parsley, and basil. Maybe some sugar snap peas...
Kale for smoothies.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Markets and Chickens

Hello,
We will have market today at:

Sauk - Eagle Plaza Parking lot
11am-1:30pm

FARM:
3pm-7pm

We are also butchering chickens again today. Please let me know if you are interested in a fresh chicken. $2.50/lb Whole, quartered, halved, or pieces. Pick up tonight and 2moro.

Produce Avail.

Cabbage
Broccoli
New Red Potatoes (some)
Snap Peas (some)
Kohlrabi (some)
Beets
Lettuce
Kale
Mustard (some)
Small Onions
Zucchini (big and small)
Basil
Parsley

FARM FRESH EGGS