Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
End of the Season Approaches
The weather forecast looks to be bringing in frost and freezing temperatures this weekend, so it will likely be the end of our summer growing season. We will likely be out of all summer veggies by the end of next week, so better get some while you still can! Cooler crops like Swiss chard will likely continue to be available.
This cold snap will also likely cause the Soldier Fly Grubs to become dormant and unavailable. This time of year they will go in/out of dormancy and we can only pull them out for sales when they are active on warm days. Availability will be hit-or-miss in November, then they will become completely unavailable from December through most of March.
We have planted more winter crops like Brussels sprouts, onions, snap peas, spinach and other greens which will start to become available in a few weeks. Garlic is also in the ground for a late-Spring harvest. We will have the same three varieties we had this year (Blanak, Chesnok Red and Music), plus the giant Elephant Garlic. After we harvest and dry them the bulbs should be available around the end of June to early-July. We hope to be able to ship the bulbs next year so if you don't live locally you can still try some of our garlic!
This cold snap will also likely cause the Soldier Fly Grubs to become dormant and unavailable. This time of year they will go in/out of dormancy and we can only pull them out for sales when they are active on warm days. Availability will be hit-or-miss in November, then they will become completely unavailable from December through most of March.
We have planted more winter crops like Brussels sprouts, onions, snap peas, spinach and other greens which will start to become available in a few weeks. Garlic is also in the ground for a late-Spring harvest. We will have the same three varieties we had this year (Blanak, Chesnok Red and Music), plus the giant Elephant Garlic. After we harvest and dry them the bulbs should be available around the end of June to early-July. We hope to be able to ship the bulbs next year so if you don't live locally you can still try some of our garlic!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Uncle Paul's Pepper Powder
Here is an example of where some of our peppers end up.
Uncle Paul's Pepper Powder is an organic blend of hot peppers which come from right here on our farm. They are a part of our Growing Services program and request us to grow exactly what they need for the chipotle blend. If you make your own seasoning, sauce or rub, we can help you too. Our Growing Services program is now open for the Spring/Summer 2018 growing season. Contact us with your specific needs and we can discuss handling the growing part for you next year. You can provide the seeds/plants to us, or we can get them for you.
We do not sell Uncle Paul's Pepper Powder here, but if you are interested in obtaining some we would be glad to point you in the right direction. It is some tasty stuff! It typically sells for around $8 a bottle and comes straight from the local producer.
Uncle Paul's Pepper Powder is an organic blend of hot peppers which come from right here on our farm. They are a part of our Growing Services program and request us to grow exactly what they need for the chipotle blend. If you make your own seasoning, sauce or rub, we can help you too. Our Growing Services program is now open for the Spring/Summer 2018 growing season. Contact us with your specific needs and we can discuss handling the growing part for you next year. You can provide the seeds/plants to us, or we can get them for you.
We do not sell Uncle Paul's Pepper Powder here, but if you are interested in obtaining some we would be glad to point you in the right direction. It is some tasty stuff! It typically sells for around $8 a bottle and comes straight from the local producer.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Soldier Grubs
Soldier fly grubs will be going dormant in about a month. Be sure to get them now for Fall fishing trips, feeding pets or starting a compost pile. We have plenty right now, but numbers will start to dwindle as the weather cools down.
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