Last Day!

     Just a reminder that today is the final day to get in your orders to be part of the Fall/Winter Growing Services Program. We can grow specialty pumpkins, winter squash, carrots, onions, garlic, kale and more for you over the cooler months, but you have to notify us by today!

Find out more on the Growing Services page.

Garlic Harvest

     We had a successful garlic harvest this week! All three varieties we grow here on the farm did well and are now hanging to dry for the next three weeks or so. Once we get them hardened and trimmed up they will be available for purchase for $2/lb. We have been building up our stock for the past two years and can testify that they all have good flavor. In fact, we cook all meals in our family with our own garlic. Homegrown AND tasty!

Shiso Perilla Available

     Red and green shiso perilla is now available for $3 a bundle. Shiso is an herb in the mint family and is used in traditional Japanese and Korean cuisines. It also has medicinal properties and can be made into a tea. We can pick it raw for you, or dry it if requested.

     Iris bulbs continue to be available for $1 a bulb. We have some other random flowers and plants such as lilies, hosta and ajuga bugleweed also available. Check the Plants/Seeds page for more info on what's available and pricing.

     Produce is coming! We have some green cayenne peppers on the plants, some small zucchini and cucumbers, and plenty of blooms on everything else. We have received A LOT of rain in recent weeks which has really saturated the ground so we have had a hard time planting the crops that go in a bit later than April, but we are slowly getting there. We are just happy our smaller plants survived the heavy rainfall. We had to dig a few out of the mud, but overall they held up well! More updates on produce will come as they become available.

     Soldier Fly Grubs are still not available as they continue to be mostly dormant due to the cooler nights. Steady temperatures next week will likely bring them out of hibernation for the rest of the summer so we anticipate them being for sale by the end of the week.

Fall/Winter Seeds Due Next Friday!

     We have extended our original deadline on May 26 out to June 2 for requesting to become part of our Fall/Winter Growing Services program. So you have until Friday to notify us of any specialty products you would like us to grow or to send us our seeds. Find out more on the Growing Services page.

Farm Update

     The wet weather has slowed down everything on the farm this year, but we are catching up! Seeds were slow to sprout, which we hear everyone in our area is having the same problem. About half of our plants are in the ground and the others will be in as soon as the ground is workable. We should have peppers and tomatoes available in a few weeks.

     Our winter garlic crop is growing strong and should be ready for harvest and to begin the drying process by the end of May. Look for garlic bulbs to be available in the summer.

     A variety of herbs are growing including Red Shiso Perilla. It is doing quite well and will be available very soon.

     We have flowers and various plants available for landscaping needs. They are all growing in the ground and will be dug up upon order. We have iris bulbs, violets, ajuga and trillium available for $1. Hostas and Solomon's seal are $2 each. We can even help with planting. Visit our Landscaping page for more info on things we can help with around your home.

A few of our many irises

Hostas

Solomon's Seal

Trillium

     The cool nights have kept the soldier fly grubs dormant so they are not yet available, which is a bummer because it is time to be on the water doing some fishing and they make great fish bait. We had a ton of mature grubs that have recently become adult flies and laid some eggs. We should have a big bunch of larvae soon!

     A lot of our specialty peppers have already been pre-purchased for the year through agreements in our Growing Services program, but we plan to still have some extra available for purchase. We plan to offer shipping on the varieties that can survive the shipping process so those of you who are not local can still get some of our peppers. Look for more info on that in the near future.

     As we wait to plant and harvest, we can at least enjoy the Spring blooms and colors that decorate the farm!

Ajuga Bugleweed in bloom

Purple Violets

Virginia Bluebell

Regina's Sewing & Alterations

     Check out one of our Sweet Partners, Regina's Sewing & Alterations. Regina is located just down the street from our farm, near Pleasant View, TN and can alter just about any piece of clothing you could wear. She can stitch up holes, hem pants and even alter prom and wedding dresses. Prom season is just around the corner. If you or someone you know has a dress that doesn't fit just right for the big night, give Regina a call at 615.969.2689. She will take care of all your clothing needs!

     Find out more about our partners on the Sweet Partners page.

Terracycle Expansion

    We previously announced that we are now a drop-off location for two of Terracycle's recycling programs. We will continue to accept items as part of Clif Bar's Energy Bar Wrapper Recycling Program and the GoGo SqueeZ Recycling Program, as well as expanding to accept all sports nutrition packaging as part of the new GU Performance Nutrition Recycling Program. This program collects packaging from any sports nutrition product of any brand, including drink mix packets and gels which we did not previously accept in the Clif program. Please note we will only accept gel packets and multi-serving gel containers if they have been CLEANED and DRIED first! We cannot ship goopy, dripping packages to Terracycle, so please do not bring them to us in that condition.

     As before, you can drop them off here at the farm or give them to Dustin if you see him at a bike race. Thanks!