This will be the last newsletter of 2016, a year indelibly marked by drought, extreme heat, pig outbreaks, and still too many hours spent working. These were some of the more notable challenges…to read more click here Vol.9 #35 (12-13-16)
As many of you know, we tend to spend our winters close to the farm working on projects that are usually too involved to tackle during the busier, marketing seasons. This year is no different. Our goal…to read more click here Vol.9 #26 (10-11-16)
Recently Chris and I have taken our fleeting chances to leave the farm for some long weekends. Once spring plantings are in full swing in March, we pretty much have a 6 month stretch of intense work and very little play. So we’ve each taken a trip separately with our best buds- Chris went to Asheville, NC with our friend Rick who was visiting from Barcelona, and I went to Chicago to see our friends Jane and Will. Chris and I also got away together for a long weekend with his family in Nashville.
Since we’ve added more chickens and 40 hogs to the farm, we find ourselves busier and more confined than we used to be when we were just growing produce, so making time for rest and friends/family has become more of a struggle, but so necessary to keep us going. We are so thankful that Brandon,our apprentice from last year, stayed through the winter. His dependable presence here has been key in us getting away. Also, my parents are always graciously willing to keep things watered and fed too. Fortunate farmers we are indeed!
We’ll be open 9-5 on Wednesdays through February, then we will close in March to focus on planting and preparing for our CSA to start in April. The On Farm market will re-open the first Wednesday of April (the 6th), and we will return to the Uptown Market in Columbus early to mid April.
*The winter market is help yourself, so please bring cash or check for payment as we are not always in the barn to run a card.*
If you can’t make it to the market in the morning, feel free to call or text me to see if we are sold out before you drive on out: 706-333-4479.
We have already sold out of everything except the cured ham steaks. What a testament to the quality of this pork to sell everything so quickly during our slowest market season! Sorry if you missed out this harvest, but we will have more available when we open again on April 6th.
From the “Farmacy”…. Tinctures (Medicinal extracts of herbs): Ginger, Turmeric, Elderberry, and Holy Basil. Comfrey- Aloe Cream for minor wounds, rashes and burns. All medicinal herbal products are made here with herbs/plants grown here. We ship the herbal products, so if you are out of town you can order these through our Etsy Shop
Jane and I on the Chicago lakefront. See those little ice cliffs there where the shore usually is?! It was a renewing time away with a friend who just radiates love and joy ALL the time! Jane is a hardcore body pump instructor , and I was humbled after taking her class. Any days I’ve felt stiff after squatting in the field can’t compare to how sore I was after her class.
We moved some hogs to a new woodlot for fresh foraging this morning. There are a few hundred yards between their old and new lots, so lots of room for them to depart from the intended trail. Harold nipping at their heels was integral in keeping them moving in the right direction. Its so fascinating to watch him heel the hogs with no training whatsoever- just pure instinct!
take good care,
Jenny + Chris
On this gracious spring day in the heart of December I am writing the very last newsletter of a very good…to read more click here Vol.8 #34(12-15-15)
With a shorter week consumed by holiday travel, cold weather, an absence of CSA pick-ups, and therefore…to read more click here Vol.8 #31(11-23-15)
The consummation of farming year number six arrived abruptly, almost automatic like the next breath. The ease of external inhalation and exhalation mask a clandestine, internal arrangem…to read more click here Vol.6 #33(11-19-13)
