What's New at the Farm
March 1, 2010
Farmer Doug is back from his Great Alaskan Adventure. Tomorrow, it all begins. Seeds to be sown, sap to be collected, plans to be made. Getting ready for the Opening day at the Duluth Farmer's Market. Earth Day, April 24, then May 1st the market opens for the season. We have alot of exciting things happening this year.
Feb 25, 2010
Getting ready to start our seeds. The basement will be filled with light and heat. I love when things get started. Tomatoes and peppers, onions and leeks are first to go. Once they are up, it won't be long before the greenhouses are going. Spring is definately here.
January 18, 2010
The new year is upon us. Seed catalogs are everywhere. Soon the seeds will arrive. The days are getting longer, and spring is coming. We are getting ready for maple sugaring. Life is about to get very exciting.
December 14, 2009
Wow, it's three busy weeks since I last updated here. Just wanted everyone to see yesterdays WDIO inteview with Farmer Doug regarding real vs. fake. I wonder what his opion is?
http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S1308334.shtml?cat=10335&v=1
November 22, 2009
Whew!! The festival is over and what a day. Awsome!! Lots of old friends, lots of new vendors. Peggy, Marueen and I survived the day. At one time, I looked up, and it was a sea of humanity in the building. By 2 in the afternoon, the customers were dwindling. Then the atmosphere was more relaxed. The weather was perfect. November's weather has been terrific. Doug's sisters, neices and nephew came to help. Doug and Jesse cut trees all day. All, in all, it was quite a day. My final fundraiser delivery today, and then it really off to the races. The move to Dan's Feed Bin and the Farmer's Market to start our retail Christmas Tree season, starts this week. We open daily from the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas. Wait until you guys see the Siberian Trees. They are a must buy. More later.......
November 18, 2009
The time is really flying as we are getting nearer to the Festival of the Season. We have also started to ship wreaths, and the garage looks like Santa's workshop. My crew is doing a fabulous job while I am away at my "other" job. They keep clipping and clamping and just keep going. They are able to shift gears every day to meet my needs. We are hoping that the festival is a success and the Christmas Season is busy. Here we go......We just need to keep breathing.
November 7th, 2009
It's been quite a week. We just got back from the Small Farm Conference in Columbia, MO. Doug did what he does best. Talk!! He presented at three workshops. His knowledge and expertise on high tunnels was enjoyed by everyone who attended. His third presentation was on our exotic Christmas Tree trial. It was at the end of the day, and not well attended, but still well received by all who were there. I will be posting the three presentations in the gallery section of this webpage as soon as he gets back from getting his "30 point buck". I am enjoying my two favorite words this weekend ("home alone") and will not be spending much time on the computer. Next up.....getting ready for the festival of the season. The wreaths are looking great this year. I delivered 100 of them to Bentleyville, USA yesterday. Now that is an extravanza. WOW!! I wish my grandkids were here to see it. Off to enjoy my great weekend.
October 31, 2009
Halloween!! The last Saturday at the Farmer's Market. Kids trick and treating, music, the hard core vendors. It couldn't have any better. Now it's time to turn the page to the Christmas season. Peggy, Barb and Maureen have been working for me in the garage making wreaths, center pieces, kissing balls, swags and garland. I had my first craft show of the season on Friday, and it was very successful. Now we are getting ready for my first shipping day. I ship wreaths as gifts all over the world. Then it's the fundraising wreaths, then the big event - Festival of the Season. Saturday, November 21st at the Market from 10 - 4. That is the real kickoff for the season. Then, the day after Thanksgiving, we open daily until about the 20th of December. The Christmas trees have been sheared, are we are ready to go. Lots and lots of work went into getting the trees ready. It's really our big season. More hours go in to that, than actually gardening. It is really Doug's passion to grow trees. This is why turning this page is so rewarding.
October 8, 2009
October is nearly ½ over. There is still a lot of veggies coming in from our farm. Of course, we all have pumpkins. There is no shortage of pumpkins at our market. Big, small, and in between. Duluth Farmer’s Market should be your pumpkin headquarters. Fall decorations are also in abundance. There is still something for everyone.
Last week was our last week for fresh chickens. Not to worry, though, we have plenty of frozen chickens in the freezer. When they are gone, they are gone, though. If you ordered a turkey, they are doing great. They love going outside every morning and staying out all day. They make this funny noise when they are grazing. I am actually enjoying them more than the chickens because seem to have personalities. At this point, we may actually have a few more than we have orders for. Before asking to be put on a waiting list, give me a few more weeks. I need get a more accurate count before I take more names.
What else is new (or old) at the Market? Apples, lots of apples, squash, gourds, every kind of root vegetable known to man, and we still have tomatoes, zucchini and peppers.
We are also planning a Halloween party on October 31st. The vendors are going to dress up in their scariest best, and have treats for the kids. Plan on making the Market your first stop for your Halloween treats that day. Think warm thoughts and shop where everything is local. Help keep the local economy going.
September 27, 2009
Well, we have turned the page to fall. Rain, wind, and possible frost. The greenhouse will protect the tomatoes, but we will have to pick the peppers and zucchini's tonight if we want any for the rest of the week. The apples, pumpkins, squash and fall decorations are coming in. I'm hoping that the apples don't all fall off the trees with this wind.
Pumpkin fest this weekend at the Farmer's Market. That is always fun. The "cidar man" is pressing apples and will be doing demonstrations. Not to worry about the weather, we will put up a tent. October is just around the corner, and by the end of the month, we will be turning another page, and starting Christmas wreaths. Doug and Jesse are busy shearing the trees, so they will be ready this year. I love this time of year. It's really busy, but I know that it's all coming to an end. Then it's off to Jamaica. We sit on the beach for 10 days, and that is enough to rejuvenate us for the rest of the year.
September 14, 2009
Back from our long weekend away. It's been tiring, but well worth it. Colorado!! what a beautiful state in the fall. Spent the weekeind in Keystone. 10000 feet. Out of breath. Glad to have my feet back on the groud.
Jesse and our friend Joanne really came through for us this weekend. Jesse did Harvest Fest, and Joanne and her kids ran market. I'm hoping everything wend well, I have not had a chance to talk to either one of them yet.
What's new this week? Well next weekend, we are also doing Fall Fest at Chester Bowl. Our entire family comes to help and it's always a great time. Our tomatoes are finally out producing the need, so we will have canning tomaotoes. Only after I get enough for myself. This coming Saturday, will be our second to the last Saturday for fresh chickens. We will have a lot of sweet corn. A little late this year, but better late than ever.
Well, it's been 3 days since I have been home, so I have a lot to do. Tonight we do the root crops for the week.
September 9, 2009
At last the sweet corn and apples are coming in. We picked State Fair Apples. They are medium size, with a white flesh, round, bright red, crisp and juicy. They are great for fresh eating and cooking. We will have them for the next week or two.
Doug and I will be going to Denver this weekend for a wedding. Our booth will be run by our friend Joanne and her kids. We are not butchering chickens this week, so there will only be frozen chickens. Next week, the chickens will be very big, so I hope everyone likes big chickens. Our son Jesse will be at Harvest Fest this weekend, also. You may have seen him this past weekend, during the MDA telethon. He mentors a boy with MD. He was interviewed this summer at Camp Courage, where he spent a week.
Things will slow down in about two weeks, but in the meantime, we can hardly take a breath. Going to Denver will just be a small break, but we will really enjoy the trip as we will be meeting our son Derek, and we are hoping that he will be bringing his 1 year old son Deegan with him. I have not seen Deegan since this winter, and can't wait to see him.
September 8, 2009
Wow. From the worst picking day of a lifetime, to the most beautiful week of the summer. What a week. 75 and sunny every day. Even the full moon didn't bring on a frost. I think we will have a great September after all. Labor Day weekend is over. Now the fun begins. This coming weekend is Harvest Fest along with still being at Market. Doug and I will be in Denver over the weekend for a wedding. We are meeting Derek (and we are hoping Deegan will be with him) for Derek's best friend growing up. We have not seen Nathan for years. And I can't wait to see him and meet his new wife. Very exciting, but the thought of how much work we have ahead of us this week is kind of scary. We have to have the entire garden picked by Thursday. We leave at 9 am on Friday. Jesse is going to be our backup this weekend. He will get everything down to market Friday night, then come home and load the truck again for Harvest Fest. Our good friend Joanne and her kids will be working the market on Saturday, and Jesse and a friend will be doing Harvest Fest. All this while Doug and I are enjoying ourselves in Denver.
Sweet corn finally came in. Apples should be ready for this weekend, too. Let's keep this heat coming and maybe we will also have pumpkins and squash. We have Fall Fest on the 19th, and that's a big weekend, too. I love September. It's the best month of the year for me. The garden is at it most plentiful and I love the fresh food.
We had a great Labor Day weekend. Family and friends and eating and just enjoying this beautiful weather. AHHH.... this could go on forever....
August 30, 2000
Just when we thought is could not get any worse, frost on the roof of the car this morning. August 30????????? You have got to be kidding me. Picking on Friday in 1 inch of rain, was the worse picking day that I can remember. Cucumber fest was a bit of a bust. We had no cucumbers, as with the rain we could not pick them.
OK OK OK. We will go on. The greenhouses were closed up tight and the heat was on. It's no wonder that the tomatoes have to be so expensive this year. We have three tanks of propane into getting to where they are this year.
Off to the garden. Getting ready for my Sunday Market in Proctor.
Just in from the garden. WE MISSED the FROST!!!! Whew, that was a close one. All systems normal.
August 23, 2009
Well, we seem to have recovered from the nearly 5 inches of rain we had last week. Still alot of mud, but it is drying out. The forcase is for warmer weather, and I'm hoping that will hold through the next full moon in about 10 days.
Zucchini fest went well last Saturday. We are seeing alot of new faces at the market. All the booths are full and customers are enjoying the bounty of the summer. We are still hopefull for pumpkins and squash. Right now we are a little overloaded with chicken, but I'm sure our customers will be putting them away for the winter, and soon they will be gone. I am doing 4 farmer's markets a week now, so that should help, too.
Getting ready for the Sunday market in Proctor. More later.
August 19, 2009
Well somehow, all of my entire blog has disappeared. I am hoping that it has been archived somewhere. Anyway, this is just for what's new, not what's old. So we will go from here.
Tuesday.......The day to pick our garden. Actually, this is almost an everyday occurrence now. Thank goodness for our walk-in cooler. Last night it was potatoes, beets and carrots. Tonight it will be raspberries, peppers, zucchini's, cucumbers, tomatoes, cherry/grape tomatoes, cut flowers, broccoli, cauliflower, English cukes, and onions. That's about 4 hours for each of us tonight. We are hoping that we will have sweet corn by this weekend. These days are very long. But we know that it will not last forever. We will rest in January.
Jesse is back from visiting Derek's family in Anchorage. Lots of pictures of our new grandbaby. All three of them are the cutest ever.
August 11, 2009
Back from our whirlwind trip to Redwood Falls, we are getting back into the groove of late summer gardening. This week, Doug's niece Katilin is here from anchorage. She and her friend will be helping on the farm this week and working at the Farmer's Market on Wednesday. They are find out how much work it is to garden.
Something on my mind this week is a phenomenom popping up all over the city of Duluth. That is out of the area sweet corn vendors and farmer's markets that are trucking up produce from southern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. The first thing we have to do is define local. At the Duluth Farmer's Market, local is from St. Louis, Carlton, and Lake counties. In order to effect the local economy the most, look to see where the products are from. Do these people buy their gas locally, buy their cars locally, get their supplies locally, pay local taxes? Every vendor at the Duluth Farmer's Market do do all those things. We are truly local. The only local farmer's Market in Duluth. Do not be taken in by pretty faces in the news. A wolf in sheeps clothing is still a wolf.
August 3, 2009
Getting ready to go to Redwood Falls to receive our "Farm Family" award. Before we go, however, there are things to do. Wednesday, August 5th the farmer's market is celebrating National Farmer's Market week. We are have a big celebration that day. For a great coupon, go to our home page and under the "home" button, click on the coupon. It's good on Wednesday, August 5th only.
Here's what we have this week:
Free range chickens, new potatoes, beets, English cucumbers, tomatoes, grape/cherry tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, raspberries, lilies, sunflowers, jams & jellies, and pure maple syrup.
July 26, 2009
A week goes by awfully fast. It's early Sunday morning, and I have to get ready for my Sunday market. Great day in Duluth on Saturday, making today a little harder, because I have to pick everything this morning. But I will do it and will have another great day.
Weather.....can't really do anything about it, but I sure wish that could be just a few degrees warmer. Rapberries are coming along, and by this week we will have ALOT. The broccoli and cabbage love this cool weather. And the broccoli is beautiful. We have presold almost 70 turkeys. Only a few more to go. This will be the last week to take orders.
The chickens are really liking this cold weather, also. They are growing almost as fast as the weeds. This week, we also planted our last broccli and cauliflower. We were out of room, so we planted them where we had just dug some potatoes. We hate to leave any unplanted ground.
Cherry tomatoes have really come along. The regular tomatoes and English cukes are coming along, too. Our counters are full at the beginning of each market day, but it goes fast. Unfortunately, the early bird gets the worm, so get to the market early to get the best selection.
July 19, 2009
Our new baby grandson come into this world on Friday evening, July 17. Dane Hoffbauer, son of Derek and Brook Hoff bauer, Anchorage Ak. Brother of Deegan and Donna, now 1 and 3. We have pictures to enjoy right now, and hope to be able to get to Anchorage some time this fall.
Proctor Farmer's Market opened today. Wednesday we will be at the Midway TownHall.
I had my first pint of raspberries today. Next week we will have lots of raspberries. Strawberries are still going strong, and there will be at least a week of overlap. Finally the heat has returned, and the garden is really growing today.
I took time this afternoon to go to the local production of Beauty and the Beast. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! it was awsome. Had a great time with Doug's sister, Sue, neice Hana and Doug's mom. The production was fabulous. Getting ready for Farm Fest. That is really going to be exciting.
July 17, 2009
Now that it's rained, we are gearing up for a fantastic season. We did just get the press release about our farm family of the year award. Here is the link that you can go to for more information.
http://mnfarmfamilies.cfans.umn.edu/St_Louis_County2.html
We are very excited about this award, and will be honored at Farm Fest is Redwood Falls on August 5.
We are also having a brand new baby boy tomorrow. Can't wait!!!!!!!!!
July 14, 2009
Rain, beautiful rain. Wow do we need this rain! Just when we thought that it would never rain, here it is. Wow.
We still have lots of strawberries, lots of strawberries. This week we will be bringing in new red potatoes, (to me they are better than candy), because of the rain we will have beets, broccoli, maybe carrots, lettuce, grape tomatoes, cucumbers. Everyday more stuff is ripening. Lilies are beginning to open, and oh yeah, did I mention chickens? We are also taking orders for Thanksgiving turkeys. If you want to order a turkey, stop in at the market to sign up, or email us at doug@farmerdoug.com
July 7, 2009
Strawberries, strawberries, get your strawberries here!!!! We are up to our eyeballs. They will be available Wednesday and Saturday at the Duluth Farmer's Market. Chickens on Saturday.
We also are in need of shredded paper for chicken bedding. Bring to DFM.
July 5, 2009
What's new this week?.... STRAWBERRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sweet fresh strawberries. We will have them at the Duluth Farmer's Market on Wednesday. Lots of strawberries. There will also be cherry/grape tomatoes, regular tomatoes, english cucumbers, lettuce, and radishes. It looks like lillies are just a few days away. Chickens will be available on Saturday July 11. email doug@farmerdoug.com if you want to reserve chickens. We are limiting chickens to 2 per person if no reservation is made. See you at the Farmer's Market.
July 2, 2009
Happy 4th of July long weekend!! Duluth Farmer's Market will be open the regular hours on Saturday the 4th of July. Strawberries are in!!! Take some with you to your 4th of July picnic. Tomatoes have started. We will have grape/cherry tomatoes on Saturday. English Cukes, lettuce, radishes, and lots of other things will be at the Market. Chickens will be at the market on July 11. email doug@farmerdoug to order your chickens.
June 30, 2009
What a week. Heat, wind, cold, everything except rain which we really need. "Farmer" Doug got home last Friday from his great wilderness adventure. Cooler full of salmon and halibut and lots of memories of the grandkids. Anchorage is a great place to visit, but he wouldn't necessarily want to live there. The garden really looks good considering the weather we have had. We took the remay off the zucchini's and peppers, and they look GREAT!!!! We will have zucchini is just a few days. Tonight I will pick tomatoes, lettuce, grape/cherry tomatoes, maybe beets, strawberries and who knows what else. I am busy getting ready for my own trip to the great wilderness. I leave on Friday. Can't wait to see those grandbabies. There may be a new one while I am there.
Farmer Doug will have to hold down the fort for 6 days while I am gone. Chickens will be going off to the butcher for the first time and he will need help to get them loaded. I'm sure that he will be just fine.
It's hard to believe that tomorrow is July 1st. The days are already getting shorter. I am just hoping for a long and hot summer. Right now, though, we need rain. The wind this week has really dried things up. As long as it's cold, we may as well have some rain.
June 22, 2009
Finally heat, and rain, the same day. The entire garden is planted and the greenhouses are beautiful. We have a vine ripened tomato!! Lots of English cukes are coming by the basketful. Grape tomatoes are close. We have an event this weekend that we need to provide a salad for, and by George, I think we will do it. Farmer Doug is still visiting the grandkids. He got out on a Halibut boat yesterday and caught a couple of nice fish. He is there with our Jamaican friends, and last night they jerked a chicken and cooled some Red Stripe and had a party. Derek was the host of the party at their new house. Fun was had by all.
Farmer's Market has been getting busy. By the first of next month, things will be hopping. Chickens will be available on July 11. It's time to go feed them.
June 19, 2009
AHHHH!!!!! Rain. Beautiful rain. Maybe only 1/2 inch, but still it was rain. We were really dry. Now that everything is planted, it's rained, and heat is on the way, we are in really good condition. Now, just keeping those long legged, big eared, RATS also known as deer, out of the cucumbers, is our next challenge. I'm thinking about fire crackers. Off to feed the chickens.
June 18, 2009
The temperature has finally gotten to near normal. The garden is planted and the chicken are growing. I'm pretty excited about some new developments...I have been accepted into a pilot project to have an EBT machine at the FarmerDoug booth. This will mean low income people will be able to purchase fresh fruits , veggies and chicken from us. It's a win, win for everyone. It will bring more people into the market and they will have the ability to eat heathy food.
FarmerDoug is still enjoying the grandchildren in AK. I'm looking forward to a halibut dinner when he gets home next week. I am taking the week of July 4th to go up and visit. By that time, there may be a new baby!!!!! That will make three.
Market has been busy and finally spring veggies are starting to come in. This week, lettuce, arugula, radishes, cucumbers, rhubard and lots of other stuff. Everything is coming along great.
June 12, 2009
Well, another cold week. The garden is nearly planted, though. Still last night it was 37 degrees at 3am and I went outside to cover all the seedings that out on tables hardening off. I did n't want them too harden off too much.
Farmer Doug is off to Anchorage to visit the grandkids and help Deke and Brook get settled into their new home. Brook is just weeks away from having another baby, so they appreciate all the help that we can give them. I am back at the farm finishing up the planting and hoping that the cold weather is finally over.
June 7, 2009
Can't believe that a week has gone by. This has probably been one of for longest weeks ever at the Hoffbauer Farm. Frost 3 nights in a row. Very dry until last night. Finally rain. Hopefully it will be enough. Now we need heat so that the plants will grow,and we can finally finish putting out our transplants. We have put in about 1/2 of the peppers, and 1/2 of the zuchini's, but other than that, we are really behind. Everything needs to be done by Thursday, the 11th, when Farmer Doug is going to anchorage to visit the grand kids and help them get moved into their new home. Lois will be going up in a month.
The baby chicks have arrived, and the barn is very noisy. We also got some pheasants this year. We will be putting them at the tree farm, inside the fence. It will be really fun to see them this fall when they are grown. They are actually much smaller that a day old chicken. That is surprising.
Once the garden has been planted, more picture will be put in the gallery. There is just takes so long to upload.
The green houses are looking great. There should be ripe tomatoes in just a few weeks. We will have radishes and lettuce by then, also. I will be sure to let everyone know.
May 28, 2009
And now...............Here it is. On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, the Hoffbauer Family Farm was awarded the 2009 St. Louis County, Farm Family of the Year. This award was given "for a lifetime of contributions to the University of Minnesota Extension, St. Louis County's educational, research and community outreach programs. Doug, Lois, Derek and Jesse Hoffbauer have been honored to receive this award.
We will be attending Farm Fest in Redwood Falls later this summer to rub elbows with all the other farmers in the state. We are all very excited.
****Upcoming event at the Duluth Farmer's Market****
Saturday, May 30, 2009. The annual MayFest will be held. Lots of great bedding plants and perennials will be available. For a coupon for a free spike plant, go to the "home" button and click on the "coupon" button. Bring a copy of the coupon to Barb Hollinday to receive your free plant.
May 26, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend came and went without planting anything more in the garden. Frost both Friday and Saturday night. Hardening off the of the peppers has begun and planting of those will start tonight. No frost in the forecast. All the plastic has been laid in anticipation of planting. Two things are needed right now. Heat and Rain. The forcast is good for the rain, but not so much for heat.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 27th, there is going to be a big announcement. Stay tuned.....
May 21, 2009
This has been a very busy week for Farmer Doug. All the fields have been tilled, and most of the plastic has been laid in the fields. The tomatoes in the greenhouse have started to be tied. Photo's will be coming in the gallery.
Yesterday, record heat. Day before high of 39. Crazy weather. Greenhouses are really busting at the seams. Planting will begin this weekend after a trip to the family cabin. Baby chicks will get picked up next week. More on those later. In a week, the entire garden should be planted. I know a secret, but can't let the cat out of the bag until Wednesday May, 27. Look for the news. There will be a press release.
May 17, 2009
Busy Sunday! Farmer Doug has a tip for today. When the first misquito appears, it's time to plant your corn. Well, while planting another batch of Lettuce, Farmer Doug was bitten by a misquito. Later he planted corn. Mowed the grass for the first time, too. It looks so much better to get that first cut of the year. We survived a very cold night. The furnaces in both greenhouses ran all night.
Cold and miserable yesterday for first market. People are not ready to plant yet. Business was slow.
May 15, 2009
Getting ready for the first day this year at the Farmer's Market. Raining and cold. That is very typical for this time of year, so no sense fretting about it. Loaded the truck with all the bedding plants, then put the truck inside to protect from frost. Too many times plants have been frosted in other years by not properly protecting them in the truck.
The greenhouse is bursting at the seams this time of year. We need to be able to plant the garden but the weather is just not cooperating. The temperature inside the greenhouses is just about perfect, though, so the plants are growing fine.
We thought that we had a rodent problem in the greenhouse because our sunflower seeds that were planted were being dug up and eaten. Turns out that when we open the greenhouse during the day, that birds get in and eat the seeds. Don't quite have a solution for that problem. When it's sunny, we have to leave the door open. I'm hoping that with this rain spell that the seeds will a sprout and then the problem will no longer be a problem. Look for Lois at the Farmer's Market in the morning.
May 12, 2009
Did you know that by planting a tree you will take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
Trees carry a out process of respiration in which CO2 is utilized. Thus, if the number of trees are more, more CO2 will be consumed and the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reduce.
Bottom line: Our Christmas Tree farm takes out thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere each year. You, too can plant trees each year to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. We will have potted trees at the Duluth Farmer's Market this Saturday. Save the Earth. Plant a tree.
May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. We are almost finished with planting our tree seedlings. Jesse, Lois & I spent the entire day Saturday walking our entire Christmas Tree plantation inter-planting small trees that will be Christmas Trees in 6 - 7 years. We replace 3 times the trees that we cut down every year. Jesse has also been digging and transplanting full-grown trees for people's landscape.
Since today is Mother's Day, Lois is just taking the day off (it rarely happens). Jesse & I will be taking her to dinner later on. In the meantime, I still have some greenhouse work to do. And B2 will need to be moved in order to keep him in fresh green grass. Sunny is moving slowly today after spending yesterday in the Christmas Trees. She probably ran 10 miles just up and down the rows, chasing birds and digging rocks. She loves the days that she can just run and run and run. We are all paying the price today, though for planting trees yesterday. The old muscles are too sore to play golf this morning. Sorry, Jesse, we will have to stay off the links today.
Well, it's off to the greenhouse for a couple of hours. Life if really good.
May 7, 2009
We are very busy getting our garden and greenhouses planted. The big tomato greenhouse finally was finished on May 6. There are 600 tomatoes planted in the ground. A picture will be coming. Our small greenhouse is overflowing with everything for for garden. We planted our first broccoli and cabbage on May 6th, also. The onions and leeks are in and the potatoes have been planted. Two plantings of lettuce are done. The raspberries have been pruned and we are now just waiting for them to fruit. (mid July). Our new goat B2 is fun to listen to. He makes sure that we always know where he is. Sunny is getting into her summer shape. Never without a tennis ball in her mouth.
Christmas tree seedlings are being planted as we speak. We have called in the troups for that. Should be completed by Saturday, so that we can take Sunday (mother's day) off.
We will be selling at the Duluth Farmer's Market on Saturday, May 16. We will have bedding plants, lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes and lots of other goodies. We will also have potted trees for sale. Plant a tree for the earth. Remember that trees absorb carbon.
Life is really good on our farm. We will keep everyone informed on what's going on. If you want to be part of a weekly newsletter, just email us and we will put you on our list. We will never sell your email address.