Tuesday Market, November 1, 2011

8:00 to 9:00 in the morning and 3:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon. In the gazebo, rain or shine.  

Come get your fresh veggies, herbs and flowers and support the farm program at the same time.  100% of the money you spend at the Emerson Farm market table goes into supporting the cost of tools, seeds and plants at the farm.

Depending on the weather tonight, we may or may not have tomatoes or flowers.  The basil made its final appearance last week.  

We'll have...

Lettuce, $2/bag

Sorry, no photo this week either, but they still look lovely.  Supplies may be limited because much of it was used to serve salad at the AWSNA conference over the weekend.

Dill, $1/bunch

Rosemary, $1/bunch

Parsley, $1/bunch

Radishes, $1.50/bunch

Arugula, $1/bag

Mustard, $1/bag

Sorrel, $2/bag

Weather permitting we will still have:

Tomatoes, 25 cents each

Flowers, $2/bunch

Basil, $2/bunch

We are also offering parents at the school the opportunity to sell produce from their own gardens for a $5 per day table fee.  If you are a parent at the school and are interested in renting table space, please contact Mary Beth Mueller via the number in the school directory, or you can send an email via this blog.   

Farm Work Days, Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2011

There will be just one work day during this upcoming week:

Friday, November 4 from 1 to 3 we will continue weeding and winterizing the flower beds.  We may also plant a few bulbs and transplant a few flowers that do better in spring with a fall start.

Feel free to come any time during the work hours and stay for as long as you like.  A volunteer showed up yesterday for just 15 minutes and because of the time she shared we were able to complete another section of the fence.  Thank you Nice!  Every little bit of time really does make a big difference.

Picture of the Week

Mason, one of our industrious 3rd grade helpers, gathers flowers for sale at the weekly market. 

Tuesday Market, October 25, 2011

7:45 to 8:45 in the morning and 2:45 to 3:45 in the afternoon. In the gazebo, rain or shine.  

Come get your fresh veggies, herbs and flowers and support the farm program at the same time.  100% of the money you spend at the Emerson Farm market table goes into supporting the cost of tools, seeds and plants at the farm.

This Tuesday we are adding lettuce and possibly oyster or shiitake mushrooms to our selection.  Depending on the weather over the weekend, we may or may not have basil, tomatoes or flowers.  Their time is limited as the first frost becomes more and more likely with each passing day.

We'll have...

Lettuce, $2/bag

(Sorry, no photo this week, but they do look lovely!)

Dill, $1/bunch

Rosemary, $1/bunch

Parsley, $1/bunch

Radishes, $1.50/bunch

Arugula, $1/bag

Mustard, $1/bag

Sorrel, $2/bag

Weather permitting we will still have:

Tomatoes, 25 cents each

Flowers, $2/bunch

Basil, $2/bunch

We are also offering parents at the school the opportunity to sell produce from their own gardens for a $5 per day table fee.  If you are a parent at the school and are interested in renting table space, please contact Mary Beth Mueller via the number in the school directory, or you can send an email via this blog.  

Work Days Oct. 23 to 29

I am very thankful for the rain this week and so are all of the plants!  We also had an excellent turnout for today's work day.

Work days this week are:

Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 we'll work on some basic maintenance including winterizing the irrigation system, "zipping up" the remaining unattached fence, and laying down cardboard and wood chips on the paths.  If the weather is right, we'll also light the burn pile.

Thursday, Oct. 27 from 8:30 to 10:30 we'll plant pansies and a few Ivory Queen allium bulbs, and weed the flower beds.

Friday, Oct. 28 from 1:00 to 3:00 we'll finish weeding the asparagus, collect some nettle and weed around the plants and work in the sorrel bed.

From now until Christmas break, I'll be offering a work day every Friday from 1:00 to 3:00 so please put it in your calendar if you're into showing up regularly and can make those hours.

Please come to any and all work days that you can - even if you only stay for 15 minutes it makes a huge difference to the garden and really perks me up too!  No need to call ahead to say you are coming, just come on by.  I only cancel if the weather is too extreme to work in.

Picture of the Week

Here is our youngest market manager (age 3 when the photo was taken) at the very first market table of the year.  She did good that day.  We sold out of everything but the leeks.  Gwen is also one of my very best biodynamic prep stirring and sprinkling assistants.  There is nothing like the energy of a child to get those preps flung far and wide!

Work Days, Oct. 16 to 22

If you are looking for something to do during the break, stop on by and lend a hand at the farm.  It's a great chance to spend some quality time in the great outdoors while prepping our garden for the winter months ahead.

Monday, Oct. 17 from 9:30 to 11:30 we'll weed the root beds and start building a new compost pile.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 9:30 to 11:30 we'll weed the flower beds .

Thursday, Oct. 20 from 9:30 to 11:30 we'll weed the leaf beds, finish building and transplanting into the new leaf bed and divide and replant the sorrel.  

Even if you only come for 15 minutes, every little bit helps.  The garden thrives the more people show up to help out.

Here are Rula and Dani ridding a bed of the last of that pesky wiregrass.  Thy did an excellent job.  The bed is now full of arugula, dill, lettuce, spinach, cilantro, collards and mustard.  Almost no wiregrass to be found anywhere.  Thank you Rula and Dani!

Tuesday Market - Oct. 11, 2011

7:45 to 8:45 in the morning and 2:45 to 3:45 in the afternoon. In the gazebo, rain or shine.  

Come get your fresh veggies, herbs and flowers and support the farm program at the same time.  100% of the money you spend at the Emerson Farm market table goes into supporting the cost of tools, seeds and plants at the farm.

This Tuesday we have a number of new herbs to offer and the tomatoes are finally ready!  

We'll have...

Tomatoes, 25 cents each (limited supply and season will end soon)

Dill, $1/bunch

Rosemary, $1/bunch

Parsley, $1/bunch

Radishes, $1.50/bunch

Arugula, $1/bag

Mustard, $1/bag

Flowers, $2/bunch (End of season getting close)

Basil, $2/bunch (End of season getting close)

Sorrel, $2/bag

We are also offering parents at the school the opportunity to sell produce from their own gardens for a $5 per day table fee.  If you are a parent at the school and are interested in renting table space, please contact Mary Beth Mueller via the number in the school directory, or you can send an email via this blog.  

Work Days October 9 to 16, 2011

Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 8:30 to 10:30 we will stir and spray the equisetum and horn silica preparations, finish transplanting the new leaf bed and weed the asparagus and parsley.

Thursday, Oct. 13 from 8:30 to 10:30 we will weed and feed the raspberries and weed, feed and stake the tomatoes.

As always you are welcome to come any time during the work days and stay for as long or as short as you like.  Even 15 minutes of help makes a world of difference!

There will be four work days during fall break so do keep your eye out for next week's posting if you plan to be in town and want to spend some time gardening in the fresh air and sunshine.

Dani and Jerry, two of our much appreciated volunteers at the end of a hard day's work.  They don't look too worn out do they?

Tuesday Market - October 4, 2011

7:45 to 8:45 in the morning and 2:45 to 3:45 in the afternoon. In the gazebo, rain or shine.  Come get your fresh veggies, herbs and flowers and support the farm program at the same time.

This Tuesday we have the same things to offer as last week with the possible addition of a very limited number of tomatoes.  If any tomatoes are available, they will be 50 cents each.  


We'll have...

Radishes, $1.50/bunch

Arugula, $1/bag

Mustard, $1/bag

Flowers, $2/bunch

Basil, $2/bunch

Sorrel, $2/bag

We are also offering parents at the school the opportunity to sell produce from their own gardens for a $5 per day table fee.  If you are a parent at the school and are interested in renting table space, please contact Mary Beth Mueller via the number in the school directory, or you can send an email via this blog.