planting.... planting ...... planting....

Everything is growing slow, but growing! So far we have been dodging the rain and wind to the best of our ability. We set out a good many seeds & transplants, but with so much rain they are getting swamped and growing slower than expected.  The high tunnel plants are doing beautifully, especially the potatoes and arugula!!! We have decided to begin the CSA on the first week of May. I will call all of the members to confirm, but it looks like we're going to have enough mature produce to start on May 5th!!!

Jeff seeding

Jane transplanting

brooding mama chicken

We couldn't talk her out of it... she's a mama at heart!

Need eggs, because we have a lot! The chickens are happily laying around 50 eggs a day and they love all this rain we've been having; it brings out the fat juicy worms! Stop by the farm to get a dozen of eggs - or more.

aware of the share

Shares are a composition of members that buy into a produce subscription from a farmer who wishes to grow fresh, healthy produce for members within the share system.  This method has been adopted by us, to make it easier to concentrate on growing organic goodness, while maintaining a regular customer base throughout the season without adding long distance foodmiles to our fruits and vegetables. Share-members benefit by receiving a steady flow of extremely fresh, seasonal produce (pick the day you receive it) at an affordable rate. This also gives members an opportunity to support local, organic practices while strengthening their regional agriculture, which happens to be a mainstay in our Bedford County economy.

The contents vary from week to week throughout the harvest season.

Spring is fun for producing snap peas, pea shoots & blossoms, radishes, green onions, lettuces and baby beets!

Strawberries, wax & green bean mix, Swiss chard, purple peppers, tomatoes sage & basil and the last of the snow peas for a taste of the summer harvest.

 
Oh, and zucchini, purple beans, a huge variety of tomatoes...

                           carrots, delicious juicy beets, herbs and raspberries to name a few!

      Pesto, pesto, pesto!!!

This is just a small taste of the Horn O' Plenty harvest!!!

Our share sizes are full, half and small. The different sizes are for families and individuals to choose from according to how much they will consume throughout the harvest season. To join our 2011 community supported agriculture (C.S.A.). submit an application before the deadline of April 22nd (Earth day). To participate call or email for an application sent via ground mail. (814) 285-2658