Mrs. Ping Pong Polka Dot, had the best “fireworks” hair on the farm. Sadly we lost her to a possum earlier this summer, but we have some other fuzzy pet chickens growing and will be out in a few weeks!
Sorry for the radio silence! We have had some technical difficulties with the blog, but are hoping things are working now. We also have had so many babies born! Not the farmer baby just, 6 weeks or so to go for that! But we had Bernese Mountain Dog puppies this week! Dolly had a small and sweet litter of 5 puppies! They can’t wait to be petted by you in a few weeks. Right now they are enjoying the AC in the house and are tiny little bundles with their eyes closed still.
We have been enjoying the rhubarb in these brownies! Wow, what a treat with a glass of raw milk! And on a healthier note one farm-ily member recommended we make tzatziki with the cucumbers, garlic and dill. I can’t believe I’ve never had this or made this before! We made some homemade pita bread to go with it and just rolled it thin and over baked it a little to make it crispy. It was delicious and refreshing!
The onions are starting to bulb and we are enjoying the “new onions” and fresh garlic. Both items should be stored in the fridge since we haven’t “cured” them yet. We have the huge garlic harvest in the greenhouse curing now. The onion haul will be in a few weeks when we will pull all the onions at once and get them stored for use from now until next year. The large harvests are always a big job, instead of the things that get harvested a little at a time. It sure gives a sense of accomplishment and a sore back!
Holiday CSA hours:
Remember next week is meat week, pick up will on Thursday the 2nd (delivery of meat will also be that day) and Saturday the 4th. If you cannot make it on the Saturday pick up please let us know if you want to 1) pick up Thursday instead or 2) have us bag for you and you can pick up the following week. If you want curbside delivery at 5PM either of those days or you want your items bagged for cabin pick up PLEASE make sure to fill out the online meat pack form no later than TUESDAY.
We are excitedly watching the tomatoes and peppers in the greenhouse coming along, it won’t be long now! The squash has been thriving and soon we will be flooded with it so get out your squash recipes! Try relish, squash pickles are a family favorite and of course grilled squash can’t be beat!
Have a lovely 4th of July, we hope you enjoy some family, friends and great food! Things may be different this year and we all resist change, but finding joy each day is easy if you allow yourself to!
Blessings,
Your Farm-ily