U-pick sunflowers

There are dark red sunflowers that are available for u-pick. They are located next to the calendula bed. Pick all you wish,
Evangeline

U-pick beans are now unlimited

Hello all,
Beans, including flat, yellow, and green beans, are now unlimited. Look for the signs and chairs in the field, and refer to the map on the distribution shed wall to locate the crops. There are two patches. Happy picking and eating,
Evangeline

Strawberry season is closed

Good bye to strawberries (except in frozen or canned form) until next Spring!

Unlimited strawberries

The strawberries are nearing the end of their season. You may now pick as many strawberries as you wish until the patch is finished. The picking is still quite good today. I'll post when the patch is finished. Happy picking and 4th of July!

U-pick limits increased

Well, Paul and I took a walk this morning through the pea and strawberry patch and realized that we could change the U-pick limits. The Strawberry limit for the week is now 6 QUARTS, and the sugar snap peas and now UNLIMITED. Come on out and pick!
PS - we do not supply quart containers, please bring your own. Thanks.

U-pick strawberries and sugar snap peas are open

Yes, we've opened the strawberries and sugar snap peas for u-pick starting Thursday, June 12th. The limit on both of these crops per share is one quart. So, each share may pick one quart of sugar snap peas and one quart of strawberries this week. Both the strawberry and pea patches are on the left hand side of the farm road that leads back to the parking lot. There are wicker chairs set up on either side of the patches for easy identification. You may pick anytime during the week, weekends included. The farm is closed at dusk. Here are several basic rules of etiquette for the u-pick patches:
1. The crops have been carefully assessed to establish the weekly allotment per share, please pick only the amount allotted to a share - for example, whatever is eaten in the patch must be included in the quart limit.
2. Often the far end of the rows are not picked as heavily as the ends closer to the road - head down to the far end if you are having trouble finding enough to pick.
3. We do not supply quart containers. Please bring something to measure your produce with as you pick it - for example a used quart size yogurt container, or two pint sized containers.

Thanks! and happy picking,
Evangeline

peonies, strawberries, and lillies

Planting. That's what May is all about on a vegetable farm. I believe that we have planted something everyday for the last month. Yesterday the crew and I planted 200 feet of red and pink peonies, and 200 feet of lillies. I have visions of beauty in my mind. Earlier this week we planted another 2000 strawberry plants - those will bear next Spring. This year's strawberries are looking great - the early variety is covered in sweet white blossoms. I look at them and my mind turns all those blossoms in to bright juicy strawberries. This weekend Paul and I planted 900 pounds of seed potatoes in one of the back fields by hand. Whew! That took about a day and a half. The potatoes patch look seriously large to me. At least its the biggest patch I've ever grown. Last week we all finished up planting the 2 big new greenhouses. The peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and basil are growing well inside. We still have the little house to plant, but we all needed a break from that kind of work.
The rain last night was welcome. We could use some more of it - we've been irrigating every day for the past couple weeks.
Until next time,
Evangeline