Hey guys! How are you? I guess this one could be called the late edition because I promise you that all this chaos in the world has my head spinning! Thank you to Shena at BHG for inquiring about this monthly article. If it had not been for her, I may have never written it! 😞 I am grateful that “everyday is a fresh start.” I surely needed it today! 

So now that we’re into June I hope everyone is holding up well. It’s been a year hasn’t it?? Now the heatwave has begun and will probably be here until at least October. I read an article this week about record breaking temperatures in Siberia of all places! With so much happening it’s hard not to get lost in it all, but I try more and more to increase my prayers for everyone. This brings me peace of mind and allows me to focus on my own circle of crazy here!

With the heat it’s so important to stay hydrated. Not just you, but pets that are outside too. Consider dropping ice cubes in their water bowl. I promise they will thank you for it! Although they’re not pets, each year we do this in our chicken waterers. We’ve even prepared frozen treats for them and enjoyed watching as they pecked away to get to it. This keeps them from being bored and getting dehydrated too!

Coal is an expert at drinking water! He likes to stick almost his whole face in the bowl and then come and slobber all over you. 🤣😂. I guess that’s his way of saying thank you!

Here on the farm it’s the end of the season for some vegetables. We have said goodbye to beets, turnips, broccoli, and will soon say farewell to most greens too. After all it’s almost officially Summer so we’re happy to see those new veggies grow and thrive in their place.

Piggy is one happy camper! He has so much organic goodies going to him each day. Be sure to check out our social media for updated pictures of him. 

We ate our first ripe tomatoes last week and I’m happy to report that more are ripening as we speak! 

Tomatillos are harvested daily. These are special treats that grow inside a husk. They can be eaten fresh or used to make your favorite salsa. We’re growing a few different varieties here on the farm. Our CSA members get first dibs, but we anticipate there will be more for you as well.

Spring cabbages have grown so nicely this year and they will be listed on the site soon. If you’re into fermented foods, this is a great way to support local and enjoy something great! The one shown went out to one of our Fullshare CSA members yesterday. 

Carrots are almost gone too! Spring carrots are the absolute best. We love just how sweet they are. Plus the smell of a fresh carrot is amazing! We use them in so many ways and they freeze well too!

Grab some soon to use now or later. The ones pictured below reminded me of how being quarantined (stuck together) has brought us and many others closer. From this we’ve grown into beautiful families. (We kept these for ourselves)

Since we won’t be participating in any Farmers Markets this season, the best way to get our products is direct. Our Seasonal Farm Boxes this month will include a variety of Spring and Summer vegetables like the ones listed above and more!

The poultry news is Fantastic! The new flock has started laying! We set up the boxes exactly 10 days before this first egg was laid.  It’s always slow at first, but now that they’ve started it’s full speed ahead! We anticipate there will eggs added back to the site as of next month. For now if you’re in need, please contact us.

We give our CSA Eggshare members priority. Most of them patiently waited since last year for these eggs! Then we have regular weekly, biweekly, and monthly customers that we are providing for, in addition to our family. Hence the “party” for the new layers. Just think we started with only 6! 

We have a few broody hens again this season and Farmer Brandon is contemplating hatching more. Seems like we hatch a lot of roosters, but I won’t complain. A successful hatch is a good one, no matter what they turn out to be! Plus we were very fortunate to pick up an incubator from Gaucho at their sell out, so we hope to use it well!

In other fantastic poultry news, we announced that we are now offering our chickens in bulk!

Here’s how it works: When you order a minimum 5 birds not only do you get the discounted rate of $5.00 per pound, but you save on the deposit as well at only $10.00 per bird. This is being offered by request to you as an alternative to the grocery store. You can find the listing and all its details here. 

Turkey orders have been placed and invoices will be sent out at the end of this month for deposits. We always order extras for our family, but found this time that even the breeders we use were almost sold out. So thankful that we decided to look and book a bit earlier this year!

Thank you to everyone that has contacted us to reserve yours. What we have left for Turkey Day orders will go live first week in July until sell out. I will send out announcements on the website, by email, and on social media. Maybe you can still get one!

In past years we have not had any come November. We field a lot of contacts and turn down many, so if fresh, local, organically raised birds are on your menu, please grab one quick! Even if you’re ordering other items, pay for the turkey first!

There’s always more I could say, but I will end this month with an update on SeedFolks Family Farm. They are in the middle of a garden turnover, but should be back with more to offer soon.

We appreciate all of you and hope to see you next month, if not before……Until then!