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What You Did to the Peaches… Now Time for Pears and Apples… and Insane Cider Slushees!
LET IT BE KNOWN to future historians that in the year 2017 of the Common Era, you the people, Farmketeers of Indian Creek, did not shirk your solemn duty. You did not ignore the clarion call for locavores. You responded … Continue reading
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7,000 Peaches to Pick Right Now; Saturday Sweet Corn Cookout; Purple Pepper ‘Plosion; a Gentle Note to the Next Generation.
DEAR FARMKETEERS: Please say hello to Tom Ato. He is here to accept the honor of ‘Creeknik of the Week on behalf of a pair of pickers who shall be named really soon… At the end of this Fresh Crop … Continue reading
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New This Week – Tomato Picking, Second Wave of Juicy Peaches, First Fresh Cider, and Sweeeet Corn! Oh, Lettuce Not Forget Apples.
LOYAL ‘CREEKNIKS: ‘Tis the time of the Nightshade, for the tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers are ready to pick. ‘Tis the time of the Dayshade, too, for the sun will be darkened and not a soul in the heavens or principalities … Continue reading
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Tomato 🍅 Meeting Tonight Will Pinpoint Mass Ripening Date; Peppers, Peaches, Corn, Lettuce, Flowers, Herbs Roll On.
DEAR FARMKETEERS: Four years ago today, the tomatoes of Indian Creek convened a plenary session. It was a gathering without precedent in their inchoate tomatocracy. Even elders and youngsters were consulted. You see, the weather had lost its way. Chilly … Continue reading
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What’s the Crops? And the Truth About Fresh Crop Alerts.
DEAREST ‘CREEKNIKS: First, we bring you a “first” – a brand new crop. It’s called corn. You’ve probably heard of it, but it’s new to us. We’re growing our own sweet corn for the first time thanks to The Dusky. … Continue reading
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Sunday Garlic Party Needs You; Exercise Your Power to Impeach; Baby Porcupine Devours Fresh Dead Peach Tree; Donuts.
DEAR ‘CREEKNIKS: Donald J., Professor Emeritus of Trump University College of Law, teaches us that he has “complete power to pardon” himself and his family. He failed to mention that YOU have the complete power to impeach. That’s right – … Continue reading
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Sound the Hen of Plenty! Come Pick Your Peaches, Berries, Apples, Garlic, Herbs, and More.
DEAR FARMKETEERS: You know what time it is. It’s THAT time. The one day every year when you let the barnyard beasts host open mic on your family heirloom instruments. Do we hear The Hen of Plenty?! Why yes we … Continue reading
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Order Fruit Trees Now for Spring Planting; Hot Winter Fruit Forecast; and, a Big Win for Conservation in Our Neighborhood.
DEAR ‘CREEKNIKS: Times like these call for brilliant new ideas. Fearless innovation. Fresh thinking. Bold moves. So maybe this will be the year you do it: You will secede from the Union and start your own little country. Where every … Continue reading
The Devilishly Handsome Farmers of Finger Lakes Orchard Country Say, “If Not For the Apple, We’d Still Be Stuck in Eden (Without Fig Bikinis).”
FAITHFUL FARMKETEERS: We celebrate the apple. We lean and loaf at our ease, crunching and munching on mutsus. And we wonder aloud, “What shall we send to our loved ones? How shall we say Happle Holidays?” We shall ship them … Continue reading
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Local November Harvest Stuff: Fresh Cider, Sprouts on the Stalk, Apples, and a Big Squash Sale.
GENTLE ‘CREEKNIKS: You have no idea how bleeping good it is. Roasted acorn squash is some bleepety bleep squash. You simply cut it in half and roast it face-down. Acorn squash is a naturally sweet food. You don’t even need … Continue reading
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