Crop Alerts & Farm Buzz
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The First Annual Pigs-n-Apples Party Will Be a Real Harvest Riot!
WHEN YOU NEED A SPOT of country wisdom, where do you turn? To The Farmers’ Almanac? The farmer’s daughter? Garrison Keillor? Here at Indian Creek, we turn to the plants. We watch and listen. And ever since Veggiestock, all the … Continue reading
Veggiestock Hits Farm Country With “Pecks, Hugs, and Rock-n-Roll.”
IN THE WEE HOURS, millions came out to look at the moon. They had just watched the lunar landing on live TV. It was 1969. Today, people still remember that night in high definition. Other folks can say where they … Continue reading
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Fruits, Veggies, Flowers!
HELLOOO, FARM FANS — Hope you are having a fruitful summer, and hope you are doing what you gotta do. We’re doing pretty well over here. You guys have picked most of the low-hanging pears, and we picked the rest … Continue reading
Seventeen Biscuits from the Farmer’s Cupboard of Knowledge
A BAKER’S DOZEN is a dozen plus one. A farmer’s dozen is a baker’s dozen—minus 9 that got chewed by rabbits, plus 14 you stacked by the wheelbarrow, minus 7 that got brown rot, plus 12 that escaped the frost, … Continue reading
Hoo Hoo Hoo! It’s Pepperoo!
YOU WON’T HEAR them say it, but the peppers were humiliated. It really hurt when they were turned away from Eggplantapalooza. The memory of that bad scene drove them to plan their own shindig. No eggplant allowed! No scabby apples! … Continue reading
Nightshades Rising: Pepper, Eggplant, and Tomato Are Ready to Pick.
THE LOCAVORES IN OUR MIDST greet the month of August with a collective awareness that the mission intensifies now. Unlike giggling through the strawberries of June or noshing on the peaches of July — we begin genuine farm-to-kitchen work when … Continue reading
All Veggie Fields Ready for Picking!
THE WINNER-TAKE-ALL SOCIETY affords no time to dillydally, so we’ll open this week’s crop alert with an executive summary: “Roy G. Biv.” That means the farm is a veritable rainbow of fruits and vegetables, and all fields are ready to … Continue reading
A Puffy Seed Thing on the Farm, Mostly Just Sitting There But Also Blowing in the Ever-So-Slightest Breeze a Little.
Early morning is one of the best times on the farm. The heat is not too hot, the birds are in full chatter, and there’s nobody around to stress you out with their high-achieving ways. You can lie along a … Continue reading
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Pray for Peaches, Play with Food.
NEWSFLASH FOR FARM FANS — The first wave of Indian Creek peaches has been picked and devoured! But there are plenty of Pennsylvania peaches waiting for you at the farm stand, as well as baskets of blueberries, blackberries, tomatoes, peppers, … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Peaches & Whatnot.
HEY, FARMSTERS. Hope this crop alert finds you well and good. Let this peach symbolize our love for the people who love our peaches. And let this headline break their hearts. Historically hot weather coaxed out the peach buds way … Continue reading
