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99¢ U-Pick Peaches, $3 Lavish Lillies, and a $4 Pesto Power Pack.
DEAR FARMKETEERS: The Golden Rule has been stated so many different ways. In farm country, we say, “Do unto peaches as you would have people do unto you.” That means treat every peach with dignity—even the humble, early specimens that … Continue reading
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We Hold These Fruits to Be Self-Evident; Raspberry Picking; and, Summer Squash.
WE HOLD THESE FRUITS to be self evident, that all berries are NOT created equal. Fresh off the vine is WAY better than boxed in plastic at the supermarket! Just ask this platoon of pickers. They found gobs of perfect … Continue reading
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Get Your Halloween Pumpkins, Sweet Apple and Pear Deals, and Sprouts on the Stalk.
FARM FANS, a simple message this week: Bundle up for blustery weather and come pick your October bounty. Your dream pumpkins are dreaming about you. Please take them home. They live for Halloween. The mutsu is legendary for snacks and … Continue reading
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Fall + Farm + Food = New Apples, Giant Pumpkins, Cheap Pears, and Super Sprouts.
IT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR, this burst of giant Mutsu apples and even gianter pumpkins. Please come share it with us. It is the Big Show, the Fall Fancy, the Autumn Awesome. Check it out: Pumpkin-sized apples in the Mutsu … Continue reading
Peach, Pear, and Tomato Specials; More New Apples to Pick; Fresh Cider and Homemade Donuts!
LOYAL FARMKETEERS, we start this week’s program with a public service announcement. Junk food junkies, please listen up. “Kids, this is what will happen if you don’t eat your fruits and vegetables every day of the year!” That’s why Farmer … Continue reading
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Peaches, Apples, Donuts, Cider and Your New Orchard Playground!
HAVE YOU NOTICED that we are having a wee spell of Scottish weather? Mucky and cool? Cool and mucky? Let’s pretend it is still summer. Come pick peaches. We have tons of juicies at the stand if the orchard gets … Continue reading
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Very Special Apples, a New Wave of Peaches, and Summer Bounty.
THIS JUST IN—The fruits and vegetables of Indian Creek have a message to share with you. A message of inspiration amidst the cynicism of American politics. You heard it here first. Okay, But What’s the Food? { Picking and picked. … Continue reading
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New This Week — First Apples, Eggplant Sale, Pepper Picking, and a Stumphenge Mystery.
IF YOUR REPUBLICAN FRIEND SAID, “I just picked ripe apples in July,” wouldn’t you jump on your soapbox and spout your climate change harangue? Wouldn’t you give them the business? Just this once you can give it a rest. Come … Continue reading
Pick Your Own Veggies, Berries, and Herbs, and Shop at the Freshly Stocked Farm Stand.
DEAR ‘CREEKERS, the farm stand is officially open! We will be staffed and stocked for the rest of the season—7 days a week. Vegetable picking begins today, so help us ring in the summer! Our Juilliard-trained, free-range bird will get … Continue reading
Raspberries In, Strawberries Out, and the Secret of the Crop Alerts.
DEAR FARM FAITHFUL, it is time to let you in on a secret. As you know, we send out these weekly Crop Alerts to give you first crack at the best stuff. And if you have been reading since the … Continue reading
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