Hello Friends!
This is one of those Thursday morning blog postings – instead of writing my weekly email last night, I spent quality time with the tomatoes. Bill does not use tomato cages. Instead, he does the “Florida weave.” He puts three tomato plants between two stakes (in a row, of course), and then weaves twine between them in a way that keeps them upright. This year I have been designated the trellising manager. I let them get away from me recently, so last night was more like tomato wrestling than tomato trellising.
Bill has been busy as well. He has now transplanted all of the major plant groups – melons, squash, sweet potatoes, eggplant, peppers, etc. There’s another chance of rain tonight, which is always nice for new transplants. The rest of the veggies are still growing VERY SLOWLY based on the cool weather. On the positive side, it’s very nice to work in this weather! And fortunately, the salad greens have managed to grow just enough to be cut into mixed salad greens (Bill’s beloved “mesclun”!). Be sure to stop by our stand early this week to pick up a bag or two.
Speaking of fresh produce, here’s what we’ll have on Saturday:
Salad Mix
Baby Beets
Radish
Green Onion
Green Garlic
Kale
We hope that this narrow selection is not keeping you away from the market! Last week, although not the biggest veggie week, was a GREAT time to see old friends. So please come down and stop by no matter what our farm stand looks like – we just like to see you! Also, Bill is going to leave me at the market ALONE this week so that he can get back into the field. Who knows what could happen with an unattended me at the market.
Farm News
We have three good interns this year. (One of the annual high dramas of farming is the intern situation. We never know what we’re going to get, especially for what we pay!) This year we have two artists – Pete and Brian – and Kelly, a woman who went to an agricultural high school in Chicago. I’m not sure what that means, really (there’s an ag school in Chicago??). I will have to get more details from her when I actually meet her!
Noah graduated from preschool this past week. I have never seen anything cuter than 5-year-olds in little white caps-and-gowns. They even sang a cute little song about being ready for kindergarten. I can’t believe my baby is going to kindergarten!!
And tell your friends about Common Ground and the Garlic Press…
Keep in mind that Bill also sells produce at Common Ground in downtown Bloomington during the market season. We haven’t yet started those deliveries because the spring weather has been so cool that things aren’t growing as quickly as we’d like, but we’ll let you know when we start the deliveries. If you’re looking to eat Bill’s veggies already prepared, head to the Garlic Press in Uptown Normal. They do amazing things with vegetables!
We’ll see you at the Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market this Saturday from 7:30 a.m. – noon. NOTE THE TIME CHANGE!! We’ll also be at the Trailside Market in Uptown Normal, every Tuesday night from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. starting JUNE 2.
Please pass along these emails to any friends that you may think would be interested. We plan to put out the email sign-up sheet during the market season again. Call us at 467-9228 if you have questions.
Thanks!
Mercy Davison
This is one of those Thursday morning blog postings – instead of writing my weekly email last night, I spent quality time with the tomatoes. Bill does not use tomato cages. Instead, he does the “Florida weave.” He puts three tomato plants between two stakes (in a row, of course), and then weaves twine between them in a way that keeps them upright. This year I have been designated the trellising manager. I let them get away from me recently, so last night was more like tomato wrestling than tomato trellising.
Bill has been busy as well. He has now transplanted all of the major plant groups – melons, squash, sweet potatoes, eggplant, peppers, etc. There’s another chance of rain tonight, which is always nice for new transplants. The rest of the veggies are still growing VERY SLOWLY based on the cool weather. On the positive side, it’s very nice to work in this weather! And fortunately, the salad greens have managed to grow just enough to be cut into mixed salad greens (Bill’s beloved “mesclun”!). Be sure to stop by our stand early this week to pick up a bag or two.
Speaking of fresh produce, here’s what we’ll have on Saturday:
Salad Mix
Baby Beets
Radish
Green Onion
Green Garlic
Kale
We hope that this narrow selection is not keeping you away from the market! Last week, although not the biggest veggie week, was a GREAT time to see old friends. So please come down and stop by no matter what our farm stand looks like – we just like to see you! Also, Bill is going to leave me at the market ALONE this week so that he can get back into the field. Who knows what could happen with an unattended me at the market.
Farm News
We have three good interns this year. (One of the annual high dramas of farming is the intern situation. We never know what we’re going to get, especially for what we pay!) This year we have two artists – Pete and Brian – and Kelly, a woman who went to an agricultural high school in Chicago. I’m not sure what that means, really (there’s an ag school in Chicago??). I will have to get more details from her when I actually meet her!
Noah graduated from preschool this past week. I have never seen anything cuter than 5-year-olds in little white caps-and-gowns. They even sang a cute little song about being ready for kindergarten. I can’t believe my baby is going to kindergarten!!
And tell your friends about Common Ground and the Garlic Press…
Keep in mind that Bill also sells produce at Common Ground in downtown Bloomington during the market season. We haven’t yet started those deliveries because the spring weather has been so cool that things aren’t growing as quickly as we’d like, but we’ll let you know when we start the deliveries. If you’re looking to eat Bill’s veggies already prepared, head to the Garlic Press in Uptown Normal. They do amazing things with vegetables!
We’ll see you at the Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market this Saturday from 7:30 a.m. – noon. NOTE THE TIME CHANGE!! We’ll also be at the Trailside Market in Uptown Normal, every Tuesday night from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. starting JUNE 2.
Please pass along these emails to any friends that you may think would be interested. We plan to put out the email sign-up sheet during the market season again. Call us at 467-9228 if you have questions.
Thanks!
Mercy Davison
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