*Bumblebeeacres* Farm News & Updates! August 13, 2008 Thanks for joining us online, we are glad you are here! The following is an overall account of what is currently happening on our Farm. I am including links to various pages within this site that may be of further interest to you. Enjoy!
The garden We have't had a chance to update this page in quite awhile, we have been just extremely busy on the farm. The garden has been a challenge this year in weed control as well as bug control. Since we don't use any pesticides or herbicides the task of growing veggies can be a tough one. The Japanese beatles, cabbage worms and potato beatles have been relentless but through our continued hardwork we have gotten some wonderful crops. Lots of babies have been born on the farm this spring and summer; a lamb, a doeling goat, Havanese puppies, Sheltie puppies, Persian/Himalayan kittens,Peking and call ducklings, English Angora bunnies, and Lionhead bunnies. It is a fun and exciting time that the kids and I really enjoy, lamb snuggles and puppy breath, downy ducklings and purring kitties. Many of the babies have found homes already, but check the breed specific pages within this website (links at the bottom) to see if anything is still available that may interest you. Going to the Market... This Saturday we will be bringing squash, zucchini, cucumbers, beans, brocolli, carrots, beets, onions, garlic, greens (not much as we are in between crops---more in a few weeks) tomatoes, dill, mint and potted herbs. Elsa is planning on putting together some beautiful cut flower bouquets from our flower beds. We will also have an array of raw fiber for those interested in spinning, felting and the fiber arts. Soon we will have skeins and roving available at the market also, we are just waiting for the mill to give us a call to pick-up our stuff.
Jonji, the official Market dog, amongst the flower beds.
Woodstock Farmers' Market on the Historic Woodstock Square Where you will find us!
The new season has begun! Tuesday & Saturday 8am-1:00pm (please note change in length of market this year!!!) May thru October, rain or shine! The Woodstock Farmers' Market is special, it is a strictly enforced growers' market, so you can be assured that everything at the market is produced directly by the vendors/farmers themselves---this ensures that your produce is the freshest possible, and you can be pleased to know that you are supporting local farmers. This coming 2008 season Farmers' Market will be bigger and better than ever. Besides our farm there are vendors offering bread and pastries, perrenials, cheese, wine, honey, pasture raised beef, chicken and eggs, soap, jams, in season fruit, and a different featured craft/artisian most market days. Saturdays and Tuesdays are also a great time to visit the market as we have wonderful Musicians come to enhance your market experience.
2008 CSA Shares are SOLD OUT ! Starting this Saturday, June 7th ~Community Supported Agriculture~ Weekly Vegetable Boxes Click on the Sunflower above to find out more !
Pasture raised Chickens READY NOW! Pick-up at the farm New chicks arrived June 4th, ready mid-July!
Pictured are chicks that are 2 days old and growing very nicely eating Certified Organic feed. At 3-4 weeks they are moved to a "Chicken Truck" (keeps them safe from predators) where they will be moved daily to fresh pasture and supplemented with Organic feed. In the "Chicken Trucks" they are able to feast on tasty bugs and sweet grasses. Our chickens are antibiotic and hormone free, and sold fresh frozen in vaccum sealed packaging, they weigh between 3 1/2 and 4 lbs. and are $14 a bird. Available at our Farm or thru our CSA program. Heritage Turkeys (bronze variety)raised in the same manner available later in the season, price to be determined at a later date. This year we will also offer Blue Slate turkeys.
Blue Slate Heritage Turkeys Eggs
Fresh eggs in a rainbow of colors, from our free ranging hens. The yolks are so nutrient filled (loaded with Omega-3) they are more orange than yellow. Available for pick-up at our farm.
Check out the ginormous egg! Definitely a double yolk---maybe triple???? Havanese Puppies are Here!
For more information on our adorable Havanese click HERE! Sheltie Puppies Available!
For more information about our sheltie puppies click HERE! Persian and Himmie Kittens Available!
For more information on our cute kitties click HERE! English Angora Bunnies Available!
To see more about our English Angoras click HERE!
Lionhead Bunnies are here!
To see more about our Lionheads click HERE! Additional Farm News...
The family celebrated Grams Birthday!
Tree Frog in the flower beds
We have a little doeling born 5-23-08 What a cutie pie she is, we are thinking of the name Coconut creme pie.
Storm won her 3rd leg (championship pending)
Our piggy on the farm! OK, it's not a pig exactly, it's a Texel Guinea Pig Her name is Princess Pumpkin Marmalade, but we just call her Piggy. She is a sweet little girl. Piggy now has a boyfriend, Skippy. We will be breeding for a litter of pigs soon!
**Looking for an angora goat buckling, please email if you have one, thanks!**
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