Winter Greetings

With school kicking into high gear last fall, 2 new sets of standards for 5 grades, 2 brand new curriculum series for 2 subjects at 5 grade levels, posting to my websites has been a challenge and honestly haven’t had time. If I did have time, I usually filled it with something else that had to be done! At the end of summer and during the Fall, it was crazy busy. I never really got to do what I wanted to do. Well this is what we have been doing this winter. Due to school and a very late spring, everything got pushed back last fall and we didn’t get crops in the ground as soon as I would have liked. Therefore I paid the price. I don’t have as much produce this winter. That was a double edged sword. Less produce meant, I was unable to do our online market, less winter income. However, I am thankful that we don’t have much produce available because we have had a little more family time and I haven’t had to run myself ragged to get everything done. Also with the winter we have had so far, I probably would have been more upset with loosing crops. So in the end it all worked out!

I am planning on opening the market back up this spring, once we get crops growing again and maintain it throughout the year. The last time I talked to the Wiebe’s they were probably going to not participate. It just was getting to not be as profitable as it once was. That would make it easier on me, but I sure would like to have more of their baked goods and cheeses. We have been able to sell at the winter market 2 times a month, but I have been harvesting everything to almost nothing each time. This barely gets enough produce to meet the demand. Most every market we get close to selling out or sell out.

I hope you will still want to place orders again this spring. I know I will be ready for it and I still want to be YOUR farmer!

Well I try to take a picture at each market before anyone shows up to buy. Sometimes they are good, sometimes I am an in a big hurry! Here is what our winter market offering have looked like this winter.

November 2nd

November 23rd

December 7th

December 21st The day following this market, I got sick and eventually was diagnosed with walking pneumonia, needless to say it was a very uneventful Christmas break!

January 4th

February 7th

We still have 3 more winter markets. I am hoping to plant a few things to try and attend the last two. We will be out of town for the next market in February. Winter markets have been very good for us, it is just a challenge to get everything harvested and processed when there is snow on the ground or freezing temps. It is a challenge that I am use to. I just wish I was able to afford to build a nice indoor packing facility!