Fresh From the Farm (May 1)
Posted 4/29/2010 11:15pm by Brent and Suzie Marcum.
Yeah! It's finally here. Opening Day of the Summer Season for Oxford Farmers Market Uptown. Not only that, but, next Tuesday we will officially open the farm stand. Mostly plants for now, until we get our retail food permit, no meat sales are allowed. Come see us!
Bees. Honeybees. Our fellow farmer, Rick Green, brought two hives of honeybees and placed them
on one of our farms last week. The bees have a range of about two miles, so from that central location they can fly to the four different growing locations we have this year. There are 20,000 bees in that little box, and there's a box for each hive. Rick explained the shapes painted on the hives are so that the bees will recognize their own hive after they come back from a foraging expedition. Bees are extremely critical for pollination of so many crops, therefore, these bees are a win-win situation. We get superior pollination and Rick gets the honey to sell to you!
It's been an extremely busy spring here. The young farmers have online tutors for some of their classes this year and the reality has set in on the demanding schedule. In past years, we would quit schooling during April and May - not now. Schoolwork must be done and turned in on time no matter what needs to be done outside, or how soon the rain's supposed to start falling. It's been tough juggling all that needs done on a daily basis. But, enough whining....we may be gearing up slower than we'd like, but veggies are going in every day.
It's time to plant that garden. We'll have early tomatoes including everybody's favorite Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes uptown on Saturday. Herbs too. If you want bedding plants that have been grown in an ecologically-friendly manner - choose ours. They're grown in Certified Organic Potting Soil with NO Chemical fertilizers. The potting soil is compost based to provide nutrition and biological activity from day one. That same potting soil is available for purchase.
The priviledge on Wednesday of talking with the HawkWalkers at Miami about Grass-fed Beef was awesome. A hand-me-down George Foreman grill cooked Flat Iron Steaks up quickly and perfectly. Do you want to know more about Grass-fed Beef? Simply ask.
Veggies this week are: green garlic (try a pesto), lettuce, swiss chard, komatsuna, kale and more.
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Brent & Suzie Marcum
Salem Road Farms
Bees. Honeybees. Our fellow farmer, Rick Green, brought two hives of honeybees and placed them
on one of our farms last week. The bees have a range of about two miles, so from that central location they can fly to the four different growing locations we have this year. There are 20,000 bees in that little box, and there's a box for each hive. Rick explained the shapes painted on the hives are so that the bees will recognize their own hive after they come back from a foraging expedition. Bees are extremely critical for pollination of so many crops, therefore, these bees are a win-win situation. We get superior pollination and Rick gets the honey to sell to you!It's been an extremely busy spring here. The young farmers have online tutors for some of their classes this year and the reality has set in on the demanding schedule. In past years, we would quit schooling during April and May - not now. Schoolwork must be done and turned in on time no matter what needs to be done outside, or how soon the rain's supposed to start falling. It's been tough juggling all that needs done on a daily basis. But, enough whining....we may be gearing up slower than we'd like, but veggies are going in every day.
It's time to plant that garden. We'll have early tomatoes including everybody's favorite Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes uptown on Saturday. Herbs too. If you want bedding plants that have been grown in an ecologically-friendly manner - choose ours. They're grown in Certified Organic Potting Soil with NO Chemical fertilizers. The potting soil is compost based to provide nutrition and biological activity from day one. That same potting soil is available for purchase.
The priviledge on Wednesday of talking with the HawkWalkers at Miami about Grass-fed Beef was awesome. A hand-me-down George Foreman grill cooked Flat Iron Steaks up quickly and perfectly. Do you want to know more about Grass-fed Beef? Simply ask.
Veggies this week are: green garlic (try a pesto), lettuce, swiss chard, komatsuna, kale and more.
Are you a Facebook fan? If not, become a fan and find out what's fresh on a daily basis.
Thanks for your support.
Brent & Suzie Marcum
Salem Road Farms
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