Peaches and Plums are Fresh at the Farm!

Hot! What's the old joke? If you don't like the weather, stick around for 10 minutes and it'll change? Is that not the truth for us.  The hot, dry weather forced us to hook up irrigation this week.  When laying out the rows, the drip tape is buried about 4-6" deep under the ground.  The tractor does this work.  But, to get the water to the root zone requires a header line, valves for each drip line, closing off the end of the tapes and in this particular case, burying part of the header line so that we can drive over it.  Then, all the connections to get the water from the house to the header line.  Now it's done for the season. 

This week we have White Peaches and Yellow Plums.  Absolutely delicious and FREE of toxic chemicals.  Available at the farm on Friday and if there are any left, at Oxford Farmers Market Uptown on Saturday morning.  We have made the decision not to use toxic chemicals on food that we feed our family, even if that means losing a crop.  If you value pesticide-free fruit, come see us.

We have cucumbers, several varieties of summer squash, kale and lots more.  The sweet basil is threatening to overtake the greenhouse, so plan for some pesto this week.  Basil is easy to put away for winter.  Finely chop basil leaves in the food processor and add just enough olive oil so it sticks together.  Pack into ice cube trays and freeze.  When frozen, pop out cubes and store in a freezer bag.  Use all winter in recipes or to make pesto.

Thanks for your support!

Brent & Suzie Marcum