October 15

Hi folks!

Still got lots of butternut. We're doing a special deal this month where a half-bushel (abt 25 pounds) is $20, and a bushel for $35. That comes out to about a 20% discount off the regular $1.00/pound price. Let me know ahead of time, and I'll set aside a basket just for you. Let your friends know, and I'd be happy to meet them for a delivery!

There are three weeks left at the Flat Rock Tailgate Market! The season's dwindling a bit, but there is still plenty going on at the market. October 30 is dress-up day for us vendors, an end of season/halloween party.

I'll still be at Raymonds Garden Center on Mondays, as long as the produce holds out. We've got beets and turnips growing fine in the ground, collards and kale, squash, a few apples left, and more vinegars and salads on the way.

Have a great week!
-Mollie

September 30

Greetings from the farm!

We enjoyed a great trip to Denver, camping all the way out. The mountains themselves were amazing, but there was so much beauty in the dry prairies too. One of the many highlights was getting to photograph a coyote taking a morning stroll along the far bank of the Rio Grande in New Mexico! We also visited the Denver Botanical Gardens, which was spectacular! We really had a wonderful time.

When we got back on the 21st, after two weeks away, everything here had completely changed! The weather has been cooler and wetter, the cover crops and fall crops I put in before I left are all coming up. I still have to plant the onions (hope they'll make it this late) and i have garlic for next year coming in the mail. Still lots and lots more than that to do this fall!

We still have a few tomatoes and peppers, and the apples are still tasty and sweet! This week, we'll start harvesting collards and kale, so bring out your fall recipes. We're now selling violet and blueberry vinaigrettes to go with your salads, meats, and other dishes. Another new product is our lavender bath sachets - great for soothing your skin as the weather gets cooler!

Butternut Squash Update:
We have lots of quality butternut squash. I'm trying to move as much as possible before it starts to freeze (probably sometime in the next few weeks). The squash themselves last quite a long time at room temperature (can be up to a year or more). They can also be cooked and then frozen for extra long storage. highly nutritous, and a great price: $1.00/lb. If anyone is interested, I'm also selling slightly blemished squash at half-price, which is an excellent choice for anyone planning to cook them in the next month or so, or for anyone looking to make their own baby food. Help spread the word! I'd be happy to bring your order to the tailgate market, or deliver to produce stands and restaurants.

Here's to a beautiful sunny Tuesday!

-Mollie

September 1st

No market today (Labor Day)! We'll see you all Thursday.

For the next two weeks, we're taking a much-needed break. The Monday market at Raymonds Garden Center will be handled by wonderful folks there, and Lisa (the jelly lady) and her daughters will man the Thursday Flat Rock market for me. My tables and produce will still be at the market. Look for the big red van!

Thanks for your continued support!

I'll see you back again September 22nd.

-Mollie

August 21st

Just a note for us in Saluda:

Yesterday, our dog got into a fight with a racoon while my friend and I were working in the garden, not even 100 ft away (and pretty oblivious, until the noise started up.) From my partial glimpse, the coon looked somewhere around to her size, which is about ~20 pounds. Brownie ended up with a puncture wound on her leg, and ended up at the vet, where they gave her a booster rabies shot. The scare was that it all happened at high noon, and in the creek, and apparently rabid animals follow water. The coon is gone (where?). Brownie should be fine, and has already quit limping as of this morning, although that may be some of the medicine's magic.

Just wanted to let everyone know so they could keep an eye out...

Here's to Brownie.

-Mollie

August 11

The corn is running low, although we still have a few picked-over ears left. let me know if anyone is interested in a few. The salad mixes are producing well, and I'm just starting to harvest my new summer squash crop this week. It looks like there may be a week or two lag between the wax bean crops, as my first set is winding down, and the second isn't quite making beans yet (signs of developing flower buds though). I still have a wide selection of tomaotes available, from cherry, to big beef, heirlooms and such. And blueberries are still producing as well.

I'm starting to harvest the earliest of the winter squashes. I will have a boatload, especially of butternut. I'll try to work up some recipes, too, as we'll need plenty of ideas to get all these eaten. (Remember that quarter mile of winter squash I told ya'll my neighbor and I planted this spring? That's the squash I'm talking about.) I'll be bringing a few to the market this Thursday.

This week, my major goal is to keep cleaning up the garden in the spots that need it, and mainly to get some more crops in, like peas, more salad mix, carrots, and all sorts of other things.

For all our Saluda customers:
We've recently had the opportunity to start selling some of our produce at the Mana Cabana in downtown Saluda (behind the Wright Outfitters on Main Street.) They are open Wed-Sat 11-6. While they just opened a couple months ago, they have a wonderful selection of local, organic vegetables. Stop by and tell Carol Lynn that Mollie sent you. :)

See you at Raymonds or the Flat Rock market!
-Mollie

P.S. I'm getting better at keeping up with emails again, but calling is still the quickest way to get in touch most of the time 702-1704.