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Abundance in the Farmstand
The stand is full again! Lots of beautiful peppers – Jimmy Nardello, Melrose, Shishitto, Lunchbox, Gambo, Italian fryers, Cubanel, bells, poblano and jalapeno – guess we have a little pepper obsession here! In addition to all the lovely peppers, we … Continue reading →
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Tagged calicosweetcorn, cubanel, gambo, garlic, heirloomtomatoe, Jimmynardello, melrose, poblano, shishitto, sungold
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Sweet Jimmy Nardello
Now is the time to enjoy sweet Jimmy Nardello peppers. We have a couple of 5 pound bags in the farmstand cooler for 10.00 each. They’re easy to freeze if you think you can’t eat that many.
Sweet Corn Bushel
Available this weekend by order Our Calico Sweet corn for freezing. There are 5 dozen ears in a bushel 20.00 per bushel Contact us ahead of coming out and we will have it ready for you to pick up in … Continue reading →
Tomatoes and other deliciousness
Fresh this morning – lettuce, sunflowers, Sungold cherry tomatoes, red Lunchbox sweet peppers, calico sweetcorn, lots of delicious tomatoes. We also have bell peppers, various ripe sweet peppers, eggplant, broccoli, green beans, Dragon Tongue beans, garlic and eggs. Honey is … Continue reading →
Calico Sweet Corn
The wait for our Calico Sweet corn is finally over!
Calico Sweet Corn
The wait for our sweet corn is finally over! We started picking this morning and have it in our farmstand cooler for $6.00 per bag. Most bags have 13 ears but if there is a smaller ear or 2, the … Continue reading →
Tomatoes and Beans
We are finally picking enough tomatoes to keep the farmstand stocked. Lots of sweet cherry tomatoes and “salad” tomatoes. Still waiting on the big slicers….. And Dragon Tongue beans. These beautiful heirloom beans have a wonderful flavor. Try them steamed … Continue reading →
Surprise!
Our very talented neighbor and friend rode over on her bike and surprised me with this! I think I’ll name her after our favorite girl – Luna Lu!
Pollinator habitat
The bees are enjoying the new blooms in our pollinator habitat.
Beautiful Sweet Peppers
We have a love of sweet peppers and like to try something new every season. This year we tried 2 new varieties . Shishitto peppers are a great little snack pepper – perfect for grilling or broiling. As simple as … Continue reading →
1 Day until our July Creekside Market – Saturday July 21st
We spent the day getting ready for our Creekside Market Day tomorrow. We cleaned garlic, picked and arranged flowers, picked herbs and got lots of veggies ready. Come see us between 9 and 2. We will have our tent up … Continue reading →
Fresh flowers and veggies!
It looks like the rain has stopped and the cooler is full! Stop out to our self service farmstand for some fresh flowers, green beans, zucchini, bell, Shishitto, Melrose and Jimmy Nardello sweet peppers, kohlrabi, eggs, heirloom flour and garlic.
Tomatoes, sunflowers and beans!
We will be picking our first sunflowers of the season this morning along with green beans! We also have started picking sweet peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini and still have kale, scallions, herb plants and stone ground flour or cornmeal. We … Continue reading →
The hens are enjoying the freshly mowed pasture and the things (voles and bugs) that are now exposed.
1 Day until our June Creekside Market Day
Our June Market is 1 day away on Saturday – June 16th We will be in the farmstand from 9 until 2 with our seasonal produce,herb plants, hand made goats milk soap, our honey, our stone ground heirloom grains and … Continue reading →
Last Call for Organic Tomato Plants
We will have our organic heirloom tomato plants available in our farmstand thru this weekend. They’re healthy and ready to be planted in your garden! $1.50 each or 10 for $10.00 We also have several types of herb plants available … Continue reading →
Butter lettuce
We have butter lettuce in the farmstand cooler Washed and spun and delicious! – $3.00 per bag
Making Hay
We will be bailing hay today and will have it available for pick-up from the field for $3.50 per bale. It’s a 50/50 mix of alfalfa and orchard grass – no weeds – no rain Call 815-715-3590
Organic Plants
We still have a nice selection of organic tomato, pepper and herb plants. We would like them to find a good home so are lowering their price to $2.00 per plant or 10 plants for $15.00 Now is the perfect … Continue reading →
Fresh Asparagus
Our asparagus patch has finally reached maturity and we are picking daily. If you’ve only eaten asparagus from the grocery store – you will be amazed at the difference in flavor! $5.00 per 1 pound bag We also have our … Continue reading →
Spring Pansies
We have pansies in the farmstand! They’re planted in a 10 inch bowl in organic soil and were raised in our organic greenhouse. $15.00 each
1 day until Creekside Market! May 12th – Rain or Shine!
We will be setting up some of our market items in our garage tomorrow since the forecast is calling for rain. In addition to the pre-made herb planters, we will have the option of choosing the herbs you want to … Continue reading →
Greenhouse Day
It’s a beautiful day to be a kitty or a person working in the greenhouse!
Sorting Alpca fiber
Using the last empty space in the greenhouse to sort and clean our Suri alpaca fiber. Even unwashed – it looks lovely!
The Farm Stand is Open!
We opened the farmstand and have it stocked with eggs and our stone ground grain! We have whole wheat flour that was stone ground from Turkey Red wheat. Turkey Red is a hard red winter wheat so the flour is … Continue reading →
Creamed Honey and Stone ground grains are back!
Our bee keeper made creamed honey from our Creekside Natural Farm honey. It has a smooth butter like texture and is especially delicious on toast, biscuits, muffins, ect… $13.00 per 1 pint jar Stone ground grains Top left is Turkey … Continue reading →
Eggs and Honey
Our girls are still producing eggs and we also have honey. To avoid making a wasted trip, please contact us before coming out between 8 am and 5 pm. Please either call 815-467-5259 or email pam@creeksidenaturalfarm.com or send a … Continue reading →
Self service eggs
While we are experiencing the warm weather, we will have “self service” eggs available. There is a plastic bag in the cooler where you can leave your money. Eggs are $5.00 per dozen We will keep the cooler replenished throughout … Continue reading →
Eggs and Honey
We have eggs and honey available for pick up. Eggs are $5.00 per dozen and come from our own pasture raised hens – raised and fed organically Honey is $13.00 for a 1 pound jar and comes from hives on … Continue reading →