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Raw Local Honey

Posted on January 24, 2023 by admin

Our honey is re-stocked and available for easy pick-up at Minooka Grain & Lumber. You can get our honey without a trip to the farm! They have the basket on their counter.  Glass jars only at this time.  1 pound … Continue reading →

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Spring Soap in progress

Posted on January 23, 2023 by admin

My first batch of Spring soap is Lilac – because it’s my favorite! All of our soap is made here in small batches. We use organic and sustainable ingredients  – local when possible. Our goat milk comes from a local … Continue reading →

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Vegetable Plants available for 2023

Posted on January 19, 2023 by admin

Below is a list of most of the vegetables we will have available for pre-order this year We will begin to start seeding in mid February and will be growing specifically what we have orders for. So, please get your … Continue reading →

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2023

Posted on January 3, 2023 by admin

Happy 2023! The new year will bring a few big changes to our little farm.  The biggest being that we no longer have our Farmstand for vegetable & egg sales.  We will have our organic plants available by pre-order. You … Continue reading →

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Last Week for Farmstand

Posted on September 15, 2022 by admin

This will be the last week for our Farmstand.  We will spend this week keeping the stand full of beautiful tomatoes, peppers and potatoes.  Our Creekside Market Day is this coming Saturday ( Sept. 17th) from 8 until 1. In … Continue reading →

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Creekside Market Day

Posted on August 23, 2022 by admin

Next Creekside Market Day is September 17th from 8 until 1 Creekside Market Day is a great opportunity to see (& smell} some of the items that we don’t stock in the Farmstand. Our hand made goat milk soaps, body … Continue reading →

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Our Farmstand is Open & Here’s How it Works

Posted on July 31, 2022 by admin

Our Farmstand is open for the season. It will be stocked with fresh produce as it’s ready. Everything we sell is produced on our farm and raised organically. That means that we will only have what is currently in season.  … Continue reading →

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Roasted Garlic Dip

Posted on July 8, 2022 by admin

Roasted Garlic Dip Ingredients 3 heads garlic, unpeeled 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ cup sour cream ¼ cup mayonnaise 1 green onions, chopped 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar ½ teaspoon salt ¾ tablespoon ground black pepper Directions Preheat an oven … Continue reading →

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Lavender & Garlic

Posted on July 6, 2022 by admin

We have been busy getting things ready for our Creekside Market Day – this Saturday – July 9th from 8 until 1. In addition to the dried lavender and fresh garlic, we will have our handmade goat milk soap & … Continue reading →

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Creekside Market Day

Posted on June 12, 2022 by admin

Our next Creekside Market Day will be on Saturday, July 9th from 8 until 1 We will be in our farmstand with our own seasonal produce, fresh flowers, raw Creekside honey, handmade goat milk soap & body products & plants … Continue reading →

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June break

Posted on June 1, 2022 by admin

Our Farmsatand will be on break for the month of June. We will re-open in early July when our summer vegetables start coming in.   During the break, we will have honey available by appointment. You can contact us ahead of … Continue reading →

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Organic herbs & flowers

Posted on May 28, 2022 by admin

We will have organic plants in the Farmstand through the end of May. Our self service farmstand is located along our driveway. We ask that you park along the driveway.  This is a working farm with many things happening – … Continue reading →

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How we plant tomatoes

Posted on May 16, 2022 by admin

  Tomatoes do not require much additional water after the first couple of weeks. We very rarely water ours at all after that point. Too much watering will also water down the flavor of your tomatoes. If you do need … Continue reading →

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Succulents

Posted on May 1, 2022 by admin

We also have a selection of one-of-a-kind succulent gardens. Priced from $15. to $50. These will all be available on May 7th at our Creekside market Day.

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Herb Plants

Posted on April 28, 2022 by admin

We are taking orders for mixed herb containers only. All of our herbs are grown in our organic greenhouse – either from seed or from our own plants that we propagated. We will also have a few larger plants that … Continue reading →

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Organic Plant Pre-Orders

Posted on April 24, 2022 by admin

We will be taking orders for our organic plants & potato sets this year. We have listed all of the available varieties on both our Facebook page and at www.creeksidenaturalfarm.com. We currently have a list of tomatoes, a list of … Continue reading →

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Pepper Plants

Posted on April 24, 2022 by admin

We will have a very limited number of pepper plants available this year. We’ve chosen our favorites based of flavor and their productivity.      $3.50 each Our plants are still happily hanging out in our warm greenhouse but will be … Continue reading →

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Growing Potatoes Successfully

Posted on April 22, 2022 by admin

When You Bring your Seed Home  Store the seed potatoes in a cool, dark place with some humidity. Two weeks before planting, bring the tubers into a warm area (65˚- 70˚ F) out of direct light to let them wake … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes

Posted on April 19, 2022 by admin

We will have our organic tomato plants available for sale at our Creekside Market Day on May 7th. We have cut back on some varieties based on their performance (or lack of) in the past few years. We’ve also added … Continue reading →

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Container Potatoes

Posted on April 18, 2022 by admin

Container Preparation Any medium size container that holds at least two or three gallons of soil can be used. Examples include baskets, 5 gallon FOOD GRADE buckets (drill plenty of holes in the bottom and lower sides & fill the … Continue reading →

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Potato Grow Box

Posted on March 31, 2022 by admin

It’s still too cold and wet to plant potatoes in the ground. But, you can start planning and building 1 or more of these Potato Grow Boxes.  Potatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in a container & … Continue reading →

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Goat Milk Soap

Posted on March 29, 2022 by admin

I have been working on soap for the past few weeks so it will have plenty of time to cure before the May 7th Creekside Market Day. As it cures, some of the moisture evaporates and the saponification process (oils … Continue reading →

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Potato”Seed”

Posted on March 25, 2022 by admin

Lets talk about one of my favorite vegetables – Potatoes! We will be offering sets (seed potatoes) of my 2 most favorite varieties this year. We ordered extra so we can offer them as sets for anyone wanting to grow … Continue reading →

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Spring Begins!

Posted on March 20, 2022 by admin

Spring begins today & the sun is shining! – YAY! And, we have been busy getting ready Vegetables, herbs flowers and succulents are growing in the greenhouse and chives and garlic are popping up in the garden! Lots of goat … Continue reading →

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Gift List

Posted on December 13, 2021 by admin

This will be a great week to finish up your shopping. The weather will be a little warmer (which is good for honey pick-up).  To Order: e-mail pam@creeksidenaturalfarm message us on our Facebook page call 815-467-5259 (leave a message and … Continue reading →

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Creekside Holiday Market

Posted on December 2, 2021 by admin

Our annual Creekside Holiday Market will be on Saturday – December 4th from 9 until 2 Various plants & Holiday greenery  This a sample of what we will have available All priced between $10. & $20.    

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Creekside Holiday Market Day

Posted on October 24, 2021 by admin

We are busy preparing for our Creekside Holiday Market Day! December 4th from 9am until 2pm We’ve started soap making and will soon move on to body butter, lotion bars, sugar scrub, salt soak, facial oil & a couple of … Continue reading →

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The End of the Farmstand season is near

Posted on October 18, 2021 by admin

The farmstand is full of all of the End of the Season things. NOW is the perfect time to plant garlic, preserve peppers for winter recipes, bake a winter squash, enjoy the last flowers & bring home a succulent plant … Continue reading →

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Sriracha (Red Rooster) Sauce

Posted on October 12, 2021 by admin

Sriracha (Red Rooster) Sauce 1 pound ripe jalapeno peppers, stems cut off , ½ pound ripe serrano peppers – stems cut off, 4 large cloves of garlic- peeled, 3 tbl. Of brown sugar or honey, 1/3 cup of water, ½ … Continue reading →

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Fresh Honey Supply

Posted on October 10, 2021 by admin

Our Bee Keeper brought us a fresh batch of our honey and added a new option. He bottled up a combination of comb & fluid honey. Some believe that the comb is more nutritious than eating just the honey itself, as … Continue reading →

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