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Organic transplants and mini lilac bouquets!

Posted on May 5, 2019 by admin

We’ve seen our first hummingbird, the barn swallows are back and the lilacs are blooming! So, were calling spring officially here and bringing our warm season plants out of the greenhouse  Starting today, we will add tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, a … Continue reading →

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Pet/gardeners Soap Bar

Posted on May 3, 2019 by admin

We’ve made our pet/gardener shampoo more user friendly with a muslin bag. It helps to prevent the bar from slipping from your hands and also serves as a scrubbie. $5.50 per bar The smooth bar will be available without the … Continue reading →

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Creekside Market Day – May 11th

Posted on April 27, 2019 by admin

We are 2 weeks away from our first Creekside Market Day for 2019!  9-2 on Saturday May the 11th We will have a selection of our favorite veggie transplant plus a few container friendly varieties.  We hope to start selling … Continue reading →

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Potato Sets

Posted on April 24, 2019 by admin

We are offering potato sets for sale this year! Potatoes are a fun project for kids and are easy to grow in a large container. We have chosen a few of our favorite varieties and one new one.  Sets of … Continue reading →

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Happy Earth Day!

Posted on April 22, 2019 by admin

Happy Earth Day ! We follow Earth friendly practices every day at Creekside Natural Farm. We grow some of our own grain and all of our own hay for animal feed – we give our hens a beautiful pasture filled … Continue reading →

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Pansy’s, pussy willow and eggs

Posted on April 20, 2019 by admin

Our farmstand is open and stocked with plenty of eggs. Pansy bowls (12.00) and pansy 4 pks (2.00) pussy willow bunches are 2.00 A 1 pound jar is 13.00 Please contact us ahead of coming out for honey

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May Creekside market Day

Posted on April 13, 2019 by admin

We are 4 weeks away from our first Creekside Market Day for 2019!  9-2 on Saturday May the 11th Our young hens are starting to lay larger and more eggs Our beekeeper has replenished our honey Our soap is curing … Continue reading →

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What can I plant NOW?!

Posted on April 12, 2019 by admin

A warm day or 2 always make us anxious to get something planted. So, what can we plant when it’s still too cold for tomatoes, beans and other warmth loving plants? Some of the things we planted last week are … Continue reading →

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Eggs are in season!

Posted on April 10, 2019 by admin

Our winter flock is still producing well and out young hens are winding up. So, we have plenty of eggs. We are getting small/medium eggs from the young hens and have those in 18 pack cartons for $5.00. The regular … Continue reading →

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Getting ready for spring!

Posted on April 7, 2019 by admin

We are starting the seasonal wind up with lots of life on the farm and one departure. We will have a larger selection of organic plants this year. In addition the the heirloom tomatoes, we will also have eggplant, peppers, … Continue reading →

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Eggs are in the stand!

Posted on March 29, 2019 by admin

No sign of any more deep freezes in the forecast. So, we cleaned the cooler, plugged it in and stocked it with eggs!  We have our regular eggs which are a mix of sizes ranging from jumbo to medium. We … Continue reading →

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Turkey Red Wheat

Posted on March 24, 2019 by admin

Some of the steps in “making” whole wheat flour We have cleaned wheat berries and freshly ground flour available. Wheat berries are in a 1 quart container for $3.00 and flour is $5.00 for a 3 pound bag As the … Continue reading →

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Baby Plants

Posted on March 6, 2019 by admin

Yesterday Renee and I bought baby plants of some things that don’t start well from seed. In addition to the succulents, we got some lemon thyme and rosemary (plus a few flowers because we couldn’t resist). Brought them all home … Continue reading →

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Honey, Cornmeal & Eggs

Posted on February 22, 2019 by admin

Honey, cornmeal, eggs, ect… are available in the winter by appointment only so Please contact us ahead of coming out (info below). This ever changing weather can sometimes lead to very slippery conditions – especially in the country. Our honey … Continue reading →

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Monarch Habitat planting day

Posted on February 9, 2019 by admin

Today is a perfect day to plant 8 acres of seed for our Monarch butterfly habitat. Can’t wait until it’s all gro

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Comb Honey

Posted on February 3, 2019 by admin

Comb honey is sections of the hexagonal-shaped beeswax cells of the honeycomb that contain raw honey that have been cut from the wooden frames of a beehive. It is the rawest honey available and contains all of the pollen, enzymes, … Continue reading →

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Honey

Posted on February 2, 2019 by admin

The polar vortex seems to be over, the driveway has been cleared and our bee keeper has brought us over some freshly bottled honey! Honey is available in the winter by appointment only so Please contact us ahead of coming … Continue reading →

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-15 morning!

Posted on January 26, 2019 by admin

-15 outside this morning. Thankful for heated water buckets lots of straw and good hay. Plus a great coat for Thomas.  The other boys are thankful to live with Thomas – who get extra special hay and treats! And the … Continue reading →

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Local Raw Honey

Posted on January 21, 2019 by admin

Our honey is pure 100% honey from hives on our farm. Our bees have 76 acres of  “crops” to forage from. That includes more than 20 acres of pollinator habitat, several acres of vegetables, 30 acres of hay and pasture … Continue reading →

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Time to choose the 2019 potatoes!

Posted on January 11, 2019 by admin

We will be offering seed potatoes this season. We’ve chosen 3 of our favorites and 2 “new to us” varieties (Viking Red and Masquerade). We will sell them in 1 pound packages and also as transplants in biodegradable pots with … Continue reading →

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Local raw Honey & Stone Ground Grains

Posted on January 6, 2019 by admin

We have raw honey from hives on our farm in a 1 pound jar for $13.00   Heirloom Grains – Turkey Red wheat flour, Yellow cornmeal and Floriani Red Flint cornmeal (Makes really great polenta).  All grown and stone ground … Continue reading →

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Happy 2019!

Posted on December 31, 2018 by admin

Some of our favorites from 2018 Thank you to all of our loyal customers who take the time to come out to shop with us.  We are looking forward to 2019 and a few new things! We like to try … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Gift Ideas

Posted on December 18, 2018 by admin

We have some last minute gift sets all ready for your “Gift Giving”.  This is a 1 pound jar of honey from Our Creekside Natural Farm hives and 2 organic tea bags – $14.00 We also have our goats milk … Continue reading →

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Local Raw Honey & Stone ground grain

Posted on December 13, 2018 by admin

We have raw honey from hives on our farm in a 1 pound jar for $13.00   Heirloom Grains – Turkey Red wheat flour, Yellow cornmeal and Floriani Red Flint cornmeal (Makes really great polenta).  All grown and stone ground … Continue reading →

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Creekside Gifts – (for yourself or others)

Posted on December 2, 2018 by admin

If you were not able to make it to our Creekside Market yesterday or thought of something you still “need”, you can still pick up at our farm.  Email us at pam@creeksidenaturalfarm.com call us at 815-467-5259 message us on FB … Continue reading →

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December Creekside Market December 1st 9 until 2

Posted on November 30, 2018 by admin

We’ve been busy making some new items for our December Creekside Market. They will all be available individually and in various gift sets. We will also have our handmade goats milk soap, a fresh batch of honey from hives on … Continue reading →

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Last Week for 2018 Farmstand

Posted on November 30, 2018 by admin

We will be closing the farmstand at the end of the day on Saturday October 20th. This week will be your last opportunity this year to get vegetables. We have cherry tomatoes, salad tomatoes, garlic, fingerling potatoes, baking pumpkins, butternut … Continue reading →

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Last Week for 2018 Farmstand

Posted on November 30, 2018 by admin

We will be closing the farmstand at the end of the day on Saturday October 20th. This week will be your last opportunity this year to get vegetables. We have cherry tomatoes, salad tomatoes, garlic, fingerling potatoes, baking pumpkins, butternut … Continue reading →

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Last Week for 2018 Farmstand

Posted on November 30, 2018 by admin

We will be closing the farmstand at the end of the day on Saturday October 20th. This week will be your last opportunity this year to get vegetables. We have cherry tomatoes, salad tomatoes, garlic, fingerling potatoes, baking pumpkins, butternut … Continue reading →

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Last Week for 2018 Farmstand

Posted on November 30, 2018 by admin

We will be closing the farmstand at the end of the day on Saturday October 20th. This week will be your last opportunity this year to get vegetables. We have cherry tomatoes, salad tomatoes, garlic, fingerling potatoes, baking pumpkins, butternut … Continue reading →

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