Category Archives: What’s Available This Week?

  Our August Creekside Market Day is August 19th  (this coming Saturday). In addition to an abundance of veggies, we will have our own honey and our hand-made goats milk soap for sale. We’re still picking sweet corn (ahead of … Continue reading →

The sweet corn is fantastic this year (and the raccoons agree!)  We will continue to pick daily until it’s gone. We’re also getting some really nice heirloom tomatoes, sweet peppers, eggplant, lemon squash, cucumbers,  jalapeno peppers, sunflowers and garlic that … Continue reading →

And – the sweet corn is ready! In the cooler in bags – $6.00 per 13 ears. Some bags will have more if the ears are smaller. We’ve been eating it for the past couple of days and it’s fabulous. … Continue reading →

Our tomatoes are finally ready and in the stand!  Both full size and cherry are $3.00 per pint. We also have eggs,  zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, beans, beets, sweet peppers, garlic, kale and lots of cucumbers.  Honey is available on … Continue reading →

The honey is here! We are hosting bee hives that are maintained by a local bee keeper. The bees forage on our land which includes 20 acres of pollinator habitat, pollinator friendly trees, our organic gardens and lots of clover … Continue reading →

We are having a fabulous beet crop this year – we planted more and they’re loving all the rain. So, we will be selling them by the half bushel (26 pounds) for $26.00 – that’s half of our normal price. … Continue reading →

  The rainy weather may not be great for making hay but the vegetables love it! We have an abundance of really lovely broccoli, several types of beets & mixed lettuce. We still have some purple cauliflower, sugar snap peas … Continue reading →

  We made our first picking of Cylindra beets this morning. They are sweet and tender and are the favorite of our beet loving customers. They’re in the stand for $3.00 per bunch. My favorite way to use them is … Continue reading →

We picked fresh beets ($3.00), broccoli ($4.00) and lettuce ($3.00). All are in the cooler in our stand along with plenty of eggs.

We’re starting to pick beets, cabbage and romaine lettuce. All washed and in the cooler.  We also have broccoli sprouts and plenty of eggs.

  What is a garlic scape? It’s the flower stalk of a hard neck garlic plant. Soft neck garlic does not get a scape.  One scape comes up from each plant one time during the growing season. So, when they’re gone … Continue reading →

Early this morning – before the heat was totaly hideous- picked, washed, spun and bagged lettuce. In the cooler for $3.00 per bag.  Also picked some broccoli sprouts and there are plenty of eggs.

We have opened the farm stand and stocked the cooler with eggs!               Our egg price remains the same as last year – $5.00 per dozen Our hens eat a diet of certified organic … Continue reading →

Look what came with the mailman! I’m SOOO ready!!!

Today we started our “New Year” ordering with our first 2 batches of chicks – 1 heritage and 1 broiler. Next up was our Bakers Creek Heirloom Seeds order. Lots of old favorites as well as a few new varieties including … Continue reading →

The hens are finished growing their winter feathers and are laying eggs again! And, it’s still warm enough to keep them in the stand. We also have some young hens who are just starting to lay so will have the … Continue reading →

New in the stand – Lovely bundles of Glass Gem Corn $2.00 per bunch We also have sweet and hot peppers, eggplant, kale, potatoes, garlic, Turkey Red wheat berries, a few tomatoes and eggs. We also have frozen heritage chicken … Continue reading →

Kale is back in the stand and we have swiss chard that I will pick on request. It wilts pretty quickly in the cooler so if you would like some, please call 815-715-3590 or email pam@ creeksidenaturalfarm.com We also have lemon … Continue reading →

This beautiful half-bushel of sweet peppers is available for $12.00. There are about 40 peppers and they would be great for roasting and canning or freezing. You can also core and blanch the whole for stuffing during the winter. I … Continue reading →

Today we had our last batch or meat chickens of the season processed. These are a Sagitta chicken and are available as a whole chicken for $4.00 per pound. They were raised on a combination of certified organic feed and … Continue reading →

We Have lots of beautiful heirloom tomatoes and have started a new program for them today. In an effort to please as many people as possible – we will not be boxing the tomatoes in cartons. That means you get … Continue reading →

We started picking our later variety of sweet corn and it lives up to its name – Delectable! It is also a larger ear than the earlier corn so you get 12 ears in a bag for $6.00. Non GMO, … Continue reading →

The rain and warm weather has really helped our veggies! We are starting to pick cylindra beets, zucchini and beans. We also picked fresh lettuce and kale and will be picking kohlrabi tomorrow morning. We still have plenty of eggs … Continue reading →

This morning we picked and washed some beautiful Chahoggia beets. They’re in the stand along with bok choy and lettuce for $3.00 per bunch/bag. The baby kale is $4.00 per bag. We also have freshly picked herbs – $1.00 per … Continue reading →

Now is the perfect time of year to make stock, soup, chicken and dumplings, chicken and noodles, chicken casserole, chicken enchiladas, ect… We have frozen whole stewing hens available that were raised with full pasture access and supplemented with organic … Continue reading →

  The tomatoes, peppers and okra really enjoyed the warm temps of the last couple of weeks and we’re picking lots. Also, still getting some eggplant and put a few bags of green beans in the stand this morning. That will … Continue reading →

We have green beans available for canning or freezing – Or just eating if you love them. They are $2.00 per pound for a 10 pound bag. 2 bags available If you would like them – please contact me at … Continue reading →

I Will be picking more Kohlrabi this morning and have had many questions about what to do with it. I used it as a replacement for cabbage in a creamy slaw recipe and it was fantastic. Kohlrabi: Kitchen Basics Kohlrabi … Continue reading →