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Last Week for Farmstand
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 →
Creekside Market Day
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 →
Our Farmstand is Open & Here’s How it Works
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 →
Roasted Garlic Dip
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 →
Lavender & Garlic
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 →
Organic herbs & flowers
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 →
How we plant tomatoes
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 →
Potato Grow Box
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 →
Goat Milk Soap
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 →
Potato”Seed”
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 →
Spring Begins!
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
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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Tagged handmade body, handmade soap, local yarn, raw honey, shop local
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Creekside Holiday Market
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
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 →
The End of the Farmstand season is near
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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Fresh Honey Supply
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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Preparing for Fall & Winter
As the season changes to fall, it’s time to get ready for colder weather and an end to the fresh summer vegetables. We still have peppers, butternut squash, pumpkins for baking (and a few for decorating), garlic and some lovely … Continue reading →
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Bushels of Tomatoes
We are picking bushels of beautiful tomatoes! So many that we are selling them in half and full bushel quantities. We choose our tomato varieties based on their fabulous flavor and pick them ripe. No chemicals of any kind. A … Continue reading →
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Raw Local Honey
You can order raw honey from hives on our farm for pick-up in our Farmstand. Email pam@creeksidenaturalfarm.com Message us on our Facebook page call 815-467-5259
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Creekside Market Day
Our next Creekside Market Day will be on July 24th from 8 until 1. In addition to our seasonal produce and eggs, we will have our hand made goat milk soap & raw honey from hives on our farm. Market … Continue reading →
New this week – Cabbage
The farmstand is re-stoked with fresh veggies. Cabbage, broccoli, zucchini & patty pan squash, beets, lettuce and sweet peppers. We have some beautiful bouquets and plenty of eggs.
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Fresh flowers and Produce
In anticipation of the much needed coming rain, we did all of our picking yesterday. The Farmstand is re-stocked with beets, broccoli, greens mix (kale/chard/collards), the last of the garlic scapes, fresh herbs, plenty of eggs and some flower bouquets … Continue reading →
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Fresh Beets & Broccoli
We have a fresh picking of beets and Broccoli in the Farmstand this morning. Plus – lettuce, baby kale & chard mix, collards, green onions, garlic scapes, eggs & herb plants.
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Beets are in the cooler!
Early morning harvesting today to get ahead of the heat. We now have our Cylindra beets in the Farmstand cooler! Along with – lettuce, collards, kale/chard mix, garlic scapes, broccoli and eggs. We have moved our flower Bowls and herb … Continue reading →
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Garlic Scapes and Green Onions
New this week – Garlic scapes & green onions Plus – Baby kale & Swiss chard mix, collards Eggs and mixed lettuce
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Last Call for Peony Bouquets, Tomato & Pepper plants
The last cutting of peonies is in the Farmstand cooler. There are just 4 beautiful bouquets! $10.00 each We have moved our trailer with the tomato & pepper plants away from the farmstand because the sun and heat was really … Continue reading →
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First week of June!
The Farmstand is restocked this morning with seasonal produce, eggs& peony bouquets. This will be the last of the spring radishes & probably of the asparagus. We also have organic seeds, Planting bags & organic plants. Tomato & pepper plants … Continue reading →
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Fresh Bouquets & Flower Bowls
Fresh Peony bouquets are in the Farmstand cooler The plant wagons are back out this morning and we’ve added some Patriotic Mixed Flower bowls. Organic vegetable and herb plants are $2.50 each or 10 plants for $20.00 Organic seed packets … Continue reading →
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This week
Here’s what we have available this week in our Farmstand. Plant Wagons are parked near the farmstand All plants are grown here in our organic greenhouse with organic soil Individual plants are $2.50 each or 10 plants for $20.00
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Asparagus & Greens
We have a fresh supply of wonderful asparagus, spinach, lettuce & a baby greens mix. All washed – bagged & in the Farmstand cooler. This will likely be our last picking of spinach for the season – so, get it … Continue reading →
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