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Owl Excluder
Our most recent attempt to prevent our resident owl from having a chicken dinner seems to be working. Yea! They will have to go back to their diet of rodents. Double Yea!
3 month Birthday
Happy 3 month birthday to Thomas Magnum. He weighed in at 43 pounds this morning!
Eggs and Cherry Tomatoes
We are finally getting eggs from our young hens. They start out small so we are putting them in the clear cartons and selling them for $3.00. These hens are Barred Rocks and Easter Eggers. The Barred Rocks lay brown … Continue reading →
This mornings discoveries
Baby snapper covered in mud on the bank of the pond. I almost didn’t recognize it. Swallowtail butterfly in the hoop house.
Monarch on milkweed
My helper and I were checking the milkweed for monarch caterpillars today and just as I was saying that I’ve never seen one on the common milkweed – there it was!
New things at Creekside Natural Farm
Freshly picked sunflowers this morning. $1.00 each and like everything we grow – never sprayed. Also new this morning – hard neck garlic and LaRatte fingerling potatoes.
3 French Hens
Ready for the 3 French Hens Market in Morris today from 8 until 2. We have several varieties of potatoes, hard neck garlic, baby eggplant, mixed beans, peppers, sunflowers and yarn from our Sri alpacas.
Red Gold potatoes
Thanks to some help from Jill and Renee, we dug 128 pounds of lovely Red Gold potatoes yesterday They are in the stand in 2 pound bags for $5.00
New today mixed beans
We have some beautiful mixed beans (green, yellow and purple) in the stand this morning for $3.00 for a 1 pound bag. Also, green beans, beets, kale, swiss chard, purple jalapenos, sweet peppers, eggplant and a few pints of tomatoes
Green Beans New this week
We have finally gotten enough dry weather to harvest and get the stand stocked with green beans, Swiss chard, lettuce, beets and a few pints of tomatoes. This morning we will be picking flowers and starting to dig garlic.
Farm Day Today
The sun is shining and our featured speaker – Dr. John Ikerd – is here. We’re ready for a great Farm Day! The Farm Day will run from 10 until 2 with John speaking at noon. We will also be … Continue reading →
Sunday June 28th – Farm Day
2 Days until our first Sustainable Farm Day of the year! In addition to our main speaker – Dr. John Ikerd (http://www.johnikerd.com) – we will also be joined by Ed Bell from Belfry Bees. He will bring a display hive … Continue reading →
1 Week until our first Farm Day of the season
We are 1 week away from our first Farm Day of the season! Bill is still busy working on making more seating for those who are coming to hear our main speaker – Dr. John Ikerd. We are so looking … Continue reading →
Farm Day – 1 week and 6 days away
We are less than 2 weeks away from our first Farm Day of the season! Dr. John Ikerd will be our featured speaker and will be talking about sustainable agriculture. In addition to our main speaker – Dr. John Ikerd (http://www.johnikerd.com) – we … Continue reading →
Broccoli New Today
I braved the rain and mud today to pick some beautiful broccoli. It’s in the stand for $3.00. We also have fresh strawberries for a few more days, kohlrabi and lettuce. If you would like a frozen chicken, please call … Continue reading →
Kohlrabi
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 →
New today Kohlrabi
We picked some really nice strawberries this morning an also started picking some kohlrabi. This is our first year for kohlrabi and we are trying out some recipes. We’re picking in small batches so the greens will stay fresh. They … Continue reading →
Air Chilled Chicken
I have some fresh chickens available today and this weekend only. If you would like to try an air chilled chicken that has never been frozen, let me know when you would like to come by. I’ll be home today … Continue reading →
Sustainable Farm Day – June 28th
We are 4 weeks away from our first Farm Day of the season and Bill is busy working on making some seating for those who are coming to hear our main speaker – Dr. John Ikerd. We are so looking … Continue reading →
Baby Day!
Parabella had a 16 lb baby girl today. No name yet and I haven’t seen her nurse so I’m on “nursing watch”
5-17 @ CNF
This morning we have beautiful leaf lettuce, radishes, asparagus, eggs from our AWA hens, organic tomato and pansy plants and a few bags of Cowsmo compost. One brave hen out for the first time and one sister on the ramp!
Happy Mothers Day
Happy Mothers Day from us and our favorite alpaca mom Parabella!
Save the Date! June 28th Farm Day updates
In addition to our main speaker – Dr. John Ikerd (http://www.johnikerd.com) – we will also be joined by Ed Bell from Belfry Bees. He will bring a display hive and information on how we can protect bees. He will also have … Continue reading →
Meat chickens
This morning I picked up our first batch of broiler chickens for the season. They will spend their firs t 2 week’s under heat lamps in the protection of the border. After that, they will move to their portable shelter … Continue reading →
Eggs in the stand
The stand is open for the season and stocked with our Animal Welfare Approved and organic eggs. We sell our eggs in cartons of 12 for $5.00 or 18 for $7.50 Creekside Natural Farm Egg facts: Our eggs are not … Continue reading →
House Cleaning Day
Todays job (cleaning out the winters worth of deep bedding in the chicken house) wasn’t nearly as enjoyable as yesterdays job (starting seeds in the warm greenhouse). However the girls were very happy with their fresh shavings and especially with … Continue reading →
Animal Welfare Approved
Creekside Natural Farm has again been approved to use the Animal Welfare Approved label on our eggs. AWA is the Gold Standard of humane farm animal care. you can find more information on the Animal Welfare Approved program at www.AnimalWelfarApproved.org In … Continue reading →
Bakers Creek catalog
The cold temps last night kept the crowd down at the Pre- Garden party so we still have some Bakers Creek Heirloom seed catalogs to give away. If you’re coming out for eggs, Floriani cornmeal or whole wheat flour, let … Continue reading →
Pre-Garden Party – Tonight
Getting ready for the Pre-Garden party tonight sponsored by the Joliet Park Dist. Come out and see us. The first 20 people to visit our table will get a free Bakers Creek Heirloom seed catalog. Just looking at the beautiful … Continue reading →
Pre-Garden Party
Getting ready for the Pre-Garden party tonight sponsored by the Joliet Park Dist. Come out and see us. The first 20 people to visit our table will get a free Bakers Creek Heirloom seed catalog. Just looking at the beautiful … Continue reading →