Category Archives: Harvest from Prior Years

Calico Sweet Corn

The wait for our Calico Sweet corn is finally over!

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Calico Sweet Corn

The wait for our sweet corn is finally over! We started picking this morning and have it in our farmstand cooler for $6.00 per bag. Most bags have 13 ears but if there is a smaller ear or 2, the … Continue reading

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Tomatoes and Beans

We are finally picking enough tomatoes to keep the farmstand stocked. Lots of sweet cherry tomatoes and “salad” tomatoes. Still waiting on the big slicers….. And Dragon Tongue beans. These beautiful heirloom beans have a wonderful flavor. Try them steamed … Continue reading

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Pollinator habitat

The bees are enjoying the new blooms in our pollinator habitat.

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Beautiful Sweet Peppers

We have a love of sweet peppers and like to try something new every season. This year we tried 2 new varieties . Shishitto peppers are a great little snack pepper – perfect for grilling or broiling. As simple as … Continue reading

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1 Day until our July Creekside Market – Saturday July 21st

We spent the day getting ready for our Creekside Market Day tomorrow. We cleaned garlic, picked and arranged flowers, picked herbs and got lots of veggies ready. Come see us between 9 and 2. We will have our tent up … Continue reading

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Fresh flowers and veggies!

It looks like the rain has stopped and the cooler is full! Stop out to our self service farmstand for some fresh flowers, green beans, zucchini, bell, Shishitto, Melrose and Jimmy Nardello sweet peppers, kohlrabi, eggs, heirloom flour and garlic.

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Tomatoes, sunflowers and beans!

We will be picking our first sunflowers of the season this morning along with green beans! We also have started picking sweet peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini and still have kale, scallions, herb plants and stone ground flour or cornmeal. We … Continue reading

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The hens are enjoying the freshly mowed pasture and the things (voles and bugs) that are now exposed.

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1 Day until our June Creekside Market Day

Our June Market is 1 day away on Saturday – June 16th  We will be in the farmstand from 9 until 2 with our seasonal produce,herb plants, hand made goats milk soap, our honey, our stone ground heirloom grains and … Continue reading

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Last Call for Organic Tomato Plants

We will have our organic heirloom tomato plants available in our farmstand thru this weekend. They’re healthy and ready to be planted in your garden! $1.50 each or 10 for $10.00 We also have several types of herb plants available … Continue reading

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Butter lettuce

We have butter lettuce in the farmstand cooler Washed and spun and delicious! – $3.00 per bag

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Making Hay

We will be bailing hay today and will have it available for pick-up from the field for $3.50 per bale. It’s a 50/50 mix of alfalfa and orchard grass – no weeds – no rain Call 815-715-3590  

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Organic Plants

We still have a nice selection of organic tomato, pepper and herb plants. We would like them to find a good home so are lowering their price to $2.00 per plant or 10 plants for $15.00 Now is the perfect … Continue reading

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Fresh Asparagus

Our asparagus patch has finally reached maturity and we are picking daily. If you’ve only eaten asparagus from the grocery store – you will be amazed at the difference in flavor! $5.00 per 1 pound bag We also have our … Continue reading

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Spring Pansies

We have pansies in the farmstand! They’re planted in a 10 inch bowl in organic soil and were raised in our organic greenhouse.  $15.00 each

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1 day until Creekside Market! May 12th – Rain or Shine!

We will be setting up some of our market items in our garage tomorrow since the forecast is calling for rain. In addition to the pre-made herb planters, we will have the option of choosing the herbs you want to … Continue reading

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Greenhouse Day

It’s a beautiful day to be a kitty or a person working in the greenhouse!

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Sorting Alpca fiber

Using the last empty space in the greenhouse to sort and clean our Suri alpaca fiber. Even unwashed – it looks lovely!

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Beautiful fiber in the making! Leonardo and his ever doting mama.

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Merry Christmas and happy New Year

Wishing a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and happy New Year!

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Last minute gifts

If you are looking for a gift for teachers, hostess, co-workers, friends, ect… – we have 2 great options! 2 oz Honey Bear with a bar of handmade goats milk and honey soap is $7.00 16 oz jar of honey … Continue reading

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Creamed Honey is Ready!

Our bee keeper made creamed honey from our Creekside Natural Farm honey. It has a smooth butter like texture and is especially delicious on toast, biscuits, muffins, ect…  $13.00 per 1 pint jar Call 815-467-5259 Email pam@creeksidenaturalfarm.com Send a FB … Continue reading

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Winter starts tomorrow!

Starting tomorrow – Dec 5th – the stand will be closed and we will be on the “Winter Program” for eggs, honey and grain. Let us know ahead of time what you’re looking for and we will set up a … Continue reading

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Eggs, Kale and Grains – Updated

Eggs are still available in the stand cooler. We will be watching the overnight temps in the cooler and make an announcement when we go to the “winter egg program”. The summer vegetables are done but we are now picking … Continue reading

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Organic popcorn and Black Turtle beans are here!

The organic popcorn and Black Turtle beans are here! The pre-orders are filled and we have some extras that I will put in the stand this morning. They will be in a plastic tote in our farmstand. We have had … Continue reading

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Peppers by the pound!

We are still picking beautiful peppers and have them available in 5 pound bags for $10.00. They are super easy to freeze for your winter dining pleasure. I core and slice them, put them in a quart size freezer bag, … Continue reading

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Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday and helped to make it our most successful Creekside market yet! We still have pumpkins, Glass Gem corn, tomatoes, garlic, and LOTS of beautiful peppers.  Peppers are super easy to freeze and … Continue reading

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Tomorrow (Oct. 1st) – Last Creekside Market for 2017

  This will be our last Creekside Market for this year. We will be in the farmstand from 8 am until 1 pm with seasonal vegetables, Glass Gem cornmeal, Turkey Red wheat berries, Creekside Honey (with our lovely new label) … Continue reading

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Sweet Peppers

We have Sweet Italian frying peppers and sweet mini peppers for sale by the half bushel. $25.00 for a half They are super easy to freeze and you will love having them to use in the winter! We have a … Continue reading

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