In February we helped a friend tap 650 maple trees on property owned and managed by Camp Whitewood in Windsor, OH. Thankfully, we had a beautiful day and got into a nice work rhythm. Hammer in the tap, hang the bucket, put the lid on and repeat! It’s incredible how quickly the sap flows on […]
We don’t usually sell tomatoes or peppers at the market….but we are tired of canning so we’ve brought a basket of extras today. And we are trying an experiment allowing customers to name their own price. We’ll see how it goes. Post update: Well, I don’t think we’ll be doing this experiment again. Some people […]
It has been a busy year! We are starting to feel it and the recent fall-like weather has us thinking of fall eats. We recently planted kale, spinach and lettuce…all of which love cool weather. And, we have a great looking bed of arugula and greens to sell this week. August was a great month […]
Now that we have some time to reflect on the season, we thought it might be helpful to share some of the lessons we learned from our first season of urban market gardening. In no particular order, we give you our lessons learned….likely to grow as we continue to plan. Making compost: Don’t get me […]
Lately the chard has taken off and looks and tastes delicious. Yet, people seem hesitant to buy it at the market. Here’s one way to prepare it that’s simply and tasty. Come out to the Lakewood Farmer’s Market on Saturdays and grab your leafy greens! Sautéed Swiss Chard 1 large bunch of fresh Swiss chard […]
We totally sold out of all our produce this Saturday at the Lakewood Farmers Market. There are so many people to thank for making this market come together. Thanks to the market organizers, our helpful friends, and all the wonderful customers who stopped by. We were pretty nervous about our first market day, but all […]
Since the warm weather is upon us and we are still learning the ropes, we ended up with product and not enough customers! What to do? Good thing the local food scene is all about community. Today happens to be market day in Tremont, so we called up one of the vendors we know through […]
We recently launched our modified CSA program. And, also learned that we are going to be selling at the Lakewood Farmer’s Market starting June 26th. With 12 beds planted and garlic coming up nicely, we feel like we are on the right track and are excited to harvest in a few weeks.
Thanks to our friends at Urban Growth Farm in Ohio City, we spent our first day on the other side of the market stand! Though our contribution to the product side of things was small, it was thrilling to see people buy our goods…..it felt really good and inspired us to continue on this path. […]