Strawberries are ready NOW!
The season is early this year due to a mild winter.
Pick-Your-Own $3.00/quart (bring your own container)
$4.25/quart harvested
Call Imogene to reserve berries or schedule an appointment to pick.
620-336-3281
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Strawberries!
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May 022012
Spring is poppin’ out all over the place! This is a delightful time of year with the weather warming, birds singing, flowers blooming…
We had a bit of a scare last week with frost predicted. One morning we did awake to a fairly heavy frost, but we were able to wash the frost off and there appears to have been minimal damage. Thankfully the temps didn’t get cold enough to produce frost the second night.
One of our biggest concerns was in the strawberry patch. The plants have been blooming their little heads off and a bunch of fruit has set. We really didn’t want to see the crop hurt and it appears that there was very little damage. Get ready… ripe strawberries will be available for You-Pick soon! Give Imogene a call at 620-336-3281 if you want to schedule a picking appointment. Or you may email farmers@mitchellfamilyfarm.us
Also, the hens have been laying their beautiful brown eggs and we have plenty in the cooler. Stop by the farm to pick some up for you and a friend. $3/dozen.
Reflections from the Henhouse
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Jan 072012
Last year was NOT a good year for laying hens on our farm… and that is an understatement. Our sheep and goats were sold the previous year and with them, the livestock guardian dogs. We had not realized the extent of their influence in keeping predators at bay even around the chickens, who they were not trained to protect, till they were gone.
Starting out the year we had 225 chickens, mostly hens but also a few roosters. I had raised more than I needed because I believed there was a market for young hens. About the time they began laying in the early spring I sold 60 hens, leaving me with 165. I thought that would be more than enough hens to supply the market for pastured farm-fresh brown eggs but decided to wait to sell any more till I could see how sales were going to level out. Maybe I should have sold them all knowing what I know now, but hindsight is 20/20. Continue reading »