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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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.
Apr 052012
It has been a very long time since I’ve taken time to write a farm update! There’s not time to write about all the exciting things which have happened since the last update, but here’s some of the highlights!
Though I was late getting the strawberries covered our mild winter didn’t seem to affect them much. It started warming up in mid March so it was necessary to pull all the mulch back off again so the berry plants wouldn’t smother! Our warm spring weather has continued to hold warm enough that nearly everything is a month ahead of schedule…elm trees bloomed the last of February, sand plum, red bud, willow, forsythia, a few plums, apricots and peaches all blooming the first to mid part of March. Now nearly all the early spring plants have bloomed and everything has transformed into a vibrant green array of beautiful landscape. Currently the strawberries are blooming so in a few short weeks (probably 5-6 weeks) we should start having a few ripe berries, Lord willing!
Our asparagus has enjoyed the early spring jump and is up and going. If you’d like to be on the waiting list please let us know! It is $4.00 per lb.
Blackberries and red raspberries will soon be in full bloom as well if this weather holds. Many of the perennial plants are showing tell tale signs of the severe drought last year. Thankfully with Dad’s persistent tillage during the drought, the Johnson and Bermuda grasses have been almost eradicated in some sections of the garden.
Mom’s pullets have started laying eggs now and they are producing some delicious eggs! If you’d like some of these scrumptious eggs come on out and get some on the honor system. We keep a few dozen eggs in the cooler and you can put payment in the yellow envelope below the egg shelf. Please come between dawn and dusk. Continue reading »