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Dear Folks,
We are anticipating a great new year for our farming, CSA and Farm Stands.
We will be returning to all the same markets and Farm Stands -except St. Mark's Episcopal in Alexandria will be moving to Bush Hill Presbyterian Church in Alexandria. We will also be planning to return to all the CSA drop off locations for 2016.
If anyone would like to get a new CSA drop off location added - just get at least 6 shares delivered to the same location and we will add your stop. Let us know if you would like any information about this.
It is time to sign up for the 2016 CSA season. You can go to the website www.orchardcountryrproduce.com and sign up. You will get a 6% discount for signing up for all three sessions if you pay before May 15. You can pay online with a credit card or you can arrange a payment plan online or you can pay with a check and save another 4%.
We look forward to providing you with fresh vegetables and fruit again this year.
We are busy into our winter jobs. Gregg is making jam and applesauce. He is also the main caretaker for all the hogs, chickens and chicks. Speaking of chickens, we still have 50 brown egg layers that are giving us lots of fresh eggs. They are beginning to pile up. So if anyone wants to make the trip to the farm, we will give you a great discount for buying some eggs. We also have apples and meat available. Let us know if you would like to come up. You could stock up and sell them to your neighbors!
Oliver and Juan are working on Oliver's house. They gutted the whole thing last month. Now they are chinking between the logs. (It is log cabin) and putting up drywall. Oliver loves giving tours and sharing his plans. Come for a tour!
We have an old three-bottom plow. It was rather worn and broken in several places. We tried to purchase new pieces, but they were not available anymore. So Oliver got his future father-in-law to weld parts and build new pieces for it. But before we could get it finished the ground froze. So now we will have to wait until spring to plow this new 3 acre plot that we would like to add to the vegetables.
Family news!
If you haven't seen it yet, we posted a picture of all of us on FACEBOOK. We are growing! We added two grandlchildren in 2015 and in 2016 we will be marrying off the last two children. Virigina is will be marrying Dan Shedd in April and Oliver will be marrying Elizabeth Brown in October. WOW! An empty nest! What will we do!
I made a New Year's Resolution - to add pictures or blurbs to the FACEBNOOK page periodically throughout the year. So if you keep up with those things follow us on FACEBOOK!
Let us know if you have any questions or if we can help you in any way. Have a great month!
Gregg, Louise, and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
Dear Folks,
We are anticipating a great new year for our farming, CSA and Farm Stands.
We will be returning to all the same markets and Farm Stands -except St. Mark's Episcopal in Alexandria will be moving to Bush Hill Presbyterian Church in Alexandria. We will also be planning to return to all the CSA drop off locations for 2016.
If anyone would like to get a new CSA drop off location added - just get at least 6 shares delivered to the same location and we will add your stop. Let us know if you would like any information about this.
It is time to sign up for the 2016 CSA season. You can go to the website www.orchardcountryrproduce.com and sign up. You will get a 6% discount for signing up for all three sessions if you pay before May 15. You can pay online with a credit card or you can arrange a payment plan online or you can pay with a check and save another 4%.
We look forward to providing you with fresh vegetables and fruit again this year.
We are busy into our winter jobs. Gregg is making jam and applesauce. He is also the main caretaker for all the hogs, chickens and chicks. Speaking of chickens, we still have 50 brown egg layers that are giving us lots of fresh eggs. They are beginning to pile up. So if anyone wants to make the trip to the farm, we will give you a great discount for buying some eggs. We also have apples and meat available. Let us know if you would like to come up. You could stock up and sell them to your neighbors!
Oliver and Juan are working on Oliver's house. They gutted the whole thing last month. Now they are chinking between the logs. (It is log cabin) and putting up drywall. Oliver loves giving tours and sharing his plans. Come for a tour!
We have an old three-bottom plow. It was rather worn and broken in several places. We tried to purchase new pieces, but they were not available anymore. So Oliver got his future father-in-law to weld parts and build new pieces for it. But before we could get it finished the ground froze. So now we will have to wait until spring to plow this new 3 acre plot that we would like to add to the vegetables.
Investments
Thanks to all who invested in the capital land purchase for 2015. Your help was greatly appreciated and you helped us to avoid costly bank payments which takes money away from farming.
Heads Up! We will be making another balloon payment in September, 2016. If you have any money sitting in a bank account making no interest and you would like to help us with farming land purchase, let us know and we can give you more information. We will make it worth your while.
Family news!
If you haven't seen it yet, we posted a picture of all of us on FACEBOOK. We are growing! We added two grandlchildren in 2015 and in 2016 we will be marrying off the last two children. Virigina is will be marrying Dan Shedd in April and Oliver will be marrying Elizabeth Brown in October. WOW! An empty nest! What will we do!
I made a New Year's Resolution - to add pictures or blurbs to the FACEBNOOK page periodically throughout the year. So if you keep up with those things follow us on FACEBOOK!
Let us know if you have any questions or if we can help you in any way. Have a great month!
Gregg, Louise, and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
National Geographic Society - Tuesday, December 22 from 9-2pm in the courtyard.
Come out to buy apples and vegetables and wish Gregg well!
We will be back in April, 2016
We will have jellies, honey, Shagbark hickory syrup
Fruit
Fuji apples
Cameo apples
Apple cider
Nittany apples
Gold Rush apples
Pink Lady apples
Yellow Delicious apples
Vegetables
Swiss chard
sweet candy onions
cabbage
broccoli
butternut squash
kiri winter squash
cauliflower
Brussels sprouts
Diakon radishes
Turnips
HERBS
parsley
Meat - our own home grown
beef - we have steaks!
pork - we have chops!
Bakery
Raised Breads - dinner rolls, Honey oatmeal, and Cinnamon
Sweet breads
cookies Peanut blossoms, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin!!!
apple pies
strawberry rhubarb pies
Home grown eggs
Homemade jellies and jams
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the stand!
Gregg, Louise, Oliver Keckler - Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Tomorrow December 19
Last Day of the market for 2015
Come out and wish Oliver well!
Oliver will be at St Luke's Episcopal Church from 8 - 1 pm.
These are some of the items that we will have tomorrow at the market stands.
Fruit
apples - Gala
apples - Fuji
apples - Cameo
apples- Granny Smith
apples - Pink Lady
apples - Gold Rush
Apple cider
Vegetables
Sweet onions
red and white potatoes
Swiss chard
cabbage
spaghetti squash
butternut squash
delicate squash
kiri winter squash
broccoli
cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts
Meat - our own home grown
beef - WE HAVE STEAKS! Filets, NY strips, Rib steaks, sirloin, fat iron
pork - We have chops and ham steak, bacon, breakfast links and 7 inch grillers
Bakery
Raised Breads - Honey Oatmeal and cinnamon bread and herb bread
cinnamon rolls
Sweet breads - pumpkin, bananai, and apple
cookies
Homemade pies - strawberry rhubarby pies
apple pies
Home grown eggs
Homemade jellies and jams
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the stand!
Gregg, Louise, Oliver Keckler - Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
National Geographic Society - Tuesday, December 15 from 9-2pm in the courtyard.
We will have jellies, honey, Shagbark hickory syrup
Fruit
Fuji apples
Cameo apples
Apple cider
Nittany apples
Gold Rush apples
Pink Lady apples
Vegetables
Swiss chard
sweet candy onions
cabbage
spaghetti squash
broccoli
butternut squash
kiri winter squash
delicate winter squash
cauliflower
Brussels sprouts
Diakon radishes
Turnips
HERBS
parsley
mint tea
Meat - our own home grown
beef - we have steaks!
pork - we have chops!
Bakery
Raised Breads - dinner rolls, Honey oatmeal, and Cinnamon
Sweet breads
cookies Peanut blossoms, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin!!!
apple pies
strawberry rhubarb pies
Home grown eggs
Homemade jellies and jams
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the stand!
Gregg, Louise, Oliver Keckler - Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Tomorrow December 12
Oliver will be at St Luke's Episcopal Church from 8 - 1 pm.
These are some of the items that we will have tomorrow at the market stands.
Fruit
apples - Gala
apples - Fuji
apples - Cameo
apples- Granny Smith
apples - Pink Lady
apples - Gold Rush
Apple cider
Vegetables
Sweet onions
red and white potatoes
Swiss chard
cabbage
spaghetti squash
butternut squash
delicate squash
kiri winter squash
broccoli
cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts
Meat - our own home grown
beef - WE HAVE STEAKS! Filets, NY strips, Rib steaks, sirloin, fat iron
pork - We have chops and ham steak, bacon, breakfast links and 7 inch grillers
Bakery
Raised Breads - Honey Oatmeal and cinnamon bread and herb bread
cinnamon rolls
Sweet breads - pumpkin, bananai, and apple
cookies
Homemade pies - strawberry rhubarby pies
apple pies
Home grown eggs
Homemade jellies and jams
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the stand!
Gregg, Louise, Oliver Keckler - Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
National Geographic Society - Tuesday, December 8 from 9-2pm in the courtyard.
We will have jellies, honey, Shagbark hickory syrup
Fruit
Gala apples
Fuji apples
Cameo apples
Apple cider
Nittany apples
yellow Delicious apples
Gold Rush apples
Pink Lady apples
Vegetables
Kale
Swiss chard
sweet candy onions
cabbage
spaghetti squash
broccoli
butternut squash
kiri winter squash
delicate winter squash
cheesecake squash
cauliflower
Brussels sprouts
Diakon radishes
Turnips
HERBS
parsley
mint tea
Meat - our own home grown
beef - we have steaks!
pork - we have chops!
Bakery
Raised Breads - dinner rolls, Honey oatmeal, and Cinnamon
Sweet breads
cookies
apple pies
strawberry rhubarb pies
Home grown eggs
Homemade jellies and jams
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the stand!
Gregg, Louise, Oliver Keckler - Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Tomorrow December 5
Oliver will be at St Luke's Episcopal Church from 8 - 1 pm.
These are some of the items that we will have tomorrow at the market stands.
Fruit
apples - Gala
apples - Cox orange Pippins
apples - York
apples - Fuji
apples - Cameo
apples- Granny Smith
apples - Pink Lady
Golden Delicious apples
apples - Gold Rush
Apple cider
Vegetables
Sweet onions
Kale
red and white potatoes
Swiss chard
cabbage
spaghetti squash
butternut squash
delicate squash
kiri winter squash
neck pumpkins
cheesecake winter squash
Fairy Tales
broccoli
cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts
Meat - our own home grown
beef - WE HAVE STEAKS! Filets, NY strips, Rib steaks, sirloin, fat iron
pork - We have chops and ham steak, bacon, breakfast links and 7 inch grillers
Bakery
Raised Breads - Honey Oatmeal and cinnamon bread and herb bread
cinnamon rolls
Sweet breads - pumpkin, bananai, and apple
cookies
Homemade pies - strawberry rhubarby pies
apple pies
Home grown eggs
Homemade jellies and jams
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the stand!
Gregg, Louise, Oliver Keckler - Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
National Geographic Society - Tuesday, December 1 from 9-2pm in the courtyard.
We will have jellies, honey, Shagbark hickory syrup
Fruit
Gala apples
York apples
Fuji apples
Cameo apples
Apple cider
Nittany apples
yellow Delicious apples
Gold Rush apples
lady apples
Pink Lady apples
Vegetables
Kale
Swiss chard
sweet candy onions
red potatoes
cabbage
spaghetti squash
broccoli
butternut squash
kiri winter squash
delicate winter squash
cheesecake squash
cauliflower
Brussels sprouts
Diakon radishes
Turnips
Jicamas
HERBS
parsley
mint tea
Meat - our own home grown
beef - we have steaks!
pork - we have chops!
Bakery
Raised Breads - dinner rolls
Sweet breads
cookies
apple pies
strawberry rhubarb pies
Home grown eggs
Homemade jellies and jams
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the stand!
Gregg, Louise, Oliver Keckler - Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
National Geographic Society - Tuesday, November 24 from 9-2pm in the courtyard.
We will have jellies, honey, Shagbark hickory syrup
Fruit
Gala apples
Cortland apples
York apples
Fuji apples
Cameo apples
Apple cider
Nittany apples
yellow Delicious apples
Gold Rush apples
lady apples
Pink Lady apples
Vegetables
Kale
lettuce
Swiss chard
sweet candy onions
red potatoes
cherry tomatoes
cabbage
spaghetti squash
broccoli
butternut squash
kiri winter squash
delicate winter squash
cheesecake squash
cauliflower
Brussels sprouts
Diakon radishes
Turnips
Jicamas
HERBS
parsley
Meat - our own home grown
beef - we have steaks!
pork - we have chops!
Bakery
Raised Breads - honey oatmeal, cinnamon bread, dinner rolls
Sweet breads
cookies
apple pies
strawberry rhubarb pies
Home grown eggs
Homemade jellies and jams
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at the stand!
Gregg, Louise, Oliver Keckler - Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm