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Hello all,
The online store is now open for the December Delivery! You can follow this link, orchardcountryproduce.com and go to the Store on the top navigation bar. Browse through the categories, select your items, and then you can checkout and pay via paypal or check. If you prefer to pay via check, just fill out the information for mailing a check instead and we will follow-up with you. All Deliveries will be on Tuesday, December 17th
When you reach the end of the checkout process, please select the appropriate pickup location based on the guidelines above. If you do not see the location you want listed, please e-mail us before you complete your order and we can add it to the list. The online store will close on Friday, December 13th at midnight.
If you have any questions, please feel free to shoot us an e-mail and we will get back to you ASAP.
Thank you, we hope you get a chance to enjoy the snow (if you had any) and be safe traveling in the ice!
The Kecklers @ Orchard Country Produce
P.S. Here are 2 photos of Demi the farm basset hound enjoying the snow!
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IN THE MEANTIME -
THIS IS IT! - This is the LAST WEEK for the Columbia St. Luke's and Westminster Markets! Come out this week and get your fixings for Thanksgiving!
Come to the Farmer's Market at Columbia -East Fredrickson Library
at Cradlerock Way 2-6pm - Thursday - November 21
Check out our Farm Stands -SATURDAY, November 23
Farm Market Stand - St Luke's Episcopal Church
Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 8 AM- 1PM
Farmer's market in Westminster - 8 - 12 noon
Come to the Farm Stand at National Geographic Society- in the courtyard - 9 am- 1:30 PM Tuesday - November 26
This week at the farm stand:
Veggies and Greens
bell peppers
Kale
Sorrel
Cabbage
Sweet Candy Onions
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Spaghetti Squash
Butternut Squash
Hot peppers
Broccoli
Snacking Peppers
Red Norland Potatoes
Kiri/Buttercup Winter Squash
Pumpkins - big and small
Cauliflower
Turnips
Fairy Tales/Cheesecake Squash
Brussel Sprouts
Sweet Potatoes
Fruits
Bosc Pears
Northern Spy Apples
Pink Lady Apples
Fuji apples
York apples
We have our own Apple Cider! It is the BEST!
Quinces
HERBS and TEAS
Sage
Meats, Baked Goods and others
Beef - our own
Honey - our own
Jellies and jams - our own
Cheese - Whispering Brook Farm - Great cheese made on the farm!
Pies - peach, apple, and blackberry
Breads
Eggs - our own
Come out and stock up on FRESH vegetables and great apples!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
www.orchardcountryproduce.com
Gregg, Louise, Sarah, Virginia, and Oliver Keckler
Hello Winter Delivery folks,
Just a reminder to place your orders online before the end of this week. Please note that all cheese orders MUST be in before this Thursday
Please go to orchardcountryproduce.com and navigate to the Store on the top menu bar to place an order.
ATTENTION:
Patrons of East Columbia Library Farmers Market: - Your November delivery will be on Thursday, November 21st at the market. Please place your baked goods orders BEFORE 9pm Tuesday night (tonight) otherwise we cannot guarantee that baked goods orders will be filled for Thursday.
Patrons of St. Luke’s Farm Market & Westminster Farmers Market: - Your November delivery will be on Saturday, November 23rd at the respective marketplaces. Please place your baked goods orders BEFORE 9pm on Thursday night otherwise we cannot guarantee that baked goods orders will be filled for the Saturday pickup.
All Others - Your November delivery will be on Tuesday, November 26th. Your orders must be placed before the store closes on Friday night at 11:59pm. If you do not see the location you want listed, please e-mail us before you complete your order.
Thank you! We hope you enjoy the first winter delivery!
The Kecklers @ Orchard Country Produce
IN THE MEANTIME -
Don't quit Yet! The season is not over yet. We have great fall crops of spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage ....
Come to the Farmer's Market at Columbia -East Fredrickson Library
at Cradlerock Way 2-6pm - Thursday - November 14
Check out our Farm Stands -SATURDAY, November 16
Farm Market Stand - St Luke's Episcopal Church
Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 8 AM- 1PM
Farmer's market in Westminster - 8 - 12 noon
We have closed the Saint Mark stand because of low attendance.
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Farm Stand is closed for the 2013 season.
We will be back in May, 2014
Come to the Farm Stand at National Geographic Society- in the courtyard - 9 am- 1:30 PM Tuesday - November 19
Farmer's Market at DOT this Tuesday - November 19 9am -2 pm
What's New
Fuji Apples
York Apples
PINK LADY APPLES
Bosc Pears
Winter Squash - butternut and spaghetti squash, Pokemon, Kiri, Buttercup, Acorn, Carnival, Hubbards,
Hot PEPPERS!
Brussel Sprouts
Cauliflower
Apple Cider (Our own)
Northern Spy Apples
This week at the farm stand:
Veggies and Greens
bell peppers
Kale
Sorrel
Cabbage
Sweet Candy Onions
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Spaghetti Squash
Butternut Squash
Hot peppers
Broccoli
Snacking Peppers
Red Norland Potatoes
Kiri/Buttercup Winter Squash
Pumpkins - big and small
Cauliflower
Turnips
Fairy Tales/Cheesecake Squash
Brussel Sprouts
Sweet Potatoes
Fruits
Bosc Pears
Honey Crisp Apples
Cox Orange Pippins
Northern Spy Apples
Cortland Apples
Macoun Apples
MacIntosh Apples
Pink Lady Apples
Fuji apples
York apples
Rambo (Great sauce apples)
We are picking new varieties of apples every week!
We have our own Apple Cider! It is the BEST!
HERBS and TEAS
Parsley
Sage
Meats, Baked Goods and others
Whole chickens
Beef - our own
Honey - our own
Jellies and jams - our own
Cheese - Whispering Brook Farm - Great cheese made on the farm!
Pies - peach, apple, and blackberry
Breads
Eggs - our own
Come out and stock up on FRESH vegetables and great apples!
We have lots of apples for sauce or large quanities of firsts for parties, schools, etc. Let us know if you would like any!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
www.orchardcountryproduce.com
Gregg, Louise, Sarah, Virginia, and Oliver Keckler
Hello all,
If you are receiving this e-mail it is because you are on our Winter Delivery e-mail list.
The online store is now open! You can follow this link, orchardcountryproduce.com and go to the Store on the top navigation bar. Browse through the categories, marvel at the photos (sadly we did not get a chance to take pictures of everything...), select your items, and then you can checkout and pay via paypal. If you prefer to pay via check, just fill out the information for mailing a check instead and we will follow-up with you.
Attention: Patrons of St. Luke’s Farm Stand & Westminster Farmers Market
- Your November delivery will be on Saturday, November 23rd at your market.
Attention: Patrons of Columbia Farmers Market
- Your November delivery will be on Thursday, November 21st at the market (it is CRUCIAL that you place your order at least 1 day prior to this date, so we have enough time to fulfill it)
Attention: All Others
- Your November delivery will be on Tuesday, November 26th at any other pickup location
When you reach the end of the checkout process, please select the appropriate pickup location based on the guidelines above. If you do not see the location you want listed, please e-mail us before you complete your order and we can add it to the list. The online store will close on Friday, November 22 at midnight.
If you have any questions, please feel free to shoot us an e-mail and we will get back to you ASAP.
Thank you, we hope you are enjoying the shift into the winter season- we certainly are!!
The Kecklers @ Orchard Country Produce
IN THE MEANTIME -
Don't quit Yet! The season is not over yet. We have great fall crops of arugala, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage ....
Come to the Farmer's Market at Columbia -East Fredrickson Library
at Cradlerock Way 2-6pm - Thursday - November 7
Check out our Farm Stands -SATURDAY, November 9
Farm Market Stand - St Luke's Episcopal Church
Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 8 AM- 1PM
Farmer's market in Westminster - 8 - 12 noon
We have closed the Saint Mark stand because of low attendance.
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Farm Stand is closed for the 2013 season.
We will be back in May, 2014
Come to the Farm Stand at National Geographic Society- in the courtyard - 9 am- 1:30 PM Tuesday - November 12
Farmer's Market at DOT this Tuesday - November 12 9am -2 pm
What's New
Fuji Apples
York Apples
PINK LADY APPLES
Bosc Pears
Winter Squash - butternut and spaghetti squash, Pokemon, Kiri, Buttercup, Acorn, Carnival, Hubbards,
Hot PEPPERS!
Brussel Sprouts
Cauliflower
Apple Cider (Our own)
Northern Spy Apples
This week at the farm stand:
Veggies and Greens
bell peppers
Kale
Sorrel
Cabbage
Sweet Candy Onions
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Spaghetti Squash
Butternut Squash
Hot peppers
Broccoli
Snacking Peppers
Red Norland Potatoes
Kiri/Buttercup Winter Squash
Pumpkins - big and small
Cauliflower
Turnips
Fairy Tales/Cheesecake Squash
Brussel Sprouts
Sweet Potatoes
Fruits
Raspberries
Bosc Pears
Honey Crisp Apples
Cox Orange Pippins
Northern Spy Apples
Cortland Apples
Macoun Apples
MacIntosh Apples
Pink Lady Apples
Fuji apples
York apples
Rambo (Great sauce apples)
We are picking new varieties of apples every week!
We have our own Apple Cider! It is the BEST!
HERBS and TEAS
Parsley
Sage
Meats, Baked Goods and others
Whole chickens
Beef - our own
Honey - our own
Jellies and jams - our own
Cheese - Whispering Brook Farm - Great cheese made on the farm!
Pies - peach, apple, and blackberry
Breads
Eggs - our own
Come out and stock up on FRESH vegetables and great apples!
We have lots of apples for sauce or large quanities of firsts for parties, schools, etc. Let us know if you would like any!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
www.orchardcountryproduce.com
Gregg, Louise, Sarah, Virginia, and Oliver Keckler
We have had a great fall! The spinach has been great! The apples are good! The fall squash and pumpkins are good! The Brussel Sprouts have been especially sweet this year and as always the cider is fantastic!
Oliver and Zach have been cleaning up all the fields and gardens, taking out the tomato stakes, removing the black plastic and mowing the weeds. They will be spreading manure on the one field at the pond. We are also going to be putting 500 lb of limestone on it as well. We only bought that field 1 1/2 years ago. It had been used for corn for at least the last 15 years. That's as far back as I can remember. The minerals in it are pretty depleted. So we will do limestone this fall and again in the spring before we plant. Then we will see how well it does. We will continue to add limestone until the numbers look better.
On the rented field we have already sown rye gass as a winter cover to plow under in the spring.
The smaller gardens behind our house will get chicken manure in the spring and also compost from my composting operation.
We will be having the NGS Market through November 26th.
We will be going to the DOT market through November 19.
We will be at the Columbia market through November 21. (This is the date for the Winter Delivery in Columbia.)
We will be at St. Luke's in Alexandria throught November 23.(This is the date for the Winter Delivery in Alexandria.)
We will be at the Westminster Farmer's market until November 23.(This is the date for the Winter Delivery in Westminster.)
We will also be having the Winter Delivery again this year. The first one is on November 26. You will be able to order vegetables, fruits, and other items AFTER November 11 for pick up or delivery on November 26. Send us an email if you would like to have your name on the email list for the Winter Delivery.
I know most of the leaves have already fallen. Everyone loves the beautiful yellows, scarlets, and reds, but my favorites are the brown oaks. They are the solid base that makes everything look beautiful!
Enjoy the fall!
Gregg, Louise, Sarah, Viginia, and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and fruit Farm, Inc
www.orchardcountryproduce.com
Don't quit Yet! The season is not over yet. We have great fall crops of arugala, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage ....
Come to the Farmer's Market at Columbia -East Fredrickson Library
at Cradlerock Way 2-6pm - Thursday - October 31
Check out our Farm Stands -SATURDAY, November 2
Farm Market Stand - St Luke's Episcopal Church
Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 8 AM- 1PM
Farmer's market in Westminster - 8 - 12 noon
We have closed the Saint Mark stand because of low attendance.
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Farm Stand is closed for the 2013 season.
We will be back in May, 2014
Come to the Farm Stand at National Geographic Society- in the courtyard - 9 am- 1:30 PM Tuesday - November 5
Farmer's Market at DOT this Tuesday - November 5 9am -2 pm
What's New
Pumpkins
ARUGALA
Fuji Apples
York Apples
PINK LADY APPLES
Bosc Pears
Winter Squash - butternut and spaghetti squash, Pokemon, Kiri, Buttercup, Acorn, Carnival, Hubbards,
Hot PEPPERS!
Brussel Sprouts
Cauliflower
Apple Cider (Our own)
Northern Spy Apples
This week at the farm stand:
Veggies and Greens
bell peppers
Red Roma Tomatoes
Swiss Chard
Kale
Sorrel
Cabbage
Sweet Candy Onions
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Spaghetti Squash
Butternut Squash
Hot peppers
Broccoli
Snacking Peppers
Red Norland Potatoes
Kiri/Buttercup Winter Squash
Pumpkins - big and small
Cauliflower
Turnips
Fairy Tales/Cheesecake Squash
Brussel Sprouts
Sweet Potatoes
Fruits
Raspberries
Bosc Pears
Honey Crisp Apples
Cox Orange Pippins
Northern Spy Apples
Cortland Apples
Macoun Apples
MacIntosh Apples
Pink Lady Apples
Fuji apples
York apples
Rambo (Great sauce apples)
We are picking new varieties of apples every week!
We have our own Apple Cider! It is the BEST!
HERBS and TEAS
Mint Tea
Parsley
Sage
Meats, Baked Goods and others
Whole chickens
Beef - our own
Honey - our own
Jellies and jams - our own
Cheese - Whispering Brook Farm - Great cheese made on the farm!
Pies - peach, apple, and blackberry
Breads
Eggs - our own
Come out and stock up on FRESH vegetables and great apples!
We have lots of apples for sauce or large quanities of firsts for parties, schools, etc. Let us know if you would like any!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
www.orchardcountryproduce.com
Gregg, Louise, Sarah, Virginia, and Oliver Keckler
You folks have one more week, Tuesday, November 5th. Thanks for hanging in there in spite of all the delivery issues this year.
This week's shares will include:
Macoun Apples
Honey Crisp Apples
Applesauce - homemade - no sugar added
peppers
broccoli
daikon radishes
turnips
Personal shares:
Macoun apples/Honeycrisp apples
applesauce - homemade - no sugar added
daikon radishes
broccoli
turnips
The Macoun apples are a derivative of the MacIntosh. Those of you from the New England area will really appreciate this apple. It has the great taste of the Mac, but it is crisper and keeps better. I know some folks can not believe that a Mac can be improved, but trust me these are great apples!
I made the applesauce myself from various kinds of apples, that is why the color will be so different from jar to jar - depending which apple I was using. Enjoy. The applesauce will keep from a long while since it is sealed.
Daikon radishes are very good shredded and used in breads or cooked and eaten like a turnip.
Have a great week!
Gregg, Louise, Sarah, Virginia, and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
www.orchardcountryproduce.com
This is the last week of the fall session.
If you would be interested in the Winter Delivery, please let us know.
Here is how it works: We will open the online store about 2 weeks before the delivery date each month - November, December, and January. You may order anything you like and pay with paypal or send us a check. We will deliver your items to your location on the delivery date.
First deliver will be Tuesday, November 26.
What you need to do to get a deliver to your location. First let us know via email that you will be able to make the $50 minimum dollar amount for your location. Several people can order from the same location just so that the total for the drop off spot is $50 or over. Then we will deliver on the specified date.
Let me know if you have any questions.
We will also turkeys for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Email if you would like to reserve one.
This week's shares will include:
Roma tomatoes
Candy Crisp Apples
Bosc pears
bell peppers
Potatoes
Arugala
Neck Pumpkin
Personal shares
Candy Crisp apples
Bosc Pears
Arugala
Roma Tomatoes
Potatoes
Neck pumpkins
We have enjoyed having everyone with us this year. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement.
Please keep us in mind for next year's CSA season. We will begin to take subscriptions for 2014 after January 1, 2014.
If you would like to coordinate a new drop off spot for the CSA, please get in touch with us and we will work out the details.
Thanksgiving at the Kecklers! If you aren't going anywhere and would like to come for dinner on Thanksgiving, November 28. We will be having our traditional turkey dinner in the greenhouse! We would love to have you come share some food, take a tour and visit with us! Please send an email letting us know that you will be coming. Meet the family - tour the farm - meet the animals, and enjoy the FOOD! Don't be shy! Others have braved the event and have actually enjoyed it!
Have a great week!
Gregg, Louise, Sarah, Virginia, and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
www.orchardcountryproduce.com