News and blog
Dear Folks,
News!
We are almost finished for the 2014 season. We still have a few markets to go to yet.
This has been a good year. We had apples, apples, apples. More apples than we have ever had! We were so happy to be able to offer the apple deals to our customers throughout this fall.
We added an extended fall session which was very helpful to give out extra food stuff that would have gone to waste.
We have many repairs to do this winter including tractor repairs, crate rebuilding, barn fix-up, spreading chicken manure on the fields of rented land.
Gregg is busy buying seed and planning next year's spring crops. We have already planted garlic for next year.
Oliver and Juan are still pulling up black plastic and mowing and tilling. They will be pruning trees, berries, and adding extra straw to the strawberries.
Gregg is already making new jellies and jams and also shagbark hickory syrup.
We hope that you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family. We are going to be enjoying our three new grandchildren who were born during 2014. So we now have 6!
New arrivals in 2014 - Eleazer Keckler , Rueben Tuckey, and Ella Wooten
We have created gift certificates for folks who would like to give a gift of a CSA share for 2015. We have several options on the store. When you order a CSA gift certificate we will send it to you and you can add the name. We also have gift certificates in $20 amounts to be used at any of the Farm Stands or markets throughout the 2-015 season. Please consider these as gift options for good food and also to support local farming.
We will have the 2015 CSA sign up open after January 1, 2015.
Yours,
Gregg, Louise, and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce an Fruit Farm, Inc
We will still be able to deliver apples to the NGS Farm Stand on Tuesdays from 6:00am until 2:30pm. Order them NOW for the Holidays and for gifts!
We will be able to deliver apples to the St. Luke's Farm Stand on Fort Hunt Rd in Alexandria, VA on Saturdays from 7:00am until 1:30 pm NO FARM STAND ON NOVEMER 29 - but Oliver will be back on December 6. 11. and 20
We have LOTS, LOTS, LOTS of APPLES!
Honeycrisp apples are a sweet, crisp apple.
Granny Smith are a tart crisp apple.
Braeburn are a tart, crisp apple.
Fuji are sweet, crisp apple.
Stayman Winesap are crisp and tart.
Pink Lady are crisp (hard) and tart.
Gold Rush are crisp and tart.
All of these apples make great eating apples. They are also great for pies, crisps and baking ,as they will hold their shape very well. DO NOT USE THEM FOR SAUCE! They are too crisp for sauce.
If you want apples for sauce, please let us know. We have excellent sauce apples as well for the same great deal!
You can ask for a mix of apples in each half bushel or you can just order a half bushel of one kind - take your pick!
DO NOT PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR THE APPLE SPECIAL ON THE STORE - email me and I will take your order. The store can not give you the discount!
Keep these apples in mind if you are buying items for a school or organization. These are delicious and we will give you a REAL DEAL!
There are approximately 40 apples to a half bushel - if you buy more them one half bushel we will sell them to you for $10 per half bushel. Let me know via email if you want to buy some in quanity and I will order them for you.
If you buy them from the store the normal price is $15 per half bushel.
Sorry, but we can no longer deliver to DOT or Cedar Lane, any Wednesday deliveries, Columbia, or Westminster!
Louise
We have great apples!
We will be at the East Columbia Library on Cradle Rock Way Tomorrow from 2-6 pm!
We will have these items available this week!
Vegetables
White potatoes
kale
Sweet onions
broccoli
carrots
egg plant
Red Norland potatoes
red and green cabbage
Hot peppers
snacking peppers
spaghetti squash
Butternut squash
Pumpkins
Buttercup Winter Squash
Cheesecake and Fairy tales
Brussel Sprouts
Acorn squash
cauliflower
Fruits
Golden Delicious Apples
Jonagold apples
Honey Crisp Apples
Stayman Winesap Apples
Bosc pears
Asian pears
Sun Crisp apples
Granny Smith apples
Fuji apples
Braeburn apples
Pink lady Apples
GREAT CIDER!!!
Apple SPECIAL! half bushels of Honey Crisp for $15.00
Meat
Pork
Beef
beef bologna
Baked goods
pecan pies
apple pies
Sweet Breads
cookies
Other items
jams and jellies
honey
Fresh eggs
Cheese from Whispering Brook Farm
Come out and stock up with good food!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
We will be at NGS on 17th Street in the Courtyard from 8 - 2:30
Come out and get fresh vegetables. We will have these items available for sale.
Vegetables
kale
Swiss chard
cabbage red and green
hot peppers
spaghetti squash
butternut squash
eggplant
potatoes
snacking peppers
sweet potatoes
Buttercup winter squash
pumpkins - LOTS
cheese cake winter squash
broccoli
Brussel sprouts
cauliflower
caleriac
red beets
Delicata Squash
turnips
Jerusalem artichokes
Fruits
Sun Crisp apples
Bosc pears
Stayman Winesap Apples
Honey Crisp Apples
Braeburn apples
Fuji apples
Jonagold apples
Granny Smith Apples
Golden Delicious apples
Asian pears
Pink Lady Apples
Gold Rush apples
Meat
Pork
Beef
Chicken whole
Baked goods
pecan pies
Apple pies
Sweet Breads
cookies
yeast bread
Other items
jams and jellies
honey
OUR OWN Fresh eggs
Cheese from Whispering Brook Farm
Come out and stock up with good food!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
Dear Folks,
I must confess that I have made more errors during these last four weeks then I had made during the first 21 weeks! I apologize for the egg errors, missing boxes, missing extras, missing apples, etc.. I am making a concerted effort this week to MAKE NO MISTAKES!
Hopefully I can make it through the week especially since this is the turkey delivery week for most!!!
Thanks to all for joining us for this short extended fall session - we are glad that you could get the good items and that good food did not go to waste - since it would not keep over the winter.
We will still be having the NGS Farm Stand and the St. Luke's Farm stand open until Dcember 20 so if you are in those areas - please stop in and stock up on good food.
This week's shares will include:
Portuguese cabbage
applesauce
Gold Rush apples
mystery item
mystery item
The Portuguese cabbage is a very loose headed cabbage more like Bok Choy. It makes an excellent soup!
The apples is all natural with no sugar added. It will keep for months if you do not open the jar. Once the jar is open, please refrigerate. When you have emptied the jars could you please return it or save it until next spring for us. Thanks!
The Gold Rush apple is crisp and tart. It is a very late apple - like a Pink Lady only - yellow-skinned.
We are giving two mystery items. These are going to be whatever we have available. So you may not being getting the same thing as your neighbor. Plan to be surprised! If you get something that you do not know what it is - please send me an email and I will tell you.
Have a great week! Looking forward to seeing everyone this week for the pre-winter weather!
Gregg, Louise, and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
This is the LAST CHANCE to order any apples to be delivered to the Westminster Farmer's market, East Columbia Library, or any of the Wednesday drop offs.
PLEASE NOTE: We will still be having the Farm Stands at NGS and St Luke's until December 20
We have LOTS, LOTS, LOTS of APPLES!
Honeycrisp apples are a sweet, crisp apple.
Granny Smith are a tart crisp apple.
Suncrisp are a tart, crisp yellow apple.
Braeburn are a tart, crisp apple.
Fuji are sweet, crisp apple.
Jonagold are sweet, soft apples.
Stayman Winesap are crisp and tart.
Pink Lady are crisp (hard) and tart.
Gold Rush are crisp and tart.
All of these apples make great eating apples. They are also great for pies, crisps and baking ,as they will hold their shape very well. DO NOT USE THEM FOR SAUCE! They are too crisp for sauce.
If you want apples for sauce, please let us know. We have excellent sauce apples as well for the same great deal!
You can ask for a mix of apples in each half bushel or you can just order a half bushel of one kind - take your pick!
DO NOT PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR THE APPLE SPECIAL ON THE STORE - email me and I will take your order. The store can not give you the discount!
Keep these apples in mind if you are buying items for a school or organization. These are delicious and we will give you a REAL DEAL!
There are approximately 40 apples to a half bushel - if you buy more them one half bushel we will sell them to you for $10 per half bushel. Let me know via email if you want to buy some in quanity and I will order them for you.
If you buy them from the store the normal price is $15 per half bushel.
Sorry, but we can no longer deliver to DOT or Cedar Lane!
Louise
We have great apples!
We will be at the East Columbia Library on Cradle Rock Way Tomorrow from 2-6 pm!
We will have these items available this week!
Vegetables
White potatoes
kale
Sweet onions
Swiss chard
broccoli
carrots
egg plant
Red Norland potatoes
red and green cabbage
Hot peppers
snacking peppers
spaghetti squash
Butternut squash
Pumpkins
Buttercup Winter Squash
Cheesecake and Fairy tales
Brussel Sprouts
Acorn squash
cauliflower
Fruits
Red Delicious apples
Golden Delicious Apples
Jonagold apples
Honey Crisp Apples
Stayman Winesap Apples
Bosc pears
Asian pears
Sun Crisp apples
Granny Smith apples
Fuji apples
Braeburn apples
Pink lady Apples
GREAT CIDER!!!
Apple SPECIAL! half bushels of Honey Crisp for $15.00
Meat
Pork - We have chops!
Beef
beef bologna
Baked goods
pecan pies
apple pies
Sweet Breads
cookies
Other items
jams and jellies
honey
Fresh eggs
Cheese from Whispering Brook Farm
Come out and stock up with good food!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
We have LOTS, LOTS, LOTS of APPLES!
Honeycrisp apples are a sweet, crisp apple.
Granny Smith are a tart crisp apple.
Suncrisp are a tart, crisp yellow apple.
Braeburn are a tart, crisp apple.
Fuji are sweet, crisp apple.
Jonagold are sweet, soft apples.
Stayman Winesap are crisp and tart.
Pink Lady are crisp (hard) and tart.
Gold Rush are crisp and tart.
All of these apples make great eating apples. They are also great for pies, crisps and baking ,as they will hold their shape very well. DO NOT USE THEM FOR SAUCE! They are too crisp for sauce.
If you want apples for sauce, please let us know. We have excellent sauce apples as well for the same great deal!
You can ask for a mix of apples in each half bushel or you can just order a half bushel of one kind - take your pick!
DO NOT PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR THE APPLE SPECIAL ON THE STORE - email me and I will take your order. The store can not give you the discount!
Keep these apples in mind if you are buying items for a school or organization. These are delicious and we will give you a REAL DEAL!
There are approximately 40 apples to a half bushel - if you buy more them one half bushel we will sell them to you for $10 per half bushel. Let me know via email if you want to buy some in quanity and I will order them for you.
If you buy them from the store the normal price is $15 per half bushel.
Sorry, but we can no longer deliver to DOT or Cedar Lane!
Louise
We will be at NGS on 17th Street in the Courtyard from 8 - 2:30
Come out and get fresh vegetables. We will have these items available for sale.
Vegetables
salad mix
kale
Swiss chard
cabbage red and green
hot peppers
spaghetti squash
butternut squash
eggplant
potatoes
snacking peppers
sweet potatoes
Buttercup winter squash
pumpkins - LOTS
cheese cake winter squash
broccoli
Brussel sprouts
cauliflower
caleriac
red beets
Delicata Squash
Fruits
Sun Crisp apples
Bosc pears
Stayman Winesap Apples
Honey Crisp Apples
Braeburn apples
Fuji apples
Jonagold apples
Granny Smith Apples
Golden Delicious apples
Asian pears
Pink Lady Apples
Gold Rush apples
Meat
Pork
Beef
Chicken whole
Baked goods
pcan pies
Apple pies
Sweet Breads
cookies
yeast bread
Other items
jams and jellies
honey
OUR OWN Fresh eggs
Cheese from Whispering Brook Farm
Come out and stock up with good food!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
Dear Folks,
This week's shares will include:
Spaghetti squash
Nittany apples
Bosc pears
kale
daikon radish
turnips
This is the list for both the personal and the half shares.
Nittanys are a great apple - right from Pennsylvania! The daikon radishes are huge and delicious roasted.
The half shares and the personal shares will be getting the same things this week - just different amounts.
have a great week! Most of the summer vegetables are gone now! So we are enjoying trying new recipes for winter squash, radishes and turnips with potatoes and sweet potatoes. Try some new ideas. With the internet new ideas are at your fingertip!
Gregg, Louise and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc