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Posted 7/18/2016 12:15pm by Gregg Keckler.
Woodlake Towers Farm Stand
July 19
Tuesdays - 3:30 -7 pm
3100 S. Manchester
Falls Church, VA 22044
What's at the stand this week?
Come out and buy local farm products from A real farmer!
Fruit
Apples
Blueberries
Red Raspberries -
Peaches-
Nectarines -
blackberries
Vegetables
Kale
Lettuce Mix
Red beets
Zucchini
Cherry tomatoes
Swiss Chard
many varieties of summer squash
Cucumbers -
Kohlrabi -
tomatoes
red and Yukon potatoes
Garlic
Sweet onions -
Sweet corn --
Carrots -New
Green beans- New
Herbs
Mint tea
basil
Dill
Meat - our own home grown
Beef- steaks, ground beef, roasts
Pork- bacon, sausage, chops, steaks
Beef Butcher Bologna
Chicken - fresh broilers our own home grown!
Home Baked Goods
Raised Breads- Honey Oatmeal, Cinnamon
Sweet Breads - Zucchini, banana
Cookies- Chocolate chip, Oatmeal
Blueberry Pies
Cherry Pies
Great Farm Products
Home grown Eggs from our chickens
Homemade jellies and jams from our fruits
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Our spraying techniques - We do not spray vegetables unless we sense a dire need. We will let you know if we do spray them. We do not spray any berries. We do spray fruit trees i.e. apples, cherries, plums, etc. Please ask us if you have any questions.
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Posted 7/18/2016 9:24am by Gregg Keckler.
What's in the box?
Week 1
Summer, 2016
half and full shares
Basil or Dill
summer squash
cucumbers
Fennel
Red Beets
White nectarines
Peaches
Personal shares
summer squash
cucumbers
basil or Dill
Green beans
White nectarines
We have a lot of different summer squash this year. We have the usual zucchini and yellow squash. We also have the scalloped sunburst and Mediterranean. We also have eight ball and cue ball squash. You could get any of these choices! Be surprised. These are all summer squash as you can use them interchangeably in your recipes.
The cucumbers have a bit of scab on them. It is from the wet weather. This proves that we do not spray our vegetables!
You will love the white nectarines and the peaches. They all have hail damage. So we call them "Hail - kissed peaches"!
Fennel is a great vegetables. I have used it in stir -fry or grilled. It has a unique anise flavor.
Our first batch of green beans this year,. is a delicious small gourmet beans - very tender.
The store is open! We have new items added to the store each week. You can add these to your share at any time. You can pay for these as you go with a credit card or you can choose to wait until the end of the session and get a 4% discount by sending a check.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
Posted 7/15/2016 2:49pm by Gregg Keckler.
Come out tomorrow
July 9
St Luke's Episcopal Church - Fort Hunt Rd
or
Bush Hill Presbyterian Church - Fraconia Rd
from 8-1 pm
Both in Alexandria, VA
Come out and buy local farm products from the real farmer!
Fruit
Apples - Cameo
Sour Cherries -
Blueberries-
Red raspberries -
Gooseberries
Peaches-
Nectarines -
Vegetables
Kale
Lettuce Mix
Red Beets
Sugar snap peas
zucchini
Yellow squash
Swiss Chard -
cherry tomatoes -
Tomatoes-
Other odd summer squash
cucumbers -
green cabbage
red Cabbage -
kohlrabi
Garlic --
Green beans -
Sweet corn -
carrots
Red Shallots
Meat - our own home grown
Beef- steaks, ground beef, roasts
Pork- bacon, sausage, chops, steaks
Beef Butcher Bologna
New Chicken Broilers - just butchered - Get them for the grill!
Herbs
lovage
Mint tea
Basil --
Dill -
Home Baked Goods
Raised Breads- Honey Oatmeal, Cinnamon
Sweet Breads - zucchini, banana
Cookies- Chocolate chip, Oatmeal
Blueberry Pies
Cherry Pies
Great Farm Products
Home grown Eggs from our chickens
Homemade Jellies and Jams from our fruits
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Posted 7/13/2016 4:18pm by Gregg Keckler.
East Columbia Library Farm Stand
6600 Cradlerock Way
July 14 1-6 pm
Come out and buy local farm products from the real farmer!
Fruit
Apples - Cameo
Blueberries
Sour Cherries
Red raspberries -
Gooseberries-
red currants
peaches
Vegetables
Kale
Lettuce Mix
Red beets
zucchini
yellow squash
cucumbers -
Other varieties of summer squash
Swiss chard
Garlic -
Cabbage -
Kohlrabi-
tomatoes -
Cherry tomatoes -
green beans
pickling cucumbers
Meat - our own home grown
Beef- steaks, ground beef, roasts
Pork- bacon, sausage, chops, steaks
Beef Butcher Bologna
Fresh Broiler Chickens
Herbs
mint tea
basil
dill
Home Baked Goods
Raised Breads- Honey Oatmeal, Cinnamon
Sweet Breads - zucchini, banana
Cookies- Chocolate chip, Oatmeal
Blueberry Pies
Cherry Pies
Great Farm Products
Home grown Eggs from our chickens
Homemade jellies and jams from our fruits
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Posted 7/11/2016 2:06pm by Gregg Keckler.
Woodlake Towers Farm Stand
July 12
Tuesdays - 3:30 -7 pm
3100 S. Manchester
Falls Church, VA 22044
What's at the stand this week?
Come out and buy local farm products from A real farmer!
Fruit
Apples
Blueberries
Sweet Cherries
Gooseberries
Red Raspberries -
Sour cherries -
currants
Peaches-
Nectarines - -New
Vegetables
Spring onions
Kale
Lettuce Mix
Sugar snap peas
Red beets with tops
Zucchini
Cherry tomatoes
Swiss Chard
English shell peas
many varieties of summer squash
Cucumbers -
Kohlrabi -
tomatoes
red and Yukon potatoes
Garlic
Sweet onions - -New
Sweet corn --New
Herbs
Lovage
Mint tea
basil
Dill --New
Meat - our own home grown
Beef- steaks, ground beef, roasts
Pork- bacon, sausage, chops, steaks
Beef Butcher Bologna
Chicken - fresh broilers our own home grown!
Home Baked Goods
Raised Breads- Honey Oatmeal, Cinnamon
Sweet Breads - Zucchini, banana
Cookies- Chocolate chip, Oatmeal
Blueberry Pies
Cherry Pies
Great Farm Products
Home grown Eggs from our chickens
Homemade jellies and jams from our fruits
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Our spraying techniques - We do not spray vegetables unless we sense a dire need. We will let you know if we do spray them. We do not spray any berries. We do spray fruit trees i.e. apples, cherries, plums, etc. Please ask us if you have any questions.
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Posted 7/11/2016 2:04pm by Gregg Keckler.
River Towers Farm Stand
6621 Wakefield Dr, Alexandria
3:30 - 7 pm
Tuesday, July 12
Come out and buy local farm products from the real farmer!
Fruit
Apples
Sweet Cherries
Gooseberries
Blueberries
red Raspberries -
Sour cherries -
currants
Peaches -
Nectarines - -New
Vegetables
Spring onions
Kale
Lettuce Mix
Sugar snap peas
Zucchini
Red beets with tops
English Shell peas
Many varieties of summer squash
Swiss Chard
Kohlrabi -
cucumbers -
Cherry tomatoes
tomatoes
carrots-
Sweet Corn - -New
Herbs
Mint tea
Basil -
Dill - -New
Meat - our own home grown
Beef- steaks, ground beef, roasts
Pork- bacon, sausage, chops, steaks
Beef Butcher Bologna
Chicken - our own broilers fresh
FLOWERS
cut zinnias by the bunch
Home Baked Goods
Raised Breads- Honey Oatmeal, Cinnamon
Sweet Breads - zucchini, banana
Cookies- Chocolate chip, Oatmeal
Blueberry Pies
Cherry Pies
Great Farm Products
Home grown Eggs from our chickens
Homemade jellies and jams from our fruits
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Posted 7/11/2016 2:02pm by Gregg Keckler.
DOT Farmers' Market
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Tuesday, July 12
Come out and buy local farm products from the real farmer!
Fruit
Apples
Gooseberries
Blueberries
Sweet Cherries
Sour Cherries -
red raspberries -
Red currants
peaches
Nectarines - -New
Vegetables
Spring onions
Kale
Lettuce Mix
Sugar snap peas
Red beets with tops
Zucchini
Swiss Chard
Many varieties summer squash
English shell peas
Cucumbers -
cabbage-
kohlrabi-
tomatoes-
cherry tomatoes
red and Yukon potatoes-
Garlic -
Sweet corn --New
Herbs
mint tea
Basil -
Dill --New
Meat - our own home grown
Beef- steaks, ground beef, roasts
Pork- bacon, sausage, chops, steaks
Beef Butcher Bologna
Chicken - our own fresh broilers
Home Baked Goods
Raised Breads- Honey Oatmeal, Cinnamon
Sweet Breads - zucchini, banana
Cookies- Chocolate chip, Oatmeal
Blueberry Pies
Cherry Pies
Great Farm Products
Home grown Eggs from our chickens
Homemade jellies and jams from our fruits
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Posted 7/11/2016 2:00pm by Gregg Keckler.
Nat Geo Farm Stand in the Courtyard
1145 17th Street Northwest
Tuesday, July 12
Come out and buy local farm products from the real farmer!
Fruit
Apples
Sweet Cherries
Blueberries
Gooseberries
Sour cherries-
Red Currants --
Peaches - -
Red Raspberries
Nectarines - - New
Vegetables
Spring onions
Kale
Lettuce Mix
Sorrel
Sugar snap peas
Red beets with tops
Zucchini
Cherry tomatoes
Swiss Chard
English shell peas
Many varieties of summer squash
Kohlrabi
cucumbers
tomatoes
cabbage
garlic
red and Yukon potatoes
Herbs
basil--
Mint tea
Dill --- New
Meat - our own home grown
Beef- steaks, ground beef, roasts
Pork- bacon, sausage, chops, steaks
Beef Butcher Bologna
Chicken - fresh broilers our own home grown!
Home Baked Goods
Raised Breads- Honey Oatmeal, Cinnamon
Sweet Breads - zucchini, banana
Cookies- Chocolate chip, Oatmeal
Blueberry Pies
Cherry Pies
Great Farm Products
Home grown Eggs from our chickens
Homemade jellies and jams from our fruits
HONEY
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
Cheese from Whispering Brook Cheese Haus
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm
Posted 7/11/2016 10:06am by Gregg Keckler.
Summer CSA session begins July 19
Sign up now!
This is the last week to sign up for the summer session
Week 7
This is week 7- so it is pick-off-the-table week. This is the week that you can create your own share. Come to the stand and bring your own bags.
Full shares can pick $44
half shares - $22
personal shares - $13
You can choose anything: meats, cheese, fruit, vegetables, baked goods - anything. If there were things that you wished we had given in the shares now is the time to get it for yourself!
Sign up now for the summer session. Go to the website and check your membership status to see if you are signed up for the summer.
We have enjoyed having you participate in our CSA for the spring session. It has been the most challenging year for fruit since we began the CSA in 2006.
The summer session should be better. We have lots of cantaloupe, watermelon, and apples. We also are getting some great tasting peaches - even if they are not pretty. Plums will be few and far between this year. We may have some prune plums in September. There will be pears and grapes in the fall.
We are glad that you joined us and if you will not be signing up for the summer, we hope that you will keep us in mind for the fall session or next year. Have a great summer!
The store is open! We have new items added to the store each week. You can add these to your share at any time. You can pay for these as you go with a credit card or you can choose to wait until the end of the session and get a 4% discount by sending a check.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
Posted 7/11/2016 9:55am by Gregg Keckler.
Summer CSA session begins July 19
Sign up now!
This is the last week to sign up for the summer session
What's in the box?
Week 7
Spring, 2016
half and full shares
summer squash
cucumbers
Swiss Chard
new potatoes
mystery vegetable
mystery fruit
"Hail-kissed" peaches
Personal shares
Swiss Chard
new potatoes
cucumbers
mystery vegetable
"Hail-kissed" peaches
Hail - kissed peaches are not a new variety. They are peaches that were bombarded with hail several weeks ago and now they are ready to eat, but they aren't the prettiest peaches. They taste great, but are pock-marked from the hail.
The cucumbers have a bit of scab on them. It is from the wet weather. This proves that we do not spray our vegetables!
Mysteries are truly mysteries. We do not even know what you will be getting until we bring it in from the field and figure out if there is enough. So it will be a surprise to you and to us!
We have enjoyed having you all participate in our spring CSA session. I believe that this has been the most difficult year for fruit in the spring that we have know since we started the CSA in 2006.
The summer should get easier, although there will not be many plums this year; at least not until possibly September with the prune plums.
It looks like a good apple year and plenty of watermelon and cantaloupe.
If you are will not be joining us for the summer session. Have a great summer and consider the CSA for the fall or next year!
You can always visit one of our market stands if you are in the vicinity.
Sign up now for the summer session. Go to the website and check your membership status to see if you are signed up for the summer.
The store is open! We have new items added to the store each week. You can add these to your share at any time. You can pay for these as you go with a credit card or you can choose to wait until the end of the session and get a 4% discount by sending a check.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
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