We are getting ready for the big SPRING push!
FARM NEWS!
The germination box is being heated up right now! The greenhouse temperature is going from 45 degrees to 70 degrees. The first sage and oregano will be planted this week for spring sales. Kale and Chard are being seeded for field planting in April. The cherry tomato plants are seeded for transplanting in the tunnels by April 15. Remember how sweet and delicious those cherry tomatoes were in the summer months! Can’t wait!
These are the exciting things happening right now. Some of the more mundane things- picking lettuce, kale, chard, spinach, carrots, radishes, bok choi, and beets every week for market is still on-going. We are also planting leaf lettuce, radishes, arugula, and mizuna in the tunnels for April sales. Before the end of February we will have planted baby carrots, radishes, leaf spinach and bunching onions in the tunnels for for mid-May markets.
There are still some repairs that are lingering and fix-up projects to do. Pruning has been started. Raspberries, gooseberries, grapes, currants, and elderberries are done. Red raspberries, blueberries and all the trees – peaches, plums, pears, nectarines will be started in March.
The pork and sausage farming is doing well. We are gearing up for summer grillers and great bacon. We also have broilers growing throughout the winter months. We should be butchering another batch of broilers in the next couple of weeks.
Market News!
We are planning to be back at each market again this year.
St Luke’s on Saturday is a year round farm stand open every Saturday.
We plan to be back a Belle View and Columbia on Thursdays and Fairfax on Saturdays as well as St Luke’s on Tuesdays beginning in June.
CSA News!
We are planning to keep everything the same for the CSA for 2022. The new dates for the CSA are listed on the website.
Thank you to all who have signed up for the CSA all ready. It gives us a vote of confidence when folks sign up and pay up early.
There will be two 12 week sessions.
First session – June 6 – August 27 – $375
Second session August 29 – November 19 – $375
You can add one dozen eggs for $60 or one-half dozen eggs for $36.
If you sign up and pay up for the full year 24 weeks before April 30 – the price is $700
You can add eggs for one dozen – $120 or one-half dozen for $72.
If you have any questions please send an email, we would love to hear from you.
If anyone would like to come to visit the farm during the winter, we would love to have you, email and let us know when you can come.
Gregg and Louise Keckler
Oliver and Elisabeth Keckler
www.orchardcountryproduce.com
ocp@orchardcountryproduce.com
717-486-4653
