Grumpy Goat Experiment

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We are open for orders but FYI we will NOT be at the Sidney Farmers Market this week. We will be set up at the Carriage Hill Small Farm and Food Fest instead! So come and visit down there!!!!!

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It’s been a busy week at the Grumpy Goat with family visitors/helpers coming up from Florida! We will also be saying goodbye to 3 more goat kids as they head to their new home in Virginia this coming weekend :(

New on the market this week :
Green beans
Sunflowers
Karlo paprika hot peppers
Serrano peppers
Eggplants
Mixed tomatoes

We will still have caraflex cabbages, okra, fennel, kohlrabi , beets, basil, thyme, mint, sage, oregano, hot wax peppers, jalapeños, and maybe even a little lettuce! Order ahead or come and drop in Friday!

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We are open for orders. I haven’t listed peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers because they are just coming on so if you want some swing into the store on Friday or Tuesday. Hopefully by next week we will also have green beans.

And FYI – we will not be having the farm set up on Saturday mornings any more. It’s slow and too difficult to split things up as we head to Sidney. Orders can still be placed and picked up on Saturdays though. And honey, syrup, eggs can be grabbed anytime. Thanks for your understanding.

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The market is open for ordering. We’ve begun harvesting cabbages, radicchio and okra this week and will probably have the first tomatoes and peppers in the store Friday!

Happenings on the farm:

Matt’s been busy row cultivating the field crops which are looking amazingly weed free compared to previous years,

We’ve been busy trying to get the last of the garlic harvested – 6 varieties out – 4 to go!

Angus – our 6 month old goat kid will be getting sheared today and he’s heading to his new home in Michigan this weekend.

I’ve been trying to get the last of the tomatoes and peppers strung up – better late than never!

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Open for ordering, albeit a little late. We have listed some kohlrabi, beets, and basil and still have fennel, kale, chard and herbs. Radicchio and cabbages are coming along and the first okra pods and zucchini’s are starting!!!!

We had a busy week with presentations at the library in Chickasaw and a 4H farm visit this past week as well as our normal farm visits. And now we’re off to pick up a loom! More about our weaving adventures to come.

Come in for in person shopping Tuesday and Friday 2-6:30 or Saturday morning!

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We are open for ordering this week. Please note that I zeroed out a lot of the leafy greens. They aren’t enjoying this heat wave and I’m not sure if I will have any by the weekend or not. So come shop in person Friday to see what has made it through!

As far as new items listed : garlic scapes are coming in strong, fennel heads are just big enough, chard has recovered from the rabbit frenzy, and the fava beans are here – they are a super short season crop so get them while you can!

Keep the look out next week for the first of the kohlrabis.

Stay cool out there!

No bread orders for Friday or Saturday Please

I’ve opened the market so you can order now through Thursday for this coming Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday pick ups. Please don’t order bread for Friday or Saturday this week. We have some good friends traveling from Vermont to pick up some goat kids and I’m not sure I’ll have time to bake. If you really want something leave a note in the comments and if I have time I will try to make your bread! Thanks for understanding. I did leave the bread on so you can order for Tuesdays pick up.

Other than that we have garlic scapes coming on right now!!!! Wooohooo. Only the Chinese purple are scraping right now but we should have more in the next couple weeks. So come in the store to grab them!

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The market is open for orders. Notice that we’ve gone back to our summer pick up options. We’ve added some sugar snap peas, Muir lettuce, and Grandma Hadleys lettuce. We’ll still have snow peas as well.

Things are crazy busy on the farm right now. We’ve baled the first cutting of hay for the year, goat kids will be leaving for their new homes starting Thursday, and there’s a back log of things to plant in the garden as well as beans still to plant in the fields. Fingers crossed we get it all done!

Bags Needed!!!

The store is open this afternoon until 6:30. Swing on in for some fresh snow peas or sugar snap peas along with our other regular greens and herbs.

I’m hoping to entice you all into cleaning out your closets and cabinets of any lightly used bags – plastic or paper. We are running low and would rather not buy new ones. Just drop them anywhere in the store! Thanks in advance!

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This is just a reminder that the store will be set up for in person shopping this week If you forgot to place an order just swing on in. We will have lots of fresh kale, collards, lettuce, asparagus, cilantro, thyme, mint, sage, oregano, as well as goat milk soap, honey, and maple syrup.

Also for those interested in a Raw Milk Herdshare opportunity come chat with Annette from Bair Trax Dairy at 6pm tomorrow. She will answer all your questions. I will say that Matt and I made icecream with part of our gallon this week and it was amazing!!!! If you can’t make it our to talk to her tomorrow – drop her a line at cowsintherapy2@gmail.com.

Hope to see you all tomorrow.