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April 23 News


Market News

The New Kitchen MDA has looked at our new Kitchen, it is close to being ready. In order for the market to operate and for the farmers to process some of their own products we have to have both a licensed kitchen and a licensed warehouse. MDA couldn’t decide how to categorize since we are online so those are the requirements they came up with for us to operate.
This coming Tuesday after the new hot water heater is installed we will be licensed, the old hot water heater was too small to meet their requirements.
We have been grateful to have been able to use the a mobile kitchen from MOFFA (Michigan Organic Farm & Food Alliance) for the last few years. They are a great organization and they are donating the trailer to the MSU Student Organic Farm.

Until Next Time
Marian Listwak

April 22, 2015 Growing Season Update

No sooner did Dale get the onions planted and the weather got cold and it snowed. I’m sure that the weather will take out some of the plants although we won’t be able to access the damage until it warms again. There are extra onion plants on sale on the website for those that like to garden and grow some of their own. They are Certified Organic from Deep Grass Nursery.
If the weather is warm and sunny over the week end more lettuce and greens will be ready to harvest please don’t hesitate to request some if they show sold out. If the weather stays the way it is we still may have extras.
It is time for me to read up on the best natural predators for the pests we have in the garden/hoop houses who are devouring the crops. Oddly CSA Farmers Market keeps me so busy I don’t have much time to help on the farm.
The garlic is growing and this Friday Dale, Kristie and Stephania will be planting tomatoes inside one of the hoop houses.
We increased the size of our beef herd, they will be on pasture all summer.
Maybe this year we will be able to make our pastured beef from White Pine Farm available on the website. We are also hoping to get back to chickens, we have to complete the licensed kitchen, finish the fencing for more cattle pasture fields and other things before we can build a larger better coop.

Until Next Time
Marian Listwak