Wow! This heat is really driving things along! Over the past 2 weeks there has been a huge progress in all of our crops! With the help of the heat we are expecting our delicious carrots as early as next week, and our corn is expected to be ripened to perfection by late August! We will also have cabbage, as well as 3 different types of potatoes on Saturday morning.
Since both of our u-picks have been such successes, both locations have been closed in order to allow the berries to ripen and replenish. However, we are expecting that both locations will re-open on Sunday weather permitting.
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate and Susan
Friday, July 30, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
The days go on, but it just keeps getting better. Our strawberry u-pick was in full swing at both locations again today. Everyone came up with buckets of bright, red, delicious berries and yet there are still plenty left to ripen. However due to the abundance of pickers today both locations will be closed until further notice to let the berries replenish themselves.
We also have more of our new yukon gold potatoes, they are the perfect addition to a barbeque.
Here are some of our favorite recipes! Enjoy!
CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY PORT CAKE
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate pieces
- 1/2 cup port wine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 pint of fresh strawberries, stemmed and sliced
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped and sweetened
Directions
Melt butter and 1/2 cup of the chocolate in 1/3 cup of the port. Stir and cool.
Beat egg yolks with 6 tablespoons of the sugar until thick and pale in blender. Add slowly chocolate mixture while blending. Mix in flour and remaining chocolate.
Beat egg whites with remaining sugar just until stiff in another bowl; gradually fold into chocolate batter to blend.
Pour into greased and floured 9-inch round layer cake pan. Bake in 325 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes until pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
cool in pan for 5 mintues; loosen and invert onto plate. With back of spoon press shallow indentation into center of cake.
Toss strawberries with remaing port; spoon into center of cake. Pipe or spoon whipped cream around edge.
Makes 6 servings
CRUNCHY ROMAINE STRAWBERRY SALAD
Ingredients
- 1 (3 ounce) package ramen noodles
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablesppon red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 8 cups torn romaine
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, slices
Directions
Discard seasoning packet from ramen noodles or save for another use. reak noodles into small pieces. In a skillet, saute noodles and walnuts in butter for 8-10 minutes or until golden; cool.
For dressing, in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, sugar, vinegar and soy sauce; shake well. Just before serving combine the romaine, onions, strawberries and noodle mixture in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing and toss lightly.
Serves 12
We also have more of our new yukon gold potatoes, they are the perfect addition to a barbeque.
Here are some of our favorite recipes! Enjoy!
CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY PORT CAKE
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate pieces
- 1/2 cup port wine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 pint of fresh strawberries, stemmed and sliced
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped and sweetened
Directions
Melt butter and 1/2 cup of the chocolate in 1/3 cup of the port. Stir and cool.
Beat egg yolks with 6 tablespoons of the sugar until thick and pale in blender. Add slowly chocolate mixture while blending. Mix in flour and remaining chocolate.
Beat egg whites with remaining sugar just until stiff in another bowl; gradually fold into chocolate batter to blend.
Pour into greased and floured 9-inch round layer cake pan. Bake in 325 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes until pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
cool in pan for 5 mintues; loosen and invert onto plate. With back of spoon press shallow indentation into center of cake.
Toss strawberries with remaing port; spoon into center of cake. Pipe or spoon whipped cream around edge.
Makes 6 servings
CRUNCHY ROMAINE STRAWBERRY SALAD
Ingredients
- 1 (3 ounce) package ramen noodles
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablesppon red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 8 cups torn romaine
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, slices
Directions
Discard seasoning packet from ramen noodles or save for another use. reak noodles into small pieces. In a skillet, saute noodles and walnuts in butter for 8-10 minutes or until golden; cool.
For dressing, in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, sugar, vinegar and soy sauce; shake well. Just before serving combine the romaine, onions, strawberries and noodle mixture in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing and toss lightly.
Serves 12
Sunday, July 25, 2010
The Little farmers Blog!
What a fantastic weekend it's been here at the farm! The beautiful weather gave people the opportunity to come out and enjoy the animals, berries, ice cream, vegetables and more!
Our shelves were stocked with the seasons earliest taste of fresh veggies and the sun made working here at the farm terrific.
Here are a few pictures from the farm this past week. And there will be plenty more where these came from, so keep posted!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers!
(Ashley, Susan and Kate)
Yummm!
A field full of our wonderful u-pickers!
You can always count on our daily supply of fresh lettuce!!
New Yukon gold potatoes.
New this season!
"Fresh Veggies Turnip Everyday"
"Lettuce Help You"
As you can see, our corn maze isn't tall enough to get lost in yet!
Our animals are always happy to see you come!
Our u-picks at both locations will be closed untill Tuesday to let our berries ripen and get as sweet as possible.
Enjoy the pictures! Hope you stop by and see it all for yourselves!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
Our shelves were stocked with the seasons earliest taste of fresh veggies and the sun made working here at the farm terrific.
Here are a few pictures from the farm this past week. And there will be plenty more where these came from, so keep posted!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers!(Ashley, Susan and Kate)
Yummm!
A field full of our wonderful u-pickers!
You can always count on our daily supply of fresh lettuce!!
New Yukon gold potatoes.
New this season!Fresh, hand selected, brown farm eggs.
"Fresh Veggies Turnip Everyday""Lettuce Help You"
As you can see, our corn maze isn't tall enough to get lost in yet!
Our animals are always happy to see you come!Our u-picks at both locations will be closed untill Tuesday to let our berries ripen and get as sweet as possible.
Enjoy the pictures! Hope you stop by and see it all for yourselves!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
Saturday, July 24, 2010
The Little Farmers Blog
It has been yet again another busy day on the farm and the strawberries are going great. Due to the overwhelming amount of eager pickers, our Brookfield Road location will be closed until Tuesday. As for our Heavy Tree Road location, we are waiting to see what the berries will be like in the morning, so please call the market first.
The boys in the field have been kept very busy too. This morning they harvested a small amount of cauliflower, cabbage, and turnip. With their work, we are able to provide you with our fresh produce all summer long!
All the veggies are quickly maturing, and if this weather keeps up we will be able to completely fill our shelves over the next few weeks! So stay tuned for our crop updates this way you wont miss any of our new produce!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
The boys in the field have been kept very busy too. This morning they harvested a small amount of cauliflower, cabbage, and turnip. With their work, we are able to provide you with our fresh produce all summer long!
All the veggies are quickly maturing, and if this weather keeps up we will be able to completely fill our shelves over the next few weeks! So stay tuned for our crop updates this way you wont miss any of our new produce!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Th e Little Farmers Blog!
Hello Everyone!
It's hard to believe how fast this week has gone by! My how time goes by when you're always kept busy! The Brookfield Road u-pick had another great day with an amazing turn out of pickers, while the Heavy Tree Road location was closed today in order to replenish the berries for the days to come. Tomorrow morning we are hoping to have both locations opened, however it depends on the weather and the berries so we advise to call the market (747-3276) beforehand just to be sure. Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather and we hope to see you all coming out for a visit on the farm with the sun!
Keep an eye out for some of the upcoming photos of our past week on the farm! We will be posting them very soon!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
It's hard to believe how fast this week has gone by! My how time goes by when you're always kept busy! The Brookfield Road u-pick had another great day with an amazing turn out of pickers, while the Heavy Tree Road location was closed today in order to replenish the berries for the days to come. Tomorrow morning we are hoping to have both locations opened, however it depends on the weather and the berries so we advise to call the market (747-3276) beforehand just to be sure. Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather and we hope to see you all coming out for a visit on the farm with the sun!
Keep an eye out for some of the upcoming photos of our past week on the farm! We will be posting them very soon!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The Little Farmers Blog!
Although it started off as a wet day, it turned out to be a beautiful day on the farm! The sun came out just in time for us to open both of our u-pick locations at noon, and with that we had a great turn out! We had pickers of all ages in the field today; some picking one quart while others picked over 6 full buckets! Wow! What a great start to our berry season!
Don’t forget to stop by this weekend to see our new produce, as well as our newly born baby bunnies! We also have our 6 pack annuals on for $2.00, so if you’re looking to add a little more color to your garden this is the perfect addition!
And that’s another day on the farm!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate and Susan
Don’t forget to stop by this weekend to see our new produce, as well as our newly born baby bunnies! We also have our 6 pack annuals on for $2.00, so if you’re looking to add a little more color to your garden this is the perfect addition!
And that’s another day on the farm!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate and Susan
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The Little Farmers Blog!
It’s been another great day here at the farm! Not only did we have our pickers pick over 320 quarts of berries, but we also had a busy first day at our u-pick on heavy tree road. We are proud to announce and we will be open at both our Heavy Tree Road location as well as our Brookfield Road location.
At our Brookfield Road location, we will be picking out of a brand new field! The berries in this field are an impressive size and one of our sweetest varieties. One of our friendly tractor drivers will take you on a 15 minute tractor ride through our fields of crops to get to our picking destination.
If you consider yourself to be a more serious picker and want to get the maximum amount of berries in the minimum amount of time we recommend our Heavy Tree Road location. This is because you can get from your car to our berry fields in no time. Please be advised that our Heavy Tree Road location is cash only, and both locations will be open 10-5, weather permitting and while quantities last.
One final note is that we will also be having white turnip starting this weekend!
Hope to see you all at the farm very soon!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate and Susan
At our Brookfield Road location, we will be picking out of a brand new field! The berries in this field are an impressive size and one of our sweetest varieties. One of our friendly tractor drivers will take you on a 15 minute tractor ride through our fields of crops to get to our picking destination.
If you consider yourself to be a more serious picker and want to get the maximum amount of berries in the minimum amount of time we recommend our Heavy Tree Road location. This is because you can get from your car to our berry fields in no time. Please be advised that our Heavy Tree Road location is cash only, and both locations will be open 10-5, weather permitting and while quantities last.
One final note is that we will also be having white turnip starting this weekend!
Hope to see you all at the farm very soon!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate and Susan
Monday, July 19, 2010
The Little Farmers Blog!
We have exciting news!
With the help of the weather our plentiful crop of strawberries are ripening at a fast pace! Farmer Chris, one of the proud owners and one of our field experts, has informed us that our u-pick on Brookfield Road will be open this Wednesday, July 21. We have new fields of berries on this location, so come along for a tractor ride down to the u-pick and enjoy the farm surroundings which we get to see and enjoy every day!
Although the berries are ripening fast be sure to double check before you arrive at one of our locations to ensure that the u-pick will be going ahead for the day, as it depends on many factors early in the season such as the quantity of the berries and the weather.
That's it for now! Hope to see you in the strawberry fields!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
With the help of the weather our plentiful crop of strawberries are ripening at a fast pace! Farmer Chris, one of the proud owners and one of our field experts, has informed us that our u-pick on Brookfield Road will be open this Wednesday, July 21. We have new fields of berries on this location, so come along for a tractor ride down to the u-pick and enjoy the farm surroundings which we get to see and enjoy every day!
Although the berries are ripening fast be sure to double check before you arrive at one of our locations to ensure that the u-pick will be going ahead for the day, as it depends on many factors early in the season such as the quantity of the berries and the weather.
That's it for now! Hope to see you in the strawberry fields!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
The Little Farmer's Blog!
Hi there everyone!
We are some of the proud workers at Lester’s Farm Market. Since we love working on the farm so much we figured that we would share with you the ongoing and upcoming events and crops that we get to endure each and every day!
Our 2010 season has had a bright beginning. So far we have an impressive variety of lettuces such as boston, french iceberg, iceberg, green leaf, two types of red leaf, as well as romaine. The sunny weather has also brought us veggies such as green onion, radishes, spinach, swiss chard, and local greens. For the first time this season we will be having a limited supply of our very own new potatoes starting this Saturday, July 24th!
We are proud to announce that our strawberry season has started, and we must say they are delicious! This year we have expanded our strawberry crops so there are plenty of berries to go around. Our u-pick on Heavy Tree Road will open 10am on Tuesday July 20th. As well our u-pick on Brookfield Road will open this Friday, July 23rd at 10am. Since it is still very early in the season our supply starting off will be limited. As a result, the u-pick will be open while quantities last so we advise you to call beforehand.
An “eggcelent” addition to our market this year is our homegrown, fresh brown eggs. They are carefully collected everyday to ensure that they maintain their scrumptious taste!
And as always we have our delicious ice cream with a wide variety of hard serve flavors, slushies to quench your thirst, and our unforgettable soft serve. We also have a selection of annuals, perennials, and shrubs so stop in and take a look around our garden center. And lastly but definitely not least, our animals in the petting barn are anxiously waiting for your visit! Come and see our animals such as Eeyore the donkey and Tetley the potbelly pig; they will keep you entertained all visit long!
So far it has been a busy, but exciting season. With fresh picked veggies served in a family environment with homegrown smiles there is always something to do on the farm! But it doesn’t stop there! So come along and visit us on the farm! Hope to see you all soon!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
We are some of the proud workers at Lester’s Farm Market. Since we love working on the farm so much we figured that we would share with you the ongoing and upcoming events and crops that we get to endure each and every day!
Our 2010 season has had a bright beginning. So far we have an impressive variety of lettuces such as boston, french iceberg, iceberg, green leaf, two types of red leaf, as well as romaine. The sunny weather has also brought us veggies such as green onion, radishes, spinach, swiss chard, and local greens. For the first time this season we will be having a limited supply of our very own new potatoes starting this Saturday, July 24th!
We are proud to announce that our strawberry season has started, and we must say they are delicious! This year we have expanded our strawberry crops so there are plenty of berries to go around. Our u-pick on Heavy Tree Road will open 10am on Tuesday July 20th. As well our u-pick on Brookfield Road will open this Friday, July 23rd at 10am. Since it is still very early in the season our supply starting off will be limited. As a result, the u-pick will be open while quantities last so we advise you to call beforehand.
An “eggcelent” addition to our market this year is our homegrown, fresh brown eggs. They are carefully collected everyday to ensure that they maintain their scrumptious taste!
And as always we have our delicious ice cream with a wide variety of hard serve flavors, slushies to quench your thirst, and our unforgettable soft serve. We also have a selection of annuals, perennials, and shrubs so stop in and take a look around our garden center. And lastly but definitely not least, our animals in the petting barn are anxiously waiting for your visit! Come and see our animals such as Eeyore the donkey and Tetley the potbelly pig; they will keep you entertained all visit long!
So far it has been a busy, but exciting season. With fresh picked veggies served in a family environment with homegrown smiles there is always something to do on the farm! But it doesn’t stop there! So come along and visit us on the farm! Hope to see you all soon!
Your Friendly Little Farmer Bloggers,
Ashley, Kate, and Susan
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