Saturdays Farmers Market

(Sourdough Monkey Bread Muffins)

So today we are pulling things hot fresh out of the oven and getting prepared for the market tomorrow.  We have several new varieties as well as our standards.  Here is what we will be bringing to Hillcrest Farmers Market tomorrow:

NEW!...Sourdough Monkey Bread Muffins, Sourdough English Muffins, and Grandma's Sunday Vanilla Cake (it's like eating vanilla ice-cream in cake form).

Also, we will have our slightly sweet sourdough bread (large and small loaves), Cuban bread, a variety of focaccia's, country dinner bread, Mississippi mud chocolate cake, and Grandma's sugar cookies.

Heirloom container gardens, potted herbs, and handmade containers.

(Our Slightly Sweet Sourdough English Muffins)

 See you tomorrow!

 

 

Westover Hills Farmers Market

Here is today's lineup:

Heirloom slightly sweet sourdough bread
Cuban bread
Country dinner bread
a Variety of focaccia breads
*New* Grandma's Sunday cake with white icing
Mississippi mud chocolate cake
Heirloom sugar cookies
and Fresh heirloom tomatoes and jalapenos from the garden

Also, we will have our handmade containers, potted herbs, summer annuals, and container gardens!

See you tonight 4-7p.m!

Saturdays Line Up:

*New* Cuban bread

  Slightly sweet heirloom sourdough bread

Country dinner bread

 A variety of focaccia's  plus a new flavor

 *New* lemon poppy seed cakes

 Mississippi mud chocolate cake

Heirloom sugar cookies

 Garden fresh heirloom tomatoes

 and Garden fresh heirloom jalapeno's!

We will also have container garden heirloom pepper plants that just need watering and harvesting!  Also, some potted herbs, summer veggie plants, and handmade pots.

Hillcrest Farmers Market 7a.m.-Noon!

Westover Hills Farmers Market Today

(Country dinner bread about to go into the oven)

 

Today we are introducing two new baked items:  Cuban bread and lemon poppy seed cakes! Listed below is what else we will bring today:

*New* Cuban bread

Slightly sweet sourdough bread

Country dinner bread

A variety of focaccia's 

*New* Lemon poppy seed cakes

Mississippi mud chocolate cake

Sugar cookies

Garden fresh tomatoes

and Garden fresh jalapeno's!

We will also have container garden heirloom pepper plants that just need watering and harvesting!  Also, some potted herbs, summer veggie plants, and handmade pots.

 

Saturday's Lineup:

Here's what we will have:

Heirloom sourdough bread (slightly sweet), a variety of focaccia breads, honey whole wheat bread, country dinner bread, lemon poppy seed muffins, cinnamon streusel muffins homemade deserts, tomatoes, and jalapenos.  Plus, patio pepper plants that just need watering and harvesting as well as handmade containers.

Will see you Saturday!

Its Tuesday Again. . .

With two hours until departure the focaccia's are about to go into the oven and the country dinner bread is just coming out.  We have a few new* additions to our baked items for the Westover Hills Market today along with our "ready to harvest" container gardens.  Below is a list of what to expect today:

Country dinner bread

Heirloom sourdough bread (slightly sweet)

*New* Honey whole wheat bread

A variety of focaccia breads

Mississippi mud chocolate cake

Heirloom pound cake

*New* Lemon cakes

*New* Heirloom sugar cookies

and Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies 

Also, we have four varieties of mature heirloom pepper plants (with lots of fruit on them) that just need to be watered and harvested once fruit matures to their true color. 

See you this evening from 4-7 p.m. at Westover Hills Farmers Market in Little Rock!

Whats new for Saturday. . .

We have heard from several customers that they wished that they had started a garden this year or that they wanted to and just did not get it all together.  So, knowing this we have several varieties of pepper plants that are already bearing fruit in containers waiting to be used in or as a garden.  Some of these pepper plants have herbs planted beneath them as companion plants that will also remain all fall and into the winter months.  Quantities are limited!  Below are a few pictures of the potted peppers.

Here is a list of what else we will be bringing:

Heirloom sourdough bread (slightly sweet), country dinner bread, a variety of focaccia breads, Mississippi mud cake, heirloom pound cake, banana muffins, cinnomon streusel muffins, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, and more!

Plus heirloom plants and herbs (some in garden containers) and handmade pots.

Baby bell pepper plants

Baby bell fruit

Corno di Toro (Italian yellow pepper that sweet and spicy)

Young Corno fruit

We will have other varieties of pepper plants as well so come check them out!

See you Saturday!

Its Almost Saturday!

Independence Day has now passed and summer is in full swing now.  What better way to enjoy the summer than to head to the farmers market?  So, on that note here is what we will have tomorrow:

Heirloom sourdough bread (slightly sweet), country dinner bread, rosemary and oregano focaccia, Caribbean muffins, oatmeal-cranberry muffins, Mississippi Mud Cake, pound cake from a 100-year old recipe, Snickerdoodle apple cobbler bars, and peanut butter-chocolate chip cookies. AND herbs, potted herbs, summer plants and handmade planting containers.

Baked items are super fresh, plants are healthy, and the handmade containers are waiting to be planted in.  See you Saturday!

Market Day!

Everyone has stayed busy today getting ready for the Westover Hills Farmers Market.  Fresh baked goods have been going in and out of the oven since 6:30 this morning! Plants and containers are waiting to be loaded and as soon as 2:15 p.m. hits were gone! So, here is what will show up at Westover Hills:

Rosemary Fococcia, Heirloom Sourdough bread (slightly sweet), country dinner bread, pound cake which recipe as been passed down to us from the 1800's, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies from the 1930's, lime melt away cookies, and more!

Also, herbs, plants, handmade containers, and potted herbs.

Come check us out!

New Additions. . .

Tomorrow is Saturday once again and we have new items!!!  We are introducing our heirloom sourdough bread (slightly sweet) and Caribbean sunrise whole wheat oatmeal muffins.  Also, we will have country dinner bread, rosemary fococcia, snicker doodle apple cobbler bars, cranberry oatmeal muffins, and heirloom pound cake from an 1800's recipe!

We will have some heirloom plants, herbs, potted herbs, and handmade containers as well.

Friday Update!

Here's what we will have this week at the Hillcrest Farmers Market:

Heritage baked items: Snickerdoodle Apple Cobbler muffins, Shaker Applesauce Muffins, Oatmeal Cranberry Muffins, Country Dinner Bread, and Rosemary Focaccia Bread.  We sold out completely the first hour at last Tuesdays farmers market!

Fresh herbs: Thyme, mint, and rosemary.

New potted herbs, heirloom flowers, and handmade pots.

We are Expanding with New Products!

(Country Dinner Bread) 

We are now expanding our family farming operation to include baked items along with plants and produce. Our goal is to let people experience both heritage produce and heritage foods since we believe both have superior taste to a lot of our modern day food found at grocery stores.  So that said here is what we will be bringing this Saturday to Hillcrest Farmers Market:

Fresh Baked Items: Shaker Applesauce Muffins, Oatmeal Muffins, Soft Pretzels, Rosemary Focaccia Bread with fresh garden rosemary, and Country Dinner Bread.

Plants: A variety of tomatoes, peppers, and herbs.  Summer flowers. . . marigolds, miniature teddy bear sunflowers, and more.

Also, we will have handmade containers and potted herbs and flowers in handmade containers.

          P.S Our dinner bread sold out 15 minutes after last Tuesdays market opened! 

Tuesday Market!

Our farming operations are expanding!!!  

We are now offering heirloom baked goods from old recipes collected over the years.  So, with our expanding we will now be at the Westover Hills Farmers Market Tuesdays from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.  Below is a list of what we will be offering today.

Produce: Fresh salad mix, fresh mint, and rosemary.

Baked Items: Country Dinner Bread, Old Fashion Teacakes, Old Fashion Teacakes with organic peach topping, White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies, and Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Plants: Flowers- Dwarf Teddy Bear Sunflowers, Love-in-a-Mist (cultivated in English gardens since the 1570's!), Pink Sunday Sage, Calendula, and Marigolds.  All flowers have just begun to bloom promising longer summer life.

A variety of herbs, potted herbs in handmade containers, and varieties of peppers and tomatoes of which one yellow cherry tomato whose origin can be traced to 1930!

Plus! Handmade containers.

Here are some pictures of today's inventory:  

Country Dinner Bread.

Old Fashion Teacakes with organic peach topping.

Teacakes.

Chocolate Chip Cookies.

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies.

June 8th Market

It's hard to think that June is already here!  But, with tomatoes on the vine and squash ripening summer is fast approaching.  

This Saturday (tomorrow) we will be at Hillcrest Farmers Market with some summer produce, the last lettuce of the season, fresh herbs, potted herbs, new summer annuals, plants, and handmade containers.  Also, the summer annual flowers have just begun to bloom promising blooms all season long.  Below I have a list of what we will be bringing.

Produce:

Straight neck yellow squash, Baby loose leaf lettuce, fresh rosemary, fresh spear mint, and fresh pepper mint.

Plants:

-Flowers: Calendula, Marigolds, Teddy Bear Sunflowers (dwarf), Pink Sunday Sage.  All flowers are are just beginning to open for maximum summer blooming.

Variety of Peppers, Herbs, potted herbs, and Tomatoes including yellow cherry tomatoes that date back to 1931!

Plus:

Handmade containers and garden guys!

Westover Hills Farmers Market

Well I am fixing to load the truck with fresh mint, rosemary, lettuce, and some of the last summer plants (i.e. tomatoes and peppers).  Westover Hills Farmers Market will be this evenings destination.  An outreach of Westover Hills Presbyterian Church the market is located at: 6400 Kavanaugh, at the corner of McKinley and Kavanaugh just south of Westover Hills Presbyterian Church.

See Ya there!

Sick!

The title tells all.  I felt a little under the weather going to bed last night but, at 2:30 a.m.  I knew the market was out of the question today.

Sorry for the short notice.  Wishing good health to all. . .

Friday Update

Well it's Friday again.  The day that everything is set aside and put in it's place to be loaded up for Saturdays market in the morning.  
Along with my usual assortment of veggie plants i.e tomatoes and peppers I'm bringing fresh herbs and baby loose leaf lettuce to the market.  Also, flowers (plants to go into the garden) that have blooms and are just beginning to open so you know that you've got a long season of blooms.

Here is a list of Saturdays inventory:

I will have: Fresh rosemary, fresh spearmint, fresh peppermint and baby loose leaf lettuce.

Plants: 
Flowers - Calendula, Marigolds, Teddy Bear sunflowers, and Pink Sunday Sage.

Tomatoes: Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Chadwick Cherry, Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra, and Yellow Cherry dating back to 1931.

Peppers:a variety of sweet and Spicy.

Herbs: 5 different basil varieties, oregano and thyme.

As usual I will be at Hillcrest Farmers Market in Little Rock from 7 a.m until Noon.

River Market

I will be at the River Market in Little Rock from 7 am till 3 pm today!

Produce!

I've got small bundles of loose leaf lettuce and kale I'm bringing to Hillcrest Farmers Market tomorrow!

It's Market Eve. . .

Find me this Saturday at Hillcrest Farmers Market 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd. Little Rock, AR 72205

This week I have the last and most special tomato variety that I will introduce this season.  It's a yellow heirloom cherry tomato whose origins have been stored at the USDA since 1931!  These plants are supposed to reach  from 7 to 12 feet tall and produce loads of great tasting fruit.  I have a limited supply with pre-orders all ready so hurry!

Also, I have cucumber starts and Yellow Prolific Straight Neck squash starts and below I have a list of Saturdays inventory.  

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Chadwick Cherry, Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra, and *a special variety* a yellow Cherry whose origins have been stored at the USDA since 1931 ... grows huge with massive yields.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell, Jalapeno and Cayenne.

Basil varieties that include- Thai, Lemon, Cinnamon, Lime, Sweet Genovese, Dark Purple Opal. 

Herbs: Oregano and thyme.

Flowers: Pink Sunday Sage (ornamental).

And lastly herb collections in handmade pots.

Don't forget our handmade containers!

First Fruit

At last!  My first tomato fruit of the season is a Beefsteak and its taking shape.  The Beefsteak tomatoes have been exceptional this year with their rate of grow, hardiness, and now the first to fruit.  Now the only question is will I enjoy the first fruits of my labor or sell them ?

Market 5/18

This Saturday I will be bringing potted herbs in our handmade containers!   The herb "collections" have thyme, oregano, rosemary, and basil in various mixes.

I will also, have new handmade containers and lots of plants.  Below is the list of plants I will bring.

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Chadwick Cherry, Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell, Miniature Bell Pepper, Cayenne (very hot), Corno di Toro Giallo (Italian sweet and spicy), Jalapeno, and Red Marconi (sweet Italian heirloom).

Herbs: Basil varieties that include Lemon, Cinnamon, Lime, Thai, Sweet Genovese (common basil), and Dark Purple Opal. Zataar Oregano, common oregano, and thyme.

Flowers: Pink Sunday Sage.

New Varieties, Handmade Containers, . . . .

I am really excited about this Saturday!  Along with my usual summer plants I will be bringing three new heirlooms and super cool handmade containers plus handmade garden art.  (I have a list and pictures below).

The first of the three heirlooms that I will be bringing is a flower named "Love in a Mist".  Dating back to the 1570's this variety graced English gardens and is a wonderful cottage garden flower.  Also, "Pink Sunday sage" is another flower that I will be bringing to market.  Beautiful pink flowery spikes bloom all summer long.  And lastly orange "Calendula"  is an edible cut flower that blooms from summer into fall.

Here is the list of plants:

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell Pepper, Mini Bell Pepper, Cayenne, Corno di Toro Giallo (Italian Sweet and Spicy), Jalapenos, and Marconi (Italian Sweet).

Eggplants: Black Beauty and Little Finger.

Flowers: Pink Sunday Sage and "Love in a Mist" (Grown in English gardens since 1570's), and Calendula.

Zucchini Starts

Herbs: Basil varieties that include- Sweet Genovese, Lime, Cinnamon, Lemon, Purple, and Thai.  Also, Oregano Zataar, Common Oregano, and Thyme.

Here are the handmade container/ garden art pictures:

This is an amazing pot for impatiens, petunias, ferns, hostas, and herbs.

Mushroom ornaments.

"Garden Guys" can be from trees, porches, or placed anywhere for a little fun.

These are a few sample pictures of what will be brought but be sure to check these out!

The Market Will Go On!

As crazy as the weather has seemed lately the folks forecasting the weather say warmer days are ahead!

Despite the weather forecast for tomorrow at least I will be at  Hillcrest Farmers Market and here are the heirloom plants that I will be bringing:

Eggplants: Little Finger and Black Beauty.

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Cherokee Purple, and Green Zebra.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell Pepper, Mini Bell Pepper, Cayenne, Corno di Toro Giallo (Sweet and Spicy Italian heirloom), Jalapeno, and Red Marconi.

Zucchini starts.

Herbs: Basil varieties that include Cinnamon, Dark Purple Opal, Thai, Lime, and Sweet Genovese. Also, I will have Common Thyme, Common Oregano, and Zataar Oregano (a variety found in Israel).

Produce: Fresh Parsley.

And handmade garden containers. 

Also, don't forget that Saturday is the summer kickoff for the market and the hours will be from 7 am until 2 pm.

Hillcrest Farmers Market Tomorrow!

Tomorrow I will be bringing the following heirloom plants:

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Cherokee Purple, and Green Zebra.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell Pepper, Mini Bell Pepper, Cayenne, Corno di Toro Giallo (Italian heirloom that's sweet and spicy), Jalapeno, and Red Marconi (Italian sweet heirloom).

Squash and zucchini starts.

Herbs: Basil varieties that include - Sweet Genovese, Lime, Thai, Lemon, Cinnamon, and Dark Purple Opal.  Also, common Thyme, common oregano and oregano Zataar.


Also, in the near future I will be bringing heirloom produce to market throughout the summer season onward.

To Market to Market to Buy a. . .

Well its almost Saturday again and tomorrow I will be bringing a large assortment of plant starts to the Hillcrest Farmers Market in Little Rock from 8 am until Noon.  I have got Red Marconi pepper plants ready to go as well as Eggplant starts.  Also, I have more of the yellow/ golden sweet and spicy Italian peppers available!  Below are a few random pictures from inside the greenhouse and varieties of what I will also be bringing.

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Chadwick Cherry, Cherokee Purple, and Green Zebra.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell Pepper, Mini Bell Pepper,cayenne, Corno di Toro Giallo (Italian heirloom), Jalapeno, and Red Marconi.

Herbs: Basil varieties that include Lemon, Cinnamon, Lime, Thai, and Sweet Genovese. Also, I will have some Zataar Oregano as well as common oregano, and common Thyme.

Squash and zucchini starts.

Okra

Between the rainy days and the dry days it has been hard to think about putting anything in the ground because it has still been so wet.  So, yesterday and today we bit the bullet and planted.  Tomatoes, peppers, squash, and okra were on the top of the list to get planted and they did.   One unique method that we use when planting okra is the night before we plan on planting we soak the seeds in a paper towel and place them in a plastic freezer bag. This allows a few if not most of the seeds to sprout overnight and decreases germination time spent in the soil.  We then plant 1/2 inch deep with 1 foot between each plant and watch for them to poke through the earth.   Also, as strange as it may sound if you are longing for that smell of fresh okra open the bag of okra seeds that has been soaking overnight and before you plant smell.  Its like fresh picked okra from the garden.  

Market Day Tomorrow !

Tomorrow is market day at Hillcrest Farmers Market at Pulaski Heights Baptist Church and I've got plants ready to go!  Here is what I will be bringing:

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Chadwick Cherry, Cherokee Purple, and Green Zebra.

Squash and zucchini starts.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell Pepper, Red Mini Bell Pepper,Corno do Toro Giallo (Italian heirloom), Cayenne, and Jalapeno.

Herbs: a variety of Basil including Sweet Genovese, Lime, Thai, Lemon, Cinnamon, and Dark Purple. As well as oregano and thyme. 

It's going to be a beautiful weekend to set a garden out!

My Day:

 This was today:
Woke up at 7:30 am and made coffee and turned on the lights for the plants. Breakfast was peanut butter toast followed by morning plant check up around the greenhouse.  Finally the glorious part of breakfast coffee.  This led to returning outside to set most of the plants outside of the greenhouse for some real vitamin D. Potting soil was low so I had to Run to town.  Getting back planting Parsley, Dill, Sage, and Cilantro was the next order of business totaling 120 all together. After shuffling some plants around for this weekends market everything went back into the greenhouse for the night and the hatches were battened down for the stormy weather. ( Also, watering and lunch was somewhere in there). Now tired and hungry again, I can still think of nothing more enjoyable and fulfilling that I'd rather be doing.

Ready to Go!!!

It may be Thursday night but I am not the only one waiting for Hillcrest Farmers Market this Saturday!  Six varieties of tomatoes and four varieties of peppers have been hardened off as well as some oregano and (hopefully) some thyme.  All are waiting to make their debut into someone's garden.

Success as the Farmers Market !

Even with down pours of rain this morning today was epic!  Cherokee Purple tomatoes were a hit ( among other tomatoes and peppers) and my debut at Hillcrest farmers market was memorable  and great.  The vendors were nice, helpful, and courteous.  And, to all who showed up and purchased plants and seeds on such a soggy cold day thank you.  I wish bountiful success to you all.  And a big thanks to Pulaski Heights Baptist Church for this wonderful community outreach.  also, be sure to check back next week for updates on tips for growing, plant health, and harvesting.  Happy Easter!

Farmers Market

This Saturday I will be at Hill Crest Farmers Market located at Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd in Hillcrest from 8 am until noon.

Potatoes !

The first spuds of the season have been planted !  This is a new crop for me to add to the seasonal line up because I used to always think potatoes did not have a good space/ yield output.  However,digging a little deeper I found out that one potato plat could yield up to one pound of potatoes or more!  So, I got busy doing a little research of different varieties I was interested in and chose Red Pontiac and Yukon Gold.  I can't wait to taste my first homegrown spuds and offer them at local Farmers Markets !

What to Plant in March

It still maybe to cold outside to put the tomato plants in the ground, but here in zone 7 we can still sow something out or in !

Sow Outdoors: Leafy crops like Arugula, Endive, Lettuce, Mache, Pac Choi, Radicchio,Sorrel, and Spinach.  Legumes such as Peas (snow, shell, and snap) and root crops like Beets, Kohlrabi, Potatoes, Radishes, and turnips.

Sow Indoors:  Summer annuals that need a head start indoors like Eggplants, Tomatoes, and Peppers.

A garden is an amazing thrill to watch grow.  Whether spring, summer, fall, or winter knowing what to plant when gives us a possibility (sometimes with a little protection like row covers) to garden all year long.

Seed Starting Has Begun!

After months of planning and preparing for the growing season the first seeds have been sown.  A large number of both sweet and hot peppers ( 6 varieties ) and two varieties of eggplants were given a chance at life at the begging of the week.

Welcome blog to be updated soon...