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Photo of the week: Love Spuds
Your Local Farmers,
David & Jennifer Paulk
Sassafras Creek Organic Farm
Leonardtown, MD
Photo of the week: Farmer Dave and Chad harvesting New Red Potatoes
News! Hello Sassafras Creek Farm Customers. We are Swamp Fox Farm; a small family farm in Valley Lee, MD. Starting this weekend we will be selling whole pasture raised chicken and eggs along with fresh produce every other weekend. We raise our meat and laying chickens on GMO free feed that is locally sourced. Our birds, both meat and laying chickens, are moved over our pastures for the duration of their lives granting them access to fresh grass, air and sunshine. Our produce is grown locally without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides and harvested fresh. We are looking forward to contributing to the selection of amazing food at the BAE market this summer and hope to see you at the market soon!
Jackson Webb,
Swamp Fox Farm
Your Local Farmers,
David & Jennifer Paulk
Sassafras Creek Organic Farm
Leonardtown, MD
Photo of the week: Super Star Onion!
David & Jennifer Paulk
Sassafras Creek Organic Farm
Leonardtown, MD
Photo of the week: Sugar Snap Peas
David & Jennifer Paulk
Sassafras Creek Organic Farm
Leonardtown, MD
Photo of the week: Lettuce Harvest
David & Jennifer Paulk
Sassafras Creek Organic Farm
Leonardtown, MD
Photo of the week: Golden Beets
David & Jennifer Paulk
Sassafras Creek Organic Farm
Leonardtown, MD
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Things have really sped up here at the farm as new crops are being harvested and as more are being planted. The result is a bounty of fresh vegetables and fruit for your Memorial Day weekend.
What's Going to Market...
- Walla Walla Sweet Onions (New!): Big, sweet onions that are especially great for fresh eating in salads and on burgers, as well as fried as onion rings. Mild and sweet.
- Red Onions (New!): Fresh harvested red onions that are great raw, grilled or carmelized.
- Beets (New!): Chioggia variety. Prized for it's sweet flavor and pretty bulls-eye ring pattern. Delicious baked or steamed.
- Garlic Scapes (New!): Like a garlicky, green onion. Try our garlic scape pesto recipe on our Web site. Easy and delicious.
- Kale (New!): Scotch Blue Curl, a great spring kale.
- Strawberries: Wonderfully sweet organic, heirloom strawberries. Nothing but natural goodness. We have A LOT of delicious berries ready for your weekend deserts!
- Bibb Lettuce: mild, tender bibb lettuce, an excellent choice for a delicious salad with strawberries.
- Red Leaf Lettuce: Big, tender heads perfect for any salad. Try with a little balsamic dressing and fresh cracked pepper.
- Romaine Lettuce: Big, fresh heads that add that crunch we like in salads.
- Mesculin Mix: Ready to eat salad. Delicious blend of reds and greens.
- Arugula: Add a little spice to your life!
- French Sorrel: The herb with a lemony zest for your fish and salad dishes.
- Radishes: Lollipop and Pink Beauty. Add some spice to you crunch.
- Hakurei Turnips: White, sweet and crunchy. Wonderful raw in salads or simply sauteed or steamed, along with the greens.
- Rainbow Chard: Big, beautiful, colorful leaves; when sauteed in a little olive oil or butter make a simply delicious, savory side dish.
Photo of the week: Connie bunching Chioggia Beets
Your Local Farmers,
David & Jennifer Paulk
Sassafras Creek Organic Farm
Leonardtown, MD
Hello Farm Fans, This past Saturday we completed our 6th farmer's market for 2014. It feels like the cold winter is behind and that everyone is getting back into the groove of growing and eating local produce. Thank you for supporting our little farm! We thrive on your enthusiasm and energy!
The extended cool weather has been a rare treat and perfect for spring crops such as strawberries. The berries were ready to harvest this week, one of several fruits we grow, and they have excellent flavor. We need to enjoy them while they are here, since the season in Southern Maryland for them is very short because of the hot summers. More temperate areas can continue to grow them through much of the summer/fall. We should have them at the next market and we've been selling them to our friends at The Good Earth Natural Foods Co., Keeping It Local, and Chesapeake's Bounty throughout the week.
Looking around the farm, our cover crop of rye and clover is at its peak. Soon we'll mow the crop down and plant our summer cover crops. We grow cover crops to improve our soils, attract beneficial insects and birds and help keep weeds shaded out - always a challenge on an organic farm.
Most of our summer crops are in the fields growing and looking great. Our first planting of Tomatoes, Cukes and Squash are in the ground, followed soon by Peppers and Watermelon. In addition, all the early spring crops including, Kale, Lettuces, Peas, Beets, Chard, Scallions, Spinach, Onions and looking really nice. And we also noticed that very soon we'll have Garlic Scapes and Sweet Onions. We should also have some nice early season New Potatoes in a few more weeks.
Had a pleasant surprise yesterday, we have figs trees! Last fall we planted 12 figs trees and we thought all of them got zapped by the single-digit temperatures as they looked like little brown dead sticks in March. Low and behold, while walking the farm, we saw new green growth on 9 of them yesterday! It will take a few seasons to produce figs but in the future we'll have them at the market for all you fig lovers.
Finally, we've been managing our three bee hives and quickly learning more about these fascinating insects. With a little luck, we might be able to let them share a little honey.
One more thing, we are looking to hire another part-time worker to help harvest on Friday’s. Please visit our Employment tab for details.
Your Farmer's David & Jennifer Paulk
Update! We can't believe we forgot to mention that we also have big, beautiful Swiss Chard and spinach! We know how much you like both.
Hello Everyone,
It was so great to be back at the BAE market this last Saturday and see so many familiar faces. Thank you for making us feel welcome.
Yes, spring is here, finally, and that means we have a lot of delicious seasonal vegetables freshly harvested from our farm.
What's Going to Market...
- Strawberries (New!) - Wonderfully sweet organic, heirloom strawberries. Nothing but natural goodness.
- Bibb Lettuce (New!) - mild, tender bibb lettuce, an excellent choice for a delicious salad with strawberries.
- Red Leaf Lettuce – Big, tender heads perfect for any salad. Try with a little balsamic dressing and fresh cracked pepper.
- Romaine Lettuce – Big, fresh heads that add that crunch we like in salads.
- Mesculin Mix – Ready to eat salad. Delicious blend of reds and greens.
- Arugula – Add a little spice to your life!
- Sauté Mix - A delicious mix of super healthy greens; great raw or sauteed.
- French Sorrel – The herb with a lemony zest for your fish and salad dishes.
- Radishes – French Breakfast, Pink Beauty. Add some spice to you crunch.
- Hakurei Turnips - White, sweet and crunchy. Wonderful raw in salads or simply sauteed or steamed, along with the greens.
Photo of the week: Harvesting Strawberries
Your Local Farmers,
David & Jennifer Paulk
Sassafras Creek Organic Farm
Leonardtown, MD
Hello Everyone,
It was so great to be back at the BAE market this last Saturday and see so many familiar faces. Thank you for making us feel welcome.
Yes, spring is here, finally, and that means we have a lot of delicious seasonal vegetables freshly harvested from our farm.
What's Going to Market...
- Strawberries (New!) - Wonderfully sweet organic, heirloom strawberries. Nothing but natural goodness.
- Bibb Lettuce (New!) - mild, tender bibb lettuce, an excellent choice for a delicious salad with strawberries.
- Red Leaf Lettuce – Big, tender heads perfect for any salad. Try with a little balsamic dressing and fresh cracked pepper.
- Romaine Lettuce – Big, fresh heads that add that crunch we like in salads.
- Mesculin Mix – Ready to eat salad. Delicious blend of reds and greens.
- Arugula – Add a little spice to your life!
- Sauté Mix - A delicious mix of super healthy greens; great raw or sauteed.
- French Sorrel – The herb with a lemony zest for your fish and salad dishes.
- Radishes – French Breakfast, Pink Beauty. Add some spice to you crunch.
- Hakurei Turnips - White, sweet and crunchy. Wonderful raw in salads or simply sauteed or steamed, along with the greens.
Photo of the week: Harvesting Strawberries
Your Local Farmers,
David & Jennifer Paulk
Sassafras Creek Organic Farm
Leonardtown, MD