| Greetings! |
This Saturday we will have our vegetable plants and blueberry bushes in three locations in the Charlotte area: Onion Transplants from Windcrest Farm | The smell of spring, for those fortunate enough not be be suffering from allergies right now, seems to be onions. The aroma of onions is in the air from mowing spring onions in the pasture, harvesting chives (see picture above), or packing onion transplants for their new home on other farms. Many thanks to Marie and Peggy for helping me count 17,000 onions into bundles of fifty for their journey to Minnesota last Sunday. It was meditative work as we silently repeated our mantra of 1, 2, 3, 4....25 until all the plants were shaken loose of their soil, roots and tops trimmed, bundled into packs of 50 and packed to shipment. Also, many thanks to our newest volunteers, Cindy and Nayeli along with Jane and Shaun, for their hard work this week. The last of our onion transplants will be available at the Market this week. These sweet Granex onions, the same variety they grow in Vidalia, GA are available in bundles of ten. |
| What you get (and don't get) with a Windcrest Farm Veggie, Herb & Flower Transplant |
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Certified Organic Plants grown in plantable Dot Pots |
With a Windcrest Farm transplant, you get:
- Plants grown using non-GMO, untreated seed
- Plants grown in a "living soil" created by certified organic worm castings
- Plants grown using "Mary's Mineral Mix" a mineral rich sea-based fertilizers
- Plant varieties not available in big box stores or garden centers
- Plants grown locally by a farmer who uses these same plants on their farm
- "Plantable" pots with biodegradable plant markers
What you DON'T get:
- GMO seed
- Chemical or manure-based fertilizers
- Plastic pots and tags
- Growth regulating hormones
- Chemical pesticides
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