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Greetings!
Hello from the farm!
I hope everyone is doing well now that September is here and it sure feels like fall is here too. With this cooler fall weather we must say good-bye to some of our favorite veggies. Summer squash, cucumbers, beans, sweet corn, and tomatoes are pretty much finished for the year. Along with say good-bye to those, we must say hello to others. Storage onions are ready, winter squash is almost ready to be harvested, broccoli is coming along nicely, and mixed greens and spinach are going to be making an appearance once again.
We hope everyone is enjoying everything so far. This weather is very challenging but we are finding enough breaks in it to get what we have to in the ground and out of the ground. Along with planting and harvesting, we are happy to announce that our baby chicks are now 6 weeks old. Today we moved them into their new coop. Later this week we will be introducing them to the rest of our flock (with a netting barrier between them). This will allow them to get acquainted while not upsetting the existing flock just yet. We will mix them together before the end of October so that they will fill our coop and be able to keep each other warm throughout the winter.
Those of you who emailed that you are interested in a chicken from Polasky's Brand Poultry, will receive an email from me yet this evening. If you have not emailed yet, please let me know by the end of the week to take advantage of the $2.25 lb price.
Fruit shares are back. This week if you have a Fruit share, you will be receiving bartlett pears and some Sweet 16 apples. We hope you enjoy. All produce shares will receive bartlett pears this week as well as a special treat.
If anyone has any questions, concerns, or suggestions please let me know.
Sincerely,
Tracy
Olden Produce!
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 THE HOT POTATO:
Potato Facts
www.thehotpotato.com
Did you know that the
Indians in Peru were the first people to cultivate
the potato over 4000 years ago? The Andean Mountains of South America
is
the birthplace of the "Irish" white potato. The Symara Indians
developed over two hundred varieties at elevations of over 10,000 feet
over
sea level. The potato, a name
derived from the American Indian word "Batata",
was introduced to Europeans be Spanish conquerors during the late 16th
Century. The Spanish claim that
Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada was the first to introduce the
potato to Europe in the year 1550. The Irish say that it was nut until
1585 that Sir Walter
Raleigh introduced the potato to Europe. At first, potatoes were
not initially accepted by Europeans. Some claimed
potatoes were not mentioned in the bible, while others attributed some
common
diseases to potatoes. Potatoes first became
popular when Marie Antoinette paraded in France
wearing a crown of potato blossoms. In the late 1700's Frederick the
Great
planted potatoes in his Pleasure Garden in Berlin. He admired the
beauty
of the potato flowers. King Frederick the Great promoted the eating of
potatoes because of its high nutritional value. Captain Nathaniel
Butler, Governor of Bermuda sent a cargo of potatoes
to Francis Wyatt, governor of Virginia in 1621. This is the first time
potatoes arrived in North America. In 1770 a crop failure
gave a war its name - "The Potato War"
when a war between Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa forced soldiers
to steal the enemy's potatoes as there was not much more food to eat.
When
the potatoes were finished, so did the war. In 1845 and 1846 the
potato crop in Ireland was devastated by fungus.
The potato had become a major food to the Irish causing the "Irish
Potato Famine" which cased many Irish to immigrate. The population
of Ireland decreased by nearly two million between 1847 and 1851. The potato is now a
very common food item worldwide. In the United States,
potatoes are grown in all 50 states and in about 125 countries
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MELBOURNE'S CAPERS
House Rules for Dogs
www.allaboutdogs.tripod.com 1) If you have to throw up,
get into a chair, QUICKLY! If you can't manage that in time, get to an Oriental
rug. If no Oriental rug is available, any good rug will do. (The middle of the
human's bed is a good spot too. 2) ALWAYS accompany guests
to the bathroom. It's not necessary to do anything; just sit and stare. When
they are done, jump up and look in the bowl when they flush. 3) Do not allow closed doors
in ANY room. To get a door opened, stand on our hind legs and hammer with your
forepaws. 4) When supervising cooking,
sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand
a better chance of being stepped on, picked up, and consoled with food. (And to
get twice the number of treats, demand one before you go out and another when
you come back in....2 treats for only a few drops of urine!) 5) Once a door is opened,
it's not necessary to use it. After you've ordered an outside door opened,
stand halfway in and halfway out and think about several things. It's
particularly important during very cold or hot weather, rain, snow, and
mosquito season. 6) Begin people-training
early. You'll then have a smooth-running household. Humans need to know the
basic rules. They can be taught if you start early and are consistent. |
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- Pick up your produce each week at one of these convenient locations:
Ripon/Princeton/Green Lake Area: at the farm, 11699 Olden Road, Ripon
Fond du Lac Area--South Park Avenue, private residence
Oshkosh Area Location #1-- Choice Bank, 2450 Witzel Avenue
Oshkosh Area Location #2--Hendrickson Chiropractic and Wellness Center, 2020 Jackson St.
Oshkosh
Neenah--The Red Radish Natural Foods, 447 S Commercial Street, Neenah
Menasha--McClone Insurance Agency, 150 Main Street, Suite 102 (US Bank Building)
Appleton-- Ingenuity First, 820 Association Drive, Appleton
(The off farm sites will not have refrigeration and your timeliness will ensure freshness.)
**Thank you to the businesses that allow us to use their facilities as drop site locations. We sincerely appreciate all that you do for us.**
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