The Oliver Farmers Market Experience

This morning we were up at 5:30 am to prepare for the Oliver Farmers Market.  We picked lettuce & fresh Kale.  We loaded up a small selection of Herbs & Seeds to take with us as well.  We did not know what to expect so we brought a moderate amount of product to test it out.  Everything went well!  We met a lot of local people that gave us good pointers on planting, selling & products for the future.  We sold out of the lettuce that we brought - but we were not so lucky with the Kale.  We found out that as soon as you cut Kale it needs to be cooled which we did not do, so halfway through the morning it was wilted & no amount of ice could revive it...better luck next time!  In the field we are about 3/4 planted.  Some pear tomatoes are already growing & the sun has finally arrived for good we think... the summer took a lot longer than usual to arrive but today it was 29 degrees.  All in all we were pleased with the turn out & the sales at the farmers market & we are excited to be there every saturday until October.  There are so many upcoming events for us to look forward to on the farm next week & so forth.  We ordered 100 chickens (50 layers & 50 broilers) and 25 turkeys.  It will be fun to raise them from babies.... we are also attending a livestock auction next week and we hope to add Sheep & Pigs to the farm (we need something to eat all the weeds we have accumulated in the pasture area). Stay tuned for next weeks events!