At the Farm is located on Highway 5 in Carver County, Minnesota - 2.5 m. East of Waconia - 4.5 m. West of Victoria - 10 m. West of Chanhassen
Donna Frantz, Proprietor - 8880 East Highway 5, Waconia MN 55387 - imthefarmer@earthlink.net - 952-442-4816

At the Farm Newsletter

Sent October 22, 2008 Hello, The trees are so bright and sparkling this year! I do not ever remember a fall when the colors were this fabulous! Take time for a drive in the country to my farm. Enjoy the colors along the way, the wonderful ambience and great food At the Farm and me, of course, I'm the engine that runs this train! Advantages of shopping At the Farm . . . Local! Local! Local! Fresh! Fresh! Fresh! Just picked! Just dug! Just harvested! Buy only what you need and exactly what you need. You can buy a single, apple not a bag of apples. You can pick and choose the size of potatoes you want, not pre-bagged, take what you get assortments. And you get to ENJOY the experience and ambience of shopping At the Farm! This fall I have wonderful organic . . . Farm Fresh Brown Eggs Roma Tomatoes for Salsa Sweet Peppers, Hot Peppers Beets, Carrots, Egg Plant, Onions Organic Yellow Popcorn - still on the cob! A string of five cobs for fall decorative use until ready to pop at Thanksgiving time! Fall food to fill your Willow Basket . . . MINNESOTA Potatoes, Zucchini Winter Squash - acorn, butternut, buttercup, amber, carnival, sweet dumpling, delicata, spaghetti, hubbard Minnesota grown apples from Timberlake Orchard - Eric Luetgers, grower Honeycrisp, Zestar, Regent, Haralson, Fireside, McIntosh Washington Pears (wrapped), Canadian Rutabagas, Louisiana Yams And for your Harvest Decorating . . . Pumpkins, Gourds, Broom Corn, Corn Shocks, Specialty Pumpkins, Squash Enjoy the Harvest! Donna

Container Clean up/Pine Tip Hint! You should always dump the soil from your pots and start with fresh soil in the spring. However, if want to you use those same pots to hold pine tips for your holiday decorating, just pull out your annuals and wait to dump the soil in the spring. If the soil freezes in the pots before you add your pine tips, drill holes in the frozen soil large enough for the pine tips, then insert the pine tips. Pine Tips and Evergreen Roping will be available in the Holiday Loft by November 15th! And also for your festive holiday decorating I will have: Willow Twigs - Hydrangeas - White Pine Boughs - Evergreen Boughs Wreaths - Pine Cones - Berries - Ribbon And in the Christmas Cottage - Nov. 29 to Dec. 23! Evergreen Arrangements - Table Centerpieces - Holly Call ahead to order for your Christmas Party, Christmas Dinner, New Year's Party Linens - Candles - Crystal - China - Napkins Gift Baskets - Christmas Fixings - Popcorn Strings The Christmas Cottage will be open every day from November 29 to December 23. It's located up the hill, behind the barn! Christmas Cottage Open House is Saturday, Nov. 29 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm