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 July 9, 2008 Hello, There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, the corn is not as high as an elephant's eye but GROWING! It did make knee-high by the 4th of July. Fresh Picks now are Peas, Candy onions, Green onions, Beets, Kohlrabi, Leaf Lettuce, Cucumbers, Home Grown New Red Potatoes, Zucchini, Radishes, and Green Beans. I'm almost done picking Rhubarb. The 4th of July usually is the cut off time. The season is later this year so I can pick a little longer. If you pick later than the 4th you can ruin your plants for next year's production. Compost your rhuarb plants in the fall as they are heavy feeders. TO FILL YOUR WILLOW BASKET: Georgia Sweet Corn, Peaches, Indiana Muskmelon andWatermelon, California Necterines, Plums and Grapes, Washington Cherries, New Jersey Blueberries Organic Bananas. MARK YOUR CALENDAR JULY 27! It's a Country Festival At The Farm! Stroll the gardens and enjoy the Wendenger Band from New Ulm MN. Its to Celebrate Minnesota's 150th Birthday. 12 noon to 4 pm. I GROW ORGANIC EAT FRESH BUY LOCAL Enjoy the Summer! Donna

Recipe for July - Peach Melba 1 1/2 cup flour 1 1/2 tsp. sugar pinch of salt 2 egg yolks 3/4 cup butter 1 tsp vanilla Cut like pie crust and add the 2 beaten egg yolks. Spread in a 9x13 glass baking pan. 6 cups fresh peaches 1 1/2 cups sugar 9 tlb flour 3 tlb butter Mix and put on crust. Dot the butter on the top of this. 1/2 cup whipping cream 2 egg whites 2 tlb sugar Beat egg whites until stiff, add sugar and whipping cream. Spread on top of peaches ( It will look like its not enough but it spreads when baking ) Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour. Serve warm with real whip cream. Its good cold too! Enjoy!