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 22, 2009 Donna, Donna, quite the farmer How does your garden grow? With worker bees and shelling peas And little plants all in a row. by Stephine Tucci, Donna's granddaughter
Hello, I'm Picking . . . Green Zucchini Green Onions Cippolini Onions Cabbage Kohlrabi New Potatoes Sweet Red & Yellow Onions Carrots Egg Plant Salad Cucumbers Pickling Cucumbers - Call Ahead to Order! (See photo at right) Red Beets Green & Yellow Beans Green Peppers Pablano Peppers Sweet Yellow Banana Peppers Dill - Basil - Cilantro - Parsley - Sage

Fill Your Willow Basket With . . . Sweet Corn - Home Grown is Coming Soon! Tomatoes - Home Grown Blueberries - New Jersey Peaches - Georgia Nectarines - California Plums - California Cherries - Washington Watermelon - Indiana Muskmelon - Indiana When you care enough to Eat the Very Best, ask Donna! Thanks for shopping At the Farm! Enjoy Summer! Donna

July Garden and Harvest Tips! Got something eating your almost-ripe tomatoes? Could be a chipmunk looking for water. Set a small dish of water by the plant to see if it helps. Onions - You can be using them now for salads, burgers or whatever. Its time! (See photo at right with some that I've picked.) The tops will fall over and then they will start to cure off to store. Pull onions about August 17-20. Dry them off on a table in the garage. Then box them in a card board box to store. Take then in the house before it freezes. If your tops do not fall over take the rake and push them over. If they do not dry they will not keep. Potatoes - They should be big enough to use. Dig the whole plant or scratch around the plant to find the big ones. Your greens will die down in August. Then dig the potatoes and store in cardboard box or paper bags, not plastic. Put in garage until it freezes. Keep light off the potatoes. They will turn green in the light. Do not eat them if green. When you care enough to Grow the Very Best, ask Donna! Cooking Tip for Sweet Corn! Do not add sugar or salt to water. Bring water to a boil. Add 6 ears or less of corn (from At the Farm). Bring the water back to a boil and then cook for 4 more minutes. Use two kettles if you have a lot of corn to cook. Enjoy!