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 September 2, 2009 September by Helen Hunt Jackson 1835-1885 The golden rod is yellow; The corn is turning brown; The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down. Hello, I'm Picking Organic . . . Slicing Tomatoes Roma Tomatoes Heirloom Tomatoes Slicing Cucumbers  Yellow Onions Red Onions White Onions Cippolini Onions Shallots Carrots Beets Zucchini Patty Pan Summer Squash	My Cranberry-Crab apple trees are just laden with fruit!
Sweet Peppers - Green, Ivory, Red, Banana, Jimmy Nordello Hot Peppers - Jalepeno, Hot Spot Yellow, Cyldon, Pablano Egg Plant - Hansel, Ichiban, Dancer, Night Shadow Herbs Pickling Cucumbers - Call Ahead to Order Pickling Cukes! 952-442-4816 Fill Your Willow Basket . . . Sweet Corn - Home Grown Watermelon - Home Grown Radishes - Home Grown Green Beans - Home Grown Apples - Home Grown Peaches - Michigan Nectarines - Washington Pluonts - Washington Apricots - Washington Pears - Washington Green Grapes - California Red Grapes - California Garlic - Gilroy California Honey - from bees At the Farm Maple Syrup - from east side of Lake Waconia When you care enough to Eat the Very Best, ask Donna!
Also available . . . Beautiful Fresh Garden Flowers - Hand-Tied Bouquets - Zinneas - Sunflowers Mums are here for your Fall Decorating! Thanks for shopping At the Farm! Enjoy Summer! Donna

September Harvesting Tips!   Onions - You can pull your onions if the tops have fallen over. If the tops are green but have fallen over, you can pull them. Wipe off soil and put in garage to dry. Some people hang them but I just put on screens or wood bench. (see photo above) When tops are brown cut them off. Put in a paper bag or cardboard box and cover with newspaper or paper towels. If onions are left in the garden they regrow with all the fall rains then they will not store very well. Potatoes - If tops are brown you should dig them. Wipe off soil, lay them out for a while in the garage. Cover with newspaper or paper towels so they will not turn green. Put them in paper bag or cardboard box and keep covered. Can be left in garage until its too cold. Then bring in or they will freeze. Carrots - You can leave in the ground while you use them. When ready to put your garden to bed for the winter, dig them up and store in the refrigerator. Winter Squash - When you push your thumbnail into shell and it does not dent or go in they are ready to pick. This season with the cool weather it may take a long time to ripen. Even when the color is right, test with your thumbnail. Peppers - When frost is in the forecast you need to pick them. They will not make it through a frost. Put in refrigerator to keep or you can freeze them, just clean out seeds and chop. Tomatoes - Some times you can cover plants with a sheet to keep the frost off or you can pick them and put in cardboard box. Cover them with newspaper or paper towels. They will ripen. They do not have all the flavor of vine ripened but still better than shipped in! When you care enough to Grow the Very Best, ask Donna!