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 15, 2010 Orange are the pumpkins Red is the shack The broom corn is ready And I'd love to have you back!
Hello, The Apple Shack will be ready for the weekend! This past week Sparky got the 'juice' to the cooler working and an old store counter found a new home. I used this antique counter at the Country Store and at the Red Rooster antique shop. Can't believe I forgot about it! The shed itself has great memories for me and now putting the old store counter in there, Wow! It's so exciting to have the Apple Shack! I love a new challenge! Click the links to see the Apple Shack progress: Had the shed brought from the Country Store, Made minor repairs, then painted it red, and installed a new entrance door, My antique Lloyd cooler goes in. I sell apples by the pound, not the bag. So you can buy just one apple or any amount you would like. It's a great way to buy apples. And you can mix the varieties. They are all Minnesota Grown and excellent quality and flavor. I will also have seconds available for pies, sauces, apple butter or eating. Come and see me at the Apple Shack for . . . Minnesota Grown Honey Crisp Apples Minnesota Grown Zestar Apples Minnesota Grown Chestnut Crab Apples Minnesota Grown Wealthy Apples Minnesota Grown MN 1788
I'm Picking Fresh Daily . . . Organic Slicing Cucumbers Organic Eggplant - Purple - Night Shadow - White - Black Organic Zucchini - Green - Yellow Organic Sweet Peppers - Green, Red, Carmen, Sweet Banana Organic Hot Peppers - Jalepeno, Garden Salsa, Hot Portugal, Jimmy Nordelle, Pablano, Georgia Flame, Habenaro, Mariachi, Golden Treasure, Hot Spot Organic Potatoes - Red - Yellow - Fingerlings	Time to Fill your Willow Basket with . . . Minnesota Grown Winter Squash - Acorn, Butternut, Buttercup, Amber, Carnival, Delicata, Turk Minnesota Grown Watermelon Minnesota Grown Muskmelon Minnesota Grown Tomatoes North Dakota Potatoes - Red, Russets, Yukon Gold California Plums California Pulots Colorado Peaches Organic Bananas Garlic from Gilroy, California, the garlic capital of the world! NEW! Breads from MainStreet Bakery of Edina. The breads are fabulous, a lot of grains! New crop of Honey from my farm by Scott's Bees & Honey Local new crop Maple Syrup from East Bay Sugarbush of Waconia
When you care enough to Eat the Very Best, ask Donna!
The fall dress is here . . . Multi-colored Broom Corn Orange Carving Pumpkins Pie Pumpkins White, Gray, Speckled, Fancy Decorator Pumpkins White and Orange Mini Pumpkins Gourds - Mixed Colors and Shapes Wing Gourds - Mixed Colors Mums in Fall Colors
When you care enough to Decorate with the Very Best, ask Donna! See you soon! Donna
Garden Hints It's time now to split your peony plants, except for fern peonies, that is. I should have reminded you to split fern peonies in August, it's too late now! For other peonies you can dig the whole plant now if you want to move it. Or divide sprouts into 3-5 pink eyes each. Dig hole, the eyes need to be 2 finger widths below the top of the hole. Lay a stick on the ground across the hole. Put 2 fingers beneath it, the eyes can touch, fill hole with soil and water.
Daylilies can be split now also. Just dig and cut the roots into pieces. Replant roots same depth. Almost all perennials can be moved now. Garlic can be planted in September. Cover with hay. Harvest garlic in July. Needs to dry 3-8 weeks. When is winter squash (acorn, butternut, buttercup) ready to pick? If your thumbnail does not dent the shell its ready to pick. When you care enough to Grow the very best, ask Donna!