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 June 8, 2011 If only all day could be morning With the fresh smell of hay in the air Planting, picking or touring It's the greatest time of the year. Hello, The fields are being planted with tomatoes, peppers, shallots, cucumbers, eggplant, popcorn, beets, herbs, etc.
I have plants for your garden: Tomato Plants - Slicing, Cherry, Yellow, Roma, Heirloom Pepper Plants - Green, Red, Hot, Sweet, Purple Cabbage Plants - Doesn't crack, excellent flavor, makes great sourkraut Herb Plants - Parsley, Basil, Rosemary Zucchini Plants - Green, Crooked Neck Winter Squash Plants - Acorn, Buttercup Ground Cherry Plants
And you can garden on your patio or deck. Great Father's Day gifts! Patio Tomato Peppers - Color, Sweet, Hot Lettuce Bowls Herb Pots Egg Plant Patio Cucumber Flowering Container Gardens are available too! They are designed here At the Farm "In Search of Excellence" for sun or shade. Come shop, stroll and enjoy!
And remember, all the garden advice you need is available from me in person or buy my updated book, Gardening According to Donna - With Canning Appendix. The book is a great reference and can help you become a successful gardener. Over the winter I added the canning tips section to the book I published last year. My book is an accumulation of 50 plus years of gardening experience in this area. Last year's version sold out quickly so I reprinted the updated edition this spring. Call or stop by to purchase my book! Its a great resource for any gardener or want-to-be gardener. It will make a great Father's Day gift!

What's Happening At the Farm . . . Spring has arrived! I'm Picking Organic Leaf Lettuce Green Onions Chives Rhubarb Minnesota Grown - It's Ready! Fresh Asparagus Radishes Stawberries about June 15th I'll be picking Garden Flowers soon! Peonies, Iris, Gas Plant, Buttercup See you soon, Donna When you care enough to Grow the very best, ask Donna!

June Bonus Recipe - Rhubarb Upside Down Cake 3 cups chopped rhubarb 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar Mix. Have rhubarb mixture ready before you stir up the batter. Grease a 9 x 13 glass pan

Sift together: 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour  or 2 1/3 cups sifted regular flour 1 2/3 cups sugar 4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Add 1/2 cup shortening (Crisco) 1 1/4 cup milk 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Pour in a little over half of the milk if using cake flour. Pour in all the milk if using regular flour. Beat 2 minutes. Add 5 egg yolks. Beat another 2 minutes. Put batter in greased pan. Add rhubarb. Pour 2 cups of whipping cream over rhubarb. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. The rhubarb sinks to the bottom. Serve upside down so the rhubarb is on the top of your cake. Enjoy! When you care enough to Eat the very best, ask Donna!