EGGS AT LAST!

After 18 weeks of raising our Golden Comet hens, they have started laying their eggs! These first few eggs have been small (as is normal for first eggs) but oh so delicious. Here is a picture of the eggs just after morning collection and then later as our lunch! The yolks are a bright yellow color--a sign that our birds are getting a healthy nutritious diet of grass and bugs. If you are interested in purchasing any eggs send us an e-mail at milecreekfarm@gmail.com.

Kale is one of the those vegetables that you get to enjoy the entire season. It is one of the first crops we bring to market and we still harvest off it long after we've stopped going to market. Here is a picture of our kale crop in the summer and one taken on Tuesday. If you look closely you can see were the stems were harvested off the stalks. Kale actually tastes better with the cooler weather and after the first frost it is sweeter. We were able to provide kale and other vegetables to some of our CSA members for Thanksgiving. The close up picture is just harvested kale ready to be portioned out to our customers. One of our favorite recipes is a kale potato gratin. It's very easy: create alternating layers of thinly sliced potato, onion, and blanched kale and top with milk. In between layers sprinkle with salt, pepper and tarragon and 2 tablespoons butter. Bake at 350 until potato is tender, about 45 minutes. Happy Thanksgiving!

Tractor Work

Ben had some tractor work to do to get the fields ready for the winter and I thought it would be fun for Evan to watch. After watching the tractor mow down 5 foot tall broom corn stalks and other crops, which was fun, Evan got to investigate the tractor's steering wheel, which was even more fun!

Laying Hens

This summer we got 50 Golden Comet laying hens. Here is our son being introduced to the day old chicks and some newer photos of the hens enjoying a sunny fall day. In another 3 months or so the hens will start laying their first eggs. Yummy!

Fall On The Farm

Now that we are finished with our CSA and farmer's market, we can revisit projects that got sidelined this summer. One of these is our greenhouse. We had our intern help us put up the plastic as one of his final jobs on the farm this season. As I type this Ben is putting up the end walls and sliding doors. Next we have to get electricity and irrigation out to it. Next spring this greenhouse will be full of seedlings getting a great start!

Final Market

Our last market fell on Halloween so of course we had to dress our son in a costume. He didn't last too long because it was chilly! The weather has let us know that the season has come to an end. Thank you to all of our customers! We truly enjoy growing food for you and look forward to seeing you next year!