HELLO HOMEGROWNERS

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Permalink Reply by Shannon Connelly on October 20, 2009 at 3:09pm

Welcome! Looking forward to learning more about what you do, and getting your input on discussions. Do you bring any of your produce or eggs to market?

Permalink Reply by Rick Mifflin on October 21, 2009 at 8:30am

Hi. Well,we don't charge money for our eggs and produce,we share with family and friends.These are gifts from our girls and from our Mother Earth, we would not be comfortable charging for them.We have 14 raised beds and are planning to add another 12 in the spring. We grow tomatoes,cukes,eggplant,various peppers,beans,onions,garlic,multiple varieties of squash,kitchen herbs,cherries,pears.watermelon,muskmelon,honeydew,blackberries.raspberries,apples and strawberries.All herbicide and pesticide free,we are composting fanatics.All our veggie scraps,eggshells,coffee grounds,old hay,and horse,goat,and chicken manure,blend together into a wonderful healthy and rich garden compost.Our chickens have the run of the pasture,free range,and provide us with the richest, most delicious eggs with deep orange yolk,they are head and shoulders above any store bought eggs I have ever tasted.Since moving here from the city,we have become closer to the earth and more appreciative of her natural ways.We have gained an appreciation of the old ways,growing and preserving our own food as much as possible,and living in harmony with the land and the creatures we share it with.We could never go back to the city(Babylon)and the insane life we used to live.

Shannon Connelly said:

Welcome! Looking forward to learning more about what you do, and getting your input on discussions. Do you bring any of your produce or eggs to market?

Permalink Reply by Jessica Jarvis on October 21, 2009 at 5:21pm

Sound like you've got quite an operation going, Rick! Welcome to the group- I'm new to homegrown too and not much of a farmer. I live in the city and rent an apartment with a very small and shady backyard but i DO wholeheartedly support the local farmers and do my part by buying, cooking (my passion), and serving the goods produced by the locals. I look forward to some discussion with ya'll!