Catnip

Grampa is always on my case about growing weeds, but I do it anyway! Catnip is a weed that grows all over the place around here, but it looks similar to other stuff, so I planted some seeds so I could compare the wild stuff to some catnip that I know is catnip. When this gets big enough, I'll cut it off and dry it. Haven't decided if I will make it into cat toys or just sell it. I'll probably try to sell the dried herb and if I have any left this winter, see what I can do with it craft wise. 

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue

Noodles Finally!

Ahhh... noodles, noodles, noodles, how I have missed you! I've been so dog-gone busy with that stupid assessing job that I haven't made noodles all spring. Last week, a big wind came up at one of the markets and smashed my display egg carton so I had to blow some more eggs to make another one. What do you do with nine eggs in a bowl? Ya just gotta make noodles!

My farmer client has this really neat tool to cut noodles with. I've used a pizza cutter for years, but this is a step above! I decided to try it out and it works really well. I'll have to see if I can find a tool like this somewhere for myself.

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue

Baby Cows on Pasture

The baby cows are out on the pasture. When we first brought them home, we left them on the trailer until they were old enough to eat grass. Three of them got really sick because they hadn't had enough colostrum from their mothers, and one died. You can see 2 of them in this picture. The other one was around somewhere. Grampa Tom and Catherine fed all 3 of them bottles this afternoon. We had a neighbor offer his pasture for our sheep so they are visiting over there for the summer.

God Bless You All!


~Grama Sue

Attack Turkey

Today, I'm featuring a neighbor's turkey. This thing is so funny! It loves to chase my car. It get's all puffed up. 

And then ATTACK!!!!!!!! It pecks at my tires and runs in front of my car to intimidate it. Makes my day every time I go by! I always go really slow past this place. I just hope he doesn't get run over before he becomes Thanksgiving dinner.

Grampa Tom's Conventional Row Garden!

Grampa Tom actually has 2 conventional row gardens. This one is at our place. The other is at a neighbor's. They are an elderly couple who have always gardened and cannned a lot. This spring they decided they didn't want to do all that work anymore, but they still wanted to be able to step out the door and grab a fresh tomato or cucumber. They stopped by here and asked Grampa if he'd like to take over their garden. 

This one drowned last year with all the rain. It is doing a little better this year, but we'll see! I keep telling him he needs to make it into a mound garden, but he doesn't have to wait on a man to till it, so he's resisting. Big boys and their toys! ;)

 

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue

Market Update

Catch us at:
*Nauvoo Sinclair Sation
         3:30-6:30pm
*Tues.
 Behind the Quincy Mall
         3-6pm
*Thurs.
 Burlington Farmer's Market
          on the River Front 5-7:30pm
*Sat.
 Keokuk Farmer's Market
          at the Mall 7 - 11 am

Out of Eggs?
We are also in:
   
    Macomb Hy-Vee
    Nauvoo Ducks
    Quincy Hy-vee Stores
         on Broadway and Harrison
    Tom's Market in Burlington


THIS WEEK'S MENU  


FREE RANGE EGGS
Rainbow -  $2/6-pk    
                    $3/doz


From the Garden:

(While supplies last)

Lettuce $1.50/bag
Chard   $ 2/bag
Kale      $1/bag
Onions  $1/bundle
Radishes $ 1/bundle
Peas $3/qt
Kohlorabi $1 each

Herbs $1
dill, basil, thyme, oregano,
sage, flat leafed parsely,
cilantro


BAKE SALE:
(not available at all markets)

Muffins & Breads - various prices

Jams and Butters - 1/4 pt $2
                                  1/2 pt $3
                                   pint $4

God Bless You All!


~Grama Sue



                               

Rosemary

Here's my rosemary patch. Last year I had a couple of plants in my herb garden outside the trailer. Rosemary doesn't over winter here, but with the plastic over my herb garden it almost made it! The rosemary was still green up until that last bout of cold that we had in March. :( 

I'm going to try it again. This spot is on the south side of a brick house. I'm going to bury it in straw and put plastic over it. It just might work.

I'm not counting on it though. I'm going to keep a bunch of it inside over the winter.  I bought several plants because it sells well, but I put one in a pot so I can have some starts next year. Once the stem gets long enough, you can bury it under some soil. The stem under the soil will put down roots as well. I will be able to divide this pot into many separate plants next year.

This is the rosemary I brought home from my mom's house in California last year. She has a whole hedge of the stuff in front of her house. I'm so jealous! This rosemary is a little bit different from the plants that I bought. The leaves are slightly thinner, but it still has that great rosemary aroma. Next year I'll take starts from this plant and put them outside too, but for right now, I'm trying to get a good potful.

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue