Posts by Hollyhock Farm

Happy summer from Hollyhock Farm! We are in the height of the growing season here on the farm. Most things are being harvested. But there are still a few veggies yet to come! Veggies: We’ve got salad mix, kale, chard, collards, zucchini, radishes, beets, basil, garlic, onions, shallots, tomatoes, and jalapenos all producing. Still waiting on…

Hello from Hollyhock Farm! It’s been a while since the farm has posted an update. We’re already well into spring and lots of things are happening! Plant Starts: The new project for this season has been adding a plant starts operation. I’ve done tomato starts the last few years–mostly for my own use in the…

Happy Summer! How does one eat locally year-round? By taking advantage of the summer bounty and storing it away for the year! We’ve been loading up on blueberries these past couple weeks – this year is a good one for berries, and our freezer is filling up. I am looking forward to the blueberries we…

Greetings friends: Summer is almost upon us! Spring flew by for me. We have been busy preparing for growing season. Yesterday we harvested our first offerings of our salad mix and radishes. It looks like we’ll have another bountiful year in the market garden! Spring is always the season of starvation, when the foods harvested…

When you have food with high nutritional value, you will know because you will find yourself thinking back on that thing that you ate – whether it is a dense kale or a pork chop…and your body will want more! I often have this happen to me when we’re at peak salad season or after…

Welcome to fall!  We have choices for you when it comes to special holiday meats! Come check out our weekend farm shop – open until Thanksgiving, Saturdays and Sundays 8AM-5PM. -Lamb roasts ($16/lb), lamb shanks ($12/lb) -Whole turkey (sizes between 14 and 18lbs) ($9/lb) – As of 10/22 we still have 30 available. -Whole goose,…

Fall greetings to you! As some of you may know, we raise geese on our farm for meat. I have tried for the last few years to roast the perfect goose, because I find that I am very attracted to goose as a poultry option for our family’s pasture raised meat needs. Geese can put…

Greetings friends! It’s Fall! It’s harvest time! Clean out your freezer and make room for your local Thanksgiving turkey! We’re excited to have seventy available this year. We are selling them fresh this weekend and next weekend – and they go fast. Last year we sold out by the first week of October. This year…

  Happy summer!  Do you want to hear the Sad Farm Story? The spring was long and cold, and we had some major rain in June which has delayed our already short growing season. In addition our sheep herd has suffered a terrible hoof virus that we’ve been working to control. On top of that…