Let’s get that garden growing! We have lots of new plant varieties in stock this week, from Apple mint, Borage, and Calendula to Zinnia! (The basil is almost there, just another week or so! Edit: we will have some basil after all … things are really growing fast this time of year!!!) Come out and … PLANTS PLANTS PLANTS

They’ve got a nice big area to wander around in, but this picture should tell you why we can’t have the chickens totally “free” range. We’ll be at the Pittsboro Farmers Market this Thursday and the Wake Forest Farmers Market on Saturday for this last week of March! We’ll have a few dozen eggs and … Spring Chickens

I know, I know … it’s only the beginning of February. But we have a great start with some spring annuals (cilantro, chamomile, …) and some longer-lived plants that don’t mind being a little chilly (sage, sorrel, lavender). The vegetable starts are coming soon too, brassicas are sprouting .. these will grow fast! This week … Warmin’ Up!

The Wake Forest Farmers Market has been move to Sunday 1/12 from 1-3PM due to the snowy/icy roads. We hope you can join us there! The shiitake logs are in suspended animation while the temperatures dive below freezing. The oyster mushrooms are coming along nicely in the tents though … as shown, these are 3 … UPDATE: Wake Forest *after* the Snow!

What started as a failed attempt to cultivate King Stropharia accidentally became, a couple years later, the perfect environment to attract wild Wood Blewits! * * Sorry, we can’t sell these since they are technically “wild” (not intentionally cultivated) and this species is not approved for sale in NC under my wild mushroom food safety … Blewit Season!

I can safely say that in 4 years of growing oyster mushrooms, I have never achieved an individual cap of this gargantuan size! The frilly one on the bottom was about the size of my size 11 boot. Come check us out at the Pittsboro Farmer’s Market this Thursday 12/9 for some indoor-cultivated oyster mushrooms … Nature, the Ultimate Grower

Big week! We have TWO markets on Wednesday 11/27, the day before Thanksgiving: the Chatham Mills Farmers Market from Noon to 3pm and the Pittsboro Farmers Market from 3-6pm. (Please note that these two markets won’t be open on Thursday and Saturday this week.) Then on Saturday 11/30, we’ll be back at the Wake Forest … Thanksgiving and Beyond!