Panda is making friendship rings to share with her new friends and a few of her best friends from the other school. We spotted some glass "stone" rings at a craft herb fair she adored. Although I would have loved to indulge her desire, I had to sway her expensive purchase. I knew we could make them at home for a drastic fraction of the cost. They mean more that she makes them herself anyway. After a massive craft store search, I finally found the blank rings at Pat Catan's (3 for $1.35). I found some pretty square glass beads to top them( a strand of 20(?) for under $3). I think they came out very nice and since the cost was so low, she is able to make a few for each friend in a different color:
On my way out I spotted a seed rack of Cook's garden and Burpee Heirloom seeds...How could I not stop and search it over?
I walked away with 2 packets of San Marzano (sun drying and sauce kind),Pickling cukes, Louisiana long green eggplant(bitter free heirloom kind), and a much desired purple pole bean "Trionfo Violetto from the cook's garden collection at $1.49 a packet (normally $2.49 a packet). I grabbed a packet of Rosa Bianca eggplant (79 cents) Charleston gray watermelon (89 cents a pack) and a packet of Delicata squash (at 99 cents a pack~ not a single seed I started from last year garden saves sprouted so a new pack was needed to supplement my squash). Those were from the Burpee heirloom collection and were 50% off the retail price.
All that new seed brings more variety to the table/freezer and of course the Farmers market table. And you know what that means....
I had the best excuse to expand the garden...again!
Instead of tilling the grassy area at this time, I bought 120 ft roll of weed blocker. All are started indoors so I can just cut a hole through the blocker, dig with a post hole digger, add compost to each and plant the seedling. In the fall, the blocker comes up and the area gets tilled under for next year.
Here is the complete hill top Garden area, the morning after the Frost warning(**pardon the "double vision" middle area where the pic's should have cropped**):
I have decided to make up a few produce bags to sell at the market. No picture yet, but that is coming soon. Found the greatest sign idea to put above the small display over at *The Modern Cottage*. It is perfect!I may have to do a different version but with the same tutorial. I will also make one to hang from our Canopy top front with our name "The Unusual Farmchicks". A sign with your business/farm name must be displayed at each booth.
Selling heirloom produce in a rainbow of colors without the use of pesticides/chemicals. Naked as Mother Nature intended and families prefer. (how's that for a portion of our "farm" description for the township website?! wonder if they will include the word "naked"?)
Found a few more pillow cases in the style of our "Farmchickness".
The Market starts July 13th. I wish I could find a table top size cash register (that works) off the freecycle or craigslist.. Would be nice to have in the case of multiple people ready at once and preventing my mind from a temporary addition bubble.
So much more I could babble on about but you will just have to wait till my next writing...
Sweetest dreams,
~Tammie
On my way out I spotted a seed rack of Cook's garden and Burpee Heirloom seeds...How could I not stop and search it over?
I walked away with 2 packets of San Marzano (sun drying and sauce kind),Pickling cukes, Louisiana long green eggplant(bitter free heirloom kind), and a much desired purple pole bean "Trionfo Violetto from the cook's garden collection at $1.49 a packet (normally $2.49 a packet). I grabbed a packet of Rosa Bianca eggplant (79 cents) Charleston gray watermelon (89 cents a pack) and a packet of Delicata squash (at 99 cents a pack~ not a single seed I started from last year garden saves sprouted so a new pack was needed to supplement my squash). Those were from the Burpee heirloom collection and were 50% off the retail price.
All that new seed brings more variety to the table/freezer and of course the Farmers market table. And you know what that means....
I had the best excuse to expand the garden...again!
Instead of tilling the grassy area at this time, I bought 120 ft roll of weed blocker. All are started indoors so I can just cut a hole through the blocker, dig with a post hole digger, add compost to each and plant the seedling. In the fall, the blocker comes up and the area gets tilled under for next year.
Here is the complete hill top Garden area, the morning after the Frost warning(**pardon the "double vision" middle area where the pic's should have cropped**):
I have decided to make up a few produce bags to sell at the market. No picture yet, but that is coming soon. Found the greatest sign idea to put above the small display over at *The Modern Cottage*. It is perfect!I may have to do a different version but with the same tutorial. I will also make one to hang from our Canopy top front with our name "The Unusual Farmchicks". A sign with your business/farm name must be displayed at each booth.
Selling heirloom produce in a rainbow of colors without the use of pesticides/chemicals. Naked as Mother Nature intended and families prefer. (how's that for a portion of our "farm" description for the township website?! wonder if they will include the word "naked"?)
Found a few more pillow cases in the style of our "Farmchickness".
The Market starts July 13th. I wish I could find a table top size cash register (that works) off the freecycle or craigslist.. Would be nice to have in the case of multiple people ready at once and preventing my mind from a temporary addition bubble.
So much more I could babble on about but you will just have to wait till my next writing...
Sweetest dreams,
~Tammie
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