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Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)

  (Sugarcreek, Ohio)
Stories from the Amish Countryside
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Thankfully Picking Peppers in the Rain

I guess rain would not be an appropriate description of the weather here in Sugarcreek. We actually have more of a drizzling of liquid sunshine. In a way the gentle rain is fitting as we deliver the last of the our CSAs this week. A time of year for us that is bittersweet. On the one hand we are relieved that we finishing up our deliveries for the season, and on the other we are sad to see it end. We will be working on the gardens as we begin to prepare them for their winter rest. It is the time we carefully gather seeds for next year’s harvest and divide many of the perennials we have here on the farm. Soon we will be updating our listing to reflect the current seeds and plants we have available.

We are so thankful that we were able to provide fresh vegetables for all of our members, and are grateful for their trust in us to provide them with the health and wealth of naturally grown produce. Thank you to all our members who joined this year and helped to ensure the survival of the small family farm. We will admit it gets more and more difficult to continue under the current economic conditions, especially when the larger farms can produce so much more for so much less. We hope you enjoyed the harvest and we look forward to providing for you again next year.

Thank you & Blessings from Double R Farm

 
 

It's Tilling Time

Here in Sugarcreek the weather has been a bit crazy. It warmed up, cooled down, and the other day we even had  sleet and hail! It's almost May and many of us still have our heat on. Very unseasonable weather for us.

 It's also has not been the best weather for planting and growing, but the weather this weekend is suppossed to be glorious with temperatures reaching in the 70's-80's. Plantng season is upon us, so last weekend we managed to get a cultivator to help with the tilling. We normally have an Amish neighbor do the tilling for us, but we decided to till an area 2-3 times larger than usual. We hope to accomodate the additional requests for  CSAs and get more veggies grown for the markets.

We have seen a steady increase in requests for naturally grown produce, and a greater interest in the farm.I imagine that  with every new food scare that is announced more and more people are worried about how and where their food is grown.I can't say I blame them. I like to know where my food comes from too. The more natural and local the better.

 
 

Oooops!

My apologies to anyone who was or is trying to sign up for our 2009 CSA shares through the internet. Somehow instead of updating the quanities available I zeroed them out ! Thankfully, a few subscribers called to let me know of the problem. If you would like to join us for he 2009 growing season you can do so by visiting our Local Harvest store, or contacting us here at the farm. Thanks, Christine
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