Introducing.... Homemade Bagels!

I have been meaning to make some homemade bagels for quite some time now, and guess what?  I finally made some bagels, and boy are they good!  In fact I have a feeling that this may be something that you can look out for at my table, for future craft shows.

Homemade Bagels.....  Coming Soon!

 

 I also have plans to experiment with making a few other new kinds of breads this month, but it is going to have to be a surprise.  Check back soon to see my progress, and find out what kinds of breads you may find at the Real Veggies Farm table for 2018!

Can not wait to see everyone soon, starting in March!

Bruswick Farmers Market Pictures

This past Sunday I took some pictures at the market.  Here some of the pictures of our table at Brunswick Farmers Market.

 

You can get fresh cut herbs at the market!  Pineapple Mint, Chocolate Mint, Strawberry Mint, Chewing Gum Mint, Stevia, Oregano, Thyme, and more, are available to be fresh cut for you at the market.  You can not get any fresher than that!  Available only at Brunswick Farmers Market.

We also have available at both Valley City Farmers Market and Brunswick Farmers Market:

Golden Delicious Apples

Red Delicious Apples

Sweet Peppers (green, purple, and yellow)

Zucchini and Summers Squash (many different varieties)

Cherry Tomatoes (over 12 different varieties available, red, purple, green, yellow, pink, orange, and more!)

Slicing Tomatoes (Many different varieties)

Beans (Dragon Tongue Beans- yellow with purple stripes, Rattlesnake Beans- green with purple stripes, and Green Beans)

Purple, White, and Yellow Scallions

Potatoes (German Butterball, fingerlings)

Green and Purple Kohlarabi

Mixed Kale (around 6 different varieties)

Parsley Bunches

 Bagged Mixed Basil

Dill

Garlic (over 10 different varieties)

Garlic Braids

Garlic Grab Bags

Homemade Dried Pasta

Onion Bread

Garlic Herb Braided Bread

Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread

Zucchini Bread

and More!

Fall Foliage Tour at Brunswick Heritage Farm

Today and tomorrow Brunswick Heritage Farm is going to be a stop on the Fall Foliage Tour.  We will be down at the Heritage Farm on Sunday (November 9th, from Noon - 6:00pm).  We will be bringing lot of goodies to sell including, Onion Bread, Garlic Herb Braided Bread, Garlic Herb Rolls, Victorian Milk Bread, Pizzelles, Chocolate Pizzelles, Pumpkin Pizzelles, Lots of Pasta, Vegetables (tomatoes, hot peppers, mustard greens, radishes, kale, scallions, basil, okra), Cat Grass, Broom Corn, and More!  I will also be demonstrating how to make pasta the old fashion way through out the day.

So if you want to get out tomorrow and have some fun, come on down to the Brunswick Heritage Farm.  Do some shopping, take a tour, and watch some demonstrations.  They will also have fun educational activities going on for the kids.

Our First Show of 2016!

This Saturday (March 5th) we will finally be attending our first show of 2016!  We should be attending a show almost every weekend until our markets start in June.  So check back here to see where else we will be selling in the upcoming months (just go to our WHERE WE SELL page).  Also during the summer we are thinking about selling a another one or two farmers markets, I will keep everyone updated with any new information.

Here are the craft shows that we will be attending this month:

Saturday, March 5, 2016 - Spring Craftacular, Our Savior's Rocky River Lutheran Church,

20300 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River, Ohio

10:00am- 3:30pm
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Saturday, March 12, 2016 - Brunswick Kiwanis Club Spring Craft Show, Brunswick Rec Center, 3637 Center Road, Brunswick, Ohio 44212

10:00am- 3:00pm
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Sunday, March 13, 2016 - Spring Shopping Extravaganza, Middleburg Heights Community Center,

16000 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130

Time to be announced
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Sunday, March 20, 2016 - Buzzard Days Arts and Craft Show, Hinckley Elementary,

1586 Center Road, Hinckley, Ohio

7:00am- 2:00pm
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We will have pasta, bread, jams, jellies, chocolates, and gift baskets (containing pasta, jellies, chocolates, and recipe cards)

Can not wait to see everyone, and start off a new season!

Upcoming Events - December 12th and 13th

So excited for this weekend on Sunday December 13th I am going to be back in Valley City selling at Christmas in the Valley.  I have been selling all over the place and it is going to be so nice to be back in Valley City.  I am also really excited that I will be able to bring along some veggies to sell.  It has been a really warm November and December and I still have a lot of cold crops growing, such as lettuce, kale, turnips, pac choi, scallions and hopefully some others.

So stop by this weekend and see us at:

"Tis The Season"
VFW Hall
Saturday, December 12, 2015
9am- 3pm
25742 Royalton Rd, Columbia Station, Ohio 44028
https://www.facebook.com/events/439902962862258

Christmas in the Valley
Vendors will be set up throughout the city in different business locations, we will be at:
Samosky's Pizzeria
6738 Center Road, Valley City, Ohio
Sunday, December 13, 2015
1pm- 5pm

Upcoming Events - November 21st and 22nd

This weekend we will be attending the following shows:

(We will have our pasta, bread, jams, jellies, gift baskets and some veggies.)

North Royalton High School PTA Craft Show

Saturday, November 21, 2015

9am- 3pm

6579 Royalton Road, North Royalton, Ohio 44133

https://www.facebook.com/events/909527822447405/

Skypark's Craft Show/Open House

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Noon- 5pm

Skypark Airport

3071 Greenwich Rd. Wadsworth, Ohio 44281

Radishes

We have lots of beautiful radishes available right now.  I believe I should have around 8 different varieties that I planted.  Just had to post this pic thought it looked so beautiful!

Mixed Radishes

We Have Lettuce! And Don't Forget the Bread!

Just wanted to let everyone know that we have some really good lettuce available right now.  If you would like some lettuce or other veggies that we have available now, you can send me an email or call, to put in an order.  We will not be bringing any veggies to our craft shows that we will be attending, unless someone puts in an order for something.

The salad mixes that we currently have available are:
~ Just Lettuce Mix- A mix of about 12 different varieties of lettuces.  Many different colors, and shapes.  The below picture is a picture of our Just Lettuce Mix.
 ~ Lettuce and Greens Mix- A mix of a variety of different lettuces, swiss chard, collards, and a variety of different kales.
~ Spicy Salad Mix- A mix of a variety of different lettuces, and a variety of different spicy mustard greens.
~ Lettuce and Endive Salad Mix- Two different types of endive, mixed together with a variety of different lettuces.
~ Lettuce and Romaine Salad Mix- A mix of a variety of different lettuces, and Baby Green Romaine.
~ A Little Bit of Everything Salad Mix- A mix of all of the above.  Lettuce, kale, swiss chard, collards, romaine, endive, and mustard greens.

~ Bagged Greens Stir-Fry and Salad Mix- A mix of swiss chard, collards, and a variety of different kales.  Can be added to a salad or used for a stir-fry.
~ Bagged Mixed Kale- A mix of about 8 different varieties of kale.

We also currently have available:
~ Turnip Bunches
~ Mixed Radish Bunches
~ Pac Choi
~ Chinese Cabbage
~ Scallion Bunches
~ Mixed Colored Carrots
~ Mustard Green Heads

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Order your Thanksgiving bread now!

I am now taking orders for our Onion Bread, Garlic Herb Buns/Rolls, and our Garlic Braided Bread, for Thanksgiving.  Depending on where you live, we do deliver our bread, and will be doing so Thanksgiving week.  Send me an email or give me a call and we can work something out.

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Don't Forget to come to one of our craft show's that we will be attending throughout November and December, and pick up one of our gift baskets for your family or friends, for the holidays.  We can personalize the baskets with almost any color you would like.  What would be better than to show up at your families house on Thanksgiving or Christmas with a basket of pasta, jams, jellies, and recipes, to say thanks for welcoming us into your home.

Upcoming Event - November 7th 2015

Our next event will be at the 4th Annual Medina Early Childhood PTA Harvest & Holiday Craft Fair on November 7th 2015.  We will have our pasta, jams, jellies, bread, and gift baskets available.  Hope to see everyone there!
You can check out their facebook page for a list of the other vendors that will also be attending:  https://www.facebook.com/events/974506792588398/

Relay for Life Craft Show - October 24th

Just a reminder to let everyone know that we will be at the Relay for Life Craft Show at Erhart/York Fire Station at the intersection of State Rt. 18 and Columbia Road (Rt. 252).  It is this Saturday October 24th for 10am to 3pm.  We will have pasta, jams, jellies, bread, and gift baskets.  Hope to see everyone there! 

Introducing New Garlic Herb Buns!

For a while now I have been wanting to make up some buns out of the same dough that I use to make my garlic herb braided bread, well yesterday I finally made some!  I had a couple bags today at the at the Valley City Farmers Market, as a trial, and I will defiantly be making them again.  I plan to have some next Saturday at the Erhart/York Craft Fair.  I can not wait to make up a sandwich with these buns, they do taste great by themselves though.

New Garlic Herb Buns

Just like the our famous Garlic Herb Braided Bread, but in a bun!

Upcoming Event- October 24th 2015

This weekend Saturday October 18th 2015 we will be selling at the Valley City Farmers Market location from 9am- Noon.  Our normal location.

We will have all our normal goodies: pasta, jams, jellies, gift baskets, bread, cut flowers- dahlias, veggies such as tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, radishes, scallions, greens, lettuce, carrots, beans, and more.

I am still not sure if we will be setting up the following weekend (Saturday 10-24) at Valley City, I will let everyone know when the time comes closer.

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Next Saturday October 24th 2015 we will be at the Erhart/York Firefighters Association 4th Annual Craft Show, from 10am- 3pm.  It is located at the corner of 252 and 18.  This will be our first time at this event.

We will have our pasta, jams, jellies, our gift baskets, bread, and maybe some other things.  Hope to see everyone there!

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Brunswick Pumpkin Festival

This weekend Brunswick Farmers Market is going to be having the second annual Pumpkin Festival.  This year the Pumpkin Festival will run for two days, Saturday 10am- 5pm, and Sunday 10am- 4pm, at the Heritage Farm, 4613 Laurel Road, home of the Brunswick Area Historical Society.  There will be free parking, free entry, free face painting and free grab bags for the kids.  And this year it is going to be big, over 80 vendors will be selling a variety of items such as vegetables, fruits, baked goods, popcorn, bread, pasta, lots and lots of pumpkins, flowers, mums, jams and jellies, caramel apples, dog treats, jewelry, wood crafted games and other items, gift items and holiday items.  There will also be live music and some of the vendors will be bringing their farm animals along to add to the fun.

We will have all our regular items for sale plus some other special items just returning for the Pumpkin Festival, such as Kale Bread, Garlic Rigatoni Pasta, Garlic Pasta Shells, Beet and Kale Rigatoni, Lemon Pepper Poppy Seed Rigatoni, Leeks, Shallots, Apple Nut Bread, Colored Carrots, and More!!

We will also have gift baskets available at the market so if you are looking for a great gift for someone we have what you are looking for.  The gift baskets are only $25 and include 4 bags of pasta, 2 jellies, jams or butters, 3 recipe cards, of course the basket, and tissue paper, to from card, and bow color of choice.  I will have some already made up at the market or I can make up personalized baskets at the market, just for you!

More about the Pumpkin Festival.

Brunswick Farmers Market

We had our first farmers market, for this year, at Brunswick this past Sunday.  Here are a couple of pictures from the market of our stand.

 

This Saturday and Sunday we should have available:

Just Lettuce Mix

Lettuce and Greens Salad Mix

Lettuce and Romaine Salad Mix

Lettuce and Endive Salad Mix

Looseleaf Lettuce Mix

Spicy Salad Mix

Ark of Taste Mix

Mixed Kale Bunches

Mixed Mustard Green Bunches

Swiss Chard Bunches

Collard Bunches

Bel Fiore Radicchio

Bagged Mixed Kale

Bagged Mustard Greens

Garlic Scapes

Scallion Bunches

Radish Bunches

Purple and Green Kohlrabi

Vegetable, Herb, and Flower Plants

Herb Hanging Baskets

Edible Flower Hanging Baskets

Tea Herb Hanging Baskets

Vegetable Hanging Baskets

Dahlia Hanging Baskets

Dahlia Tubers and Plants

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Micro Greens

I also wanted to let everyone know that I just started a bunch of micro greens the other day.  They most likely will not be ready for this weeks markets, but the following week I should begin bringing micro greens to the markets once again.

Pasta

As far as pasta goes, if you have been to one of our markets, you may have noticed I do not have pasta for sale yet.  No fear I will be starting to make some very soon.  Just been so busy lately I have not been able to start making it, but I am hoping to be able to whip up some pasta this coming week for next weeks markets.

 

 

Planting, Planting, and More Planting

We have been doing a lot of planting lately.  Yesterday we planted around 200 tomato plants and about 150 basil plants.  Below is a picture of most of our tomatoes, behind the tomatoes are hot peppers.

 

Scarlet Kale

A beautiful purple curly kale.

I will be bringing a bunch of this kale along with other varieties, to take to the markets this weekend and will be sold in mixed kale bunches.

Purple Kohlrabi

It is just starting to look like kohlrabi, I am hoping that I will be able to start picking some of the markets starting next week, we will see. 

Purple Peacock Broccoli

I am so excited to see how these turn out, it is a cross between broccoli and kale, so it sounds like a really useful and beautiful plant.

I got my seeds from Wild Garden Seeds, here is their description from their catalog:  "Our contribution to ongoing broccoli evolution; green beads, sweet purple stems, toothy red veined leaves that will make you think it’s Red Russian kale. Young leaves are salad-rate, and mature leaves are as sweet as any lightly steamed kale. Floret stems erupt first as loose heads of broccoli, followed by prodigious side shoots. These are sweet and non-biting as raw “dippers” and salad additions. This “eat everything brockali” comes from crosses between ‘Green Goliath’ broccoli and two kales. Farm Original Variety!"

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Just wanted to let everyone know that Brunswick Farmers Market starts this Sunday.

Brunswick Farmers Market

11am - 3pm

Starting June 14th and runs thru October

Located at Brunswick Heritage Farm, 4613 Laurel Road, Brunswick, Ohio

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Now Available

Mixed Kale Bunches

Mixed Mustard Green Bunches

Scallion Bunches

Radicchio

Bagged Kale

Bagged Mustard Greens

Garlic Scapes

Just Lettuce Mix

Lettuce and Greens Salad Mix

Lettuce and Romaine Salad Mix

Spicy Salad Mix

Lettuce and Endive Salad Mix

Loose Leaf Lettuce Mix

Ark of Taste Salad Mix

Herb, Vegetable, and Flower Plants

Dahlia Tubers

Coming Soon

Green and Purple Kohlrabi

Radish Bunches

Swiss Chard Bunches

Radicchio 

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First Farmers Market of the Year

Yesterday (Saturday June 6th) was our first farmers market of the year at Valley City.  It feels so good to finally start going to the markets again.  Summer goes by way to fast and winter lasts too long.

We had plants (vegetables, dahlias, herbs), kale, mustard greens, scallions, and lots of lettuce.

You can come see us at Valley City Farmers Market from now thru October on 

Saturdays from 9am to 12 pm. 

 The market is located at:

Liverpool Township Depot, 6615 Center Road, Valley City, Ohio

It is now strawberry season at the market, so if you have a taste for fresh local strawberries, you will have to swing by the market soon and check out our fellow vendors.  You may also see other goodies such as bakery, cut flowers, plants, bird boxes, honey, rhubarb and more.

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Also here are some more pictures from the farm:

The above is as picture of our bean area, only one row is coming up, but the rest will be up soon.  In this area I have planted, Dragon Tongue Beans (my personal favorite, yellow with purple stripes), purple beans, yellow beans, Rattlesnake Beans (green with purple stripes), yard long beans (green and red), half runner beans, and Tongue of Fire Beans (Green with red stripes).  Wow, that is a lot of beans!  I hope every one likes and is ready for some beans!

Pumpkin Festival - Brunswick Farmers Market

This weekend is going our last market of the year, and it is going to be a big one.  This past weekend was the last weekend for Valley City farmers market, but we still have one more market for the year at Brunswick.  The last market is going to be this Sunday October 12th, and it is going to be a huge pumpkin festival!   The time is going to be extended from 10am to 5pm, and we should have around 80 vendors at the market.  Most of our regular vendors will be there, plus we will be joined but many more vendors from another market. 

Some of what you will find at the market includes:
~Pumpkins, Corn Stalks, Straw
~ Gourmet Popcorn
~ Hot & Cold Cider
~ Free Face Painting
~ Free Kids  Crafts & Goodie Bags
~ Crafts (Including Fall and Christmas Crafts)
~ Apples
~ Chocolates & Treats
~ Old Fashion Soda
~ Homemade Bakery
~ Home Jams
~ Local Honey
~ Mums
~ And Much More!


We (Real Veggies Farm) are hoping to have available:
~ 15 different varieties of micro greens

Micro greens just after they were planted, or course they will look a lot better than this on Sunday

~ A large variety of our pastas
~ Radish Bunches
~ Turnip Thinnings
~ Bagged Kale
~ Baby Pac Choi
~ Heirloom Tomatoes
~ Scallion Bunches
~ Winter Squash
~ Zucchini and Summer Squash
~ Beans
~ Cut Flower Dahlias
~ Onion Bread

You can look for us at our normal spot at the market, near the big  red barn, next to the milk house.

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Brunswick Pumpkin Festival

October 12, 2014

10am- 5pm

At Brunswick Heritage Farm

4613 Laurel Road

Brunswick, Ohio

Rain or Shine we will be there!

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Fresh Cut Herbs

If you are interested in making your own basil butter, you can come down to our markets and pick up some of our many types of basil, just look for my newly built herb display unit.

 

Right now we have the following basils available:

~Blue Spice Basil (one of my personal favorites, has a very unique beautiful vanilla like smell, a little milder than regular basil)

~Lemon Basil (adds a wonderful lemon flavor to dishes which you would normally add lemon, for example chicken dishes, or pasta)

~Lime Basil (can be used similar to lemon basil)

~Cinnamon Basil (has a stronger anise like flavor)

~Sweet Basil

~Genovese Red Freddy Basil (a new one for this year and also one of my favorites, beautiful large purple leaves)

~Mixed Basil Bunches

Other herbs include:
~Thyme
~Oregano
~Wild Oregano
~Marjoram
~Spearmint

This year we lost a lot of our different types of herbs due to all the rains this spring, so there are quite a few different kinds that we do not have this year, but hopefully we will have a larger variety next year.

Microgreens at the Market

This week was the first week that we had microgreens at our markets, and everyone seemed to like them, and I must say myself they did look beautiful at the markets.

 

I hope to have available at the markets this weekend:

Alfalfa Microgreens

Red Clover Microgreens

Red Lentil Microgreens

Broccoli Microgreens

Diakon Radish Microgreens

Brown Mustard Microgreens 

Then for the following week I am hoping to have some new exciting microgreens available, but you will just have to wait and see what they are.  

I start my microgreens in dirt, and are sold in the containers and all, so they may need to be watered, you do not want it to dry out (if keeping them inside may only need to be watered once or twice a week), and keeping them by a window is a plus.  Do be careful though if you leave them outside they can dry out very quickly on a hot day in the sun, which is why I recommend to keep them inside once you bring them home.  When you are ready to eat your microgreens all you have to do is cut them off and add to salads, wraps, eggs, stir fry (at the very end), and so much more.  Microgreens are very healthy for you, and contain lots of vitamins and minerals.  At the markets I have information about how the different types are good for your health.  I plan to post the information on here also, so check back soon (or you can come to our markets).

Below is a picture from our stand at Valley City Farmers Market this past weekend.

 

Our vegetables have been coming along very slow this year due to the excessive spring rains, a lot was lost entirely, many things I had to replant, more than half of my crops ended up getting planted late, and everything else I have had to to lots of work to finally get producing.  Lets just say it has been yet another tough growing season.  This coming weekend we should have a good selection of different varieties of zucchini and summer squash (since my second planting should be producing by the next market), we will also have Dragon Tongue Beans (my favorite type of bean), bagged kale and mustard greens, and more.  And of course do not forget about our microgreens and pasta.

 

2014 Lettuce

This past Saturday I began picking lettuce for my first market of the year at Valley City Farmers Market.  This weekend I will have lettuce for both Valley City Farmers Market and the start of Brunswick Farmers Market.  Here are some pictures of the different varieties of lettuce that I am growing this year.

Romaine Lettuces:

The following lettuces are in my Ark of Taste Mix:

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Salad Mixes Available for 2014:

Just Lettuce Mix

Ark of Taste Lettuce Mix

Spicy Salad Mix

Lettuce and Greens Salad Mix

Lettuce and Romaine Salad Mix

Lettuce and Spinach Salad Mix

Lettuce and Endive Salad Mix