Tomatoes are finally here !!!!

WOW !!!!

Summer has been slow to start this year at the farm.  We are usually flush with tomatoes by now and this year we have just started to pick them.  They are coming out slowly but it looks like we will pick them this week.
What to do with your tomatoes once we get them ??  I know the classic tomato sandwich is the first thing to come to mind but here is one way we like them here at the farm.

Tomato Salad

• 5 tomatoes, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

Mix all together and refrigerate for several hours before serving.

Our September Schedule

September 8..........1 till 4 pm.........Grandparents Day.........Bring Grandma to to the farm !!!!  or Grandpa !!!

Each Grandparent will receive a free bag of animal feed to share with their grand children and a special gift for the grandparent too !!!! 

September 15...........1 till 3.......Scavenger Hunt...........Stop by the farm stand to receive a list of items to find.  Return with a full bag for a prize.

September 22.......1 till 3 ....Farm Equipment Day !!!  If your little one loves the tractors bring them to the farm for this event.  Our tractors will be on display for little ones to check out!!!!

September 29............1 till 3........Bunny Day !!! This will be our last bunny day for the season.  Bunnies will be on display and Jessie ( our resident bunny expert) will be here to help little ones get an on hands experience.

 October 12.......6  till 9 pm.......Flashlight Tag in the corn maze !!!!  

$5 per person.  Bring your own flashlight and marshmallow to roast at the fire.  We will drop you off at the entrance of the corn maze and you play your way to the end.  

All events are free unless otherwise noted. 

Fall is coming !!!!

You can see by the blogs I write.........Summer is crazy busy.  I find myself blogging in Spring and then Fall for this reason.  Summer sure did fly by us.  The is was the wettest, hottest, coolest summer ever.  We had very few irrigation days but many "drainage" days.  Where we had to ditch the fields to flow the rainwater away from the fields.
Farmer's Markets are starting to wind down and corn maze reservations coming in pretty much daily now.
A few pics from fall last 2012......

Gourds and Mums everywhere !!!

The pumpkin field 

                                                          Decisions, Decisions !!!!!

Spring has Sprung !!!!

Spring weather has us excited here at the farm.  With new farmer's markets  and extending hours for our Porch Market we are gearing up for a super planting!!!  We are doubling the amount of tomatoes and cucumbers since we often run out of those.  Many other items are increasing as well!!!

Last year we added to the strawberry field so we hope everyone is ready to purchase our harvest !!!

We planted tomatoes in our greenhouse last month and they look great.  Nice and big.....if we can get good pollination on them we should have tomatoes in June!!!

Our farmer's Markets in Philadelphia are listed on our web site http://themccannsfarm.com/pages/Wherecanyoubuyourproduce.php most will start in late May.

Babies at the Farm !!!!

Every winter in the hum drum of the cold and wet there is one highlight...........BABIES !!!

Goats and sheep usually have their babies January through March.

This year we had a tragic birth.....a new goat died in birth.

But we recently had 2 lambs and a goat !!!

The sadness of the animals we loose serves as a reminder of how precious life is for everyone and that we need to hold our love ones closer.

Celebrate with us our new babies...................no names yet !!!

Farm Events September/ October 2012

9/30..........Farm Equipment Day......1 till 3 pm.....Is your little one facinated by farm equipment?  Come to the farm we have the big tractors in the back feild so little guys can get a good look.

10/06.........."Philly to Farm Day".........10 am till 3 pm.......We pack up our farm goodies each week and take them to our Philadelphia customers....we have reserved this day for them to visit us.  

Come see the farm.  Light refreshments will be served.

10/07............Scavenger Hunt.........1 till 3 pm......Take a walk around the farm and find the items listed.  Prize for those who find them all.

10/13..........Simmons School Fall Fundraiser...........2 till 6 pm......A portion of all wagon rides for this day will be donated to the Simmons Elementary School in Clayton

Starting September 29

Fall Wagon Rides to the Corn maze and Pumpkin Pactch...$7.50 per person includes your pumpkin.  

Wagon rides hours Sat...10 am, noon, 2 pm, 4 pm & 6pm

Sunday noon, 2 pm, 4 pm & 6 pm

More Info www.themccannsfarm.com

Mums the word !!!

We have planted 1000 mums this year and they are just starting to bloom.  All summer while we watered and cared for them we asked our selves...WHY ???    Now we remember why...the yellow and rust mums are blooming first ....we are waiting to see reds and orange.  Stop by the farm and enjoy them with us !!!