Planting Your Own Garden

Do you plant your own garden each year? Are you thinking about starting a garden this year? The McCann’s offer seedlings of the crops we plant for sale each April. If you love our tomatoes and want to grow them yourself……check out the farm stand in April for all of your favorites.

Gardening tip for this issue……….Mulch the ground. At the farm we use manure and leaves that we get from the local municipalities. If you cannot get these….visit your local garden center or DYI store for bagged manure and peat moss. They will work just as well. By now you should have your peas planted and soon start planting spring lettuce, cabbage and broccoli seedlings

Easter Time !!!!

Farm will be open on 3/31 from 9 am till 6 pm and Sunday 4/1 from noon till 5 pm for Wagon Rides to hunt Easter Eggs

Easter's on Its Way !!!

Farm opens Friday 3/30 for Easter Egg Hunts, Wagon Rides, Visiting the animals. See the Easter Bunny....be sure to bring your camera.

‎"BOB".......Bag of the Best

We pack a bag of all the best each week. For $40 per month ($10 per week) we will pack you a bag of produce worth no less than $10.

Bags can be picked up at any market or we can start a drop off point in your area. Call or email the farm to arrange a drop off spot for your neighborhood.

McCann's Farm E Newsletter February 2012

		The McCann’s Farm
February 27, 2012	Volume 1, Number 1
“You, as a food buyer, have the distinct privilege of proactively participating in shaping the world your children will inherit.” ― Joel Salatin, Holy Cows and Hog Heaven: The Food Buyer's Guide to Farm Friendly Food		Wintering over Though we are not complaining about the warm weather the farm could really use some colder weather. A good freeze of the ground helps kill bacteria and pests each winter. This makes a longer period of time when pest and fungicide control are not needed. All is not lost though…………..here at The McCann’s Farm we use lots of leaf mulch which can also help us control bacteria that can live in the soil. The new leaf mulch each year places a barrier between the soil and the plant. Of course as the mulch breaks down we have to reapply. It would be so much easier to just have mother nature freeze the ground for us!!!! Seed Selections Are you a home gardener? Looking for great seeds. I know here at the farm the seed catalogs are perused for weeks. We love looking at the older varieties coming back into fashion and reading the latest and greatest farming techniques. A few of our favorite seed websites are www.harrisseeds.com www.totallytomatoes.com www.seedsavers.org Winter Recipes Ingredients · 1 bunch kale · 1 tablespoon olive oil · 1 teaspoon seasoned salt Directions 1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a non insulated cookie sheet with parchment paper. 2. With a knife or kitchen shears carefully remove the leaves from the thick stems and tear into bite size pieces. Wash and thoroughly dry kale with a salad spinner. Drizzle kale with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning salt. 3. Bake until the edges brown but are not burnt, 10 to 15 minutes.
The McCann’s Farm 1065 Aura Rd. Elk Township, NJ 8343 (856)881-7775 themccannsfarm@gmail.com We’re on the Web! www.themccannsfarm.com Find us on	Easter at the Farm As children the McCann family has always enjoyed a great Easter Egg hunt. This year you and your family can join us!!! We will open on the week end before Easter for wagon ride visits of the farm. Ride includes rides past Calvary and the Empty Tomb, hunt eggs in the field, visit our barnyard animals. The spring goats and bunnies will be just the right size for little visitors. Open for Easter Egg Hunts : 3/30, 3/31, 4/1, 4/5, 4/6, 4/7 Seedlings We will have seedlings for sale beginning late April. You can plant the same varieties of vegetables you enjoy purchasing form us. The greenhouse is great with activity this time of year. New for 2012 As you probably know we grow LOTS of varieties of hot peppers. This year we will include 2 new varieties: Mushroom pepper and balloon pepper. Both are in the mild category. We have also added Delicata Squash, White Eggplant and “Grandma’s Pick” heirloom tomato

Thank God for GOOD Help !!!!

The season this year started with just Nancy and I with our daughters working at the farmer's markets. Then we had a family event ....we can't miss the market...we can't miss the girls show at the 4H fair. How do you do it ???

You get Linda!!!..........who? Linda is a customer at our Roxoborough Farmer's market who said"if you guys ever need any help....let me know. I work for peaches !!!"

Little did she know she now had a job for the rest of her summer. Through the 100 degree heat she came and worked for her peaches......she is a great cook who evidently even makes peach brandy !!! But being a professor we lost her to her higher calling in September. We were sad that she had to go back to her "real job"....but thankful we had her as long as we did.

Just when we were loosing our minds one Friday afternoon......in came KELLY!!!! She of course asked the same silly question..."can I help you guys?"

Nancy joking said "Yea fill all those quarts with apples."

Unknowing to us Kelly's family in New York does weekly farmer's markets so she knew just what we needed done.

6 weeks later Kelly still shows up for our markets in the cold, rain, wind.........thank God not the 100 degree heat anymore.

I guess what I am trying to say is THANK YOU to my great helpers !!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Well as the season is coming to an end we are really enjoying all of the children (and adults) visiting the pumpkin patch. This week we have had Kindergarten classes every day.

I had a great time watching the little faces as Nancy explains that broccoli does not "grow" at the grocery store.

We had one very bright girl who knew how broccoli grows !!!! Isn't that sad there was only 1 kidwho knew !!!

Jess talked to them about the animals and I ran through he corn maze with them. It has been a great week. Hopefully that snow will stay away tomorrow so we can continue the fun !!!!