Fieldfarms Market Grower and Nursery

October/November/December

Week Of October 4, 2010

We still have not had a frost and the tomatoes are still coming in. It is such a dilemma as to what tomato to eat. I fell in love with Persimmon tomato which is an big yellow heirloom.

Week Of October 11, 2010

I make herbal soaps that I sell at the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market. These soaps are ready for wrapping. I have a workshop next week for a local garden club and will be showing how to make soap. These will be for sale at that time.

Week of October 18, 2010

We had a light frost Saturday night, which knocked back the vines on my gourds. This was a bumper crop this year and I will probably not have to grow them for a couple of years now.

I will turn these into ornaments, bowls, and birdhouses.

Week of October 25, 2010

My hubby bought himself his third miatta. We are not all work here.

Week of November 1, 2010

Last Saturday we hired a guy to cut out lumber from our woods. We had a terrible storm in June and the wind took out a lot of large trees. These logs are ash, maple, and oak. Next week he is coming back with his saw mill and cutting them into boards which will be used for flooring in our house.

November 8, 2010

My Thai pepper wreaths and swags are finished. I will have these for sale the first Saturday after Thanksgiving at the farmer's market. I have 4 wreaths and 6 swags for sale this year and I will sell out that Saturday.

November 15, 2010

This week I finished making my catnip mice. I sell about 100 of these each season for $3.00 each. I am always amazed how many of these I sell each season. People love the kitties. These are made from felt and they stick a little bit to the paws and they have to fling them off, then they chase it again; entertaining for the humans.

Week of November 22, 2010

Finished making my bath bombs for Christmas market. These are very popular at Christmas and look great peaking out of a stocking.

Week of November 29, 2010

This is me setting up at the market. I really debated about setting up that morning because we had 40 mph wind gusts and it was quite cold.

Week of December 6, 2010

We got a new baby. This is Molly and she is a rat terrier. We got her for free because a friend's kid was going off to college and could not take care of her. She is so sweet and gentle, she was well taken care of. I got me a mouser for the barn!

Week of December 13, 2010

Okay, time to throw out the 2010 seed catalogs. This a typical amount I get through the course of the year. I have plenty of new ones to replace them.

Week of December 20, 2010

This week a good friend of my died of cardiac arrest at the age of 55. She absolutely adored Snoopy and it was her persona. I made this gourd ornament for her husband in remembrance of her.

Week of December 27, 2010

I can't believe it time to order my seeds! This is such an ordeal and usually takes me all week to figure out what to grow, how much, fill out orders, write checks, enter into computer, etc, etc. This is a typical amount of catalogs I get.