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Anyone else have a hard time getting their kids to eat their veggies?

A few helpful tips I have heard of or tried over the years:

• Take them shopping with you.  Let them pick out what veggie they want to try.
• Get a new or unusual color!  Sometimes having a veggie be purple will intrigue them to try.
• Try making a meal of all one color.  This one is easy and fun this time of year when there are so many colors available. Make sure to have them help you make the meal!
• Hide vegetables in soups, sauces, smoothies or other dishes.

Kids also LOVE the bean magic trick.  Purple beans will turn green when you cook them.  Have the kids put the beans in a pot.  Add some water to the pot and boil them.  You can watch the purple beans change to green!

Ok, to be honest, I think this is super cool too! 🙂
Have any other good tips to add to the list?  Let me know!

Have a great week and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Yahoo! Sweet corn is ready.

It’s at the markets right now, waiting for you!

Here is where you can find us TODAY:

Kalamazoo Farmers Market: 7am – 2pm.
Muskegon Farmers Market: 8am – 2pm.
Market at the Farm: 8am – 5pm.

The market is open rain or shine & we would love to see you.

Have a great weekend!

Lindsey

This easy pickle recipe is a summer favorite in our family!

• 6 – 8 pickles, peeled or unpeeled and sliced
• 1 or 2 onions
• 1 green pepper sliced

Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. salt and let stand for 2 to 3 hours. Drain and rinse with cold water. Place in Jar.

Mix the following:

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 tsp. celery seed.

Bring to a boil.  Pour over pickles, onion & peppers then refrigerate.

It is new potato season!

Why are they called “new” potatoes? The potatoes are dug while the plants are still green. These potatoes are very tender and have a delicious mild flavor.

The early potatoes are harvested by hand to make sure that we don’t miss any of the baby potatoes and are careful with the tender skins.

It is super important to note that these new potatoes need to be store in the fridge in a bag or container because of the thin skins.

We enjoy them boiled, roasted, or on the grill. My son, Ben, eats them raw as he is picking them up in the field. 

Stop by the markets this week and pick some up to try!  Here is our summer market schedule.

See you soon!

Today’s Strawberry Update:

The berry season is not looking like it is going to improve. At this point we don’t think u-pick will be available.

They looked so good on Friday, but not great this morning.

You are welcome to come out and take a look, but there are not a ton of berries, and a lot of them are smaller.

Already picked berries will be available tomorrow.  If you need to get berries for jam don’t delay.  It is looking like the berry season will be wrapping up very soon.

Thank you for your patience as we have tried to navigate this difficult season.

We are hopeful that next year will be better. 

Good Morning,

We had to close the U-Pick for today.

We will check again in the morning and post an update on facebook & instagram.

Thank you so much for your patience as we struggle through this crazy strawberry season.

Always plan to check our social media before heading out to the farm for the most up to date info.

Have a great day!

Lindsey

That’s right!

We are opening up the u-pick field TODAY! 

Here’s how it works:

1. When you arrive at the farm please check in at the farm market.  We will get you boxes to pick into.
2. Follow the path out behind the farm.  Watch for the signs.
3. When you arrive to the field, park in the lot to the north and walk to the strawberry field.
4. After you are done picking head back to the farm market to pay.

Strawberries are $3.25/lb for u-pick.

Farm address is 5888 120th Ave, Holland, MI 49424.

U-pick hours are Monday – Friday, 8am – 6pm & Saturday, 8am – 5pm.  Please double check the facebook page before coming out.  We will post if we have to close the field early.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Lindsey

Most frequently asked question right now: When will the u-pick strawberries be ready?

We wish we knew.

Took a walk in the u-pick field yesterday and it is so dry. We are not able to water the u-pick fields and are completely dependent on the rain. It has been a long while since we have had a good, soaking shower.

So, it could be a week, maybe 2. We don’t have an exact date right now.

We will let you know as soon as we know. 

Thank you so much for your patience!

On a positive note, the strawberry fields that are picked for the markets are at our other location and we can water them. Already picked berries will be available at the farm and markets this week.

HERE is a list of markets you can find us at this week.

Farming can be beautiful and hard all at the same time.  We are so grateful for all of your support!