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We are officially closed for the 2011 season for fresh blueberries and on farm sales.
We were hoping to be open for a nice weekend to end out our season. Do you hear a but in that sentence?
It is with a significant amount of sadness that I say that the weather has officially done us in. The 3 days we gave the fields to reblue and rejuvenate just haven't do the trick. :(
We've been irrigating nearly around the clock since last Saturday and the water is only enough to keep the plants alive. It is not enough to do anything for the blueberries themselves. Any of you who have actually stopped by this week can attest to the number of branches on otherwise healthy plants that are wilting and turning brown.
Luckily enough we were intent upon replanting a good portion of the full grown plants that we have in the fields because if this keeps up, we'd have had to do it anyway.
I just hope the young plants can hold out for the rain that must be coming this way sometime soon. They are the future of Farmer Mac's Berries and we hope to start harvesting them next season.
So...for those of you who know the drill, we have that period between being officially open and officially closed. We take the open signs down but don't put up the closed sign yet.
That's where we are right now. In that in-between stage. We do have blueberries in the field that you can come and pick. We'll be around (and so should these berries) for the next week or so doing clean up and field work. If you don't mind walking alot and picking a little, feel free to come out and get a few pounds of what we have left.
When the blueberries are all gone, I'll put the closed sign out and post to the blog that we're officially closed.
Thank you for being loyal customers, great friends, and good neighbors. We enjoy sharing our family with yours and we love to hear your stories. If we don't see you again this year, have a great rest of the summer and look for us again in May 2012!
Melissa
24 Haziran 2012 Pazar
Mulberry Pizza at Farmer Mac's Berries?
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Ok, so I get home from work yesterday and the kids are all hanging out in the mulberry tree. There's only one, it's at the far end of the pasture beside the gate at the barn.
The mulberries are early this year as is nearly everything else in the agricultural world in this part of the state.
Many of the frost-damaged blueberries are turning blue too, but they (as southerners say it) aren't fittin' to eat so we'll have to go through and pull them off so the rest of the fruit can ripen appropriately.
At any rate, they decided on Dominos for supper so I went to get cheeze pizza which is the only kind of pizza if you're a kid in this family. When I brought it to Grandma's house, they all rushed in, grabbed a slice and ran right back out the back door.
I went out later to see what was what and Maali said she was eating mulberries for supper. I told her mulberries weren't enough for supper, they were just a snack, but she corrected me on that. She, Wyatt and Hollie were having mulberry pizza and all agreed it was delicious!
So here's there recipe, it's quite easy....
1 slice of cheeze pizza
1 kid in a tree tossing down mulberries to try to land in the mouth of a grounder (kid on the ground)
2nd kid to catch or find the mulberries that don't make the target
Any kid to put the errant mulberries on their slice of pizza and chomp it down
Chef's note: kids can be of any age
Bet you wish you were having this much fun!
Melissa
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We are getting the farm spruced up, the blueberry building cleaned out, and the fields manicured for the start of the blueberry season.
We anticipate starting about a week early this year but will know more as the month of May progresses. I'll make periodic (more frequent than usual) updates as we know more and as the weather makes information available.
The Farmer Mac's Management and Crew have made the decision to get back to our core values. What this means is that we have officially decided to not be open on Sundays so we, our families, our animals, and the farm can take the day of rest that we have been given to recharge our batteries and energize ourselves for the workdays to come.
Farmer Mac is doing good and should be around this season. Take a minute to stop and talk with him when you come out. We're doing what we can to reduce his workload and to make his job as easy as possible without taking it away completely.
We also have eggs available for purchase or for subscription. Let us know if you're interested!
Ok, so I get home from work yesterday and the kids are all hanging out in the mulberry tree. There's only one, it's at the far end of the pasture beside the gate at the barn.
The mulberries are early this year as is nearly everything else in the agricultural world in this part of the state.
Many of the frost-damaged blueberries are turning blue too, but they (as southerners say it) aren't fittin' to eat so we'll have to go through and pull them off so the rest of the fruit can ripen appropriately.
At any rate, they decided on Dominos for supper so I went to get cheeze pizza which is the only kind of pizza if you're a kid in this family. When I brought it to Grandma's house, they all rushed in, grabbed a slice and ran right back out the back door.
I went out later to see what was what and Maali said she was eating mulberries for supper. I told her mulberries weren't enough for supper, they were just a snack, but she corrected me on that. She, Wyatt and Hollie were having mulberry pizza and all agreed it was delicious!
So here's there recipe, it's quite easy....
1 slice of cheeze pizza
1 kid in a tree tossing down mulberries to try to land in the mouth of a grounder (kid on the ground)
2nd kid to catch or find the mulberries that don't make the target
Any kid to put the errant mulberries on their slice of pizza and chomp it down
Chef's note: kids can be of any age
Bet you wish you were having this much fun!
Melissa
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We are getting the farm spruced up, the blueberry building cleaned out, and the fields manicured for the start of the blueberry season.
We anticipate starting about a week early this year but will know more as the month of May progresses. I'll make periodic (more frequent than usual) updates as we know more and as the weather makes information available.
The Farmer Mac's Management and Crew have made the decision to get back to our core values. What this means is that we have officially decided to not be open on Sundays so we, our families, our animals, and the farm can take the day of rest that we have been given to recharge our batteries and energize ourselves for the workdays to come.
Farmer Mac is doing good and should be around this season. Take a minute to stop and talk with him when you come out. We're doing what we can to reduce his workload and to make his job as easy as possible without taking it away completely.
We also have eggs available for purchase or for subscription. Let us know if you're interested!
Blueberries at Farmer Mac's....Still Green!
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Although it has been warm for weeks, the nights have still been cool. Our blueberries aren't ripening as fast as some of the other farms in the area seem to be.
It could be because of the frost damage we got that reduced our first picking across the field or just a pocket of cool weather at night around here.
Either way, the berries aren't blueing up as quickly as we would have thought.
We should be open next weekend (probably Saturday May 19) as the beginning of our season berries start turning.
Again, this is still an estimate at this time, we'll update as we see changes in the field.
And we've done a fine job of feeding the deer in the back field this year...again. The left corner of the back field had really nice berries that they thanked us graciously for eating.
Thanks for being a valued customer and friend!
Melissa
It could be because of the frost damage we got that reduced our first picking across the field or just a pocket of cool weather at night around here.
Either way, the berries aren't blueing up as quickly as we would have thought.
We should be open next weekend (probably Saturday May 19) as the beginning of our season berries start turning.
Again, this is still an estimate at this time, we'll update as we see changes in the field.
And we've done a fine job of feeding the deer in the back field this year...again. The left corner of the back field had really nice berries that they thanked us graciously for eating.
Thanks for being a valued customer and friend!
Melissa
Few Blueberries at Farmer Mac's This Year
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We posted last week that we should be opening tomorrow (Saturday, May 19).
I think the best thing to do would be to not officially open this year.
We have some blueberries that are still green, but overall, a very light crop.
However, we have eggs if you're interested in them!
What we'd like to do is to have those of you who want to come out just show up and pick what you can find on a self-serve sort of basis like we used to do on Sunday mornings.
We'd like to concentrate on growing plants and getting the farm in shape to have a good year next season.
We'll still be here and working around the farm, and will be glad to talk and show you the improvements we've made since last year and that we are continuing to work on as we progress through the calendar year of 2012.
Melissa
I think the best thing to do would be to not officially open this year.
We have some blueberries that are still green, but overall, a very light crop.
However, we have eggs if you're interested in them!
What we'd like to do is to have those of you who want to come out just show up and pick what you can find on a self-serve sort of basis like we used to do on Sunday mornings.
We'd like to concentrate on growing plants and getting the farm in shape to have a good year next season.
We'll still be here and working around the farm, and will be glad to talk and show you the improvements we've made since last year and that we are continuing to work on as we progress through the calendar year of 2012.
Melissa
Another Harvest Completed at Farmer Mac's
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We never officially opened this year, but we are now officially closed.
Mom has been bugging me to post this ever since the tropical depression brought us 8 inches of rain last week and I'm just getting around to it.
Between young plants, frost damage, and an aboundance of rain this season, we had virtually no blueberries to harvest.
That being said, the biggest problem, young plants, is a self correcting issue that should be much less of a factor next year!
We hope that you will continue to be a loyal customer if you've been with us for a while or that you will give us a try next year if it's your first time.
Our farm is people friendly. I know that can't be said of all farmers because many of them choose to farm to avoid dealing with the public. That's not the case with us! We are friendly to the young and the old and all ages in between.
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I've started this thing this year that I'm calling Blueberry Farmers in Training (B. FIT for short). I asked our farm kids to come up with the design for a kid shirt that would work well with this program.
They came up with several designs that I'll put on the blog for you to look at. Hopefully we can decide on one and get shirts made for next year.
We were going to do it this year, but with less than no revenue, it didn't make sense to spend money we didn't earn yet. That's one of the values I'm trying to teach my kids...you have to earn it before you spend it. Hard concept when there's the whole but you can just use your ATM card argument.
We've been saving up money to go on a national parks camping trip out west. All of the farm (grand)kids will be participating with the exception of my youngest two nieces. I can't tell you the excitement level to both get out of school and to get started on this grand adventure. They all have roles in the program: mapping out the route, figuring out the supply list, figuring out how much gas will cost, where we will stay, what we will eat, how long it will take to get from here to there and back, what games to take, and on and on. If you see any of our Berry Patch Road kids this fall or next summer, ask them about it. I know they will have lots to share.
Take care, have a wonderful summer, and I'll post more when we get back if I don't get another post in before we leave.
Melissa
Mom has been bugging me to post this ever since the tropical depression brought us 8 inches of rain last week and I'm just getting around to it.
Between young plants, frost damage, and an aboundance of rain this season, we had virtually no blueberries to harvest.
That being said, the biggest problem, young plants, is a self correcting issue that should be much less of a factor next year!
We hope that you will continue to be a loyal customer if you've been with us for a while or that you will give us a try next year if it's your first time.
Our farm is people friendly. I know that can't be said of all farmers because many of them choose to farm to avoid dealing with the public. That's not the case with us! We are friendly to the young and the old and all ages in between.
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I've started this thing this year that I'm calling Blueberry Farmers in Training (B. FIT for short). I asked our farm kids to come up with the design for a kid shirt that would work well with this program.
They came up with several designs that I'll put on the blog for you to look at. Hopefully we can decide on one and get shirts made for next year.
We were going to do it this year, but with less than no revenue, it didn't make sense to spend money we didn't earn yet. That's one of the values I'm trying to teach my kids...you have to earn it before you spend it. Hard concept when there's the whole but you can just use your ATM card argument.
We've been saving up money to go on a national parks camping trip out west. All of the farm (grand)kids will be participating with the exception of my youngest two nieces. I can't tell you the excitement level to both get out of school and to get started on this grand adventure. They all have roles in the program: mapping out the route, figuring out the supply list, figuring out how much gas will cost, where we will stay, what we will eat, how long it will take to get from here to there and back, what games to take, and on and on. If you see any of our Berry Patch Road kids this fall or next summer, ask them about it. I know they will have lots to share.
Take care, have a wonderful summer, and I'll post more when we get back if I don't get another post in before we leave.
Melissa
23 Haziran 2012 Cumartesi
Another Harvest Completed at Farmer Mac's
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We never officially opened this year, but we are now officially closed.
Mom has been bugging me to post this ever since the tropical depression brought us 8 inches of rain last week and I'm just getting around to it.
Between young plants, frost damage, and an aboundance of rain this season, we had virtually no blueberries to harvest.
That being said, the biggest problem, young plants, is a self correcting issue that should be much less of a factor next year!
We hope that you will continue to be a loyal customer if you've been with us for a while or that you will give us a try next year if it's your first time.
Our farm is people friendly. I know that can't be said of all farmers because many of them choose to farm to avoid dealing with the public. That's not the case with us! We are friendly to the young and the old and all ages in between.
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I've started this thing this year that I'm calling Blueberry Farmers in Training (B. FIT for short). I asked our farm kids to come up with the design for a kid shirt that would work well with this program.
They came up with several designs that I'll put on the blog for you to look at. Hopefully we can decide on one and get shirts made for next year.
We were going to do it this year, but with less than no revenue, it didn't make sense to spend money we didn't earn yet. That's one of the values I'm trying to teach my kids...you have to earn it before you spend it. Hard concept when there's the whole but you can just use your ATM card argument.
We've been saving up money to go on a national parks camping trip out west. All of the farm (grand)kids will be participating with the exception of my youngest two nieces. I can't tell you the excitement level to both get out of school and to get started on this grand adventure. They all have roles in the program: mapping out the route, figuring out the supply list, figuring out how much gas will cost, where we will stay, what we will eat, how long it will take to get from here to there and back, what games to take, and on and on. If you see any of our Berry Patch Road kids this fall or next summer, ask them about it. I know they will have lots to share.
Take care, have a wonderful summer, and I'll post more when we get back if I don't get another post in before we leave.
Melissa
Mom has been bugging me to post this ever since the tropical depression brought us 8 inches of rain last week and I'm just getting around to it.
Between young plants, frost damage, and an aboundance of rain this season, we had virtually no blueberries to harvest.
That being said, the biggest problem, young plants, is a self correcting issue that should be much less of a factor next year!
We hope that you will continue to be a loyal customer if you've been with us for a while or that you will give us a try next year if it's your first time.
Our farm is people friendly. I know that can't be said of all farmers because many of them choose to farm to avoid dealing with the public. That's not the case with us! We are friendly to the young and the old and all ages in between.
*********************************************************
I've started this thing this year that I'm calling Blueberry Farmers in Training (B. FIT for short). I asked our farm kids to come up with the design for a kid shirt that would work well with this program.
They came up with several designs that I'll put on the blog for you to look at. Hopefully we can decide on one and get shirts made for next year.
We were going to do it this year, but with less than no revenue, it didn't make sense to spend money we didn't earn yet. That's one of the values I'm trying to teach my kids...you have to earn it before you spend it. Hard concept when there's the whole but you can just use your ATM card argument.
We've been saving up money to go on a national parks camping trip out west. All of the farm (grand)kids will be participating with the exception of my youngest two nieces. I can't tell you the excitement level to both get out of school and to get started on this grand adventure. They all have roles in the program: mapping out the route, figuring out the supply list, figuring out how much gas will cost, where we will stay, what we will eat, how long it will take to get from here to there and back, what games to take, and on and on. If you see any of our Berry Patch Road kids this fall or next summer, ask them about it. I know they will have lots to share.
Take care, have a wonderful summer, and I'll post more when we get back if I don't get another post in before we leave.
Melissa
Simple Equation Editor - Converts Equations To Graphic Files
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If you like equations and formulas like me you will enjoy this simple equation editor.
How To Use It?
Simply hover over Characters, Math or Symbol tab. Select any of the three, and move your mouse down to hover over individual Characters, Math items or Symbol items. Click.
Below you will see two windows. First one is the formula in text format. Second one is the formula in the graphical representation.
Note you can edit characters in the first window by changing them to numbers if desired, or words. Characters which you have on the key board like =, +, (, ) etc. signs can be just typed normally from your key board. For some reason I couldn't locate the x (times) symbol and percent (%) symbol, so if you figure out how to get it please let me know.
Once your equation is completed, simply click on the second window with the nice formula, and it will prompt you to save the file in PNG format.
Then you can use it any way you want to. Have fun!
How To Use It?
Simply hover over Characters, Math or Symbol tab. Select any of the three, and move your mouse down to hover over individual Characters, Math items or Symbol items. Click.
Below you will see two windows. First one is the formula in text format. Second one is the formula in the graphical representation.
Note you can edit characters in the first window by changing them to numbers if desired, or words. Characters which you have on the key board like =, +, (, ) etc. signs can be just typed normally from your key board. For some reason I couldn't locate the x (times) symbol and percent (%) symbol, so if you figure out how to get it please let me know.
Once your equation is completed, simply click on the second window with the nice formula, and it will prompt you to save the file in PNG format.
Then you can use it any way you want to. Have fun!
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