Farmers Market update for Saturday, June 19
June 17th, 2010 by MaryFeatured Farm:
Ehmann & Sons Greenhouse
Gene Ehmann
614-877-3166
http://www.ehmanns.com
How long have you been farming?
I have been farming since I got out of High School in 1950.
How long have you been coming to North Market?
I was one of the founding farmers when the North Market started the outdoor farmers market at the Quonset hut in 1979.
What are your signature crops/produce/products?
We got our start growing tomato plants. Now we garden 100 acres of plants and flowers. We are very well known for our hanging baskets in the spring, our mums in the fall and our poinsettias for the holidays.
What is important to you about selling your items at a Farmers Market/North Market?
I have always enjoyed the customers at the North Market. And it’s a fun break to get away from the greenhouse every Saturday.
How did you become a farmer?
When I got out of high school my dad was a farmer and my uncle was a gardener. I took to gardening and went with my uncle. When he retired in 1962 I took over. I started the greenhouse in 1975. We’ve got 2 acres under roof as greenhouse, 5 acres as an outdoor nursery and another 65 acres planted.
Do you have any special farming practices?
All of our annuals are started from seed. It’s the way we have always done it. We’ll raise 10,000 hanging baskets in a season that were all started from seed!
Participating farms on Saturday, June 19
Anderson Orchard This week I’ll have plants including: tobacco, artichokes, tomatoes, delphiniums, bananas, currants, blueberries, grapes, cranberries, datura, rhubarb as well as mixed bouquets and the first sunflowers.
Beech Meadow Farm 1) Fresh Harvest of Pastured Poultry: the second 2010 harvest of Beech Meadow Farm “Grass Finished” chicken is happening this week so recently out-of-stock items (e.g. boneless and split breasts, legs) will be back. Stock up on this delicious chicken while supplies last.
2) June Beef Harvest: we have harvested two of our delicious, grass fattened, heritage Angus steers and are dry aging them for another 10 days or so. Place an order for your split quarter for a great value @ $6.00/lb before we cut and pack. Package includes approximately 15lbs steaks, 20 lbs of roasts and 30 lbs of ground beef. Supplies are limited. For more details or to order email info@beechmeadow.com. Pickup available at the North Market farmer’s market!
Bridgman Farm I will be bringing beets, Swiss chard, cucumbers, basil and tomatoes.
Combs Fresh Herbs I will have beets, currants, dill, cilantro and maybe peas (if the rain doesn’t drown them),
Ehmann & Sons Greenhouse Hanging baskets and assorted annuals and perennials.
Elizabeth Telling Farm I will have lettuce.
Honeyrun Farm We are finally finished extracting the Black Locust Honey this week and will continue to have this popular variety at market this weekend. We also will have Lemon Verbena and Lavender Infused Honey, Comb Honey, and Chunk Honey. We also have 4 new varieties of soap: Patchouli, Lavender Patchouli, Strawberry, and Peppermint-Tea Tree Wake Up Bar. Cut flowers coming soon!
K & R Garden Fresh Produce We planning on bringing lettuce, basil, chard and rhubarb. Possibly snow peas.
Manchester Hill Farm I am bringing radish pods, white and wheat egg noodles, blackberry jam, orange marmalade, collard greens, kale and assorted fresh herbs.
Oakvale Farmstead Cheese We will be bringing our family’s Farmstead Gouda.
Ohio Farm Direct Whole milk cheeses including cheddar, mozzarella, baby swiss, pepper jack, garlic and herb, tomato basil pinenut and lemon zest. The beef is always trail bologna, summer sausage, and beef sticks. What makes them stand out is the wonderful nutrition and taste that comes from the 100 percent grassfed cows.
Persinger Farm I will have beets, Chinese cabbage, romaine lettuce and snow peas
Rhoads Farm Market Rhoads Farm Market will have red raspberries and also squash, peas, onion and beets. The heavy rains brought our strawberry season to an end and we are looking forward to sweet corn by the 26th. Blackberries will ripen around July 1st. Email us as rhoadsfm@bright.net for reserved orders.
Shady Brook Farm We will be bringing broccoli, cabbage, garlic, zucchini and baked goods.
Summer Thyme Farm Lynn & I will have lots of basil this Saturday - still our other herbs too, but lots of basil! Our zinnias are coming on, foxglove, delphinium, scabiosa, rudbeckias and black eyed susan vines.
Toby Run Growers I will continue to have Shiitake and Oyster mushrooms.
