Every year I buy a bag of "pure" BAT GUANO from Windy Hill Organics.
The bat guano is just amazing ... I have been using it for years and I have very healthy and big harvest of my vegetables.
I just want to share with you this link:
http://www.windyhillorganics.com/index.php?id=3
Ty will be at the White Rock Farmers Market on Saturday June 11th:
http://www.whiterocklocalmarket.com/contact.html
I have attached my 16 oz tomatoes I harvested last year thanks to the guano.
I am thinking of going but the windyhillwebsite says they will be there on 6/12. Is there a mistake?
It is SATURDAY June 11th
Here info on the market:
"WRLM is held twice a month – the second and fourth Saturday – at The Green Spot Market and Fuels. The second Saturday includes all vendors – food and crafts. The fourth Saturday is just for farmers, growers and artisan foods."
http://www.whiterocklocalmarket.com/index.html
I will be going there really really early. I never been actually at this market.
I want to make a run there and be at the Coppell Farmers market by 9am.
There are giving this class for FREE:
Learn to preserve produce
Market date June 11, 2011
Imagine - blueberries in December, green beans in January and tomatoes in February
FREE!!! This Saturday, June 11 at 9:00 a.m. - Food Preservation Class
This class will present an overview of different ways to preserve market foods (canning, blanching/freezing, dehydrating, etc.) and show what equipment is needed for each method.
Presented by Trish Percy of Feed Texas First
Meet at the covered picnic table near the market coffee.
Next class, July 9 at 9:00 a.m., focus on tomatoes.
From the size of your harvest so far, this will be well worth it for you
I know .... I must learn how to preserve all this bounty.
I took a class already at the North Haven Garden Nursery ... but still lots to learn.
I went this a.m. with my friend ,Carol, to the Farmer's Market. What fun! There are some wonderfully talented and super nice vendors. Ended up buying a hypertufa pot, wall hanging , herbs (finally found lemongrass!) and ofcourse bat s,,,,
I bought 40lbs of Bat Guano for my birthday from Windy Hills Farm ...it is a lot .... I will have it for years.
I was able to attend the class at the Coppell Farmers market. SO far it is still my favorite farmers market in Dallas.
Just make sure to go there very early (by 8am) if you want to find anything.
Enjoyed hearing about the Farmers Markets. Are there any that are similar in the Ft. Worth area? A few years ago, I went to the one they tried to start downtown in the old train station, I think it was, but at that time it was a disappointment and don't know if it is still going or not.
I had the same question, so I googled farmers market Ft Worth & found several. Then I thought I would try Magnolia & found some in my neck of the woods.
:~)
drthor, what do you need to buy at a farmer's market? I am guessing not tomatoes!
I looove to go to Farmers market ... remember I lived 28 years in Italy and that's were we shopped for fresh produce almost every day.
I am a food snob ... so I always try to buy food that has not been processed and as healthy as possible.
At the Coppell Farmer's market (my absolute favorite) I buy:
bread (this is the only bread that has only 5 ingredients on the label and not 100 ingredients like at the grocery store !!)
Pork and chicken for my hubby (I am a vegetarian) .. only grown on pasture and feed on grass
Milk and cheese, fresh from the farm
Fish, just caught few days before on our Gulf
Eggs, the best in the world ... from grass fed chickens ...
... and as soon I arrive there I have $2 in my hand to eat the most delicious chocolate croissant and the complimentary coffee ....
see I find a lots of stuff ....
Sounds great. We may just have to drive the 50 miles to Coppell and check that out, especially that chocolate croissant and bread!! I'm hoping the demand for local produce continues to increase. I remember the days when even chain grocery stores bought "local." My parents sold produce to Safeway, etc.
That does sound good! What a huge variety...I somehow thought there was only produce.I have heard the Keller market is good too so I think I will have to compare. Not sure anyone can compete with a choc croissant and coffee though!
just remember to go to Coppell by 7.45am max 8am, later you will be disappointed.
it is not really big, but it has all you need. Enjoy !
My friend ,Carol, bought me this adorable pot at the FM.The plant looks like a rock. Anyone know what it is?
Isn't it in the cactus family?
Some sort of succulent.
I love that pot, Anna, really cute!
Looks like a 'living stone'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithops
O/T, from the vendors point of view. Did they seem to be selling lots of produce at White Rock?
Thanks for the ID.There wasn't much produce at all.Maybe it was already sold since we were there around 10. There were stands selling local raw honey, organic granola, lavender products,crafts,seasoned nuts, flower bouquets(did you know bog sage looks fabulous? I need to get my hands on that thug again!) I think some of the stands rotate.Did see kale and swisschard and some greenhouse type tomatoes
You might look into the care of lithops, it's been a long time since I've had any. After killing most of them I found out they had some unusual care..unusual compared to cactus. Can't remember what that was tho, sorry.lol
Remind me around fall RU time...if my bog sage survives this drought, I can bring you some. There is nothing quit that shade of blue, absolutely love it!
Thanks for info, I've been researching markets to sell at. I like the fact that they allow homemade items, but want to be able to sell produce as well.
Let us know if you will be in a DFW area market. I will come to support you.
