Pentwater Farmers Market is OPEN!

The Farmer's Market at Pentwater opened June 3rd. There are over 20 vendors present this year and several hundred patrons came to the market to buy our produce, baked goods, flowers and hand-made crafts. The Pentwater Market will be open each Monday and Thursday throughout the summer from 10 am to 2 pm.


Peacefield Farm had a big turnout of produce, including our famous lettuce heads (Winter Density & Red Butterhead), carrots and radishes, as well as Ruby Swiss Chard, beet greens, mustard greens and other yummy things.

Be sure to visit the Pentwater Market during the summer!

PEACE POLE installed

Lorrie & Rich have installed a Peace Pole at the Farm.

The Peace Pole Project started in Japan in 1955 by Masahisa Goi, who decided to dedicate his life to spreading the message, “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in response to the bombings on Hiroshima. Peace Poles are handcrafted monuments erected the world over as international symbols of Peace. Their purpose is to spread the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in a different language, one on each side.

Peace Poles bring people together. People gather at schools and homes within their communities to share this dedication of peace. Anyone can erect a Peace Pole.

If you are inspired by the idea and wish to promote the message of peace, go to  www.worldpeace.org/  for more info.

FRUIT SET!

Look at these pictures for evidence of our first fruit set on TOMATO'S and SQUASH! That's right....we not only have blossoms on our produce, we also have zucchini squash and tomato's on the vine. That is the earlist we have ever had blossom set. So, Peacefield Farm is feeling very BLESSED!

The Barn is almost Complete

The siding is on! Just the doors and windows remain to be finished.

LUDINGTON FARMERS MARKET

Well, our first Market Day at Ludington was cold and wet! Brrrr......!!

So, we are grateful to all who turned out to make your weekly purchase of our salad greens. We were happy to see so many familiar faces, especially on a less-than-pleasant day. Hopefully, this Friday will be nicer weather.

FROSTY MORNING

We experienced two frosty mornings in a row. The thermometer dipped to 32d Sunday morning and 29d Monday morning. But the row cover inside the hoophouse (that's what you see in the picture) saved our tomatoes, squashes, peppers, eggplant and cukes. Well, truth to be told, a couple of the squash leaves got zinged Monday morning, but they will recover.

Yeah, I know, it isn't the prettiest picture....looks aren't the best. But it does the job of protecting the plants and that's what counts.  

So....hopefully we are past all the hard frosts for our area - though we could still get a touch here 'n there before the end of May.

Our tomatoes are looking healthy 'n strong; starting to put out shoots and wanting to climb. Time to set up the trellis system. I'll have a picture of those lovely tomatoes next time.

LUDINGTON FARMERS MARKET

The Ludington Market OPENS tomorrow, Friday, the 7th. TIME: 3 pm to 8 pm

Peacefield Farm will bring the following items for sale at the market:

                           Encore Lettuce Mix

                           Bagged Individual lettuces

                           Heads of Red Romaine, Speckled Amish, Red Butterhead, and Cos Romaine

                           Spinach

                           Spring Kale

                           Spicy Mix (lettuce greens with ZING!)

                           Bedding Plants

Hope to see you there!

BARN CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

The new barn is taking shape.....the trusses went up this week. Next week the walls will be closed in. We are looking forward to it's completion. We have a lot of plans for this structure, including a restroom, a vegetable washing station, a walk-in cooler and a lean-to greenhouse (on the south side).

ROAD SIDE STAND -- OPEN FOR BUSINESS

SELF-SERVE, HONOR SYSTEM for fresh produce at your convenience.

LOCATION: at the Northwest corner of our farm, 2810 S. Morton Road, (Corner of Chauvez Road and Morton Rd.).

DIRECTIONS: Take PM Hwy south from Ludington (or north from Oceana Drive) to Chauvez Road (blinking yellow light on the corner), turn EAST on Chauvez Road, go 2 miles to Morton Road. 

The stand is only 100 FEET south of the intersection. 

OPEN HOURS: SEVEN DAYS EACH WEEK, NOON – DUSK. Our produce is refrigerated for your convenience.

RESTOCKING: Everyone on our email list – including CSA members – will be notified via email when the produce is FRESHLY RE-STOCKED. We estimate that the stand will be restocked at least TWICE EACH WEEK. Look for notification on your email or on our BLOG.

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. BRING EXACT CHANGE.

CSA MEMBERS: Record the items you take from the stand on a clipboard (provided); your account will be deducted accordingly.  

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