Seeds of Friendship!

Looking for a new way to support your local farmer without spending a lot of money?
We have come up with our seed list for the year. Why not considering buying a packet of seeds for your farmer to plant. Nothing we need is over $20 but it all adds up! If each supporter were to buy one item off of our list, imagine how t...hat would help! Interested in helping out?? comment here, or email me, I'll give you the details

Winter Market

A huge thank you to all of our supporters for coming out to the first Winter Market. We were very pleasantly surprised to see so many come out despite the snowy weather. Your continued support has shown the need and want for the market to continue.
Look for us each Saturday 9-12 inside the Lakeside Towne Center. Bring friends, eat healthy, start your weekend off right with a visit to the Market.

I can make just about anything, but I NEED to know what you all want on the table at the winter market.....
Things like pumpkin bread, pumpkin pies, pecan pies.....they tend to be a seasonal thing, but I do have the supplies and can keep making them, do you want them?
What other types of breads and other items do you want? Please make your suggestions. I am at a loss for what you all may want this year. Please pass this question on to all of your friends. The more suggestions I have, the more stuff will be on the table that YOU want.

Also, looking for suggestions on veggies and fruits to plant for the year. Please suggest! We will plant anything!!

I will gladly ...accept any and all suggestions....I NEED your input!
thanks

Winter Market

Well, what started out as a simple question has turned into a Saturday winter market at 6110 Lakeside Ave, home of the Lakeside Farmers Market.
Join us, and several other vendors starting Saturday Jan 8 from 9-12 for our first ever winter market.
We will have greens, mustard, baked goods, pasta, canned goods, radishes, lettuce, pies and what ever else I can get up from the greenhouse and kitchen.
Let us know your thoughts, wants, questions....we need to hear from you
The more supporters that come out each saturday the more vendors will be there. Please support ALL vendors as best you can as we are all trying to help YOU eat better all year round.

OK, back with the blogging!

WOW, it really has been a busy year! Sorry to our followers of this blog for being MIA.
I'm going to try to keep up better with it this year.
Let us know what you'd like to see on the table at the markets this year. We want to grow what you want to eat!
Also, any questions, comments, suggestions, things like that, PLEASE post them, we want to hear from you.
I'll be updating on our farm's progress as often as possible, as there are a lot of changes and exciting things happening.
Thank you for your support, Let's work together to have a great year!

The season has started!

Finally, with all of the rain we have had we have now managed to get stuff in the field. We planted Cauliflower, collards, onions, garlic, and potatoes this past weekend.

The greenhouse and high tunnel continue to be overflowing and all plants are itching to get into the field.
The tomato and cherry tomato plants have blooms on them! yeah!!

The romaine, red leaf and frill head lettuces are ready for harvest.

Asparagus is coming in by the pound! Really some of the best I have ever tasted

Market starts Saturday May 2. come out to the Lakeside farmers market Saturday morning from 8-12 to kick off the season with us! We'd love to see you. We will have all veggie plants along with lettuce, asparagus, onion tops, Alfalfa sprouts, herbs and much much more.
Get your orders in early by contacting us at mkruize@kruizefarms.com and I'll have them waiting for you at our stand. Hope to see you all at the market!

Volunteer plants?

This year we used the compost soil that we collected all year last year. We would throw in old veggies, organic matter, and soil, then churn up the mix every so often.
After planting a bunch of our tomato plants in the compost soil, we have ended up with hundreds of "unknown babies".
we are assuming most are tomato plants of some sort, with a few gourds and squash thrown in there too.
We have transplanted a good many of them into their own 4 packs.
Has anyone else ended up with this?
would any one be interested in these plants for your gardens? the mystery would be fun in my opinion.
Has anyone has success with these volunteer plants producing well?
thoughts?