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Farm Stand opens at 3!
Starting today, until October, the farm stand hours are 3-6pm. Please do not show up early as we are still packing the orders.
Today, Forest Run is offering a special on some of their certified organic plants for your gardens. All $3 plants and 4 packs are buy 5 and get 8- 8 for $15, and they are also offering 2 varieties of paste tomatoes, Roma and Amish Paste as a plug. Normally they are .25 each, but today buy 8 and get 12 – 12 for $2. Forest Run says they are still planting tomatoes so it isn’t too late to get yours in. And now is the time to get your pumpkins, squash and cucumbers going too.
Remember, that Farm Stand CSA punch cards cannot be used for plants.
Hope to see ya soon.
Availability for Week of May 24
Happy Memorial Day!
This week’s offerings are listed. Forest Run Farm continues to have vegetable plants for your garden. And the time window for Friday’s pick up will now be 3-6pm.
Availability for Week of May 17
Forest Run Farm will again have offerings from the fields and hoop house: small head lettuce, spinach, baby bok choy, asparagus, rhubarb and herbs. In the next few weeks the selection will increase.
Forest Run Farm also offers certified organic vegetable plants for your garden—all started at the farm. They are not listed this week but can be picked up at the Farm on Fridays or at Hilldale Market. The selection of plants includes tomato, peppers, herbs, kale, lettuce, kohlrabi, broccoli, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, tomatillos. Note: Plants can not be purchased using the CSA punchcard.
Bauman’s Natural Meats has its first offerings of the season just in time for the Holiday. Rusty Dog Coffee is also available!
Orders made this week (Starting Sunday evening till Tues at midnight) can be picked up on Friday at the farm from 4-6pm until Memorial Day. Then, after Memorial Day, it is extended to 3-6pm.
DeForest Locally Grown Opens today!
The first market of the season is today, the hours are from 4-6pm. Please plan on arriving and making your additional purchases so we can get back in the fields before dark.
Forest Run has additional rhubarb, spinach, radishes, and lettuce available along with lots of certified organic veggie plants to put in your garden.
See ya soon.
New Products added
Just wanted to let you know that Tom at Rusty Dog Coffee added some different varieties of coffee. If you haven’t ordered yet this week, there is still time to get your order in before the Market closes at Midnight. And, if you have already ordered this week and would like some fresh coffee (whole bean or fresh ground), you can place another order and we will have them ready for you at pickup Friday between 4-6pm.
Availability for Week of May 10
To Contact Us
Contact info:
FARMER@forestrunfarm.com
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Order Sunday, Mon or Tues
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!
Welcome all new account members!
The Market Managers,
John and Dena Schlitz
DeForest Locally Grown Market News
Welcome to the 2015 season of DeForest Locally Grown. And Thank you again to Forest Run Farm for hosting the Pick up site at their farm on Mueller Road. This year will include Rusty Dog Coffee. Rusty Dog offers small batch roasts of 100% Arabica blends. Bauman’s Natural Meats will also be offering their products on certain weeks beginning May 17: Brats, Burger patties, bulk burger and Pork Ribs for the Memorial Weekend holiday.
Forest Run Farm will have its first offerings from the fields and hoop house: small head lettuce, spinach, baby bok choy, asparagus, rhubarb and herbs. In the next few weeks the selection will increase. Forest Run Farm also offers vegetable plants for your garden—all started at the farm and grown organically. They are not listed this week but can be picked up at the Farm on Fridays or at Hilldale Market. The selection of plants includes tomato, peppers, herbs, kale, lettuce, kohlrabi, and broccoli. Note: Plants can not be purchased using the CSA punchcard.
Orders made this week (Starting Sunday evening till Tues at midnight) can be picked up on Friday at the farm from 4-6pm until Memorial Day. Then, after Memorial Day, it is extended to 3-6pm.
Note to CSA customers:
1. CSA customers can use their punchcards at the Hilldale Farmers Market on Wed. or Sat.for Forest Run Farm veggie and fruit products.
2. Only Forest Run Farm vegetables and fruit can be paid for with your CSA punch card. Plants, eggs and coffee must be paid for in cash or check made out to Forest Run Farm LLC.
3. The CSA plan is flexible, don’t feel you have to order every week, but be sure to use your punch card before it expires!
4. If you are interested in signing up for a Farmstand CSA share please do so in the next two weeks.
If you are new to this market and have questions, please email farmer@forestrunfarm.com and we will get back to you.
How to use lovage
• Cook with lentils- saute a few leaves with onions, add lentils and cook slowly.
• Chop the leaves and add to cream cheese—use as a stuffing in a chicken breast.
• Pesto is traditionally made with basil, but can be made with most herbs. I use sorrel and lovage.
• Lovage, chopped finely, can be used on a pizza topping.
• Lovage is excellent with fish, such as salmon
• Chop the leaves in a fresh leaf and herb salad- dress with your favorite dressing.
Market Preparing to Open
Welcome!
DeForest Locally Grown is gearing up for another season of providing fresh local veggies to surrounding communities. We plan to open for the season next week, with Sunday’s announcement (May 10) of the availability and Friday’s opening, May 15, for the first pick up from 4-6pm, at Forest Run Farm. The Market is currently displaying most of the items that were offered during last season to give you an idea of what you can expect from this market. Deforest Locally Grown is a net work of small farms that combine their products together in one market with a common pick up site. Most of the vegetables provided at this market are grown by Forest Run Farm. Sweet corn in season is provided by Ripp-N-Good Sweetcorn. Coffee is provided by Rusty Dog. And Meat is produced by Bauman’s Natural Meat. DeForest Locally Grown is looking for more growers or producers to provide to this market; if you know anyone that would be interested in selling meat, cheese or bread, please let them know about this opportunity or have them contact Farmer@ForestRunFarm.com.
This years pick up location will again be hosted by Forest Run Farm, 3757 Mueller Rd., DeForest. Due to the complexity of this market, we ask customers to be punctual and arrive before 6 o’clock. Ordering via this on-line market does require customers to set up a free account. With an account, you will receive weekly emails that announce the offerings of the week. Ordering begins Sunday and closes each Tues evening so that growers can pick and pack the orders by Friday. Customers can order as often as they wish depending on their needs. Farmers often have additional quantities of produce available at pick up for additional purchases or for walk-up customers.
Payment is to be made at pick up by cash, check, prepaid credit or Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers (for Forest Run Farm produce only). Forest Run Farm offers a Farm Stand CSA which provides you with credit to use to purchase Forest Run Farm items from the on-line market. We are again offering a pick up site for CSA-members-only at the Hilldale Farmer’s Market. If you are signed up for the Farm Stand CSA, watch your mailbox, as we are sending out your punch cards this week. Remember that you must bring these to market as your payment!
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