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A beautiful day at the Port Austin Farmers' Market...

7/26/2015

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It was a beautiful morning at the Farmers' Market!  We had an abundant supply of our Heirloom Tomatoes, as well as a good number of our vine-ripened Hybrid Red Tomatoes.  We were able to harvest a few Green Peppers, but they didn't last very long.  Hopefully we'll soon have a few more ready to harvest.  We have begun harvesting Cucumbers, and will hopefully be able to have a continuous supply of them throughout the season. 

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Watching the French Orange Melons grow...

7/25/2015

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It's difficult to see how many French Orange Melons are hiding in this picture.
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Take a look at all of the blossoms on the French Orange Melon plants.  Some day very soon they will become delicious little melons...can't wait!
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A crop update...

7/21/2015

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Here you can see the stalks of Sweet Corn.  If you look closely you can see the reddish-colored corn silks of the ears of Sweet Corn on the sides of the stalks.  Hopefully we'll be picking and eating some of this delicious Sweet Corn sometime around the 1st of August.






This is a close-up picture of a tassel at the top of a cornstalk.  It has begun to drop the pollen, which lands on the corn silks at the top of the cobs,  pollenating the Sweet Corn.








In this close-up picture of the corn silk at the top of the corn cob you can see the pieces of pollen which are stuck to the silk.  Each silk is attached to a kernel of corn, and when the pollen touches that silk its kernel is pollinated, which means it will develop into an edible kernel of corn.







Take a look at these beautiful Brandywine Tomatoes ripening on the vine.  They'll be on some lucky person's table in the very near future.









Here's a Charentais Melon that's peeking out from under the foliage.  In just a few short weeks we'll be able to enjoy these sweet and flavorful melons.
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Open for business...

7/20/2015

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Our roadside market is officially open for business with our fresh-picked vine-ripened Tomatoes and Heirloom Tomatoes.
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The Sweet Corn has been taking advantage of the warmer weather...

7/14/2015

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The tassels are out at the top of the corn stalk and the ears of corn are developing along the sides of the stalk, with the corn silks beginning to emerge.  The corn silk starts out red in color and will turn yellow as it matures.  Soon the pollen from the tassels will fall onto the corn silks, and then we'll have pollinated Sweet Corn, which will cause the kernels to develop on the cobs.  The corn silk dries and turns brown as the ear of corn ripens.
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Welcome to the Blog!

7/13/2015

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We're excited to be able to share updates about the farm, produce, and current events here on our blog. Please check in often to see the progress of our crops and to find out what and when we are picking!
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The Melons are coming...

11/30/-0001

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We have begun to harvest our French Orange and Charentais Melons. We've only got a few ripe ones, but there should be more and more ripening every day.
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After a long day...

11/30/-0001

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Once the long day was behind us yesterday, we went for a golf cart ride to decide where the following day's Sweet Corn will come from. Of course we had to pick a few ears for tonight's dinner. On the way back to the house we stopped at our roadside market to pick up a tomato. BLT sandwiches and fresh-picked Sweet Corn are a perfect ending to our day.
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