Native Fare Farm returns this week with their fabulous summer vegetables. They have added the following to our market:

(L to R): Green Bush Beans “Contender”; “Great American” Green Cabbage; Radishes “Cherry Belle”.
Sweet Corn “Peaches and Cream”; Japanese Cucumber; New Potatoes “Kennebac”.
Cauliflower “Snow Globe”; Spaghetti Winter Squash; Curly Kale.

Native Fare has also added a few other products:

(L to R): “Duke & Northland” Highbush Blueberries; “Firestone” Peaches; Multi-color, Cage-free Eggs.
Fresh basil; Baby goats: Lamancha buckling and doeling; Hummingbird (Cypress) Vine.

I am excited to announce that I have ventured (successfully!) into the realm of liquid soap making! I have 4 options of a liquid version of my Classic Lard soap available on the market, and I will be adding a liquid 100% coconut oil soap soon as well. I have versions of the liquid lard soap for both the standard pump dispensers and the foaming dispensers, in scented and unscented. I am currently packaging this soap as a refill for your existing dispenser bottle, so it comes in a re-purposed plastic bottle – if you are interested in a dispenser bottle as well, let me know, I have some amber glass bottles with quality metal pump dispensers available.

(L to R): Foaming Soap; and creamy soap without and with fragrance.

From Linda at Dogwood Valley Greenhouse:

Please look through the perennials to see all the exciting ways to brighten up your garden! It is not too late to plant, and several types are still in bloom at this time. But you must be sure to keep them (as well as your spring plantings) well watered during this excessive summer heat.

I have been able to find a few new varieties to add to the listings from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse. Some of them include:
Coneflower – not just in pinks anymore! I now have a white one and a nice orange.
Blackberry Lily – not really a lily, but actually a little iris, is a summer charmer
Daylilies – I love the little bicolor orange & red, as well as several with red throats or markings. Unfortunately they are out of bloom now, but their photos give you a good idea of their colors so you can add now and enjoy next summer.

And for your herb garden, I have a few new offerings:

Large basil container – a one gallon pot containing 2 green and 2 purple basil plants, ready to harvest and enjoy this evening!
Elderberry bush – berries may have anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anticancer properties.
I have also made available several of the “old favorites” from last year, such as Greek oregano and various thymes and mints.

Lastly, the “fresh-cuts” are now available in limited quantities. Why buy fresh-cut herbs from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse?
1. All “fresh-cut herbs” are just that – cut the morning of market day, before the weather is too hot, increasing the flavor.
2. I discard the larger stems. Hence you get a lot more usable leaves and tender shoots than you might find elsewhere.
3. My herbs are organically grown, although I do not list them as “organic” because of the expenses involved with the certification process.
4. I never spray my herbs with any pesticide stronger than Insecticidal Soap, and that only very sparingly. You’re not eating chemicals. Hence you should be sure to wash your herbs before use, in case there might be a six-legged hitchhiker in the bag.

(Top, L to R): Coneflowers in several colors; Hen & Chickens.
(2nd Row, L to R): Blackberry Lily; Daylilies in several colors; Basil Container.
(3rd Row, L to R): Greek Oregano; Thymes and Mints in several flavors.
(Bottom, L to R): Several fresh-cut herbs (Emglish thyme, lavender, Orange mint).