Melons!

We're looking forward to these beauties ripenin' on up!

In addition to cantaloupes & watermelons, we also have honeydew melons & crenshaw melons...YUM!

Plastic & Drip Irrigation = Few Weeds & Productive Plants

Most people lay this plastic down with a tractor, but the old fashion way works just fine too.  First, put down compost, fertilizer, and/or lime...till that in.  Then, run your drip irrigation, cut it & hook it in.  Then, roll out the plastic.  Dig a trench, bury the edges of the plastic...and repeat for 9 rows of 150 feet.  Each row takes a minimum of 2 hours, 2 people...good times ;)











Recognize that flower??  It's a carnation, getting ready to burst into bloom :)

Smithfield Farmer's Market - every Saturday 9 to Noon

Last Day of Spring!

Patio

Peppers, Watermelon, Corn, Squash, Cantaloupe

The cattails are growing, so are the tadpoles

Sweet Potato Vine - my all time fav





Green Tomatoes - some are starting to turn

Sunflowers - from last Winter's bird seed

Rambling Red Stripe Tomatoes

Born & raised in good ole' VA

Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes - Doesn't get any sweeter than this!

White Eggplant

Cabbage

We've got some really tasty produce coming into production.  Check us out at the Smithfield Farmer's Market, every Saturday, 9-Noon or via the internet at  http://coastalfarms.luluslocalfood.com/

Summertime!

These Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes are SWEET!  These beauties are ripe when orange and they are delicious!

Cut flower time!  We have Gladiolus, Snapdragons, Sunflowers, Zinnia, Calendula, Dalia, and Black Eyed Susan flowers growing in our yard.  Fresh flowers always brighten your day!

Peppers are in!  We're growing banana peppers, green/red bell peppers, and jalapenos.

Our eggs are selling out so quickly that we're looking to increase our number of hens.  Our ladies may have some new friends soon!

Check out these swanky new t-shirts we got to match our yellow squash :)

It's PRODUCE Time!

During the month of May, we've harvested banana peppers, beets, broccoli, cucmbers, green bell peppers, lettuce, raddishes, swiss chard, yellow squash, and zucchini.  We are looking forward to soon harvesting our sun gold cherry tomatoes - can't wait!

The heat made it so we had to harvest all of our broccoli all within about a week.  We sold most of it, but saved some to freeze.  That'll be delcious for the months to come.  We'll plant some more in the fall, once it cools off.

Everything tastes better with a little fresh basil chopped up in it!  We sold out of our basil we took to the farmer's market last week, but we'll just stepped up some into quart pots, and they're really taking off now.  As soon as that root ball forms, we'll have more for sale.

My personal favorite of our garden by far is the zucchini!  We like to pick it when it's still pretty small, and the flavor is just amazing, especially on the grill!










We've got cucumbers planted on three different trellises in the yard, and they really booming into production now.  We have two different varieties - Dasher II, which is a delicious slicing cucumber & National Pickling Cucumbers, which are smaller and better suited for making pickles. 






















We're looking forward to even more production from our garden.

Farmer's Market in Smithfield

Come on out to see us at the Smithfield Farmer's Market!  Every Saturday 9-Noon!

Quart Petunias are $3 Each...Buy one, Get on Free!

Here is a map of the location of the Smithfield Farmer's Market, from their Website.  The market takes place every Saturday morning from May 7th through October 29th in the parking lot of Bank of Southside Virginia in the heart of historic downtown Smithfield.

See you Saturday!

Spring is Here!

Time to get that garden started!  We've got just what you need to grow your own fresh produce right in your own back yard.

Right now, we've got lots of vegetable and flower transplants to choose from:

Allysum Flowers
Black Eyed Susan Flowers
Cantaloupe
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Geranium Flowers
Moonflowers
Mozzarella Basil
Petunia Flowers
Portulaca Flowers
Snapdragon Flowers
Tomato (3 Varieties!)
Watermelon
Yellow Squash
Zinnia Flowers
Zucchini

...and more!

And if fresh, delicious eggs are what looking for, we've got you covered!  Our ladies are rotationally grazed on fresh grass/insects & vegetarian-only food.  Of course, they aren't given any antibiotics or hormones.  Our "Rainbow Layer Mix" of hens lay eggs that are shades of brown, pink, green, blue, and white.  

We even have some produce ready for your table.  We've produced lettuce, spinach, beets, raddishes, and zucchini squash already.  As the temperatures continue to warm, we'll have plenty more to add to that list!!

So, if you're interested in adding more nutrition into your diet, stop by our place.  Some inventory is sure to sell out - come early!  First come, first served!  We're located in Smithfield near the Route 10 overpass (dirt road off Great Springs Road near Cypress Creek).  Most of the time on the weekends the sign is out near the road.  E-mail us for more information at browdersfreshpickins@gmail.com if you are interested.  Or, stop by our tent at the next Farmer's Market in Smithfield on Saturday.  See ya there!