I have had several people come to me at market and ask me “what makes the egg’s color?” Well, if you are curious, here is a quick reason why. Different breeds have different color eggs, for instance Easter eggers create multiple colors of eggs, like light blue, green, and possibly purpleish. Black Marans lay a …
Seasons play a big role in the vegetable production. Seasons are the main factor in what grows and when, this used to be common knowledge. Big box stores have changed this paradigm, now you can get almost anything, at any time. In Oklahoma seasons are a little …crazy, to say the least. We can start …
“Tomatoes, who has tomatoes?” I heard this more than once last weekend at market. The short answer is, unless you have an actual green house, or bring them in from south Texas, no one does yet. A number of thing need to happen to grow plants. First, ground temperature has to be correct for the …
Look for some FRESH, DELICIOUS, local red strawberries may make an appearance at market this weekend…theres a good chance they will be there…if we can stay out of them.
If you were able to get out of bed on that beautiful cold and rainy Oklahoma saturday and make it out to the Norman farmers market, then you saw or purchased some of this years delicious strawberries. If you just couldn’t drag yourself out (understandably), don’t worry, the farm opens up Tuesday for pick your …
There is more, and more every day. All we need now is the typical Oklahoma roller coaster weather to stop, and everyone to make some plans soon to come out and pick you some. Look, these are not the flavorless, big as your nose berries from the mega market. These are just the right sized …
Here on the farm we have some of Oklahoma’s best sunsets, but what most people miss are the breath taking sunrises. They are either stuck in an office, asleep, or otherwise distracted from the magnificent beauty. Because of our latitude and elevation, Oklahoma is in the drivers seat when it comes to those awe inspiring …