Turkey day is a comin!

Turkeys go to the butcher Monday, they have a 7am appointment. We have 4 left and they will be de feathered and ready for your brine Monday about 4pm. If you want a fresh turkey for Thanksgiving let us know before Monday and we will save one for you after that it is first come first served. Our per pound price this year is $2.50 and birds will weigh between 15 and 30 pounds. I don't think we have any birdzillas this year so there shouldn't be any over the 35 pound mark this year. We got a late start as our hatchery is in Iowa and my baby turkeys got flooded in, flooded out and shaken up by a tornado. So if they are a little tougher this year you will understand why. Just joking about the toughness, but the weather story is all true. I am sure we will all be glad to start a new year in January. I myself will be praying for rain in smaller amounts and plenty of sunshine. The wind and lightning can take a vacation for the 2009 growing season. We do have many things to be thankful for this year in spite of the weather we like to complain about. Our crops grew wonderfully; grain prices were up; markets went well; our equipment didn't break down too much; our help almost always showed up on time and worked; our family is healthy and mostly happy. The fire is warm, the coco is hot, and I hear a seed catalog calling.

Meet Your Producers this Saturday

This Saturday we will be at Meet Your Producers, hosted by Roberts Sysco and Illinois Buy Fresh Buy Local. This is a chance to get your last of the season produce for Thanksgiving dinner, find help baking for the holidays, or just visit with your favorite producers from the summer markets. It has been a while since we've seen many of you. The event will be in the Illinois building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

Great Fall Festival

We had a great opening weekend for the pumpkin patch. Fun was had by one and all. But don't worry if you couldn't make it by, our big pumpkins are just now getting ready and we will be picking late this week. We also have apples, broccoli, potatoes, onions, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers, egg plant, pumpkins, gourds, baked goodies, see pop up in loaves below, squash, eggs and 6 un-adopted turkeys.
Fresh is best so stop by and try our fresh difference.

Watch that bread pop up in loaves!!!

Bread, cookies, cupcakes and soon pies and cakes. Our bakery is hot and baking! You now can have fresh bread baked on Wednesday or by custom order. Cookies are available by the dozen or by the piece. We will have a lie of pies soon. Cakes are coming first cakes and later decorated cakes. I need to practice my roses and such for a little while longer. Our baked goods list is below. Making bread is really fun, I had forgotten how much fun and there is enough down time during proofing that I can get a few little projects done.
White bread whole and half loaves
Whole wheat bread whole and half loaves
oatmeal raisin cookies
chocolate chip cookies
iced sugar cookies in seasonal shapes
peanut butter cookies
snicker doodles

coming soon
7 grain bread
pumpkin bread
zucchini bread
muffins
and pies
pumpkin,
pecan
apple

Orders are taken for any of the above. We bake on Wednesday, so Thursday is the day for fresh goodies of course we take requests for most any item to be fresh when you need it.
Enjoy the day it is beautiful outside and too nice to be behind this computer!!!

Whats fresh?!?!?

Here's what is fresh at our stand we will not be at the Products market 9/4 but plan to be in Taylorville 9/6 and back at the Products Market 9/11/08 (what a sad day that will be)

eggs
candy onions
new crop norland red potatoes
zucchini
egg plant
jalapenos
banana peppers
tomatoes
green beans
lima beans
straw bales
coming soon
pumpkins
gourds
mums
and
corn stalks
bakery should be up and baking before Halloween so check with us for your trick or treat teats and holiday goodies .

Gustav go rain somewhere else already

It is raining a steady stream and it is cold rain! I am starting to have flash backs from this Spring, water everywhere, horses needing life jackets, and hip waders required to go the basement. EEECK! I suppose some day sooner than we want the snow will be flying and I won't like that either. I need to pick green beans and lima beans but not in this rain. Tomorrow is supposed to be dry at least and hopefully they are right with that forecast. 8 rows of greens 2 rows of limas and 40 tomatoes plants won't wait too very long. My pumpkin vines are dying back and revealing the prettiest orange globes. They are not real big but they are plentiful. I hope they will last to see the great pumpkin on Halloween. My peppers are finally starting, we are getting a few jalapenos and bananas every day the bell peppers are growing a little more slowly and my red chile's are loaded. Egg plant is doing well I am amazed at how many each little plant will produce. Our late tomatoes are just starting to turn and our summer vines are finally ending. So that timing worked out great. Well I should go do something domestics since I am not going to be able to play outside today and yesterday I spent the day with my Mom. She called about 6 am to say her kitchen cabinets fell off the wall. What a wake up call! It wasn't as bad as it could have been only a few dishes broke, the cabinets are of course junk but neither the counter nor the floor was damaged and most importantly, Mom wasn't hurt.

Back to school and all is well

School has been in now for 2 weeks!!!! My kindergartner has already lost a ticket for not being quiet and my second grader brought home papers tonight with errors due to not paying attention. AHHHH!! At last all is well at the Lazy T. My husband is gearing up for the busy time of year and so am I. Corn is gone, sniff sniff, tomatoes are slowing down, green beans are going like crazy, as are the limas and pumpkins. Yes the great pumpkin is coming and it looks like it might be a little early this year. So check early to get the best selections. We are cutting cabbage and digging potatoes and onions still. We also have plenty of straw bales for you Fall decorating, puppy or garden. Well until I steal a few more minuets from my vida loco, have fun, and work smarter not harder. And yes my egg plant was scrumptious, I can't wait for the next one hope you enjoy Maine.