It has now been two weeks since we first lived here in Freedom and it has been amazing! Not a cakewalk by any means, but very satisfying. We are up before dawn on most mornings making breakfast and getting ready for the day ahead. As soon as we have enough daylight we start to work on our garden: weeding, more planting, pruning, fertilizing.
But today we had a plethora of fresh eggs that we decided to take to the local farmers market, which was about 30 minutes from the farm, to try and make some money. (You can do that when you've got 50 chickens and only 10 people to feed!) I took Adelynn and Lance with me. We set out with 25 dozen eggs. And man oh man did they sell! We sold out within three hours!! It was crazy. It's as if the people around here are starving for farm fresh eggs. But there really is nothing like them. I also found time this past week to make some potholders with some fabric scraps. We were able to sell some of those as well. The people here really enjoyed the log cabin quilted pattern.
While we were there we were able to buy some more produce for the farm as well as produce for canning. Addie and I decided that we could spend afternoons this coming week making some jams and preserves to sell the next time we go to the market. Blackberry and peach seem to be favorites here so we bought 4 bushels of peaches and 3 flats (8 quarts each) of blackberries. We also sent Lance out to make a deal on some vegetables. By the end of the morning we had sold all our eggs, about half of the potholders, and left with a truck full of more produce. All in all I'd say that this morning was very productive! So until next time dear readers!
Sincerely,
Ann
But today we had a plethora of fresh eggs that we decided to take to the local farmers market, which was about 30 minutes from the farm, to try and make some money. (You can do that when you've got 50 chickens and only 10 people to feed!) I took Adelynn and Lance with me. We set out with 25 dozen eggs. And man oh man did they sell! We sold out within three hours!! It was crazy. It's as if the people around here are starving for farm fresh eggs. But there really is nothing like them. I also found time this past week to make some potholders with some fabric scraps. We were able to sell some of those as well. The people here really enjoyed the log cabin quilted pattern.
While we were there we were able to buy some more produce for the farm as well as produce for canning. Addie and I decided that we could spend afternoons this coming week making some jams and preserves to sell the next time we go to the market. Blackberry and peach seem to be favorites here so we bought 4 bushels of peaches and 3 flats (8 quarts each) of blackberries. We also sent Lance out to make a deal on some vegetables. By the end of the morning we had sold all our eggs, about half of the potholders, and left with a truck full of more produce. All in all I'd say that this morning was very productive! So until next time dear readers!
Sincerely,
Ann
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