Fresh Harvest, LLC

Chickens this week!

The big news of the week is that John and his family have moved to a new farm in Thompson Station. It has been, and will continue to be, a very busy transition time for him. Stay tuned for his new email address, and notice that his address where you send deposits to has changed. It is listed on the Market page. His cell phone number will stay the same. If you have any questions this week please direct them to Tally’s email, at tally@wildblue.net.

We are pleased to once again be offering whole chickens from Paul and Alison Wiediger’s Au Naturel Farm. These are pasture raised, hormone and antibiotic- free chickens that will be delivered whole, frozen, cleaned out and packaged just as you would buy in a grocery store. They have gotten many rave reviews and we are are happy to be offering such a high quality product. If you have more questions about the Wiedigers and their growing practices, you can read about their farm on our “Growers” page. *The chickens will be delivered this Wednesday, the 27th. *They are $3.29 a pound, and average four pounds.

We also have many wonderfully smell-a-licious soaps and aromatherapy products from Earthwind Botanicals.

Please go to the website, www.freshharvest.locallygrown.net and place your order on the “Market” page.

When you place your order, please make sure you get an email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation, it could be that your order did not go through. Please email us if you have any questions.

Thanks for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday! John and Tallahassee

August 17

These cool days of August are certainly appreciated. It’s hard to believe that last summer at this time we were suffering through 100-plus degree heat! Hopefully, it will last a bit longer. We are in desperate need of rain, but with irrigation the fall crops are coming along. We are glad to be able to offer you more greens this week.

Just a reminder that next week will be your opportunity to order chicken from the Wiediger’s of Au Naturel Farm in Kentucky. We are doing it a little differently, in that you will place your order and pick it up in the same week (just when we had you all trained!). So, when you place your order next Sunday, the 24th, you will pick it up on Wednesday, the 27th. Hopefully, that will be easier for everybody.

We also want to remind you that we guarantee our produce. If you are not satisfied in some way, please let us know, and we will either replace the item or refund your money. We really do appreciate your feedback.

Thanks for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

John and Tallahassee

August 10th

We have been enjoying the break in the hot weather, but neither farm has had any rain in weeks. If you have any influence in this area, we would appreciate it.

Earthwind Botanicals is back this week, offering a wonderful variety of handmade, all natural soaps.

Tally’s computer is out of commission this week. If you have any questions or need to contact us regarding your order, please email John at jbd3@hughes.net instead of Tally.

When you place your order, please make sure you get an email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation, it could be that your order did not go through. Please email John, if you need assistance with placing your order.

Just a reminder…we do guarantee all our products, so if you ever have a problem, please let us know and we will replace the item or credit your account.

Please go to our website, www.freshharvest.locallygrown.net and place your order on the Market page.

Thanks for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

Tallahassee and John

August 3rd

This week we are pleased to be offering corn from local growers Will and Kristina McDonald, from Mcdonald Farm in Hohenwald, TN. This is the same farm that has been supplying us with our eggs. They are chemical free.

We have tried for a few summers to find a local, non-sprayed source of corn. It is hard to grow using organic methods, and you are sure to find a small worm every now and then in the tip near the silk. Hopefully you can just break this off and proceed on with the cooking and eating of good, fresh sweet corn!

We are entering the dog days of August, and certainly appreciate your smiling, supportive faces on Wednesday!

Thanks, John and Tallahassee

Last Week of July!

It was a hot day today, but Fall crops are on the brain. Today I seeded in the field greens and turnips, and watered (twice!) the seedlings of kale ‘Toscano’, cauliflower ‘Romanesco’, red and golden beets, and the next batch of flowers. We still have some long months of hot, dry weather to go, but hopefully with enough irrigation and coddling, these crops will do well and provide us some yummy new vegetables in the September.

The melons are coming in, and will be a great treat during these upcoming “dog days”. I get to eat all the cracking and bruised ones, and am blending some up to freeze like popsicles.

I am without a camera until tomorrow, and will put pictures of the melons and Cockscomb Celosia flowers up as soon as possible, so you can check in before you place your order.

Thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday! John and Tallahassee

July 21st

Tally is on vacation this week with her family, visiting inlaws on Long Island, New York. She is thankful to have some down time with her little boy before school starts, but is amazed and stunned by the lack of fresh, organic produce. Home-grown tomato withdrawal symptoms are beginning to surface, and she hopes they do not become too debilitating by the time she returns mid week. She even caught herself missing zucchini!

There will be no mixed bouquets this week, however there are straight bunches of sunflowers and lisianthus available. Mixed bouquets will be back next week.

If you have any questions or need to contact us regarding your order, please email John at jbd3@hughes.net instead of Tally.

Also, if you normally pick up at Tally’s farm, this week your order will be on the front porch on Thursday after 2:00 instead of Wednesday.

We hope you are enjoying all the yummy fresh veggies. We certainly appreciate your support, and look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. Thanks! John and Tally

Bounty of Summer

It’s been a beautiful summer week – rain and all. We are grateful for it!

Nothing like high summer to bring on Nature’s bounty, and we have it for you this week! Lots of produce to choose from, as well as local, non-sprayed blueberries from Bountiful Blessings Farm. These new growers are found in Williamsport, TN, and you can read about them on our “Grower’s Page” on the website. Also, the flowers are amazing this week – an exuberant riot of beautiful-ness! If you haven’t gotten yourself a bouquet yet, now is the time!

We are pleased to have Earthwind Botanicals with us again this week.

Also, if you ordered a chicken, it will be delivered this Wednesday, the 16th! We will send out a reminder. Phew! As always, we are so grateful for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

Please go to our website, www.freshharvest.locallygrown.net to place your order on the Market page. Thanks! John and Tally

July 6th

Summer is here, and the eating is good! I have waited all winter for my favorite snack of tomatoes sliced on good bread with basil leaves and salt. And although the lettuce is over for a few months, a salad of chopped tomatoes and cucumbers, or some fresh coleslaw, is just as cool and refreshing. Customers always comment how much more fun it is to prepare a meal with fresh food – less like cooking and more like a celebration of good-ness! Even my little boy is excited about his daily squash stir-fry, when he enjoys cutting up the different shaped summer squashes into chunks and throwing in as many different herbs as he can pick, then stirring gently in a pan with olive oil and salt until just tender. It’s hard to mess that up.

It is chicken ordering time! The whole chickens from the Wiediger’s Au Naturel Farm are back again this week. These are pasture raised, hormone and antibiotic- free chickens that will be delivered whole, frozen, cleaned out and packaged just as you would buy in a grocery store. If you have more questions about the Wiedigers and their growing practices, you can read about their farm on our “Growers” page. We need your chicken order this week by Tuesday evening, however the chickens will be delivered NEXT Wednesday, July 16th. They are $3.29 a pound, and average four pounds.

Please go to the website, www.freshharvest.locallygrown.net and place your order on the “Market” page.

When you place your order, please make sure you get an email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation, it could be that your order did not go through. Please email us if you have any questions.

Thanks for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday! John and Tallahassee

June 29th

This has been a big summer for us – lots of new customers and products to offer you. Thank you so much for your effort and your support of local food and products. We appreciate your enthusiasm, feedback, and patience! It is wonderful on Wednesdays to see all the loyal, returning customers as well as to get to know the new ones!

We are glad to be offering eggs every week. This week we have 50 dozen, but expect for the availability to increase as the chickens start laying more eggs! The eggs are available on the Market page of the website. When you pick up your order, please remember your eggs will not be in your bag but in a cooler.

Earthwind Botanicals is back this week, offering a wonderful variety of handmade, all natural soaps.

Please go to the website, www.freshharvest.locallygrown.net and place your order on the “Market” page.

Hopefully, we will have some rain in the next few weeks!

Thanks again for your support. See you on Wednesday! John and Tallahassee

June 22nd

The cooler weather has been lovely, although we need some rain! The spring crops are being turned under, making room for the next plantings of squash,beans, fall veggies and flowers. The summer colors are beautiful right now in the field with the big yellow squash blossoms and zinnias coming in.

Many of you have requested eggs, and we have tried for a few years to meet the demand. We want to provide you with fresh, local eggs from free range, grass fed chickens.

We have found a farmer, Will McDonald, in Hohenwald TN. who says he can supply us weekly with enough eggs, from the caliber of chickens we prefer. We are offering a limited supply this week as a trial run, to see what the demand is and how it goes. If you don’t get eggs this week, please let us know if you would be ordering eggs weekly in the future, so we can get a count on how many dozen we will need.

We hopes this works for all of us! Thanks for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday! John and Tallahassee