Farm Notes
It looks like we’re going to have a (small) window of dry weather this week, which is *fabulous* because on Thursday we’re going to build our next caterpillar tunnel! This will be our second 50ft Gothic Pro caterpillar tunnel on the farm, which will allow us to grow more veggies in the cold winter months, and it will house more tomatoes and peppers in the summer. The tunnels come as a kit from Farmers Friend, and while they are pretty straightforward to put together, it definitely takes a full day or two, and you’ll want some extra hands to help! Thankfully there are helpful videos about constructing these tunnels from Farmers Friend and on Josh Sattin’s YouTube channel.
Each salve begins with organic coconut and olive oil infused with medicinal plants grown at the farm.
But until Thursday, there’s not much action going on at the farm this week. In the meantime, I’m whipping up new batches of Farmbelly herbal healing salves! Each ingredient in this salve has been thoughtfully chosen for its healing properties, and it works like magic for moisturizing dry skin and for soothing cuts, scrapes, burns, or rashes.
The salve is made from organic coconut and olive oil that has been infused with three powerful medicinal plants grown right on our farm – calendula, comfrey, and plantain. The infused oil is then blended with local beeswax, and then fortified with Vitamin E and high quality essential oils: tea tree, lavender, and frankincense.
PS – There are only a limited number of salves available at this time, and I’m giving Farmbelly Club members first dibs! You’ll receive an email on Thursday with a link to order, and there will be an option to pick up here at the farm, or I can ship anywhere in the US.
Kitchen Notes
It’s Tuesday, and if you’ve been following along, you know that means it’s frozen pizza + big green salad night! The other culinary highlight that happens on Tuesdays is I usually get all kinds of baked goodies from my friend Kathleen, amazing chef/baker/owner of KatesGoods!
Fun fact – Kathleen and I both attended the same culinary school in Ireland, called Ballymaloe, aka heaven on earth! Kathleen was one of the first local vendors to join our weekly farmstand last year, and even while the farmstand is on still break (till mid-March), folks in the Triangle area can still snag her delish goods! Weekly orders are due by Sundays at midnight, with pickup on Tuesday afternoons at multiple locations – Burlington, our farm (Saxapahaw), as well as a pickup at Locopops in Durham . Even if you’re not local to this area, I highly recommend following along + getting inspired by Kathleen’s culinary creations on her instagram!
Today’s Stats
Low temp: 31F
High temp: 42F
Sunrise: 7:17am
Sunset: 5:45pm
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous
Additional notes: Cold, windy, and mostly cloudy.