The Farm’s Fall Festival’s day one was for the children and the “lunch set”…. but today was all about the bees! This comb’s full of honey… Coastal Empire Beekeepers Assn. President…and OUR beekeeper…Greg Stewart, and beekeeper Laura Lu were at the Farm for over two hours showing a captive group of Farmers just how great our bees really are. AND how many products they supply us humans with – Honey or course, but also Beeswax – good for drugs, cosmetics, furniture polish, and candle making, and Propolis – that gummy substance the bees extract from local trees that they use […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
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The Pumpkins Got Carved…and we all got full! Our first Fall Festival was fun! The children got to show off their carving skills… it was a mushy, seedy job but well worth it! All the pumpkins looked a whole lot more awesome when the kids were done… and they’ll look down-right SCARY on the doorstep with a candle in them on Halloween! There was music and lots and lots of food for our pot-luck lunch! We Farmers do know how to eat well! The dogs were grilled to crisp perfection by Chef Rick… the homemade cole slaw by Chef Donna, […]
Dog Fennel… We have our fair share of this intrusive weed at the Farm. Dog fennel is a short-lived summer perennial. The leaves of dog fennel are divided into thread-like segments, giving a fern like appearance. The leaves will omit a foul odor. The stems of dog fennel are reddish in color, hairy and arise from a woody base. The flowers of dog fennel are small and white in color. The flowers are numerous and are borne on branched panicles. Dog fennel spreads by seed… be careful when pulling it out of the ground that you don’t inadvertently shake the […]
(For the TWATL in Oct.) The Farm encourages everyone to come to our first annual Skidaway Farms Fall Festival on October 13th and 14th. Farmers, families and folks interested in learning more about our Farm are all welcome! Saturday’s activities will include a Pumpkin Carving Contest for the children…pumpkins will be provided by the Farm… and a Best-in-Farm Scarecrow Contest for the adults. A pot luck lunch featuring full-fall-fare will be set up for all the Farmers and their guests so pitch in and bring a dish – some fun-finger-food or a flavorful entree or dessert. RSVP event coordinator, Cathy […]
(For the TLA Oct journal) The Farm encourages everyone to come to our first annual Skidaway Farms Fall Festival on October 13th and 14th. Farmers, families and folks interested in learning more about our Farm are all welcome! Let your inner-artiste out and join in! Saturday’s activities will include a Pumpkin Carving Contest for the children…pumpkins will be provided by the Farm… and a Best-in-Farm Scarecrow Contest for the adults. If you don’t have a plot at the Farm, we’ll display your scarecrow in one of our flower beds so don’t hesitate to start getting creative now! Farmers are encouraged […]