HOMEMADE TOMATO SAUCE

I did it. I taught myself how to make tomato sauce from scratch. A bit time consuming but well worth the effort. I got 8 pints done yesterday and now more today. The longest part of it is cooking the juice down to half.....but now I don't have to buy any at the store and I now what is in it and where it came from......George at Sunsmile Farms has great tomatoes.......


Thanks, patti and george...

FREEZER PASTA SAUCE

We had a great turn out for the Freezer Pasta Sauce and had lots of fun. They all asked if Dan Sr would do a workshop on drip and irrigation. He said that he would. Jessica and I forgot to take pictures last night, but we had a lot of questions and had a great time with all of our regulars that attend our workshops.

I talked about some of the new USDA comments about the Steam Canner and brought up some great websites for canning. Next workshop is Cooking with Herbs.

See ya then!

April

Carolyn Heupel and Christine Smith. Carolyn for her Blackberry jam, 2nd Place.

This is our 1st Place winner for Jams and Jellies. Marian Fitzgerald made a Lemon butter that was the Bomb. She also one a Third place for her Blueberry Jelly.

Lyn Muth and Sherri Thibodeau pictured here. Sherri won 3rd Place for her Grape Jelly.

This is Lyn again, and Maria Unger, she won 2nd place for her awesome, Fresh Salsa. Let's just say it did not last long around A to Z Supply. The boys ate it right up.

FAIR WEEK

Well, it is Fair week and everyone is anxiously waiting for the results of their entries into the fair.

We would like to thank all of our participants for their entries into our Jam/Jelly and salsa contest. Here are our finalists:

SALSA

1st Place - Joanne Barsby

2nd Place - Maria Unger

3rd Place - Don Stone

Now our entries into the jam and jelly contest prove to be a challenging. So, Dan Sr decided to approach it this way.

1st Place - Marian Fitzgerald for her awesome Lemon Butter.

2nd Place was a tie:

Carolyn Heupel and Audra Hendricks

3rd Place went to three entries

Sherri Thibodeau

Marian Fitzgerald

Linda Bolleli

We thank them for their participation and all of their hardwork. We also gave everyone who did not win got Honorable Mentions and $10.00 gift certificate to use at A to Z.

Once again, Thank you and we hope to see you next year.

Dan, April and DanII

PICTURES OF OUR GUEST AT THE COOL SEASON GARDENING WORKSHOP

Lyn Muth, our Master Gardener conducted the Cool Season Gardening Workshop. Along with Dan Wheat Sr. They had a great time and the group of people asked a great amount of questions and they questioned Dan and Lyn for about an hour and half.

APPLE MEETING ABOUT SUSTAINABLE LIVING

Last night went well at the APPLE meeting. Met some great people from the Master Food Preservers. Talked for about 10 minutes. Very basic lesson on making jam. We had 21 people at the Cool Season Gardening Class at the nursery. Dan Sr said they had a good time. I will post more information and pictures later.

Finally, they are in their Coop

Lemon and Walnut are happy as can be. They are finally in their home and Mom is happy to have them off the porch.

All the babies finally came out of the large dog carrier we had them in and made themselves right at home. We have named most of them, but a few are just Chick.

This is Walnut, I think! She is happy scratching.

Roaming was the main task last night in their coop.

PICTURES OF THE NEW NURSERY PLANTS

New plants have arrived at the nursery. We have been busy this past week resetting everything and giving the nursery a fresh new look. Here are all the Echinaceas, Shasta Daisies and Rudbeckia.
Dogwoods with Lychnis and Lime Green Coral Bells.

Deer Resistant area? We added some Erica, Heathers, Crocosmia, Junipers, Emerald Carpet and other great plants.

This is a picture of Wilbur our new mascot. He is surrounded by our beautiful Maple trees.

Changing up the nursery!

As we get into Fall and school starts we always like to make the nursery look refreshed. So far the summer has not had too many hot days and the plants are doing well. We have added some new items in the nursery in the last week, not only plants but a character or two. His name is Wilbur. So stop and visit Wilbur. Bring your camera and take a picture with him.

April will be doing a demonstration at the monthly APPLE meeting on Wednesday August 5th at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Church on S Church Street about making jams and jellies.......

Wish her luck~

BACK TO SCHOOL

Well, school is just around the corner and we have been patiently waiting at the nursery. Alot of Moms, after dropping their kids off at school, come by the nursery for some peace and quiet.

So stop by and see the serenity we are creating in the nursery and get some ideas for your fall planting. We love to have customer stop by just to wander around. It makes our day.

We also like to talk and answer any questions you may have. See ya soon and Good Luck getting ready for Back to school.