Jenny Jack Farm. Good Food News

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1 Jenny Jack Farm Good Food News *** We will have Winter On Farm Markets from 9:00-12:00 every other Wednesday morning throughout January and February on the following days: January 3th, January 17th, January 31st, February 14th and February 28nd. ****The front door WILL BE DOWN to keep the cold out. PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SHOP. I will have signs to direct.*** Wednesday, 1/3/18, first Winter Market of the year! On the market table this week : Kale, Lettuce, Chard, Carrots, Beets, Sweet Asian Turnips, Spinach, Radishes, Watermelon Radishes, Garlic, Sweet Potatoes, Kohlrabi, Green Onions and Assortment of citrus from Randle Farms in Auburn! Meyer lemons, Tangerines, Navel Oranges, and Kumquats. NO Microgreens this week, will be back for the other markets though! Farm made items : Comfrey Cream -- creamy salve good for dry skin, minor wounds, burns and diaper rash. Contains aloe, shea butter, coconut and olive oil, beeswax, comfrey, calendula. Tinctures ON SALE!: Treat yourself to some farm grown medicinals for the New Year! Ginger, Turmeric, and Holy Basil (Tulsi) Tinctures are 15 % off! Elderberry is sold out. Jenny Jack Farm Pork : Link Sausage, Ribs, Ham hocks Bulger Creek Farm (Notasulga, AL) : Goat Cheese and Goat s Milk Soap Turntime Farm (Ellerslie) :Ground beef, Beef soup bones, Roasts, Pork Chops, and Sausage. NO EGGS this week, sorry! Pecan Point Creamery (Hurtsboro, AL) :Pastured Cow s Milk Yogurt (maple and plain) & Granola made with this Alabama farm s pecans. Riverview Farms(Ranger, Ga) : Stone Ground Grits Koinonia Farm(Americus, Ga) : Organic/Biodynamic Pecan Pieces

2 Pictures of the week A collage I put together of some of my favorite pictures from It was an abundant year! One full of uncertainty this time last year.we were adding a greenhouse (payment$ for the next 3 years), an employee, a new crop (microgreens!), and a BABY. Thanks to an amazing crew, very good growing weather, friends and family that helped keep us alive and fed when Tulsi arrived, and the wonderfully thoughtful eaters that support our farm every week, we count this as our best season yet!

3 This is the citrus hoop house at Randle Farms in Auburn, Alabama. Zach Randle is growing meyer lemons, oranges, satsumas, tangerines, and kumquats in this heated

4 structure. We are so pleased to have access to this local fruit! Assorted citrus will be available this Wednesday at market. Super sweet carrots galore can be found at our winter markets! Cold weather makes carrots sweeter because sugar acts as a natural anti-freeze. The roots make more sugars to protect against freezing. Same goes for leaves such as collards and kale, which is why those are better after a freeze too. See, there is something good that comes from cold weather! Chris and Tulsi in awe of Chris irrigation organizing job. All the rolls behind them are drip tape that we used this year. It was still in good condition so we rolled it up onto pvc spools to be used again next year. It s a good thing Chris got this and some other cleaning/organizing done before the end of the year, because he s got his hands full with constructing a deer fence and tearing down and re-building our wash station. Both have to happen by March, which is when we start to get too busy with growing food to worry with such projects. Also to fit in January and February are attending and presenting at two conferences: SSAWG (Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group) and Georgia

5 Organics. Winter is a slower season for us, but not too slow! Where to find our produce and products: -On Farm Market, Wednesdays from 9-12 (every other week in January and February) -Columbus Market on Broadway Saturdays from 9-12 (April through August). -We have a 120 member CSA with drop-off locations in Lagrange, Columbus, and On-farm. -You can also find our produce on the menu of Food Blossoms Catering out of Hamilton. Take good care, Jenny, Chris and Tulsi

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