Plant Season Grand Opening Event! 🌱 🐞 🌞

February 20 | 2023 PLANT SEASON GRAND OPENING EVENT Mark your calendars! Saturday, March 4, we will host our second annual Plant Season Kickoff event. We have some great things in store for you. INFORMATIVE TALKS/Q+AS This year we will have four different "workshop" sessions. 11:15a - 11:45a | Melvin York | Daddy Pete's Plant Pleaser | Focus: details/importance of organic soils, mulch + composts 12:00p - 12:30p | Mary Roberts | Windcrest Organic Farm | Focus: growing lavender in the Piedmont 12:45p - 1:15p | Bill Oros | Master Gardener + Cabarrus County Extension Office Rep. | Focus: soil health, testing + amending 1:30p - 2:00p | Mike Esposito | Green Thumb Gardens | Focus: organic gardening practices + tips for beginner gardeners DINING OPTIONS 11:00a - 2:00p Arrive early so you can grab some grub before our workshops begin. We are excited to host HotBox Next Level Kitchen (Concord, NC), and Taco Green-go (Charlotte, NC) food trucks. Both of these amazing chefs focus on made-from-scratch dishes full of flavor and fresh ingredients. They are both also dedicated to compostable food service packaging. I'm not sure which truck I will visit for lunch...maybe both? :) STOCK UP ON SOIL, PLANTS, AMENDMENTS + MORE We will be stocked with: Daddy Pete's organic soils, composts + mulch (Stony Point, NC) Sow True Seed open-pollinated seeds (Asheville, NC) Locally grown Organic + organically grown cool weather plant starts, herbs, native trees/bushes/perennials (warm weather plant starts will be available mid-March when the risk of frost has decreased) All natural fertilizers + pest control safe for organic gardening STAY FOR A WHILE While we do have some tables and chairs available, please feel free to bring a picnic blanket and/or chairs, grab a nice spot on the lawn, and enjoy the day with your loved ones. We are always happy to provide a place for you to spend some time away from the hustle and bustle of the daily routines we all fall into. Please keep in mind that our store is on private property and we are to stay within the area of the store, barn + cabin. Thank you for understanding. OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC We now carry the annual Old Farmer's Almanac. It is full of helpful gardening guides and tasks for each month, weather forecasts, folklore, astronomical tables/events, recipes, home remedies, wit, and more! THIS WEEK'S LOCAL + SEASONAL PRODUCE VEGETABLES Bradford Farm - organically grown Arugula (available Tuesday) Lacinato "Dinosaur" Kale Red Russian Kale Salad Mix Swiss Chard Green Thumb Gardens - Concord, NC - organically grown Carrots Garlic Street Fare Farm - Concord, NC - organically grown Baby Bok Choy Baby Spinach Broccoli Shoots Hakueri Turnips Pea Shoots Sunflower Shoots White Green Onions Organically Grown Microgreens - The Fit Farmer - Concord, NC Organic Baby Bella Mushrooms - PA Organic Blue Potatoes - PA Organic Broccoli - CA Organic Brussels Sprouts - NC Organic Butternut Squash - CA Organic Carnival Squash - PA Organic Cauliflower - CA Organic Covington Sweet Potatoes - NC Organic Fair Trade Avocados - Mexico Organic Garlic - CA Organic Gold Beets - PA Organic Green Bell Peppers - FL Organic Green Cabbage - NC Organic Green Kabocha Squash - SC Organic Jalapeno Peppers - FL Organic Mini Sweet Snacking Peppers - FL (sale!) Organic Murasaki Sweet Potatoes - NC Organic Parsnips - NC (sale!) Organic Purple Sweet Potatoes - NC Organic Red Cabbage - NC Organic Red Cherry Tomatoes - FL Organic Red Onions - CA Organic Red Skin Potatoes - WI Organic Russet Potatoes - WI Organic Shallots - CA Organic Shiitake Mushrooms - PA Organic Spaghetti Squash - CA Organic Spinach - NC Organic Yellow Gold Potatoes - WI Organic Yellow Onions - CA FRUIT Organic Biodynamic Navel Oranges - CA Organic Biodynamic Raisins - CA Organic Blood Oranges - CA Organic Fair Trade Bananas - Honduras Organic Fuji Apples - WA Organic Gala Apples - CA Organic Granny Smith Apples - WA (sale!) Organic Green Anjou Pears - WA Organic Honeycrisp Apples - WA Organic Kiwi - Ca (arrives Friday) Organic Lemons - CA Organic Pink Lady Apples - WA Organic Red Anjou Pears - WA Organic Ruby Red Grapefruit - CA Fact of the Week: Now is the time that is best to prune tree, bushes, and shrubs before new growth starts. Make sure to choose a dry day when it won'r rain for a day or two. Trim away any dead limbs/canes, and trim back about one-third of last year's growth. It is also time to fill up your raised beds and add compost so that the soil is ready for planting in a few weeks. Check out our new (in progress) website HERE ! By shopping with us, you are supporting your local farmers, artisans, and the economy. We thank you. 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February 20 | 2023

PLANT SEASON GRAND OPENING EVENT

Mark your calendars! Saturday, March 4, we will host our second annual Plant Season Kickoff event. We have some great things in store for you.

INFORMATIVE TALKS/Q+AS

This year we will have four different "workshop" sessions.

11:15a - 11:45a | Melvin York | Daddy Pete's Plant Pleaser | Focus: details/importance of organic soils, mulch + composts

12:00p - 12:30p | Mary Roberts | Windcrest Organic Farm | Focus: growing lavender in the Piedmont

12:45p - 1:15p | Bill Oros | Master Gardener + Cabarrus County Extension Office Rep. | Focus: soil health, testing + amending

1:30p - 2:00p | Mike Esposito | Green Thumb Gardens | Focus: organic gardening practices + tips for beginner gardeners

DINING OPTIONS

11:00a - 2:00p

Arrive early so you can grab some grub before our workshops begin. We are excited to host HotBox Next Level Kitchen (Concord, NC), and Taco Green-go (Charlotte, NC) food trucks.

Both of these amazing chefs focus on made-from-scratch dishes full of flavor and fresh ingredients. They are both also dedicated to compostable food service packaging. I'm not sure which truck I will visit for lunch...maybe both? :)

STOCK UP ON SOIL, PLANTS, AMENDMENTS + MORE

We will be stocked with:

Daddy Pete's organic soils, composts + mulch (Stony Point, NC)
Sow True Seed open-pollinated seeds (Asheville, NC)
Locally grown Organic + organically grown cool weather plant starts, herbs, native trees/bushes/perennials (warm weather plant starts will be available mid-March when the risk of frost has decreased)
All natural fertilizers + pest control safe for organic gardening

STAY FOR A WHILE

While we do have some tables and chairs available, please feel free to bring a picnic blanket and/or chairs, grab a nice spot on the lawn, and enjoy the day with your loved ones.

We are always happy to provide a place for you to spend some time away from the hustle and bustle of the daily routines we all fall into.

Please keep in mind that our store is on private property and we are to stay within the area of the store, barn + cabin. Thank you for understanding.

OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC

We now carry the annual Old Farmer's Almanac. It is full of helpful gardening guides and tasks for each month, weather forecasts, folklore, astronomical tables/events, recipes, home remedies, wit, and more!

THIS WEEK'S LOCAL + SEASONAL PRODUCE

VEGETABLES

Bradford Farm - organically grown

Arugula (available Tuesday)
Lacinato "Dinosaur" Kale
Red Russian Kale
Salad Mix
Swiss Chard

Green Thumb Gardens - Concord, NC - organically grown

Carrots
Garlic

Street Fare Farm - Concord, NC - organically grown

Baby Bok Choy
Baby Spinach
Broccoli Shoots
Hakueri Turnips
Pea Shoots
Sunflower Shoots
White Green Onions

Organically Grown Microgreens - The Fit Farmer - Concord, NC

Organic Baby Bella Mushrooms - PA

Organic Blue Potatoes - PA

Organic Broccoli - CA

Organic Brussels Sprouts - NC

Organic Butternut Squash - CA

Organic Carnival Squash - PA

Organic Cauliflower - CA

Organic Covington Sweet Potatoes - NC

Organic Fair Trade Avocados - Mexico

Organic Garlic - CA

Organic Gold Beets - PA

Organic Green Bell Peppers - FL

Organic Green Cabbage - NC

Organic Green Kabocha Squash - SC

Organic Jalapeno Peppers - FL

Organic Mini Sweet Snacking Peppers - FL (sale!)

Organic Murasaki Sweet Potatoes - NC

Organic Parsnips - NC (sale!)

Organic Purple Sweet Potatoes - NC

Organic Red Cabbage - NC

Organic Red Cherry Tomatoes - FL

Organic Red Onions - CA

Organic Red Skin Potatoes - WI

Organic Russet Potatoes - WI

Organic Shallots - CA

Organic Shiitake Mushrooms - PA

Organic Spaghetti Squash - CA

Organic Spinach - NC

Organic Yellow Gold Potatoes - WI

Organic Yellow Onions - CA

FRUIT

Organic Biodynamic Navel Oranges - CA

Organic Biodynamic Raisins - CA

Organic Blood Oranges - CA

Organic Fair Trade Bananas - Honduras

Organic Fuji Apples - WA

Organic Gala Apples - CA

Organic Granny Smith Apples - WA (sale!)

Organic Green Anjou Pears - WA

Organic Honeycrisp Apples - WA

Organic Kiwi - Ca (arrives Friday)

Organic Lemons - CA

Organic Pink Lady Apples - WA

Organic Red Anjou Pears - WA

Organic Ruby Red Grapefruit - CA

Fact of the Week: Now is the time that is best to prune tree, bushes, and shrubs before new growth starts. Make sure to choose a dry day when it won'r rain for a day or two. Trim away any dead limbs/canes, and trim back about one-third of last year's growth. It is also time to fill up your raised beds and add compost so that the soil is ready for planting in a few weeks.

Check out our new (in progress) website HERE!

By shopping with us, you are supporting your local farmers, artisans, and the economy.

We thank you.

Correne + Frank LaRoche