Many of you have heard of the woes of the farm this summer, some of you have not. I kind of stopped blogging because everywhere I turned I was facing another devastation. It started with Cows who did not do well through the drought and miscarried to chickens who couldn't stand the intense heat of our 108 days all the way through a early freeze that wiped out the last of the summer veggies!
Well you can sit and look for the bad, or you can "Pick yourself up, Dust yourself off, and start all over again" (Got to love Sesame Street) So that is what the Cox Family Farm did!
We have re-breed half the cows and will be testing soon, to be sure that it took. We have 2 cows that were born on the farm that were breed for the first time! So if you are looking for some grass feed beef, get on the waiting list so that when they are born and ready you can put some in your freezer! I love having beef in the freezer, the hard part is deciding what is for dinner because there are so many choices! We are looking forward to having NEW BABIES on the ground and hopefully lots of rain SOON so we can have lots of grass for them!
The garden is on the next phase, winter veggies! So if you have been craving salads, turnips, greens, and more they are here, with Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, and others on the way! We are excited about the winter garden and getting ready for next year! We are adding more CSA shares so if you want a basket full of veggies each week for $12 a week, give me a call! We are hoping to add some of your favorites too! So if you have veggies that you look forward too, or just LOVE give me an jingle or shoot me an e-mail, you can even just post of FaceBook and we will get the seeds ordered and the planting schedule adjusted!
Planting is always a busy time of year and it takes everyone so if you feel like getting dirty or just hanging out with us and visiting while we work, give me a call and we can schedule sometime for everyone to be apart of the FARM! The greenhouse will be the hangout starting about the second week of January!
We are making improvements to the farm also, so if you want to come check them out, or swing a hammer for awhile, give me a shout and we can all pull things together!
I am excited about the growth on the farm this year and hoping to see wonderful thing popping up all over. Come and visit and enjoy some dehydrated squash chips while you are here! They are turning out to be a welcome addition out here! Healthier than potato chips, and tastier than you would think. My favorite feed back so far has been "I wouldn't mind eating squash like this, they are good!"Maddy "She likes them so I had to come try one, they're good!"Dad
Hope to see you all soon, and hope to update sooner so I can keep everyone informed of the going ons at COX FAMILY FARM!
