Tomato Jam

As you can see from the picture below, we are busy turning tomatoes into the delicious and savory tomato jam.
The small batch approach allows us to use our tomatoes during the short "summer window" to produce just enough for us to enjoy and share with others. After the summer season, we'll begin the transition towards other fall crops. Presently though, it's important for us to create a supply so we can fulfill your orders now and in the future.
Both markets in Monticello and Forsyth were outstanding.
We sold out of both of our breads- zucchini bread and applesauce fig bread. We'll have more supply for you next week for sure.

Late July Harvests

Late July harvests are slowing a bit but there's still a good supply of some vegetables. As the summer crops fade, we are already planning with the fall season in mind.
We'll attend the markets this weekend and will feature a variety of peppers including lunchbox and habaneros along with okra, eggplant and fresh picked figs. We'll also have a limited supply of our ever popular Zucchini Bread and a new item.... Applesauce Fig Bread. It's delicious!!!
Those of you who requested special orders, we'll have your orders ready for pick-up when you arrive at the market. Thanks for ordering ahead of time. We appreciate your support.

Monticello market

We had a great day at the Forsyth Market despite being one of only two vendors and closing early to miss the rain. We'll be in Monticello Saturday with Habanero Peppers, Hot Banana Peppers, Bell Peppers and eggplant. Plus our jams and jellies are in full season..... especially the addition of our Whole Fig Preserves and Bourbon Fig Jelly. We sold out of zucchini bread today but are rushing home now to bake a couple of loaves for tomorrow (Monticello). 

See you there!

Markets and special orders

It was another great week at the markets last week. We sold out of several items including banana peppers, tomato jam and zucchini bread. Don't worry as we are hard at work creating more product. Many of our customers were repeat business and we definitely appreciate the support.
Figs are being picked now and they are in abundance as you can see from the pic below. I know many of you, at both markets, were looking for whole fig preserves. Good news, we will have them in limited supply at both markets this week. 
Also, way to go Susan! She emailed Peggy earlier today to request four jars of our fig preserves. Susan waits patiently all season for figs to appear. That's the best way to ensure you won't miss out! 
You can always shoot me an email or respond to the blog post if you need a special order. We love filling special orders when possible. Remember....we are small batch so at times a popular item can go fast.

New products

We have a new jam to share with you and some favorites possible with the harvest of the figs. We created "Georgia Peach Cobbler Jam" based on an old family recipe.   It's peachy delicious! Also, the Strawberry Fig Jam is back as is the Corn Cob Jelly. We will have a variety of peppers and green beans as well as our popular finishing salts.
Stop by if you're in the neighborhood. We would love to talk gardening, jellies or even the weather.

 

Are you ready for some strawberry fig jam?

As you can see below, the fig harvest is beginning. We picked 25 today and there are more on the way. Strawberry Fig Jam, Whole Fig Preserves and Fig Jelly are our most popular items. We enjoy eating them over a variety of desserts.

Vegetables for the Market

Here's just a few of the vegetables we'll bring to the Market on the Square in Monticello Saturday.

Now that's a tomato sandwich

Our first real tomato sandwich of the season.

Also, we will attend the markets in Forsyth and Monticello this weekend. Of course we'll have our jams, jellies and relishes but we'll also have our popular zucchini bread. Be sure to ask us about the new products we created this week.

Produce wise it looks like a variety of peppers,  jalapenos, lunch box, cubanelles, marconi,  sweet and hot bananas and fresh picked blue lake green beans. Egg plant will be there for the Monticello market too. We'd love to see you if you're in the area.

Tomato Jam is back

The tomatoes are being picked every day and with that Tomato Jam has returned! This jam has a savory but sweet taste and is suitable for burgers, sandwiches and as a substitute for BBQ sauce. Processing takes over three hours to bring out maximum flavors and we have created two batches for you this week. Hope you enjoy!

Brandywine Heirloom

Heirloom tomatoes are more difficult to grow than the newer hybrids but every year we plant them in hopes of this occurring.
A Brandywine heirloom weighing in at 19.5 ounces, over a pound and there are more hanging on the vine! I hear a tomato sandwich calling. On the other end of the spectrum, we also grow a variety of cherry and grape tomatoes. Check out how many cherry tomatoes it takes to measure over 2 pounds.