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

Pictures of the week

A collage I put together of some of my favorite pictures from 2017. 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!

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

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

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