The Weblog
This page contains news, event information, and other items added by Ian and Adam, the resident farmers at Old 99. We send out a message every week, but most are set with a delete date about two weeks later. I archive some of the posts if they have content other than weekly availability of produce and meat.
You can send me questions too, which if they are of a general nature, I can post to this Old99 blog.
Week of 27 Sept 2020
Good day friends of Old 99 Farm. We’ve had some amazing weather for the end of September which is so nice to enjoy. Everyone is getting back into the routine of school and with that the kiddos need some healthy snacks for their lunches and recess. Fresh produce and quality meats will keep them fueled for their busy day of learning and discovering. Carrot sticks, a fresh green salad or even a chicken salad pr roast beef sandwich. The possibilities are endless.
Lots of fresh greens available this week including health kick salad, baby green kale, baby collard greens. Thats right, baby greens are back folks! We also have the last of the green zebra tomatoes and beefsteak tomatoes, indigo rose tomatoes, fennel bulb, principe borghese tomatoes and delicious white eggplant. Sweet red tropeana onions are quite popular and selling well, get yours before they’re gone. Nick also has select quantity of super hot peppers available like bhut jolokia (ghost pepper), carloina reaper, yellow fatalli, chocolate bhutlah and a cpuple others. These are available in market only, if you would like a few just leave a note in the comments section of your order.
SPECIALS THIS WEEK
Roaster chicken is 10% off this week
White egg plant is 50% off!!
Please place your order before 6PM Wednesday, orders place after this time may not be processed. Market tikes are Thursday and Friday from 3PM to 6PM. Please call or text Nick at 519-755-0577 if you need to make special arrangements for pickup.
We have been offered a dozen potted fig trees, available because the grower can no longer care for them. No charge. Potted figs can grow outside in summer and inside in winter. Let us know. I’ve already given one of them to a new home.
Wondering what to do with less than fresh milk? Can’t throw it away, can’t think how to use it? Here’s a long article on just that. One example:
“So if your milk is already a little sour, why not keep the process going and ferment your milk more? When you’re down to the last two cups of milk and have a lemon and five minutes, you can make a half batch of J. Kenji López-Alt’s microwave ricotta.”
We look forward to seeing everyone again this week.
Be well,
Nick & Angela
Ian & Cami