New beginnings are on the way as we welcome the arrival of Spring! Symbolizing this transition, we have baby plants growing in our nursery and baby geese growing in eggs on the farm. In preparation for spring and summer crops, we’ve started several different varieties of tomato and pepper plants that you can preorder here.
As Audrey Hepburn once said, “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” and we believe! If you do too, consider preordering your plant starts from us today and we will have them available to pick up at our open Easter Weekend on April 3 & 4 from 10am to 3pm. The farm grounds, labyrinth and Farm Stand will all be open to visitors for exploring and shopping on Easter and Mother’s day weekends. Stay tuned for future pop-up open dates! When you visit on either weekend, be sure to spot the baby goslings running around.
Our adult geese are starting to lay eggs! If you are interested in buying geese from us, we will be selling goslings to serious inquires. They make great lawn mowers, especially in orchards, and they make decent guard animals to help warn. Geese are also some of the most entertaining and cuddly birds! We have one-year old adult cotton-patch geese and soon we will have this season’s goslings ready to go to new homes by early to mid-May. Please contact us if interested or if you have any questions. Reserve a pair today!
The Cotton Patch Goose is an American heritage breed of goose that was once a commonplace fixture on farms, especially in the Southeast where they were used to keep the weeds down in cotton fields. They are now rare on farms, and the Livestock Conservancy notes that they are in need of serious conservation breeders to maintain the breed. The males and females of this breed are identifiable from each other by appearance. The ganders (males) are generally white with some grey depending on their designation as pied (saddleback) or solids. The females exhibit the pied or solid patterns with varying shades of dove grey and white. Bills and feet are pink, not orange. There are subtle variations from strain to strain in size, head shape, etc., but all are easily identifiable as the same breed, smaller than other domestic geese. Best of all, they are docile, friendly and love people!
All is in bud, and soon to bloom…so be sure to mark your calendars for a Bees N Blooms visit to see the earth laughing in flowers. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Spring adds new life and new joy to all that is
