Cucumbers, Zucchini, Summer Squash, and Blueberries: Oh MI! 7-9-25

Closed      Monday
9 to 2       Tuesday
Closed      Wednesday
9 to 4       Thursday
9 to 6       Friday
9 to 4       Saturday
9 to 2       Sunday

Over the weekend, we introduced several new items – our Flower Bar, a new blueberry-strawberry lemonade slushie flavor, and already baked mini pies.  They were all popular!  We will continue baking mini pies Friday through Sunday only.  During this prime season for blooms, the Flower Bar will be available on Fridays through Sunday through mid-August.

It’s baaack!!  Our world famous blueberry-zucchini bread starts this week!

We hope to see you this week!

Our cucumbers, zucchini, and yellow squash are too plentiful right now because of the heat.  This is the time to incorporate them into your meals as they are good for you and on special right now!

How do you plan to use them?  Cooking, frying, sauteing, baking them?  Using them fresh?  Serving them alone or as part of another dish?

Please share your ideas with us so we can pass them along to other customers looking for ways to use our “have too many because of the heat” vegetables.  Just send them through our website and we will compile your tips and ideas in our next several newsletters.  Thank you!!  We are grateful for your help!

• Cherries, Sweet or Tart – We no longer grow any and will not be able to get any from another farm this year.  The sweet cherry crop in Michigan was light this year and has already ended on the west side of the state.
• Blueberries – In season, already picked and u-pick.
• Summer Vegetables –now and continuing through August.  We have a wide variety of vegetables; there is something for everyone.
• Sweet Corn – hopefully in about a week
• Canning Tomatoes – probably starting early August
• Peaches – we no longer grow any but will try to get some from another farm.
• Summer apples – starting mid July, these are typically softer and tarter varieties for fresh eating and cooking.  Lodi is our first apple of the season.

• Blueberries – pints, quarts, 5- and 10-pound boxes
• Summer vegetables – carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, zucchini, yellow squash, red potatoes, onion bulbs, green beans
• Greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers
• Lettuces and produce from Bankson Lake Farms (produce arrives Friday mornings and typically lasts through the weekend)
• Assorted fresh baked goods including ‘take and bake’ fruit pies and strombolis
• Local products – maple products, honey, jams, jellies, and salsas, Jake’s meats, milk, eggs, cheeses, yogurt, and ice cream
• Alcohol products – hard ciders, wines, spirits
• Nice selection of gifts made by our local artisans, perfect for birthdays, hostess, pet/house sitters, or yourself!
• Ice-cold slushies, small and large, in three flavors.
• U-pick herbs – see the sign on each row for what is available.
• Fresh flowers from our Flower Bar.  Make your own bouquets with flowers harvested from our farm.

Make someone’s day with our simple ‘single flower’ gift.  For $1.50, select a single, elegant flower (50 cents) to place in one of our $1 vases.

Greenery to fluff out your bouquet is complimentary.  We also sell various vases if you need one.

In our freezer section, just “bake and enjoy”:
–Fruit pies in assorted farm fresh flavors, large and small.
–Stromboli’s – various types in breakfast, sandwich, and pizza styles.

Freshly baked (whenever we are open)
–Assorted cookies, breads, muffins

Freshly baked – Friday through Sunday
–Homemade cinnamon bread and cinnamon rolls, a favorite of many of our customers
–Moe’s focaccia breads – Rosemary olive and Tomato basil
–Mini already baked fruit pies

Freshly baked – Saturday and Sunday
–Donuts – buttermilk, blueberry, and cherry flavors
–Iced “googly” eye yeast ring donuts

We are making homemade cinnamon bread, great with just butter or as French toast.  We also make iced cinnamon rolls.

Summer Meals just got Easier!
During these summer months, we suggest some tasty light meals from the farm.

Breakfast. A light fare of yogurt, granola, and fresh blueberries!  So good you can eat it every morning for breakfast!  The yogurt from Mattawan Artisan Creamery is some of the best around.  The granola is made in Michigan by Teffola using ancient grains.  And pick your fresh blueberries from our counter or from our field!

Lunch. America’s favorite summer sandwich is back – the BLT!  We bet you can eat one multiple times a week during the summer season!  We have the best tasting tomatoes anywhere served with bread from our bakery, leaf lettuce from Bankson Lake Farms, and farm-raised bacon from Jake’s Country Meats.  We recommend you use Jake’s cottage bacon which is the same size as a slice of bread.  And yes, add some chips from Great Lakes and a cookie from our bakery!

We will have wine and hard cider tastings this Saturday starting at 10 am on our breezeway next to the market.  Try some and find your new favorites!

7 Ways to Take Cucumber Salad from Summer Side to Star
Looking for a good side dish?  Look no further than a cucumber salad.

Cucumbers are a cooling counterpart for hot food and hot weather.  Their juicy crunch cuts through char, spice and richness, and mixing them into a salad doesn’t take much time or even any cooking.  But there are just a few tricks to ensure they’re utterly refreshing.

Below is the traditional cucumber-tomato-onion salad – and we have what you need to make it!

But don’t stop with just this one!  This article from the New York Times features seven delicious ways to take your cucumber salads to new, more exciting heights.

And once again, we are waging an all-out battle on the many weeds which seem to thrive in the summer’s heat! ☹

Lodi Apples.  The Lodi are almost ready.  They make great tart applesauce!