Our First Radio Talk Show

Monday night from 7-9, I will be visting on the air with my friends Jackie and Lona between spinning jazz tunes. The topic is my favorite........gardening for the fall and winter and about my business 'Earthworks Gardens.' You can listen at KMSU 89.7 or online at KMSU.org and in the Austin area at KMSK on the radio.

Saturday

We are NOT at the Mankato Farmers Market today. I was not able to get flowers picked due to the rain. We will be open in the field Tues. - Fri from 12-6, and next Sat. at the MFM for our last sale day this season. (assuming we will not have rain again for 30 more days. =) To the lady who ordered the swag for the 'aqua' colored door, I will bring one next week for you. Sorry! Or, if you read this call me and we can figure somthing out if you need it sooner. 507-382-9337.

Friday

Likely to be closed for the day today, as it is still raining. Although we really really need it, I wish I would have gotten my flowers picked for the MF market first!

Pumpkins

If you won a pumpkin at our festival, you have 2 weeks to get it!

This Week at the field

We will be featuring our 30 varieties of peonies, pumpkins, winter squash, potatoes, tomatoes and perennial plants. Daylilies still 1/2 price, tomatoes-pick your own for canning at $20 a bag (25-30 lb.) $20 minimum on the tomatoes @ that price.
We also have fall floral swags for your home and corn shocks for your outdoor decorating. Stop by! We will likely be closing in 2 weeks on Oct 2nd, so get your pumpkins early, as long as you don't cut into them early, they will keep just fine.

hours 12-6 Tuesday - Friday, Closed Sat., Sun., Monday

Today actually feels like Fall

Well off and on. I love fall the best, the rustling leaves, cool afternoons. A farmer always has mixed emotions as fall approaches, well this plant farmer does! On one hand, a hard frost is welcome, it will be OVER. No more flowers till next year......time for a break. On the other hand, I'll miss my routine of picking buckets of flowers and whipping up my armload bouquets for your enjoyment. Although it seems like there are months to do nothing, really far from the truth. Next years plant/seed catalogs have already arrived. New varieties to research, orders to compile, field inventories to organize, create all of our forms, develop garden class curriculum for next spring, map out next years crops, analyze this years crops and on and on. So not much time for 'enjoying a break.' But I love work more than breaks, so 'works for me!' By late Feb., I'll be starting seeds in the greenhouse, and the cycle continues. I'll take some fall photos and post soon. As soon as I remember to take the camera, photo card and batteries all to the field at the same time. =)