It has been a great week and an exhausting week. The store is open and most things are complete. We still have a few details to attend to, but they should be done soon. We have jumped through the official hoops and now we can sell our eggs. My feet are screaming at me and I’m behind in my book keeping, but I’ve had a wonderful time meeting and getting to know our customers.
We are discovering more local growers and we are happy to have additional products. Rod discovered local oyster mushrooms and local tomatoes that were grown in a high tunnel. They plant the tomatoes in the ground under a tunnel of plastic. We had them for dinner tonight and we all agreed that they had a great tomatoe taste. Not a peak of summer taste, but really quite good and much better than the watery ones we’ve had all winter.
For dinner tonight we had fresh asparagus, broccoli, tomatoes, lettuce and mushrooms all from the store. I could have eaten an entire meal from the mushrooms alone. I sauteed them in butter and canola oil with garlic, salt and pepper. They were incredible.
Tomorrow we will get more strawberries and if we get some nice weather we will have hundreds of quarts by next week.
My dear friend Mary drove out from Cincinnati on Wednesday for our opening day and she was bearing gifts. She and her friends helped me get all the signs finished and out on display. They were a God send and a blessing. I know how lucky I am to have her in my life.
I’m sure the blog will be neglected this summer. I’m busy and exhausted and I still have to finish planting my garden. I’ll try to keep you updated when ever I get a chance. Or you can stop by the shop and see things for your self.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Lori