Lloyd Craft Farms Fresh Produce, Locally Grown

Sweet Corn (non-GMO) – sold by the Bushel     

Red Beets – sold by the pound

Peppers and Onions that can be purchased to complete a recipe

Prices and weights not established yet–but let us know if you are interested…

Thanks– Farmer’s Wife

In this day and age of food and nutrition consciousness, and a growing awareness of contamination and chemicals in our foods, why not learn how to preserve your OWN food from produce purchased locally? Our produce is fresh and vibrant, and not laced with chemical additives or pesticides–hand picked at its peak the day you need it.

Brenda Green will be heading up the Canning Program for Lloyd Craft Farms this season. She brings enthusiasm and experience as a fanatical canner herself. Cost will be minimal, location will be convenient, time flexible, options endless.

Program has three legs–Canning Classes (covering pickling, canning, freezing, and fermenting); iCann Program; and Custom Canning.

7 CLASSES
July— Pressure Cooking (*Green Beans)
Pickles and Hot Water Baths (*Cucumbers and Dill)
August— Freezing (*Broccoli, Bells, Jalapenos)
Fermented Drinks- Kombucha & Wine
Sept— Tomatoes & Their Myriad of Uses (*Tomatoes & Onions)
Stews and Soups- Meals from the Pressure Cooker
October— Sauerkraut and Homemade Apple Cider

iCan Program–in-home assistance–YOUR HOME–Brenda will spend an afternoon with you showing you one-on-one HOW-IT-IS-DONE! Cost is by the hour, your produce, your equipment, your time. Know a better way to learn?!

Custom Canning–love the fresh, healthy stuff but no time to can, freeze, or preserve. Hire Brenda to do it. You provide the veggies purchased from Lloyd Craft Farms, she provides the labor and equipment. Pay her a fee and for the jars and lids.

MORE Ways Lloyd Craft Farms and Your CSA are helping you to eat better and know more about your food and how to keep it longer!

…to place your order. Now is the time to place your order-not binding, but an indication of what you want this year so we have enough.

We are planting extra green beans, tomatoes, pickling cucumbers, broccoli, and cabbage for canners of all sorts–picklers, freezers, fermenters, and ‘kettle cookers’ of both stripes: pressure cooking and hot water bathing.

SEND ME AN EMAIL, or respond to this blog with your name, veggie, and how many pounds you will need for canning this year. Prices not determined yet, but most likely close to last year–market price is set by supply and demand, which is based on cost of production and weather. (I’ve provided a price range)

Green beans (no yellow wax)–sold in 20# allotments (8 quarts canned)…$40-$45
Cucumbers for pickling–sold in 5 gal bucket-roughly 1/2 bushel…$12-$15
Tomatoes, both paste and Celebrity–sold in 40# allotments…$40-$45
Broccoli, roughly 18 heads–GREAT FROZEN (not like store bought AT ALL)…$30-$36
Cabbage, 6-8 heads (sold by the pound)–will be teaching a class on making Sauerkraut…$20-$25

Let me hear from you before you forget or the pressing act of living gets in the way.
Send your email now…Thanks, The Farmer’s Wife, impatiently awaiting Spring…