First Farm Booth – 5/15/10

My First Farm Booth experience!  We didn't have much to sell but were very happy to be there!

My First Farm Booth experience! We didn't have much to sell but were very happy to be there!

My daughter and I set up our very FIRST Farm Booth at the 2nd annual Newport, TN community celebration for Armed Forces Day!  We didn’t have very much to sell in the way of produce as it’s quite early in the season, but we did offer cut Peppermint, Russian Sage, Greek Oregano, Flat Italian Parsley, Green Onions, Arugula, Mixed Leaf Salads and a few select fresh Strawberries!

It was fun to meet so many locals, great to see the community honor our military and really nice to have sort of a “soft opening” for the actual first market date coming in 2 Saturdays!  I hope by then we can also offer pickles, green beans and possibly a few select tomatoes & much more salad.

We made several contacts who also know we have great chickens and eggs available as well.  We will NOT be selling eggs at the market.  The state of TN requires me to wash eggs for sale, and I believe that is counter productive to eating fresh eggs as washing introduces bacteria and takes away the protective layer that all eggs have.  Additionally, they also require that I refrigerate even FRESH day old eggs, something that uses too much electricity and is completely unnecessary in my experience.  Our eggs are sold generally within 1 week of being laid by the hens, we do not store eggs long term.  Eggs that are here longer than that are fed to the animals, or given away to the local food pantry if possible.  Therefore I would have to seriously modify my practices and participate in methods I believe are a detriment to my fresh eggs.  Eggs will continue to be sold as a DIRECT FARM SALE, which means you can buy/pay for them ahead of time, & pick them up here at the farm or the market on Saturdays when you pick up your other weekly produce.

I’m looking forward to it, and I’ve got SO much still to do!  I have to order our booth banner and aprons, create & print some much needed sign-age and of course keep the gardens going!

See you in two weeks on Saturday at the Market!  More info:  www.NewportTNFarmersMarket.com

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