Heirloom Tomato, Old-Timey Flower & Turmeric Plants this Weekend

 Ladybug Farms will be back at Celebrate Clayton this weekend, April 24 & 25 with 20 varieties of Heirloom Tomato Plants, Old-Timey Flower Plants and new this year, Turmeric Plants!  

Saturday, 10-6, Sunday 10-4.  Rain or Shine!  

Look forward to seeing you there! 

  

Class: Growing & Cooking with Turmeric

We've heard plenty this year about the anti-inflammatory benefits of turmeric but did you know it can be grown much like a tomato plant in your own garden?  

Join Terri Jagger Blincoe of Ladybug Farms to learn about how to grow and cook with this amazing plant.  We will discuss tips to successfully grow your own turmeric, how and when to harvest, methods to store your fresh turmeric and some cooking ideas for using fresh turmeric.  $20 per student.  Fresh turmeric plants will be available for purchase after the class. 

Clarkesville - A Garden for Wellness - Thursday, November 5 from 6-7:30 - Class limited to 6

Clayton - Ladybug Farms - Sunday, November 15 from 2-4 - Class limited to 10

To register email terri@ladybugfarms.net or call  706-782-7244.

FARM CAMP - Adults & Kids!

The first official Farm Camp was held at Ladybug Farms with more to come!  Five Homeschooled Campers ages 6-12 spent three mornings harvesting okra, tomatoes, carrots and potatoes; planting strawberries; cracking black walnuts, learning to drive a tractor; collecting eggs from chickens; caring for donkeys and then concluded each day with a group prepared farm fresh lunch highlighting each days harvest.  Farm Camp is offered on Mondays through Fridays from 9-1 and includes a farm fresh lunch.  Camp is limited to 6 kids (with a parent on site) or individual families.  $50/camper; contact about family rate.  At the conclusion of Day Three Farm Camper Mom Michelle Trotter (a former Montessori teacher) said "we received an entire years worth of lessons plans from three days at your farm".  WOW!       

USDA Field Day - The Link Between Minerals, Healthy Soils & Nutrition

On Saturday, Sept. 29, Ladybug Farms will host a field day on Minerals, Healthy Soils and Nutrition from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The field day is designed for Eaters interested in learning more about nutrient dense foods and for Hobby and Market Growers that grow healthy food. Come hear presentations from Doug Towery & Dan Wallace of the USDA, Nutritionist Cara-Lee Langston and Farmer Terri Jagger Blincoe.   


FIELD DAY AGENDA:
Small Grower Programs & Initiatives 10-10:30
Soil Health: Managing the Soil Food Web 10:45-11:15
Soil Tests, Minerals & Building Soil 11:30-12
Lunch 12-1
Ladybug Farms Tour 1-2
Optimize your Health with Nutrient-Dense Foods 2:15-3

Registration cost is $5, which includes a farm fresh lunch prepared by Fromage.

TO REGISTER: 
https://georgiaorganics.z2systems.com/np/clients/georgiaorganics/event.jsp?event=4&

If you have additional questions or have dietary accommodations, please contact Kim McCollum at 706-894-1591; or info.ccrcd@gmail.com. 

This field day is generously supported by the USDA, the Blue Ridge Mountain Soil and Water Conservation District, Chestatee-Chattahoochee Resource Conservation and Development, the Northeast Georgia Food Bank and Georgia Organics.

CSA Clayton 2018 - Celebrating 10 Years!

Eat healthy this summer with a weekly basket of farm fresh produce grown right here in Rabun County. Heirloom varieties of beets, carrots, cucumbers, beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes (of course) and more!  Two weekly Clayton pickup options - Mondays from 4:30-6 at the Rabun County Public Library and Thursdays from 10-12 at the Rock House Park.  Weekly deliveries begin the last week in May and continue 15 weeks through the first of September. The CSA Program includes 7-9 different seasonal items each week and more than 40 produce items throughout the season. Please email terri@ladybugfarms.net or call 706-782-7244 for more information or to sign up.

Ladybug Farms honored by Georgia Water Coalition

The Georgia Water Coalition, a statewide coalition of over 200 organizations dedicated to protecting and preserving Georgia's waterways, has named Ladybug Farms as one of their inaugural Clean 13 honorees.  The gravity fed rainwater harvesting system in place at Ladybug Farms captures more than 32,000 gallons of rainwater to irrigate crops over a 3/4 acre growing area.  Click on the link below to watch the short YouTube video that highlights the work of all the award recipients. https://youtu.be/Qy_QHqzLDsU.  An award ceremony honoring all recipients will be held March 8, 2018.  Exciting!!

Tiny House arrives at Ladybug Farms!

Exciting news to share indeed!  Ladybug Farms has been awarded a Tiny House that was built by UGA Sustainable Building Design students and funded by Georgia Organics. The Tiny House will be used as housing for folks that attend Adult & Family Farm Camp at Ladybug Farms.  For more information about 2-4 Night Tiny House stays at a Working Organic Farm please email farmcamp@ladybugfarms.net.