Homegrown & Handmade

Ladybug Farms will be at the 5th annual Stacks Loft Tour held in Cabbagetown this Friday, December 2 from, 6-10 pm and Saturday from 2-8 pm. Holiday gift items of jams, pickles, honey, & more will be available for purchase - the end result of an abundant season and hard work. For more information and directions, please go to www.thestackslofttour.com

Gravity Fed Rainwatering System Presentation

Please join Ladybug Farms this Saturay, October 8 at 2 pm for a presentation on Gravity Fed Rainwatering Systems. In the spring of 2011 Ladybug Farms installed a gravity fed rainwater system capable of storing up to 6000 gallons and then delivering rainwater through a 300 foot run and 17 foot drop in elevation to two 1/4 acre fields and a greenhouse. The presentation is free and open to the public and will be held at the Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville, NC. For information call: (828) 389-8401. Event Funded by: The Fred A. Moss Charity Trust

Dahlia Festival in Highlands, NC

All you folks that have enjoyed those glorious dahlias at market this season, don't miss the first annual Dahlia Festival at the Historic Village in Highlands, NC. The event is Free and open to the public and will be held this Saturday, September 17 from 1-5 pm. For more information, check out this link http://thelaurelmagazine.com/news/tag/dahlia-festival/. Ladybug Farms will be participating in the event and gifting several dahlias to help decorate table displays at the friday evening donor party. Come stroll the Historic Village grounds on saturday and share in the beauty of dahlias.

Pickled Okra Class

Come on out to Ladybug Farms on Sunday, September 18 from 2-4 pm for a class on pickling okra. We will harvest two varieties of heirloom okra from the field and then head to the greenhouse for a hands on class. Each student will leave with their own jar of pickled okra and step by step instructions to do more at home. To register please call 706-782-7244 or send an email to ladybug@bellsouth.net.

Featured Farmer Night at the Lake Rabun Hotel

Ladybug Farms will be the Featured Farmer at the Lake Rabun Hotel this Thursday, September 1 from 6-10 pm. The theme for the evening is "A nod to the Past and an eye to the Future". JL Watts, a Rabun County farmer/gardener will be joining Ladybug Farms as a special invited guest. JL has been growing food for 87 years, was a tailgate farmer near Lake Burton for many years and two years ago gifted Ladybug Farms some of his Crowder Pea seeds that are on the evening's menu. Reservations recommended: 706-782-4946 or online at www.lakerabunhotel.com.

CSA in Clayton - 2011 Farm Season

Weekly delivery begins on Saturday, June 4 and continues 13 weeks through Saturday, August 27. Program includes 7-9 different seasonal items each week and more than 40 items throughout the season. Pick up is at Ladybug Farms in Persimmon on Fridays from 4-6 pm and at the Simply Homegrown Market in Clayton on Saturdays from 9-11. Please email ladybug@bellsouth.net for more information or to sign up.

SE Women's Herbal Conference

The 6th annual SE Women's Herbal Conference was held in Black Mountain, NC and attended by over 800 women that serve as herbalists, farmers, mothers and more. Conference Director, Corinna Wood, highlighted the philosophy that food is medicine with a quote in the conference program "If women take only one thing away from the conference let it be the importance of local, organic, nourishing food". Ladybug Farms was thrilled to attend the conference and supply winter squash and lettuce as part of the delicious menu. Check out the website www.sewisewomen.com for more information about the conference.