Mount Holly Newsflash - Tuesday, June 22, 2021 - Morning edition The weather today in Mount Holly - Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com
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FRESH CHICKEN!
Another week, another Wednesday! And that means FRESH CHICKEN for you!
Our meat chickens are pasture raised and housed in chicken tractors which we move daily so they can access fresh grass.
Use the unbagged chickens to cut up into pieces/parts and freeze for a later date. I did this all last year, and come winter, those chicken breasts and legs were deliciously prepared into meals.
CHICKEN PROCESSING SPECIAL: Purchase unbagged fresh chickens from our chill tank to your bag and/or cooler and save money while you're at it! Unbagged chicken is $4.50/lb (you'll save .75/lb!). If you are interested in taking advantage of our unbagged special, you must reserve your chickens in advance.Drop us an email (please do NOT respond to this email) no later than Wednesday at 9:00am, and let us know how many you'd like to reserve. Your reserved unbagged chicken must be picked up at our farm stand Wednesday, June 23rd 12:00 & 5:00. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BAG (or cooler, stockpot, etc.) FOR TRANSPORTING YOUR CHICKEN HOME.
Bagged chickens will be available for purchase at our farm stand after 12:00 on Wednesday. Bagged price is $5.25/lb.
Our farm stand is located at 1966 Healdville Road in Mount Holly and is open 7 days a week from 12:00 - 6:00. We look forward to seeing you!
Garden planting and transplanting is now in full swing and everything we want to grow can be planted out from now on. It's even not too late for planting of favorites like tomato & pepper plants, squashes, potatoes, onion sets, or greens. But one question remains, which plants make good garden companions and which do not? Plants affect their neighbors and the soil so we should try to place compatible or non-competitive plants near each other when possible. A similar principle applies when deciding which plant follows recently removed ones (that's called plant succession). We don't want to re-plant the same plant or one that needs the same soil nutrients in the same place over and over; that would risk depleting the soil and depriving the subsequent plants of nutrients that it needs to be healthy. Finally, our second topic is succession planting - a great way to get more out of limited garden space and have your garden favorites available all summer and into the fall.
