a brief history

  just had the opportunity to share my invitation to join the funny farm gang with strangers met today.....in 2016 i was invited to join...when they told me they were the funny farm i immediately thought this was a perfect fit for a retired psych nurse.....what a great journey!  and quick history we had 2 farms going then.  the homeowners providing our farmland were so organized...we spent 2 hours at each farm weekly,,,  made it so possible to do!!!   i was allowed to bring my amateur documentarian skills to create this blog.....it has been such a pleasure to be in this gang and feeling like we were doing something very valuable for our community.   and it will be even more so in these times  

peggy  aka trouble

oh and from Fran last year,,,,

 I came up with 1,010.5 lbs. Not bad for a somewhat smaller plot that was planted July 2 with mostly transplants. That includes contributions from some of your own gardens as well, of course.

october 22 2024

 

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Hi all,

Whoo Hoo 171.1 lbs today of lovely squash, tomatoes, basil, beans and peppers. It was a lovely day once again in the garden and might be our last 😥. I said our goodbyes to the really nice guy at the food bank with the caveat that we might have one more visit next week. We will see. 

Carol 

october 15 2024

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Hi all,

Wowser!  A whopping 178.5 lbs of goodness was delivered to the food bank today. We had corn, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, leeks, onions, apples, peppers and beans....did I forget anything?  So fun to harvest with such good company. The weather was perfect once again. Cool and we escaped the rain. See you all next week.  

Carol and Ellen 🍁🍂

october 8 2024

 

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Hi all,

We delivered 113 lbs of deliciousness to the food bank today. Another great haul and we did it just before the rain came!  Perfect timing! Stay dry all and see you next time. 

Carol and Ellen

october 1 2024

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 Hi all,

It was another great day out at the funny farm with good friends and many hands! We donated 100.8 Lbs of produce today to the food bank. We had apples, eggplant, squash, beans, basil, tomatoes, pumpkins, peppers filling the car. Did I forget anything?

FYI, we did ask about the apples and what the food bank will take and what they won't. The fellow did say that they are pretty picky about the quality of the apples so I think we did well today with what we had. 

Have a great week and see you all next time. 

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carol

september 24 2024

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Hello Ladies!

Well, today’s harvest produced 78 pounds. Yay! Not bad for just the three of us -  Fran, Sheri, and me.

It got a little warm, but just a beautiful day and a good feeling of accomplishment.

Ellen

 

september 17 2024

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Hi all,

We delivered 49.0 lbs of glorious food today to the food bank. We had eggplant, tomatoes, cucumbers, blueberries, peppers, squash and few yellow beans and some oregano .... what am I forgetting???  It was another perfect weather day and Fran made a delicious sour cherry crisp. Good day was had by all. 

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carol