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May 4, 2019 M@D Newsletter
This Week’s Newsletter:
OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEK!
Giving Back
Grower Notes
PICKUP IS CHANGED THIS WEEK ONLY
Even if you do not place an order this week you are invited to attend an old timey Ice Cream Social this Thursday at Dothan Nutseries from 3pm – 7pm. Many of your M@D vendors will be on hand to with fresh products for meet and greet. We also have several great guest vendors lined up as well.
Order Pickup will take place starting 2 pm on Thursday, May 9 instead of Friday this week only, including orders for our Daleville or Enterprise customers. We look forward to seeing our friends from Dale & Coffee County and hope you enjoy your visit to the Nursery.
| Avalon Farms | D’s Jellies | Casablanca Ranch |
| Fostering Hope | Hortons Farm | Martin Teas |
| Smart Doc Resources | Panda Organics | Mark It With A B Whoopie Pies |
| Throckmartins Table | Koning Pottery | Mary Opiary |
| Wild Rose Apothecary |
SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT
We here at M@D have supported causes and done fundraisers before, and this week for Open House we’re doing it again, albeit a bit differently. A representative from Fostering Hope. will be present to share information about the many ways they help children and families in the Wiregrass.
Fostering Hope’s mission statement is . . . to support, encourage & assist foster families and children of the Wiregrass. We want them to be well loved and supported by the community and the Church as a whole.
Foster Care and Adoption is near and dear to the folks at Hortons Farm and this week they’re partnering with Fostering Hope to give a portion of all honey sold at Open House to this fine organization. There will be plenty on hand and we hope everyone will plan to stock up!
Fostering Hope has furnished us with a list of current needs. If you would like to help with any of the following please bring them to the Hortons Farm/Fostering Hope tent on Thursday. Your tax deductable gift will go toward helping a foster/adopting family and children starting a new life.
*Laundry Soap *Infant Laundry Soap *Quart Zip Lock Bags *Small Hangers of all Types *3# size diapersTHIS WEEK’S GROWER NOTES
We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.
AVALON FARMS: World Naked Gardening Day! Nope, Avalon Farms did not participate yet again. LOL You gotta be kidding me!
Following my foot surgery last week, I’ve had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with my kids and their spouses. They were wonderful helpers and kept the farm alive…and took great care of me! “We” harvested and prepared your orders. Things weren’t done quite the way “I” do them, but “we” got it done. If you happened to have any issues with your produce, please just let me know and I’ll get it fixed. ??
One of the things that “we” did not get done was keep the sugar snaps picked. Once they start maturing they have to be picked or the pods get over mature and lose their sweetness, BUT they still have tasty little peas in them! So this week I’ll be offering SHELLED sugar snap peas.
English Peas are starting to fill out!!! They are such lush healthy plants! It’s so exciting and gratifying when something grows so well. (God’s grace, obviously)
HORTONS FARM “Ditto What She Said”
We did not observe what has come to be known as WNGD either and have made it a point to stay away from websites and social media where it has been celebrated. We did however bump into a list of gardening activities NOT recommended for the first Saturday of every May .
1. Plant Roses
2. Re-pot Cacti
3. Use a Weed Eater or other Power Tools
4. Squat in the bushes
5. Sit on the ground
6. Any type of pruning.
FOOTNOTES
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