Thanksgiving

We are so excited about this beautiful Thanksgiving weekend. The farm has been very busy with smiling faces as people enjoy the this fall holiday. Thanks for stopping by. Carolyn took this picture of the market this morning just before the Holiday Monday rush started.

We hope you've had a great weekend.

Wet Weather Closure

Due to wet weather conditions our Corn Maze and Barnyard Adventure Area is closed today - Sunday, August 23rd. It appears that we will get the much needed rain and only moderate winds.We'll be open as usual on Monday.  

Currently we are working on a new tile maze to add to our permanent maze collection. Drop in for a visit and check out the 2009 Triple Maze Adventure.

Corn Maze and Barnyard Adventure Area Open

It's Saturday, August 1st, opening day for NCF's 2009 Corn Maze and Barnyard Adventure Area. Our hours are 10 am to 6 pm, last admission 5:30 pm. Our maze theme this year is Australia - an Outback Adventure. We have three distinct mazes: two large and one finger fortune mini maze (for our young corn mazers). Both large mazes provide an interesting look into the culture and history of the great Australian Outback. It rained last night but this morning it is beginning to clear and the weather forecast is for a sunny afternoon and a sunny day on Sunday. Our market is brimming with lots of fresh, local produce and freshly picked, plump, juicy raspberries. Come enjoy a day on the farm. 

Three Weeks and Counting

July is here and finally I am able to put away my warm woolies. Beginning to think that would never happen. So did the corn in the maze. Now with the sun and the heat it is growing like crazy - 6" a day. Last Tuesday we cut the maze. A bit nerve wracking but 5 hours later it was completed. Hopefully next week we will get up in the air to take some pictures. Stay tuned. Our corn maze theme this year is "An Australian Triple Maze Outback Adventure" Can you guess the maze design?

Beth

Garlic Scapes

For those of you who wait each year for the fresh garlic scapes, now is the time to get them. This morning Josh brought 5 lbs of the yummy scapes into the market. There are many ways to use the scapes. Some love this garlic scape pesto.

Garlic Scape Pesto
Ingredients
1 cup coarsely chopped garlic scapes (about 10 scapes)
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup walnuts, pine nuts or sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons lemon juice , more if preferred
1/4 teaspoon salt, more if preferred
water, as needed

Place all ingredients into food processor and puree (smooth or coarse, as desired). Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to desired consistency. Taste for seasoning; add more salt or lemon juice as needed. Will keep, covered and refrigerated, for approximately one week.

Maze Update

Five weeks and counting until the 2009 Corn Maze is open. Saturday, August 1st is the big day. Maze has been planted and the corn is growing like crazy - 12" in just 1 week. We're now ready to cut the maze. A bit of a nerve wracking job to say the least, we don't want to make a mistake. Our theme and design for this year comes from the great continent down under. We will have not just one maze but two. Can you guess our design this year?
On another note, the young eagles have grown rapidly and are up and about the nest furiously flapping their new wings. check out our Eagle Cam for the latest views.
On the crop side, strawberry season is in full swing and the raspberries are coming along nicely but it will be a couple of weeks yet before they are ready.

Agritourism Update

The Spring 2009 School Adventure Tour Program is well underway. Shawn has done his school visits. We will be ready to welcome our first classes in early May.

The Bald Eagles are nesting. Our resident web cam genius- Randall Bishop is furiously working on the Eagle Cam. Stay Tuned.

Come experience a Geocaching Scavenger Hunt. We added this fun way to enjoy the great outdoors last year and are looking forward to 2009.

Our Corn Maze is still hibernating but that doesn't mean we're asleep. We've working hard on a brand new design and added attraction for the 2009 season. Check our website in June
for more info.

Happy Spring

Today is a real spring feeling day. It is cool and wet. Luckily the past two weeks have been wonderful for prepping the land and planting. Like so many farmers, the last two weeks of April and into May have been very busy putting all the winter planning into action. With the "on the land" action comes the revive the blog action - so here we are our first entry for the 2009 season.