We are enjoying our early Spring weather! Saw Robins and the daffodils are blooming.

2012 Strawberries

Strawberry Season is in full swing. The rain showers have not stopped anyone from picking or enjoying the sweet Oregon strawberries. Hope to see you soon!

Blooming Pear Trees

Carolyn are loyal customer

Love the Daffodils

First day open in 2012

Yesterday was our first day to be open in 2012. Thanks everyone who stopped in to say hello, see you next Friday.

April and May

We are trying something new this Spring, we are going to be open on Fridays only for the months of April and May.It should be a good start to our season and give people a chance to purchase our farm fresh eggs, meat, jam and honey. Come by and see us is you are driving down Peoria Road. Our hours will be 7 am to 5:30 pm.

Remember FRIDAYS ONLY

Chicks 2012

The chicks are off to a rough start. We had several eggs in our incubator, ready to hatch, when the weather turned bad. The snow was so wet and heavy the power companies worked around the clock to keep or restore electricity. We ended up being without power longer that we would have liked, the eggs got a little cold, but the good news is, they are starting to hatch. Nothing like baby chicks before Easter.

Record snow

We have never had this much snow, this late in the year. We have been shocked at the amount of snow collecting around the farm. Keep your fingers crossed the orchard makes it through this cold snap. The peaches want to bloom and the apricots are flowering. If you were a bee, wouldn't you be confused?

March

We have been having crazy weather, which is what we expect in March. One minute we are mowing the orchard and the next minute we are making a dash to get under cover before the rain and wind gets us. It is so hard to wait for the soil to dry out and warm up, we have seeds and we are farmers. Planting is the first step!

"Fill Your Pantry 2011"

Bill Stormont came last summer and took the most amazing pictures in our farming community of the wheat harvest. He was so knid and talented we asked him to take some pictures of our farm too. You will see is wonderful work on our website www.horsecreekfarmsoregon.com throughout 2012.

We sell 10 beef a year and they love to hang out around the irrigation pond, under the oak trees in the summer. They eat grass and left over vegetables from the fruit stand and do really well. The meat has a great flavor and is very lean. We have many different cuts and the price will reflect the quality and flavor of our local area.

2012 is off to a great start

This is the time of year when we make all of our plans for the next season. We are excited to try a few new seeds and plants this year. Our customers have made some great suggestions. The road construction is all done at each end of Peoria Road!!!!!!!  And we are rested up and ready to roll. See you the first part of June for strawberry season. Check back often, we will be bringing you our Spring work.

Happy Thanksgiving

We are so thankful  for each one of you. Thought you would enjoy one last picture of the wagon. We use it at the farm and we are getting ready to put it away for the winter.

Final Week of the Season

Last Saturday was a perfect day at our stand. We had a steady flow of customers and we got to visit with each one of you. We got to exchange ideas about our favorite apples, see Will's new rooster that he was bringing home to his farm, and explain to people," yes the corn on the cob is still good even though it is so late in the season."

Children were picking out the perfect pumpkin and we were enjoying the comments on our pink-wort looking pumpkins (they are really a french squash).

October at the Farm

We have winter squash, pumpkins, apples, apple cider, beef, pork, honey, jam, apple butter, hot pepper jelly, and farm fresh eggs. Everything we sell we grow!

Fall Season is Here!

We went from summer to winter overnight. The apples are in full force and the apple cider is a tradition our customers look forward to. Many of you are stocking up and it is always interesting to hear all the different ways people store their food supply.

SEEDS

When you are a Seed Person, you think about them, wonder who their parents were, what characteristics will they have, where did they come from...........and hope they will germinate. We spend time during the winter months going through our notes, voting for our favorite, and looking through wonderful catalogs. This is the time when we get to see if we made good choices. We tried Zinnia seeds from several sources, but these shades of Pink were very exciting to see. The seed was more than we usually spend, but take a look and we think you will agree, that it is a great color.

TOO FUN

If you are a farmer at heart and love to grow things, this has to be your favorite time of year. The flowers are at their peak, the produce is doing well, and the corn and peaches are ready. And who can resist a vine ripe tomato? We have picked everything this week at the farm, pickling cucumbers seem to be at the top of the list, you all must be making some nice pickles.

The oatmeal cookies are made from the fruit and oats grown here and the 2011 honey is in the bears, ready for you.The apple butter and hot pepper jelly are new items for us, you will enjoy the flavors.

Corn on the cob is finally here and we are having the great debate at the "fruit shack" as to which variety, which color, and which way to cook it is the best..........so far, we are at a tie.......yellow vs.white.

Come by and see us and if you are not too far away . If you are long distance, we hope you will enjoy the story and pictures of our bounty at Horse Creek Farms.