Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Hi, everyone! Ilene is selling other seedlings as well. I'm not sure if the attachment for the order form will come through .. If not, you can contact her at www.houseinthewoods.com Shem her husband, Phil and their two kids are such lovely people who are doing such good work at their farm. It would be great to support what they do, and you'll get the best heirloom veggie seedlings around! Blessings, Elise --- Ilene Freedman <ilene wrote: > " Ilene Freedman " <ilene > " Ilene White Freedman " > <ilene > Tomato seedling sale > Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:55:49 -0400 > > Hello CSA-ers, > > Anyone planting a garden, on top of all the > wonderful produce you'll get from the farm? We're > selling tomato seedlings. Just send back the > attached order form. Let me know if you can't access > the form. They are organic, sustainably-grown, > heirloom plants. $3/plant is the regular price, 10% > discount for our CSA members. Please feel free to > send the information to your friends who might want > to order plants, that would be a great support! > > ilene and phil > > ~~~~~~House-in-the-Woods Farm Seedling Sale~~~~~~~ > > We have heirloom tomato seedlings for sale! > Heirlooms are old, pure varieties known for their > unique colors and wonderful flavor. You won't find > tomatoes this good at the grocery store, and you > won't find these seedlings at a megastore garden > shop. Our seedlings are certified-organic, > sustainably-grown, and heirloom. Grown in our > greenhouse in a healthy, home-made, all-natural > compost blend. When you plant, pour all the great > compost in with the plant. > > Plan to plant your tomatoes between May 5-20, > ideally. Some people plant early (with some extra > risk of frost damage, and some wait til early June). > If you don't plant them right away, you can keep > them nurtured on the sunny side of the porch, > bringing them in on colder nights. This will help > them harden off, so a couple days on your porch is a > good idea. > > Attached is an order form which lists our varieties > of tomatoes and pickup times. Plants are $3 each, > plus sales tax. > > Please see the order form for pickup times, or > contact me to make another time arrangement. Please > bring a box to take home your seedlings. > > Thank you for supporting our farm! Send this email > to friends who might be interested in plants. My > apologies if you are on a few of my lists and > receive duplicates of this email. > > ilene > 301-607-4048 > > ------------------------------ > MORE ON HEIRLOOMS > **Why don't we see heirlooms more often?** > Hybrid varieties of vegetables most commonly found > in grocery stores are selected for their aesthetic > values and for their ability to pack well. For a > tomato this means round shape, red color, and skins > that won't split. Flavor is secondary to aesthetics, > since people won't buy a split tomato thats been > sitting in the store. Another example is yellow > squash--you don't see the original version in the > store, yellow crookneck, because its crooked neck > doesn't pack well. They created a variety with a > straight neck to get maximum quantities in a > shipping box. Heirloom tomatoes are old varieties > known for their unique colors and wonderful flavor, > that you won't find in the grocery store or at a > megastore's garden shop > > > -------- > House in the Woods House Concerts and CSA > Please email me to be added to, or deleted from, our > Farm and Concert announcement lists. > www.houseinthewoods.com > ilene > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.