Highland Orchards Farm Market
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Highland Orchards Farm Market
@highlandorchards.bsky.social
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6th generation farmer in DE; farm market & CSA. Fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, growing all year. Conscience, compassion. www.highlandorchardsfarmmarket.com
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Encouraging to know there are millions of us!

Why plant more in October?

1. Eat well all year
2. Provide year-round employment
3. Improve overall business
Thank you for supporting the local growers and small businesses in your area. Where you spend your money matters. BTW, Epstein. #familyfarm #garden #food #farmlife #fall
Heartbreaking. Do we need yet another reason to de-ICE the country?
Why push the limits on the growing seasons? We want to increase the local food supply to have a stable source of food. Thank you for supporting the local growers and small businesses in your area. BTW, Epstein. #familyfarm #garden #food
Why do we try to grow more than the usual? We want a stable food supply in all four seasons. Because apparently people want to eat next month as well as today. Thank you for supporting the small businesses in your area. BTW, Epstein. #familyfarm #fall #food #gardening
So so sorry. And trauma stays in our bodies for a long time. We learn how to deal with it, but we never forget.
One week. No wonder we are all exhausted.
How much basil do we need to plant?
So far, there has not been too much basil.

Part of our season extension plan is to grow basil as long as we can. Thank you for supporting the small businesses in your area. Your choices of where to spend money have a big impact. BTW, Epstein. #familyfarm #basil
Thank you to everyone who is speaking on behalf of others, who is exercising their first amendment right to free speech, who is saying no Kings, no fascism, no dictators. We keep growing; we believe in a free future. #familyfarm #nokings
Thomas Webster (1746-1807) left his family and his farm to go fight for a country not yet formed, for ideals of liberty, representation, equality. What makes a farmer leave his family and land? My 4x great-grandparents were amazing. #nokings #familyfarm

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No Kings in America: The Lesson of Thomas Webster (1746-1807) What would make a farmer leave his family and his land? Thomas Webster, born in 1746 in Brandywine Hundred, Delaware, lived in an era of...
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Worried about frost? Keep an eye on the weather, know what needs to be harvested right away, and what can handle a frost. Same with your neighborhoods, watch out for icy conditions, stay safe. Thank you for supporting small businesses in your area. BTW, Epstein. #farmlife #garden #familyfarm
No sheep, unfortunately. Good luck with finding a good source!
Stay safe, friends. Thank you to everyone who shows up.
Sometimes a little extra help is all that is needed to protect the tree so that it does well for the following season. True for people as well. Thank you for supporting the small businesses in your area. Where you spend your money matters. BTW, Epstein. #familyfarm #farmlife #persimmon
If we haven’t met, I’m an ornery 70 yr old farmer who says no to authoritarianism, to fascism, and to kings. Yes to voting rights, yes to education for all children, and yes to habeas corpus and warrants. Can’t believe I have to say this. In the meantime, we keep on growing. Btw, Epstein. #farmlife
Heartbreaking. Illegal. We are in bad times.
Every day we keep on planting, even as temperatures cool (zone 7, northern DE). Look for plants that thrive in cooler temps AND tolerate frost. Spinach, lettuce, kale, broccoli, etc. And remember, Epstein files. #gardening #fall #familyfarm #farmtotable
Did you know? The collective noun for frogs is an army of frogs. Thank you, Portland, for raising an army of frogs. In the meantime, we keep on harvesting summer and planting for fall and winter. Because, apparently some people want to eat next month as well. BTW, Epstein. #familyfarm #garden
Why have different kinds of crops in one area?

🌱Reduce pest pressure.
🌱Improve soil health.
🌱Harvest different crops at different times.
Thank you for supporting the small businesses in your area. Where you spend your money has a big impact. BTW, Epstein files. #garden #fall #familyfarm
Aren’t you glad we don’t have to carve potatoes anymore? Thank you for supporting the local Growers and small businesses in your neighbourhood. BTW, Epstein files. #pumpkins #fall #garden #farmfamily
What is the hardest part about saving seeds?

Be patient and let the plant work. It takes about 45 days post-harvest date for the plant to develop seeds. Thank you for supporting the small businesses in your area. BTW, Epstein files! #garden #familyfarm