Remembering Our Veterans & Loved Ones on Memorial Day
Open Memorial Day (Monday, May 28) 9-3
Flowers in memory of a Veteran or Your Loved One-
 Zonal Geraniums - 3 for $10.00
Blue or red foil available at no extra charge - please ask.
Memorial Day Planters - $5.99(Small) & $8.99(Large)
 Fresh Sugar Peas Now In Season!!!!
$3.99/ Qt.   OR
Quantity Discounts Available for Freezin' Pleasing!!!
Get Snappin' and Cappin' this holiday weekend
$9.50- peck      $17.00 - 1/2 bushel (10lb approx.)
Our Home Grown Strawberries Are Here!!
$3.99/ Qt.   OR   2 for $7.00
$26.00 - 8 qt. Flat  (Weather Permitting)
JELLY AND JAMMIN' TIME!!!!
Our Fresh Veggies Available now at the Market
Spinach, Chard, Collard Greens, Spring Onions, Asparagus & Radishes
Lettuce (Romaine, Green Leaf and Buttercrunch) $.99/head

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*WOW*
May 15- We are picking our own STRAWBERRIES!!!!
Yes - You are ready that correctly!!!
Fresh From Our Farm - STRAWBERRIES!!!

Everything seems to be approximately 2 weeks early.
  We will be picking sugar peas VERY SOON!!!
 
Now available at the market-Fresh from our farm
 Spring onions, spinach, lettuce mix, and asparagus.
FRESH STRAWBERRIES
Monday - Friday 9-6   Saturday 9-3

Stacey's Vining & Climbing special for this week
$4.99 each
*Hyacinth Bean Vine * Morning Glory* Moonflowers * Cardinal Vine*
*Black Eyed Susan Vine*
All are fast growing vines with eye catching blossoms!!!

ENJOY !!!!

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The market is full of great selections of flowering gifts for MOM. 
Bloomin' Market Baskets-$3.49ea.-Great gifts for kids to give MOM.

Flowering Specials This Week
Hardy Clematis - $9.99 each
Purple Fountain Grass - 2 for $10.00 (Great for Container Gardening)

Farm News
By mid-week, fresh young lettuce mix will be cut and available at the market.  All mud is free with your purchase.  We try our best to get all mud off but with the recent liquid sunshine we’ve received.. a little mud still may go home with you. Our greenhouse tomatoes are looking great!  Golf ball sized tomatoes have been spotted. The protective plastic cover has been lifted off the sweet corn. These cloudy days are the best time to do this lifting. The corn looks great.  Standing tall at about 15 inches high!

Fresh at the Market
Broccoli- $.99/lb
Florida Cantaloupes- $2.79 (we have taste tested-- yummy!!)
Local Fuji Apples - $.99/lb (Still looking and tasting great)
Our Fresh Spinach, Spring Onions & Radishes coming fresh daily!!!

Mothers - Enjoy Your Special Day!!!!

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Spring Annuals, Blooming Hanging Baskets and Spring Vegetables plants
 arriving daily at the market.
One of Stacey's Favorite Spring annuals is the Supertunias from Proven Winners.  We plant these on our retaining wall at the market.  In the 8 ft. long planters, we only put 6 plants in each planter.  A little goes a long way.  These petunias spread wonderfully!!!  To keep these looking beautiful, you must fertilize at least twice a week by using a simple Miracle Gro mixture for flowering annuals.
A MUST TRY!!!!

News From The Farm
After a cool week, a planting marathon is now in progress at the farm.  A lot of the summer vegetable plants will go into the ground this week - cantaloupes, watermelons, peppers and those wonderful cut flower plants!!!
Radishes, spinach, spring onions, asparagus and rhubarb are fresh picked from the farm to the market this week.  Bring on the heat and those occasional showers!!!

Fresh Strawberries at the Market
Still getting delicious strawberries from Virginia.  Maryland will probably be picking soon.  Picking at our farm should start in about 2 weeks!!! Fresh strawberry pies and fresh baked strawberry bread from our country kitchen this week.

Enjoy This Week's Weather & Get Digging!!!!

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We think we can hear the crops growing since the rain has arrived!!!  The rain is welcome but the cold temps following the rain are not.  Just a helpful reminder- if you have anything tender planted you probably should think about cover them this week.  If they are calling for temps at night in the mid 30's a sheet or bucket will work but if temps go below 34 try to find an old heavy thick blanket to protect from freezing.

News From The Farm
Lots of activity in the seeding shed this week- practically every vegetable will be seeded this week.  It will be the 4th or 5th planting for some spring vegetables like broccoli and the 1st or 2nd planted of other vegetables like cantaloupes & watermelons.  The 3rd planting of Stacey's cut flowers will happen this week.  Mark refers to them as colored weeds.  Let's prove him wrong this summer and let him know how nice his colored weeds look for your summer centerpieces!!!!

Fresh Savings at the Market this Week
Our Farm Fresh Spinach-$1.49/bag; Virginia Grown Strawberries-$3.99/qt;  Slicing Tomatoes-$.99/lb; Vidalia Onions-$.79/lb
Fresh Cucumbers-2 for $1.00
This rain should give us a nice supply of fresh asparagus and should help the rhubarb to grow so we can start to pick in abundance!!!

A FARMER LOVES THE RAIN;
ALSO FOR THE RESTING TIME IT BRINGS!!!

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Thank you
We had a great turn out for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt.  Approximately 350 kids attended.  Great time by all!!  Thank you to all that attended.

News From The Farm
Mother Nature has let us know this week that April's temperatures can be a challenge.  However, we can say that we are winning the battle.  Cold nights have had Mark up at 3 a.m. turning on the overhead irrigation to protect the strawberry blossoms. As of Saturday, his early morning rises were a success.  All blossoms look healthy and vibrant.  Cole crops survived, growing slowly & surely.
The mighty strong sweet corn is doing well under its plastic protection.  Would like to see warm temperatures and a steady rain for the sweet corn and all the crops.  Irrigation pumps are in full swing watering all the young transplants since Mother Nature has neglected to do that. Again, we are winning that battle.
Welcome to a farmer's life in the Spring. 
LOVE WHAT WE DO /DO WHAT WE LOVE!!!

Fresh At The Market This Week
-Mark and Josh are picking an endless supply of Spinach and Spring Onions daily.  Remember-pick up Grandma's Homemade Bacon Dressing.
-Spinach-Onions-Bacon Dressing... quick, easy side dish for supper this week.
-Fresh Strawberries from Virginia have arrived at the market. Fresh Sweet Cake and Old Fashion Shortcake available for another quick dish for supper.
-Our Home grown Asparagus is appearing--Hope for more this week. 
-Farm Fresh Quiches being made this week with our spinach and asparagus.
Quick and Easy dish for Supper... Hint Hint!!!

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Easter Week Market Hours
Monday thru Friday 9-6,  Saturday 9-3

Fresh Vegetables for your Holiday Dinner
Fresh From Our Farm, Spinach - $1.49/bag--*Remember our farm fresh spring onions & Bacon Dressing*--Fresh Sweet Potatoes - $.99/lb
Spring Time Favorite- Fresh Asparagus- $2.99/lb
We are starting to pick a little of our own!!!

Grandma's Homemade Easter Desserts
Coconut Cream Pies, Carrot Cakes, Coconut Cakes, Coconut/Walnut Cakes, and Walnut Cakes

Great Selection of Easter Flowers and Flowering Gift Baskets !!!!

News From The Farm
Tomatoes are starting to set blossoms in the greenhouses!!!  Sugar Peas are starting to climb their trellis.  Rhubarb is popping up and growing quickly!! Soon time for Rhubarb Pies.  Busy planting third and fourth planting of broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, Swiss chard, and cauliflower.

Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt- Down on the Farm - April 7..10:00a.m.
*full details on our website-www.butchersfarmmarket.com*

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Easter Flowers have started to arrive at the market!!

It is never too early to order your holiday desserts
Homemade Coconut Cream Pies, Coconut Custard Pies, Carrot Cakes, Coconut Cakes, Coconut/Walnut Cakes.

Butcher's Farm Market Annual Easter Egg Hunt..
April 7th. 10:00 a.m. Down on the Farm. 
Come early at 9:00 a.m.- lots of fun activities for the kids.
 
Now picking fresh spinach and spring onions from the farm.  Remember to pick up Grandma's Bacon Dressing.  Quick, easy and delicious side dish.

News From The Farm
After some cold nights, our crops are looking good at the farm.  Peas are growing quickly.  The six acres of sweet corn is up and looking well under its plastic protection.  Rhubarb is peaking through the ground.  Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage are planted along with three types of lettuce.

HAPPY SPRING!!!!

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Spring Hours   Monday - Friday 9-6   Saturday 9-3

Celebrating Easter at the Market
Never to early to order your Holiday Desserts -Coconut Cream Pie, Coconut Custard Pie, Carrot Cake, Coconut/Walnut Cake, Coconut Cake, Walnut Cake--*Pies are available in 6" and 9"*--*All Cakes available in 7" round or 9" round *

---Easter Flowers arriving daily starting March 26th--

Butcher's Annual Easter Egg Hunt
April 7.. 10:00a.m. "Down on the Farm"
Come early - lots of fun activities for the kids start at 9:00a.m.
Visit our website for full details - www.butchersfarmmarket.com

Spring Vegetable plants have arrived at the market -
Lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, sweet onions, and brussel sprouts

NEWS FROM THE FARM

First planting of green beans is started in the greenhouse.  These will then be transplanted out in the fields around April 1 under protective cover. Fresh Picked Green Beans by the beginning of June. Yum Yum!!!  Let's all hope that this warm weather continues. We are concerned about the fruit trees.  Our orchard friends tell us that the apricot trees are in full bloom.  A cold spell could hurt the crop but if it continues to stay warm we could be enjoying fresh apricots about 2 weeks earlier than years past.

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Spring Hours
Monday thru Friday 9-6
Saturday 9-3

Fresh Savings at the Market this Week
Fresh Asparagus... $1.79/lb, Iceberg Lettuce.... $.99/head, Florida Fresh Zucchini ... $.99/lb, Local Apples....$.99/lb

Grandma's Homemade Soups for this week..
Loaded Baked Potato Soup, Chicken and Rice and Ham Pot Pie.

Spring Pansies,Primroses,Herbs & Perennials Arriving daily at the market.

News From The Farm
The first acre of sweet corn is planted!!!  The corn is planted with clear plastic laid over the rows to act like a greenhouse to warm the soil quickly.  Condensation keeps moisture under the plastic. The plastic stays until there is no longer any chance of frost. If all goes well, FRESH SWEET CORN for July 4th.

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Spring Hours start next week.. March 12

It's Tater Time at the Farm- Seed potatoes arriving this week.  Cutting and planting will start Thursday.  About an acre of red potatoes will be planted under green plastic, the plastic warms the soil quicker so that we can have little red boilers earlier to go with those spring sugar peas. 

Greenhouse is full with all spring vegetables- First plantings of all cole crops are up and looking great; second planting happens this week.  Red beets, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, onions, leeks, swiss chard...Oh My!!!  Tomatoes are planted in the greenhouse.  This week's temperatues and sunny forecast will surely help them to grow.

  Grandma's Homemade Soups This Week..
Chicken Noodle Soup, Stuffed Pepper Soup and Corn Chowder

Thyme for some Spring-Time Herbs
Along with bloomin' pansies at the market this week, fresh herbs will fill the market tables.  Pussy Willow bushes are also arriving.

St. Patty's Day Favorites at the Market
Florida Fresh Cabbage...$.49/lb, Lucky Sagina Irish Moss.. $2.99/pot, Grandma's Shamrock Sandtarts

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Market News
*Things are bloomin' at Butchers this week.. Spring Lovin' Pansies have arrived*

Homemade soups this week -
Beef Vegetable Soup, Ham Pot Pie, Broccoli Cheddar, and Beef Noodle Soup

*Time for Grandma's Easter Eggs - Coconut and Peanut butter in one egg*
Unique and Delicious

Fresh Savings this week - Cookin' or Sweet Onions .... $.99/lb

*Starting March 12,Spring Hours will begin Monday thru Friday9-6..Sat9-3*

What's Growin' at the Farm-
Pea planting has begun... Mark has planted 50lb of sugar peas, 25lb sugar snap peas and 25lb of garden hull peas. Tomatoes will be planted in the greenhouse on Thursday.  Let's hope Mother Nature behaves herself.

 BFM's Annual Easter Egg Hunt down on the Farm - April 7, 2012
Mark it on the Calendar!!!

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Planting Has Started
*Onions, spinach and red beets are being sown in the greenhouse this week.
   *Mark has gotten spring fever and has started to plow where the first plantings of sweet corn will be. 
*  If the temperatures stay above normal, the protective winter cover will come off the Strawberry Fields next week and Mark may plant a few rows of Sugar Peas.

Grandma's Homemade Soups for this Week
Macaroni and Beef
Cabbage Soup
Ham and Bean Soup
Chicken Corn Soup

Fresh Market News
Still have a great selection of local apples.... $.99/lb  
Red & Golden Delicious, Fuji, Gala, Jonagold, Granny , Pink Lady, Mutzu, Cortland, McIntosh
 
Our Homemade Easter Eggs will soon be arriving at the market.
  Delicious coconut/peanut butter all in one egg.

Butcher’s Farm Market, 590 North 4th Street, Newport, PA 17074
717-567-3539

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Our sour cherry pies are made with all fruit.. No Fillers!!

Celebrate President’s Day with our
*Made from Scratch Sour Cherry Pies
*Home Made Cherry Puddin’
*Cherry Cheese Cups

Grandma’s Home Made Soups for this Week

 Cream of Asparagus
Chicken Pot Pie
New!!!..Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Chicken & Rice

News From The Farm

 The concrete trucks arrive at 9:00a.m.Thursday to pour the floor of our new cooler in our packing shed.  This cooler will hold a temperature at 45 degrees.  The cooler will be used mainly to store potatoes that we dig during those hot summer months. 
No “HOT” potatoes allowed!

                            Only 34 more days until Spring!!                                 

 "Spring is Nature’s way of saying- “Let’s Party!!!” 

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Does anyone else have little daffodils peeking through the soil at their house? Even though Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter, those daffodils have their own spring agenda and Butcher’s Market is on board! We have potted mini daffodils for just $2.99 each and flowering primroses for $1.99. They are the prettiest reminders that spring is just around the corner...

Meanwhile, soups for this week are:
Ham Pot Pie
Chicken Noodle
Potato, and
Ham & Green Bean

It seems that February has something for everyone: Daffodils, Valentine’s Day, the Super Bowl. This is a month that keeps you busy, but rest assured that the ladies at Butcher’s have your baked good bases covered. Cakes and Valentine Sandtart cookies are being made with love as we speak. And, as always, when you stop by the Market, you’ll find our great selection of fresh fruits and vegetables at great prices.

Hey, speaking of football, whether you’re hosting the Super Bowl Party at your house or going someplace else to watch, be sure to stop by the market to sample some of our dips. (We have chips, too!)

See you this weekend!

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And we've brought some Florida delights back up north to ring in the new year!

Strawberries are just $2.50 a quart
Brocolli crowns are just $1.99 a pound
Grape Tomatoes are just $1.99 a pint
Iceburg Lettuce s just $.99 a head! 

These southern fruits and veggies are just what the doctor ordered to keep our moods and tables bright during the short days of January. 

We're also still featuring local apples: with over ten varieties to choose from, we're sure to have something to pease even the most particular of apple eaters. And since you can mix and match for just .99 a pound, there's no worries about getting enough for those lunch sacks every day of the week. 

And, Grandma's back in the kitchen. After Christmas, just like us, she took a little rest, but now she's returned to her kitchen at Buther's and cooking up a storm. Soups this week are ham pot pie, chicken pot pie, macaroni & beef, and chicken noodle. There's nothing quite like some hot soup and warm bread on the supper table in winter, is there? 

See you soon at the market! (Don't forget, we're open Thursdays through Saturdays until March!)

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Don’t worry: we’ll be back 12 January, when our winter hours will be Thursdays & Fridays from 9-6 and Saturdays from 9-3.

Our homemade offerings will still include Grandma’s delicious soups and fresh baked goods, along with the apples, fresh potatoes, local cider and all-natural milk that keeps us all going in through the winter.

We look forward to seeing you then, with the hopes your New Year has begun as restoring and energizing as our own.

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