It's nearly the end of May and I haven't done very well at keeping my blog updated. We finally got our permits for our Farm Market. Two years ago it started out as a Produce Stand but with all the delays it ad transformed into a Farm Market. We had to put in a certified kitchen if we wanted to sample our salsa so we thought we'd try to get our moneys worth out of it and sell a few extra things. We will be selling homemade fudge along with fresh fruit slushies. We're carrying a line of snack products packaged under our name. We'll have hand woven market baskets.

These beautiful hand-woven baskets are from Ghana, West Africa. The “Bolga Baskets” are all natural baskets made from elephant grass; they are dyed with natural plant pigments and finished with goat hide handles. The elephant grass grows wild and is harvested, dried into straw then woven by the women of the village. The men primarily tan the goat hides and work the leather on the handles. The weavers/leather crafters of the “Bolga Baskets” are mostly farm families from the historic town of Bolgatanga. To supplement their unpredictable crop income, the families have been weaving and selling these handcrafted works of art for generations! The purchase of these baskets is helping a farmer in Africa!

We will be offering local jams, honey, dried fruit, nuts and as many other local products as we can. Our Mining Sluice will be running along with our Pedal Karts and Jumping Pillow. It's been a long time coming so I hope you come out and visit us. Our grand opening is June 7th and our hours are 10:oo am to 6:00 pm dailey. There will be free hotdogs and goodies between 10:00 and 2:00 pm and free jumping pillow and pedal karts all day long.