Fresh, the movie

Good morning and good appetite to you!

First, a friendly reminder from your Farmers at Miller's that tonight we will be co-hosting a showing of Fresh, the movie, at the Waverly Community Center at 6:30 p.m.  A few farmers, including yours truly, will be there to briefly introduce their operations, and there will be yummy snacks!   The movie is just over an hour long--so it's the perfect summer evening event!  We hope to see you there!

In other news...  We've been having fun this summer getting our products out to you in the Scranton area.  The last two Saturdays we've set up our tables at Connors Park on Orchard St in South Side.  There is a farmers market there every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. sponsored by the United Neighborhood Centers in South Side.  Their goal is to provide both access to fresh local foods/products as well as to give the rapidly changing South Side community a gathering place at which they can form and strengthen a community identity.  Noble causes, both.  We're excited to see how this market develops and will keep you posted about our involvement each week.  (Oh--and you may be interested to note that this particular market has captured the interest--and airtime--of local talk-show host, Steve Corbett!)

In addition, we've partnered with the Steamtown Mall to shake things up a bit in Center City Scranton.  On Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. you can find me (and sometimes Lew) in center court at the Steamtown Mall's first-ever farmers market!  We'll have fresh produce, homemade baked goods and jams & jellies for sale, and, as always, a friendly smile and some farm-fresh corny humor to brighten your day.   Stop by and see us each Thursday for a chance to see what we've got this year!

A few more exciting developments...  This year's hot weather has been a boon to several of our crops.  Lew tells me that our winter squash crop (acorn, butternut, etc) is coming on nicely and there are some fine-looking squash getting ready for your table in the very near future.  Our blueberries have been producing a nice consistent crop this year; they've been helped by our ever-growing ability to irrigate on the farm.  The latest group of hogs just made the journey to the butcher yesterday, and we're anticipating some mouth-watering fresh pork on the menu soon.  And I've been happy to see our next batch of broilers filling out in time for the next dressing date on July 31st.  Order now to pick up your fresh chicken!

That's all the news that's fit to disseminate for now.  More later, kind folks!  In one of our upcoming blog posts I'll be explaining and analyzing one of the newer movements in sustainable farming:  the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

Until then, good food to you!
delana (for your Farmers @ Miller's)