Make plans now to join us in celebrating the beginning of Fall!

There will be pumpkins to buy, good food, and great shopping from vendors with everything from antiques, art, hand crafted items and more!

PLUS we are hosting our 1st Annual Chili Cook-off Saturday, October 5. (CASI rules apply) All proceeds from the chili cook-off will be donated to the Stanford House Senior Center, Gainesville, TX.

Lavender Ridge Farms Inc. -  a you pick lavender, cut-flower and herb farm is the home for this festival.

Come and enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds us.

Be sure to visit our gift shop for twig wreaths, lavender products and more.
The café will be open for lunch and lavender treats!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!        RAIN OR SHINE !             FOOD & DRINKS!
2391 CR 178 Gainesville, TX 76240 940-665-6938   lavenderridgefarms.com

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Join us for Wine and Music
Sunday, September 22nd

Have lunch, sample delicious wines from Weinhof Winery of Muenster while listening to guitarist, Bill Bivin play from 1-3
A delicious, relaxing afternoon

The Farmer is preparing the soil for the pumpkins, soon to be planted. The melons should be on this week, there are so many that I am sure the Farmers Son will be wheeling and dealing. The sweet corn has taken a couple of hits from the grasshoppers and worms. We are just chopping off the top part with the worm so don't be alarmed at headless corn. The fall baby goats should be here starting around  August 1. Should be plenty of goat milk this winter.  The honey will be ready to harvest in the next couple of weeks.

Cooking With Lavender & Herbs Class - August 18

10:30am-1:00pm Cost is $30.00 which includes, class/recipes and lunch.
Call 940-665-6938 or email us for reservations at info@lavenderridgefarms.com

 

EARTH-WISE gardens & produce-Featured Store

Want to know where you can get Texas-Grown and Farm Fresh organic produce in Denton?
Visit Earth-wise located on Elm Street.


Store Hours:
 Tuesday-Friday  9 am – 7 pm
 Saturdays & Sundays  9 am – 3 pm
 Mondays, closed
Phone: 940.442.1397
Email: ryan@earthwise-gardens.com
Address: 728 N. Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201

http://www.earthwise-gardens.com

Circle N Family Dairy-Featured Farm

Specializing in All Natural, Unpasteurized Cows Milk

Raw Cow's Milk   5.00 / gallon
Raw Chocolate milk available by the pint or gallon
Raw Cream available by the pint or quart

They also offer several items in their General Store from homemade
candles and homemade pickles.  Check out the other offerings including
farm fresh eggs and local honey. They now have Wisconsin cheeses as well.

Located Northwest of Gainesville-Store hours are from 10:00-6:00 daily.

Website address: http://www.circlendairy.com

Red River Peach Orchard

Features several varieties of peaches,
maturing at different times.

Located east of Gainesville, Texas.  Call for dates for pickings or access their website at http://www.redriverpeachorchard.com/

The Berry Patch

  --Featured Farm-This Week

 If you love fresh blueberries and blackberries, you will want to travel to Sadler, Texas just east of Whitesboro to pick some the best berries in the area.  The Berry Patch has 4 varieties of blueberries as well as 4 different varieties of blackberries. Some of the blackberries are thornless so that it will help save your fingers.

The farm has 6 acres of blueberries and 3 acres of blackberries.  It is a wonderful place to bring the family to pick your own fruit. Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the beauty of the area.  Prices are per bucket and not per pound.

Check their website and facebook page for opening dates. The berries normally begin ripening in June through July.  They also have many fine jams and jellies available for purchase.

http://www.txberry.com/

Lavender Ridge Farms-
Featured Farm this Week

  If you are looking for a place to see beautiful lavender in full bloom as well as a place to purchase cut flowers, Lavender Ridge Farms is worth the drive.  Not only can you cut your own flowers, you can also enjoy the homemade products available at the farm.  Lavender has many health benefits from helping you sleep to serving as a natural antiseptic.  It is ideal as a disinfectant for your laundry. 

You can also enjoy the wonderful lunches available at the Lavender Cafe.  I love the lavender ice tea and the lavender cheesecake.

For more information on how to get to the farm and for the special events check out their website at
http://www.lavenderridgefarms.com/

R and C Dairy Farmstead

Featured Farm-

If you are looking for fresh vegetables and raw milk, R and C Dairy should be your destination.
This farmstead is run by Rocky and Carol Tersterman in Collinsville, Texas just north of Lake Ray Roberts in southern Grayson county.  By driving this short distance you will be able to purchase some of the best raw goat and cow milk in this area. Carol makes a variety of goat cheeses as well as yogurt, butter and kefir.  If fresh, free range eggs are what you are looking for, they have several breeds of chickens who lay some of the most beautiful and tasty eggs. Also available is grass-fed beef and natural pork.
 
 Fresh strawberries and blackberries are now available.  Tomatoes are ripening and there are many other vegetables coming into their prime. 

For more information on store times and product availability go to http://www.randcdairy.com/

Buy Local---Where do I find a local farm?

Just attended a class in Denton yesterday and was amazed at how many of the attendees were not aware of all the resources we have in the North Texas area for local farms and dairies.  In light of that, this blog was created to  help inform the public of all the great opportunities we have to purchase quality, locally produced products in our own backyard.

In the next few weeks links will be added and a farm will be featured so that you will know what is available.

Let's support our local farmers and take advantage of their fresh products.