Dandelion Acres

1st harvest of
Dandelion Acres Microgreens!
Thanks to all those who already purchased! 💕 My die hard fans.😁

I still have:
🌱 14 packages of Dwarf Pea microgreens, 🌱 7 packages of Black Oil Sunflower Microgreens, both at $5 for 60 grams

🌱 1 package of Broccoli Microgreens at $8 for 60 grams (please note… whoever purchases this one will be getting my ONLY package of the broccoli microgreens… because I planted only a tiny bit as a test run)

They are all in my fridge and ready to go.

The health benefits are stunning! I plan to do some nice write ups, but for now, here is the Google summary:
“High in anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. They are also rich in vitamins A, C, E, and K, and minerals like calcium, iron, and potassium. These benefits contribute to improved immune function, cardiovascular health, digestive health, and can help detoxify the body and fight chronic diseases”

How I stay sane with a busy household… getting up early! A couple hours before everyone else to have a quiet time makes all the difference in the world. Taking time to read God’s word and pray and journal, check my priorities for the day, prepare with deep breaths for whatever may come our way… and doing a few things off the routine to prepare for a better day!

Last week I did NOT get up before the household. And I felt a bit ripped off and behind the eight ball all day long. And maybe a bit like a victim. 🙈
Already this week is a vast improvement even though we are just as busy. Getting up early. I am telling you… it is worth it!

P.S. For those who don’t know, our quiet home has grown by two members. A mom and her baby who needed support. I remember the old days of 5 kids in the house. It was a busy life and those early mornings were SOOO important. Back in this place again in a new season.

I have LOTS of baking trays and sourdough bread at the Neerlandia Christmas Market at Mellowdale hall. I hope I won’t bring any of it home because I know you want it in your house to make hosting easy and for a delectable delight for yourself!
Two more days to pick it up! Tonight until 6pm, then Friday 10-6 and Saturday 10-4!

I baked 55 loaves of sourdough over the last two weeks. And over 100 dozen Christmas treats.
Check out the market! You will be glad you did. So beautiful. (And yummy)

I will do this again tomorrow. I will have 4 loaves of artisan sourdough ready to be delivered to Barrhead! So yummy!

I am going to sell my lovely flock of chickens. My Joanie has been working hard to look after them while my heel has been healing… but it looks like it’s possible it may still be a long road so I am going to decrease some chores.

They have been prolific layers and even made me some money selling chicks and/or fertilized eggs!

All of these breeds are winter hardy and do awesome with free range.

Lavender Orpingtons:
- a beautiful one year old trio. Two fluffy hens and a rooster. They lay long cream colored eggs. Great hatch rates for the fertilized eggs I sold.
- 7 chicks that just hatched on August 23. Unsexed.

Black Copper Marans:
- Five 12 week old chicks.
- One 8 week old chick.
- Two little ones that hatched Aug 23.
These birds lay chocolate brown eggs!

Bresse:
- 3 hens with one rooster, one year old, great hatch rates for the fertilized eggs I sold.
- 7 chicks that hatched Aug 23.
These purebred, white chickens with steel colored legs originate from France.
Free range dual purpose heritage breed, great layers, but most well known for their quality meat with marbling effect. Excellent foragers, winter hardy.
Roosters finish at 5-7 lbs and hens finish at 4-5 lbs. Slower growing, active bird, finishing at about 5 months. This meat is quite different than the chicken we get in the stores with more flavor, considered “the world’s best tasting chicken”

Barnyard mix (see the video in the comments)
- 8 hens (two are araucana cross and lay the greenish eggs!)
- 1 Silkie rooster

Enjoying the bounty of berries this month! Raspberries and saskatoons and spotting baby birds! I was surprised that the yellow raspberries are even sweeter and juicier than the red raspberries.
The saskatoons were ABUNDANT!

Today Joanie and I will be at the Barrhead Farmer’s Market, Saturday, 10-1.
We are selling
- bottles of Raspberry Kombucha
- Artisan Sourdough Bread
- Dandelion leaf and blossom tea
- Dandelion Roasted Root Coffee
- Dandelion Jelly
- Meringues
- Joanie’s Boba for Bubble Tea
- Joanie’s Rose and Lemon Slime

Anyone have an incubator ready to go? Want to buy dozen Silkie eggs OR could I borrow your incubator? They will lose viability if I don’t incubate them in the next day or two. Preferably today. 😅