Thursday, July 31, 2014

Farmers Market on Saturday August 2nd

What have we been doing since last Wednesday you ask.   PEAS, PEAS, AND MORE PEAS!  We have been so blessed this season with plenty of rain and PEAS.  Did I mention that they are Louisiana Quick Pick Purple Hull Peas and Zipper Cream Crowder Peas??  We planted 14 lbs of Purple Hull Peas and have harvested over 1300 lbs.  The Lord is so Faithful!  We hope you enjoy the peas as much as we have!  There are no sprays or chemicals used on any of the peas!

We will be at Tractor Supply Company in Moss Bluff on Saturday August 2nd from 8am-12.  We will be bringing:

Hill Crest Creamery Milk:                                         Bread:
Whole Milk                                                                Amish Bread
Chocolate Milk                                                          Jalapeno/Cheese Bread
Organic Cheese                                                          Cinnamon/Raisin Bread
Yogurt                                                                        Cinnamon Bread
Heavy Cream                                                             Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
                                                                                   Yeast Rolls
Vegetables:                                                                Soft Oat Rolls
Okra
Purple Hull Peas
Crowder Peas
Sweet Corn
Cucumber
Squash -limited supply
Eggplant-limited supply
Tomatoes-limited supply

Canned Goods:
Fig Preserves
Strawberry Fig Preserves
Mayhaw Jelly
Salsa
Sweet & Spicy Pickles
Sweet Pickles
Spicy Pickled Okra
Pickled Quail Eggs
Peach Preserves
Freshly Harvested Local Honey

We hope to see everyone at TSC Saturday!  Thank all of our customers for your continued support!  God Bless!

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Scoggins Family Farm Market this July 19

We are having so much fun (and work) this week picking and processing FIGS!  We have a high customer demand for FIG products and the Lord sure has provided this year.  We thought the Purple Hull Peas would be ready for harvest but it looks like we need a few more days. 

The Scoggins Family Farm will be at the Tractor Supply Company on Saturday July 19 from 8am to 12.  We will have a variety of items at this market:

Vegetables & Fruit:
Tomatoes
Eggplant
Cucumber
Squash
Zucchini
Bell Pepper
Banana Pepper
Jalapeno Pepper
Sweet Corn (already cleaned & bagged)
Okra (limited due to several bushel orders)
Watermelon
Cantaloupe


Bread/Treats:
Cinnamon/Raisin Bread
Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Whole Wheat Bread
White Bread
Amish Bread in several flavors: Even FIG!
Soft Oat Rolls
Yeast Rolls
Cookie Cake

We will have Hill Crest Creamery Milk as always:
White Milk
Chocolate Milk
Organic Cheese
Heavy Cream
Organic Yogurt

Meats & Eggs:
Dressed Rabbit
Farm Fresh, Free Range Eggs

Canned Goods:
Mayhaw Jelly
Mulberry Jelly
Pickled Quail Eggs
Pickled Okra
Sweet Pickles
Sweet & Spicy Pickles
Peach Preserves
Fig Preserves
Strawberry Fig Preserves

We thank everyone for their business!  If you would like any items in higher volume then please call 337-725-6364 or 337-526-6760 and request those items ahead of time.  We hope to see you Saturday!

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink or whatsoever ye do , do all to the glory of God.  1 Corinthians 10:31

Saturday, July 5, 2014

We are buzzing about Bees!

We are so excited to learn more about Bees!  I took for granted that every time I saw a container of honey on the shelf at walmart, that it was really honey.  After reading many internet sites and blogs about bees and honey I realize that I wasn't really eating 100% honey.  The processing of honey can vary in many ways and also the care of the hive itself can determine lots about the honey you eat!  Most processed honey is heated to high temperatures which kills the important enzymes that you eat honey for.  The honey is super filtered so the consumer won't find anything in their honey but what you don't realize that all this processing is killing the honey.  There are some honey producers that don't filter at all.  I'm not so sure about finding a bee leg or clump of wax in my honey but I like the idea of taking as much processing out of the equation as possible.  It is something to think about as we try to eat better!

We have joined the Beauregard Parish Bee Keepers Association and Jesse is on his way to learning all he can about bees.  They have their meeting on the first Monday of the month at 7 pm at the War Memorial Museum in DeRidder. 

The President, Mr. Richard Hebert, called Jesse and had a swarm he wanted him to start off with for his first hive!  We went to his home and picked up his package of bees who we questioned if they would be happy at our home since they weren't happy in their previous one!  We got them home and placed in the pasture and they like it!  We still have bees 2 months later and they are making honey!  We thank Mr. Hebert for getting us started and we are so excited to continue learning! He has 75 or so hives himself!  I find Jesse reading anything he can on bees.  He loves to go and "check" his bees.  With only 1 sting so far we are doing well!. 

We hope to help our children start their own Apiary in the Longville Area.  Did you know that the largest Apiary in Louisiana used to be on Hwy 171 in Moss Bluff?  We just learned that bit of history from a customer.  Small world.  I hope that our children are interested enough in bees to continue growing our bee population and continue making honey for our customers!

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

SWEET CORN IS HERE!!!!

We are so excited that Sweet Corn is finally here!  We will be at Tractor Supply in Moss Bluff this Saturday from 8-12 with plenty of corn already cleaned and bagged for you!  This Sweet Corn is called Incredible and Incredible it is.  We hope you like it as much as we do !

We will also be bringing:

Fresh White & Wheat Bread                                 
Amish Breads in many flavors
Cookies
Cinnamon Rolls
Soft Oat Rolls
Cinnamon Swirl and Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Fresh Free Range Eggs

As always we will be bringing Hill Crest Creamery Products:

Fresh Whole Milk
Chocolate Milk
Heavy Cream
Yogurt
Butter
Maybe Cheese

Our Veggies for this week include:

Squash
Cucumber
Bell Pepper
Banana Pepper
Jalapeno Pepper
Tomatoes
Sweet Corn
Eggplant

We will have a very limited supply of Rabbit.  It is so hot this time of year that we reduce breeding and let the rabbits rest in this heat!!

As always we will have Fresh Canned Goods:

Mayhaw Jelly
Mulberry Jelly
Fresh Peach Preserves
Sweet & Spicy Pickles
Sweet Pickles
Spicy Pickled Okra
Spicy Pickled Quail Eggs
Honey in limited supply.  We are waiting for the next nectar flow.  We will have more in a few weeks.

Coming Soon:

Watermelons: Jubilee, Charleston Grey and Yellow Meat Melons!
Purple Hull Peas
Crowder Peas
Okra
All of these items are expected Lord Willing in the next 2 weeks!!

We Thank all of our Customers!  This small farmers market for getting rid of our extra vegetables has grown into a fun and eventful day for our whole family.  As you can see when you come to our stand, there are Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Children everywhere and we love it!  Thank you for letting us have fun!  Have a Blessed Day in the Lord!  If you have any questions , want prices or want to order items in bulk, just give us a call:  337-725-6364  or 337-526-6760.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High.  Psalm 92:1