 Nella Mae's Farm
Fresh, naturally-grown produce from our family farm in Cove, Oregon
Weekly Update
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Hello friends,
I'm celebrating Labor Day with NO LABOR! I'm hoping to head out into my favorite place--the Wallowas--for some nature time.
I will not be at the La Grande Farmers Market this Saturday (9/4) but you can find the good stuff as well as bulk tomatoes, basil, and more for your home preservation projects.
Pre-order your tomatoes or basil and I will deliver to your house Friday evening or leave at the farmstand for you. Best to call or text 541-910-4098.
Pickling beets anyone? Call me to reserve small pickling beets for pick up in the stand. Limited. 541-910-4098
Finally, don't forget about my upcoming online class, The Fall Garden on Wednesday, September 8. It will be useful for vegetable, flower, and native plant gardens. Read on for more info.
Other updates:
- What's in Season
- Time to roast/can tomatoes for the winter
- Pesto time!
- Upcoming class: The Fall Garden
- Last chance to sign up for beef!
- Hey hunters--check out our farmstay
- COVID Vaccine info
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Time to order basil for pesto!
If you want to stock your freezer with pesto this year, it is time to order your big bags o' basil. Please call, text or email me your order. Basil is $10/lb or 3 lbs for $27. I recommend 2-3 lbs for your annual supply of pesto. Check out this recipe or give me a call and we can chat. (Tip: all you really need is olive oil and basil to make pesto...)
Please order for pick up at the farmstand or Saturday farmers market. 541-910-4098 or farmer@nellamaesfarm.com.
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Click here for my small-batch pesto recipe.
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What's in Season- Only at the farmstand in Cove this weekend
69361 Antles Lane in Cove
- Bags of tatsoi and kale
- Bunches of chard and kale
- Beet bunches
- Tomatoes & cherry tomatoes
- Peppers & chiles
- Herbs including basil, mint, shiso & parsley
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Zucchini
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Garlic from Almosta Farm
- Corn from Platz Family Farm, Union
- Peaches from Peach Haven, Lower Cove
- Blind Date Coffee
- Eggs from Cove neighbors
- Baked goods from Tea House Bakes
- Flowers from Laughing Girl Farm
Bulk items- to guarantee bulk items, PRE-ORDER Friday by phone or email. I can deliver to Cove, Union and La Grande Friday evening or leave your order in the stand for Saturday pick up. I will also put bulk tomatoes and basil in the farmstand.
- Pickling beets
- Tomatoes
- Cherry tomatoes
- Basil- $9/lb over 2 lbs
If you've never used the farmstand before, check out this video I made last year which explains all.
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Last chance to order beef! Deadline: Sept 10
I am helping a neighbor friend with his first herd. If you're interested in a quarter beef, let me know and I'll sign you up for a quarter or half. The prices and system will work as it always does--the grass-finished beef is just coming from my neighbor Jorge Hernandez.
Click here to read about the process and prices.
Please call or email to reserve your beef by Sept 10. 541-910-4098, farmer@nellamaesfarm.com
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Your grateful farmer, Nella Mae
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The Fall Garden class online Sept 8. Click here for more info.
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Upcoming Class: The Fall Garden
At this point in the summer, you are probably reflecting on what went well and what failed in the garden. You may be tired, but this time of year is perhaps the most important for setting up your best garden for next year.
Join me to learn about compost, cover crops, how to build and protect your soil over the winter, and what you can overwinter for winter and spring harvest.
This class will help with vegetable, flower, and native plant gardens.
Wednesday, September 8th, 6:30-7:30pm on Zoom.
Open to all. If you can afford it, I ask for an $8 class fee on the honor system. If this is a hardship for you, don't worry about it--just join us.
Payment options:
- CashApp or Venmo to my phone number 5419104098
- PayPal to nellamaesfarm@gmail.com
- Or, just drop $8 in the farmstand, at our market booth or mail a check to 69361 Antles Lane, Cove, OR 97824.
Click here to join the meeting on the 8th:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5781285378?pwd=d1lRREtabHdPUEh0bXhGWFhycHFIdz09
Meeting ID: 578 128 5378
Thank you!
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Time to roast and freeze or can tomatoes for winter
Call or text me to order a bulk box of tomatoes for freezing or canning. I can deliver them Friday evening to Union, Cove or La Grande or leave them for you at the farmstand in Cove for pick up on Saturday. $2.50/lb.
At the farm we roast and freeze all the "uglies" regardless of variety and cannot recommend this enough! They don't have to be romas or paste tomatoes to be worth preserving! Our friends at Blind Date Coffee prefer roasting cherry tomatoes, in fact.
All you need is tomatoes, ziplock freezer bags, and an oven. That's it!
Check out our easy-peasy recipe here.
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Click here for my "roasting tomatoes for winter" recipe.
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Hey Hunters- Check out Nella Mae's Farm Stays
If you're looking for a cozy place to stay during the hunting season, check out our tiny house farmstay. Click here to make a reservation.
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The tiny farmhouse.
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Brisket!
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Restaurants Serving Nella Mae's produce
Many thanks to the restaurants who buy produce from us! Please support them!
- Mamacita's, La Grande
- Ten Depot Street, La Grande
- Brother Bear Cafe, La Grande
- The Liberty Cafe, La Grande
- The Starbottle Saloon, Anthony Lakes
- The Minam River Ranch
- Latitude 45, Baker City
- Geiser Grand, Baker City
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Vaccine info
Thank you to all the health care workers, health department, and volunteers making the vaccine and testing clinics happen and taking care of the sick.
Scheduled a vaccine appointment on the CHD website here.
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