January's Updates

It seems that 2018 was just a blur. Let me think... 2017 and 2018 were both blurs. Things were  happening so fast that I still can not get my head wrapped around it. In addition to expanding the heated greenhouse, we added a high tunnel to the property. This tunnel will be a game changer for us here at Asparagus Annie's, and has at this very moment, spinach and other mixed greens thriving in it. Mind you, it is January and 10 degrees outside. The high tunnel, at last check was 68 degrees.

I tend to be a little too cautious about what I can do and accomplish in the garden and to project a yield of any produce or flower product that I have never produced before makes me extremely nervous. However, since last spring, the high tunnel has produced such an abundance of produce that I wonder how we ever got along without it. To be able to harvest fresh greens in the dead of winter in Indiana has been such so amazing. I did not plan properly so unfortunately, there is not enough of any one green to sell, but we have been taste testing for everyone.

We also added 50+ raised beds that should provide valuable growing space for root crops such as carrots, radishes and beets. They will be home to many, many lettuce varieties and various summer squashes. We look forward to growing in these raised beds and the super nutrient rich soil that was added over the summer.

In addition to the physical changes to the farm this year, Asparagus Annie's has decided to branch out with two new divisions. One will encompass our Goat Milk products and is aptly named, Udder Bliss. The other exciting venture is our cut flower production. We are planning an expansion that will delight the eyes and noses of our customers, both at the market and in the workplace. We are also putting together some farm to vase workshops, so that we can share our love of flowers with attendees, who will get to visit the farm, choose and cut the variety of flowers they would like to add to arrange and then have the opportunity to arrange them here on the farm.

This year is looking like a fun, exciting year and we hope that you will follow along for the ride!