Garden Girl Club Membership...Sign up today!

With a fresh breeze and crisp, chilled air mixed with warm sunshine we all know it's that time of year again!  Spring will soon be followed by the ever awaited days of Summer!  As I sit here I've been preparing, planning and expanding my ambitions for the 2011 Garden Girl Co. season.  So much still in the works, but one new addition I will share with you for this farm season at Norm Lehne Garden and Orchards is the introduction of Garden Girl Club.  What's this you say? Well, I won't keep you in suspense....

In addition to a small store front at the farm, Garden Girl Co. will be offering a seasonal Garden Girl Club membership.  This membership will include 6 pick-ups at the farm alongside the Lehne Farm CSA, which runs July 8th through September 23rd.  Every other week Club members will receive one 4-ounce (not 8 ounce sorry for the mix up) jar of homemade jam and at least one baked item, such as a package of Garden Girl muffins, brownies, pie or other creations.  Cost will be $75.  As always, all items will be handmade, at the farm in our licensed kitchen, with farm-fresh ingredients.

Thank you for your continued support and I hope to reward your tastebuds with farm fresh excellence again this 2011 season! To join please call the farm at (541) 672-2745, as space is limited.

Your Garden Girl,
Wendy Lehne

**Gluten-free and possibly sugar-free options will be available upon request. This excludes the jams as they are not sugar free, but are low-sugar recipes and of course gluten-free.

CSA Member Season Finale Sale this Weekend...September 23rd-25th!

For all of you CSA members on your Season Finale week, I wanted to offer a special "thank you" for all of your support this trial year of Garden Girl Co. at Norm Lehne Garden and Orchards! 

This weekend only we are offering our Jam as a buy one get one 50% off!  This is the perfect time to try some of the other varieties and flavors available for yourself or as gifts...yes, the holidays are approching!  This discount applies to the ice cream toppings as well...remember to stock up this winter so you don't run out of your favorite flavors!  Also, the 16 oz containers of tomato sauce are 50% off and are in the freezer, making them only $2.25, just ask for assistance.  This is just my way of offering you an extra thank you to all of the CSA members this season and hope you enjoyed all the products this year...it was a pleasure to serve you!

*As an added bonus turn in your Garden Girl Co. survey this week and get an extra one-dollar off of any item...that can be included with the specials as well!

NEW this week...Raspberry Rhubarb pie $12.  This marks the last of Norm's delicious raspberry crop that I have in storage, so get them while you can.  The regular version has a whole wheat crust and looks delicious! This pie is also available in Gluten-free...the Gluten-free version came out a little tart as I didn't add very much sugar...just add whipped cream or ice cream to add a little sweetness if you desire.  Apple Pie and Marionberry pie are also still available.

Enjoy...thank you for all your support this summer and hope to see you all next year!

Garden Girl Co....Italian Style!

This week at home it's hard to get used to the under-pressure of sorts in the kitchen. Oh yes, our kitchen is busy with our family's canning projects, but my mind wanders of what to offer at the farm next.   As much as I needed the break, I can't wait to offer more goodies for you at the farm this Labor Day weekend!

This week at home I've been subsisting on cheese and crackers...fresh cheeses of sorts...I need something to go with all that Garden Girl Jam:), and I thought why not offer some of my favorite types at the farm for sale!  My favorite is sheep's milk cheese (I have a lead on a potential local producer), goat's milk che'vre would be my second choice and last but not least regular old cream cheese.  I've hunted tirelessly for the perfect serving size packaging and hope to have some for sale soon.  Some combined with our farm produced Garden Girl Co. pesto or specialty jams of course. Why not?

Since my creativity is on a roll I will also be offering  pesto, tomato based pasta sauce and potentially some fresh gnocchi this next weekend for sale.  What could be better, you say?... to go with all your garden fresh veggies you just picked up.  Oh yes!...a wonderful Italian fare and one stop shopping at the farm for this delightful meal.  So if you are interested in trying some of these delicious new mid-summer offerings, we hope to see you on this Labor Day weekend to sample and purchase these new products.  What a perfect addition to your farm-fresh produce picking, dinner discovered...Ciao!

Pies Available at the Farm...

With school days lingering in the near future and lazy summer days at the farm coming to an end, our family packed up to head home for a week.  School clothes to buy and preparation ahead for the "big" school year ahead.  School officially starts next week for Ashlynn and I will be home-schooling Kylie this year and have much to prepare.  You may see her with me some as we return to the farm...riding the beloved bike of the summer, their vintage garage sale three-wheeler!

So with all the events around the corner Glen and I made the long and late drive home last night to Vancouver, but never fear, I've left some goodies behind!  Wednesday I was very busy in the kitchen preparing a variety of pies to put in the freezer.  Same great quality, just take and bake instead.

The varieties available are both in gluten-free and regular pies:

• Cherry
• Blackberry
• Nectarine
• Apple
• Blackberry/Nectarine

There is a limited quantity...so first come, first serve on these.  Garden Girl Co.'s famous muffins are also available in blueberry and apple-cinnamon, with everything made out of Norm's farm-fresh fruit!  Of course my specialty jams and ice cream toppings are still available for sale.  Enjoy...until I return Labor Day weekend! 

Your Garden Girl,
Wendy Lehne