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 By FarmerDave, on  May 18, 2012 at 10:41:44 PM | Category: General Saturday Main Street in Brighton will be the scene of the Brighton Farmers Market’s Annual Flower Day. Market hours are 8 A.M. to 2 P.M. Make sure to bring your wagons or coolers depending what you’re looking for.
Turk Farms will have Fresh Asparagus both in Purple and Green. There will be Radishes, Rhubarb, and a few Green Onions. We also will have Pickeled Asparagus, Frozen Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, and Eggs.
Marlene and the girls will be glad to assist you in selecting Cheese from Moo-Ville Creamery or Organic Ice Cream from Thomas’s Organic Creamery.
By FarmerPatty, on May 18, 2012 at 12:23:17 PM | Category: General The weather has been great! This week Eric planted sweet corn, boon green beans, several types of lettuce, spinach and radishes.
Our turkeys have been moved to another pasture and they are loving it. During the move Eric spotted a four leaf clover.
 4 Leaf Clover Last night for dinner I made one of our pork tenderloins. It turned out delicious and tender. I used an easy marinade. Recipes are available at our Farmer’s Markets this weekend.
Saturday, May 19th
Eric and Jessica will be at the White Lake Farmer’s Market on Bogie Lake Road south of M-59 near the Lakeland High School. Eric will have the freezers full of our pork cuts. You can see a complete list on the Pigs Page of our website.
Ann, Nikki and I will be at the Hartland Farmer’s Market with a limited supply of pork. The market is held at the Hartland Educational Support and Service Center (old Hartland High School) on M-59 west of US-23. If you would like to order ahead of time please call us at 810-632-5737 and you can pick it up there.
Both markets run from 9 am to 1 pm. This year Eric and Patty will be switching places so more meat will be available more often in Hartland.
Sunday May 20th
Eric and Patty will be at the Green Oak Village Place Farmer’s Market in the parking lot. It will be held from from 9 am to 2 pm. They are located on the east side of US-23 and north of Fieldcrest Drive. (across the expressway from COSTCO) We will have all our cuts of pork, leeks, onions and maybe some rhubarb.
Bring a cooler. Come talk to us and we can let you know what else we have growing and planning!!
By FarmerDave, on May 17, 2012 at 8:53:14 PM | Category: General, Turk Farms   Turk Farms will have Michigan High Tunnel grown tomatoes available at the Brighton, Howell, and our farm market this weekend. These are the same tomatoes we’ve carried the last four years.
They are grown directly in the soil with drip irrigation. After the frost damage the state’s fruit crop has gone through expect to see more of this type of technology.
By FarmerDave, on May 9, 2012 at 8:04:47 PM | Category: General We will be taking orders for Fresh Rabbits that will be available at our farm May 17- 20. There will be a limited amount available so don’t delay. Turk Farms is located at 4915 Cullen Rd. Fenton.
By FarmerPatty, on May 9, 2012 at 5:18:03 PM | Category: Hartland Farms, Vegetables Yesterday Eric got several types of lettuce planted that will make up our salad mix. He also planted radishes, carrots and kohlrabi. We have had an unusually warm spring but stay cautious of planting certain vegetables. The next item to plant will be the
sweet corn. My mouth is watering just thinking about harvest time!
By FarmerPatty, on May 5, 2012 at 11:08:52 PM | Category: General Green Oak Farmer’s and Community Market will have its opening day on
Sunday May 6, 2012 from 9 am to 2 pm. We will be located in the parking lot of the Green Oak Village Place Shopping center at the east side of US-23 and north of Fieldcrest Drive. (across the expressway from COSTCO) We will have all our cuts of pork, leeks, onions and rhubarb. We are excited to begin this new season with you! Come talk to us and we can let you know what else we have growing and planning!!
Our local beekeepers from La Lumiere Honey, Pat and Don will be there too. Our tents will have balloons attached to spot them.
See you at the market!
By FarmerDave, on May 4, 2012 at 5:24:04 PM | Category: General 
Turk Farms is adding another Made In Michigan product. Pickled Asparagus available in three varieties. Fire Stix which contains Cayenne Pepper for a little hot taste, Pickled Asparagus flavored with Jalapeno, and the Regular variety. We also have Fresh Picked Green and Purple Asparagus.
We will be at the Brighton Farmers Market Saturday 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. and at the Flint Farmers Market 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Saturday. Sunday we will be kicking off the season at the Howell Farmers Market 9 A.M. to 2 P.M.
At Brighton the girls will have our Free Range Frozen Chickens, and Ducks. Chicken eggs and a limited supply of Duck Eggs. All types of Asparagus,and Michigan Beans.
The Flint Farmers Market all types of Asparagus. Apples, Eggs, Michigan Edible Beans.
 Our good friend Marlene Turk made this sign for us. The wait is over. Farmer’s Markets will be starting the new season this weekend May 5th and 6th, 2012. This post is long, but full of information.
On May 5th Eric and Mindy will be at the White Lake Farmer’s Market on Bogie Lake Road south of M-59 near the Lakeland High School. Jen’s Ugly Pies will be there too. Some of you may remember the wonderful pies from our “Turkey Pick Up Day”. Eric will have the freezers full of our pork cuts. You can see a complete list on the PIGS page of our website: www.hartlandfarms.com
Patty and Ann will be at the Hartland Farmer’s Market at the same time with a limited supply of pork. The market is once again at the Hartland Educational Support and Service Center (old Hartland High School) on M-59 west of US-23. If you would like to order ahead of time please call us at 810-632-5737 and you can pick it up there. The layout of vendors will be different so be sure to spend some time to see everyone. Our local beekeepers from La Lumiere Honey, Pat and Don will be there too. Our tents will have balloons attached to spot them.
We will have leeks, onions and maybe rhubarb at both locations. Both markets run from 9 am to 1 pm. This year Eric and Patty may switch places sometimes so more meat will be available more often in Hartland.
Our family also has a team participating in the Hartland Relay for Life on May 5th and 6th. Our daughter Nikki will be selling her baked goods at the Hartland Farmer’s Market to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Our team name is “Family Fighters”. We have all been touched by this horrible disease and hope one day to find the cure. Fifty years ago cancer was a death sentence. Now because of the great strides in research so many people have survived!
Sunday May 6th Eric and Patty will be at a new market. This year the Green Oak Village Place will be hosting a Farmer’s Market in their parking lot. It will be held from May through October from 9 am to 1 pm each Sunday. They are located on the east side of US-23 and north of Fieldcrest Drive. (across the expressway from COSTCO) We will have all our cuts of pork, leeks, onions and maybe some rhubarb. Look for our tent with balloons.
We are excited to begin this new season with you! Come talk to us and we can let you know what else we have growing and planning!!
By FarmerPatty, on May 3, 2012 at 7:46:03 AM | Category: General We have started getting ready for our busy season. Before it gets in full swing Eric and I decided to take a two day vacation. Last week while bringing Jessica home from college. We spent some time in Sault Ste. Marie, Whitefish Bay, and Paradise, MI. Lake Superior, lighthouses and waterfalls are some of our favorite places to see when we get time off the farm.  ahh! another year of college done  Skipping stones is another talent Eric has  Can you guess what waterfall this is? A lot of water was flowing. Mid March had seen the highest flow. Do you know the name of these waterfalls, better yet can you spell it?
By FarmerDave, on April 29, 2012 at 4:23:24 AM | Category: Duck, Eggs, Lamb, Michigan Meats, Pork, Rabbit, Turk Farms 
Today is the last indoor market of the season at the Howell Opera House. Hours are 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. The location of the Opera House is 123 W. Grand River, Downtown Howell.
 Turk Farms will have both Purple and Green Michigan Asparagus. Thomas’s Organic Creamery products will be available along with a new shipment of cheese and other items from Moo-Ville Creamery.
We will also have Chicken & Duck eggs, Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, and a selected list of Lamb, Goat, and Pork cuts. I almost forgot about our selection of Michigan Edible Beans.
MasterCard, Visa, and Michigan’s Bridge Card welcomed.
By FarmhandDoug, on April 25, 2012 at 7:29:48 AM | Category: Farming Issues The purpose of FreshMichigan is to get farmers in touch with potential customers, but every once in a while farm issues come up that are worth mentioning. The Obama Administration is now planning to regulate the chores the children of farmers can and cannot do through a new set of child labor laws to be enforced by the Department of Labor. They will affect 4H and FFA programs in consequential ways and all farmers ought to be aware of what’s coming as early as August of this year.
There are many sides to this issue but you can start with this article which strongly opposes the rules: http://thedc.com/IQUs0F
April 28th Update: Obama adminstration plans have been withdrawn
Under pressure from farming advocates in rural communities, and following a report by The Daily Caller, the Obama administration withdrew a proposed rule Thursday that would have applied child labor laws to family farms.
Critics complained that the regulation would have drastically changed the extent to which children could work on farms owned by family members. The U.S. Department of Labor cited public outcry as the reason for withdrawing the rule. Full article is here
By FarmerDave, on April 23, 2012 at 9:43:38 AM | Category: General   It’s going to be an interesting year as things are early. The ducks are laying, as you can see by the picture on the right our Rhubarb is doing well. Asparagus is in and tasty.
Our farm hours at the farm for this week is Monday 10 A.M. to 7 P.M., Wednesday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., Friday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., and Saturday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
By FarmerPatty, on April 22, 2012 at 12:34:02 PM | Category: General  Free range turkeys! Our honey friends Don and Pat LaLumiere stopped by to work with their bees. They stayed all day and helped Eric move and organize our turkeys and chickens.
We took advantage of the nice weather and moved our newest flock of turkeys. They are big enough now to be outside on the pasture. At night, for their safety, we put them in their shelter.
By FarmerDave, on April 20, 2012 at 6:39:54 PM | Category: General  Just picked! We have Fresh Michigan Asparagus available at our farm located at 4915 Cullen Rd. Fenton. Turk Farms will be open Saturday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Sunday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
We will also be at the Flint Farmers Market on Saturday 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Thomas Organic Creamery delivered their Organic Yogurts and Milk today, so plenty available tomorrow at our farm.
By FarmerPatty, on April 17, 2012 at 9:32:29 PM | Category: Hartland Farms Part of Eric’s winter is spent at auctions looking for deals on farm equipment. Several weeks ago, he purchased a used manure spreader. It needed a little fixin’ to make it work and Eric is great at fixing things. The anticipated arrival of this year’s crop of onion plants gave him an incentive to get the spreader in working order quickly and head for our still unplanted produce garden with a load of aged horse and chicken manure to mix in with our soil. We like to use natural enrichment of the soil for our produce crops.
 Naturally enriching the soil for growing crops at Hartland Farms, Hartland, Michigan In the past, we used shovels and a wheelbarrow to accomplish this backbreaking task. The spreader got the job done in no time at all! As spring warms up, we will be planting a variety of crops so you’ll have fresh vegetables and greens this summer and fall. Bet you can’t wait to taste our home grown tomatoes again. The garden beds are still resting, but we’ll be bringing fresh produce to the farmer’s markets before you know it.
Sign up for our HartlandFarms Yahoo Group to get weekly summer announcements of what we’re bringing to the markets. Our FreshMichigan Page will tell you the days and times.
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