Spring rains bring summer flowers, right? They better!! Because the weather has not been very cooperative lately! Despite possible rain, we’ll be at two places this weekend – Hereford Farm Market on Saturday for Opening Day and Oak Spring Farm on Sunday for its Spring Festival. PLEASE COME SEE US AS WE KICK OFF OUR 2022 SEASON!! 😊
What am I bringing to the market?
Breakfast Berry Jam: this is a returning favorite, one of our most popular products. This batch was made with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. It’s homemade jam at its best – only fruit, sugar, and pectin. Use this jam for anything and everything you would use jam for!!
Sunshine Citrus Preserves: these 8 oz jars are chock full of little clementine wedges and a sweet & spicy syrup. Each 8 oz jar contains double the amount of citrus wedges you get in the commercial snack-sized plastic cups – but ours are homemade, lightly flavored with honey, ginger, and cinnamon, and their packaging is reusable! Use these for snacking, drizzling over ice cream, adding to yogurt, or as a smoothie ingredient.
Honey Rhubarb Ginger Compote: I was so happy I was able to find fresh rhubarb this spring to make this small, seasonal batch. If you haven’t yet tried a rhubarb preserve, now’s your chance! This batch is a compote, which means a “dessert of fruit cooked in syrup.” I use the term here so that everyone knows this spread doesn’t have the consistency of jam. It has a looser set that is like applesauce. Combined with honey, rhubarb has a delicious, sweet tart taste. Pair this compote with custard or clotted cream & scones or serve solo in a cocktail glass. Bursting with flavor and originality!
Everything Bagel Spice Mix: another returning favorite. Each 8 oz jar contains a little over one cup of this handcrafted spice mix. It can be used on practically everything – sprinkle over cream cheese, mix into mashed potatoes or sour cream, shake onto your chicken, eggs, salad, French fries, popcorn, mac and cheese, guacamole, or Bloody Mary’s…
Brand-new, beautiful, one-of-a-kind stained-glass bee and honeycomb suncatchers: I have a whole new selection, each one is handmade by Mary Nolan, my niece and nephew’s grandmother, who is a glazier. She makes these specially for Windtree Bee. No two are alike. You can buy one with bees and honeycomb or one of St. Gobnait, the Patron Saint of Bees and Beekeepers. They make perfect gifts for anyone who loves bees, nature, and/or beautiful, whimsical pieces of art!
At Oak Spring Farm on Sunday
We’ll have two tables! Craig will be over by the beehives doing beekeeping demos. He is bringing equipment and an observation hive. His friend and mentor, Chuck Elrich, might also be there. If anyone is interested in bees or beekeeping, this is an excellent opportunity to ask questions and see the little ladies close up! I’ll have another table with the food vendors. We’ll be offering everything listed above, plus our Windtree Bee chai tea blend. I’ll post brewing instructions in the comments soon!
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If you like keeping in touch via insta, follow us there! Our daughters, Ellie and Haley, are helping us with posts, etc. this summer. We hope to share more pics and behind-the-scenes videos. Stay tuned and connect with @windtree.bee on Instagram for additional content and future updates!
Saturday, we’ll be at the Hereford Farm Market, 17004 York Road, in Parkton, Maryland, from 9:00 a.m. until noon tomorrow. Look for us at the “Hats & Honey” table beside The Contented Rooster. Sunday, we’ll be at Oak Spring Farm, 20633 Mt Zion Rd, Freeland, Maryland, from noon until 4:00 p.m. Look for Craig by the beehives and Jill with the food vendors. See you there!
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