WELCOME TO SUMMER 2013

At last (to quote Etta James) Rose Cottage Garden is finally open for the season.

OPENING DAY:  Saturday June 1st

Hours of Operation:  8:00 a.m. - (approximately) 3:00 p.m.

Rhubarb:  $ 2.00 per pound

Dahlias:     $ 4.00 (small)
                   $ 6.00 (large)

Remember, you may also place your order by phone or e-mail.

See your pamphlet for details.

Brenda Rose

902-867-1587
rosecottagegarden@gmail.com

Springtime in Cape George

 It's almost time.  The ice is out of the bay, the Mini-Trail Community Centre auction is over, the lobster boats will be hitting the water within a week, and my house is awash with emerging seedlings looking for a garden to thrive in.  

And so it begins . . . Rose Cottage Garden is entering its second year of full operation and will have a limited selection of seasonal fruits and vegetables available by late May (assuming it doesn't snow again)!

Watch your mailbox this coming week for the 2013 Rose Cottage Garden brochure and take note that this year several new convenient shopping options have been added so that I may better meet the needs of the community.  Not only are you able to shop on Saturday mornings throughout the season, but you can also place your orders via e-mail at the following address:      rosecottagegarden@gmail.com  or by  telephone (867-1587).  

If you live between Cribbons Point Road and Georgeville and are unable to come by for your order for whatever reason,  I will be happy to deliver it to you at the end of the day.  Available produce and prices will be posted on this blog every Thursday (prices valid for seven days), and deliveries can be made any evening of the week (after 6:00 p.m.) Or you could just stop by and if my vehicle is in the driveway I'd be happy to go down to the garden and pick what you need while you wait.

So watch this space, and know that I am committed to providing my customers with the best possible garden-fresh vegetables, grown in adherence to the best organic practices.  We are what we eat, and life is too short to waste it eating poorly.

Brenda Rose

Rose Cottage Garden

Thank You.

I've had a wonderful year and I hope you have too.  However, it's time to put the garden to bed, so Rose Cottage Garden has gone into semi-hibernation until spring.

However, if you need fresh carrots, white-fleshed sweet potatoes, chard, parsley, garlic, kohlrabi,  pickled beets, grape jelly, bread & butter pickles or zucchini mustard relish over the next few weeks please give me a call (I'm in the phone book) and I'll be happy to fill your order.

Thank you for supporting Rose Cottage Garden and for helping to make my small enterprise a success.  Look for the colourful blue sign at the side of the road next spring when once again I'll be ready to provide most of your fresh produce needs, organically grown, at excellent prices.

Have a safe and healthy winter.

Brenda Rose
Antigonish County
Cape George
Nova Scotia

                                               Starting Small

                                                Remember this name.

                                                  Remember this place.

                                                     Before . . .

                                                     . . . and after.

                                                    Flat-leaf parsley

                                                  White fleshed sweet potatoes

                                                   Cucumbers galore

                                                      Grown close to home, and close to you.

                                          Harvest day, bringing the best that I have to you.

                                 Remember this community.

Last Market Day of the Season

This Saturday, Oct. 27th, will be my final on-site market day of the season.   The following produce will be available, although in limited supply.

- daikon (Oriental radish) @ .50 cents each (see picture)
- small kohlrabi @ .25 cents each
- small white globe turnip @ .25 cents each
- Swiss chard @ $ 1.00 (small) bag
- red-leaf lettuce @ $ 1.00 (small) bag
- broccoli @ $ 1.00 (small) bag)
- flat-leafed parsley @ $ 1.00 per bunch
- sweet potatoes (white-fleshed) @ $ 1.25 per pound
- carrots @ $ 2.00 per bunch
- beets @ $ 2.00 per bunch

In addition, there will be fresh-cut dahlia flowers @ .25 per stem as well as pickled beets, bread & butter pickles, zucchini mustard relish, hot red-tomato pickles and grape jelly at the following prices:

sample-size jar (grape jelly only) @ $ 1.25 per jar
250 ml jar @ $ 2.50
500 ml jar @ $ 5.00
1 liter jar (pickled beets only) @ $ 10.00

Daikon, or Oriental radish, excellent steamed, stir-fried or raw

Late in the Season

Things are winding down for the year but the garden isn't finished yet.  Here's what will be available this Saturday, although in limited quantities.

Saturday Oct. 20th  9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

-  young chard @ $ 2.00 per bag
-  beets, red and white @ $ 2.00 per bunch
-  tomatoes, red and green @ .50 cents a pound
-  cucumbers @ .50 cents a pound
-  kohlrabi @ .50 cents each
-  flat-leafed parsley @ $ 1.00 per bunch
-  white globe turnips @ .50 cents each
-  small rutabaga @ .25 cents each
-  carrots @ $ 2.00 per bunch
-  white-fleshed sweet potatoes @ $ 1.25 per pound
-  broccoli @ $ 1.00 per bag
-  garlic @ .50 cents a head
-  oversized zucchini (for baking or pickles) @ $ 2.00 each

-  grape jelly, 250 ml jar @ $ 2.50 per jar
-  zucchini mustard relish  250 ml jar @ $ 2.50
                                              500 ml jar @ $ 5.00
-  bread & butter pickles    250 ml jar @ $ 2.50
                                              500 ml jar @ $ 5.00
-  pickled beets, red or white 250 ml jar @ $ 2.50
                                                  500 ml jar @ $ 5.00
                                                  1 liter jar @ $ 10.00 

Autumn Joy

Saturday Oct. 13, 2012

• Garlic @ .50 cents per head
• Broccoli @ $ 1.00 per bag
• Swiss chard @ $ 2.00 per bag
• Carrots (sweet and delicious) @ $ 2.00 per bunch
• Beets (red or white, as you wish) @ $ 2.00 per bunch
• Kohlrabi @ 3/ $ 1.00
• Small but lovely Jack o'lanterns @ $ 1.50 each
• Baking pumpkins @ $ 1.50 each
• Yellow beans (limited supply) @ $ 2.00 per pound
• Icicle radish (another tasty treat) introductory offer @ .25 cents each
• Tomatoes, end of season (red, green, large or small) @ .50 cents per pound
• Cucumbers @ .50 cents per pound
• Sweet potatoes, white flesh, @ $ 1.25 per pound

Pickles:  sliced beets (red or white), bread & butter, zucchini mustard relish

small jar @ $ 2.50 (whole baby beets only)

500 ml jar @ $ 5.00

1 liter jar @ $ 10.00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Saturday Oct. 6th, 2012

Garlic @ .50 cents per head
Broccoli (and it's lovely!) @ $ 1.00 per bag
Lettuce @ $ 2.00 per bag
Swiss chard @ $ 2.00 per bag
Carrots (sweet and delicious) @ $ 2.00 per bunch
Beets (red or white, as you wish) @ $ 2.00 per bunch
Kohlrabi @ 3/ $ 1.00
Small white globe turnips @ 3/ $ 1.00
Small but lovely Jack o'lanterns @ $ 1.50 each
Baking pumpkins @ $ 1.50 each
Yellow beans (limited supply) @ $ 2.00 per pound
Icicle radish (another tasty treat) introductory offer @ .25 cents each
Tomatoes (red, green, large or small) @ .50 cents per pound
Cucumbers (regular or English) @ .50 cents per cucumber
Zucchini, oversized, ideal for baking or pickling @ $ 2.00 each

NEXT WEEK:  WHITE-FLESHED SWEET POTATOES, CURED AND READY TO EAT, AT $ 1.25 PER POUND.  TASTE SAMPLES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.  ORDER IN ADVANCE IF YOU'RE WORRIED I'LL RUN OUT.

Sliced pickled beets, red or white beets,  500 ml jar @ $ 5.00 per jar