More Miracles

Saturday July 28, 2012
Open 8:00 a.m. until sold out


Dill @ $ 1.00 per bunch
Mint @ $ 1.00 per bunch
Basil @ $ 2.50 per bag
Kohlrabi @ .50 each
Lettuce @ $ 2.00 per bag
Chard @ $ 2.00 per bag
Green beans @ $ 1.50 per bag
Snow peas @ $ 1.50 per bag
Snap (pod) peas @ $ 1.50 per bag
Turnip @ $ 2.00 per bunch
Beets @ $ 2.00 per bunch
Early carrots @ $ 2.00 per bunch
Bunching onions (scallions) @ $ 2.00 per bunch


The management regrets to inform you that we have eaten ALL the raspberries ourselves.

Saturday July 21, 2012

Please note that Rose Cottage Garden will close at noon on Saturday July 21st.


This week, Rose Cottage Garden presents . . . 


Young globe turnips @ $ 2.50 a bunch

Mint @  $ 1.00 per generous bunch

Snow peas @ $ 2.50 per half-pound bag

Early beets @ $ 2.50 per bunch

Kohlrabi @ .50 cents each

Rhubarb @ $ 2.00 per pound

Garlic scapes @ 5/ $ 1.00

Spinach @ $ 2.00 per bag

Lettuce @ $ 2.00 per bag

A Glorious Time to Be Alive

The Earth is a bountiful planet, and even in these dry summer days my little plot still manages to produce.  Yes, there should be more, but I am grateful for what my parched soil has gifted me this week.


Rhubarb - freshly cut, bright red, and brimming with goodness
@ $ 2.00 per pound (leaves removed)


Spinach - Bloomsdale long-standing (large leaf) @ $ 2.00 per large bag


Lettuce - Bibb, larger and darker than last week's supply @         $ 2.00 per bag


Garlic scapes - freshly cut, and once the supply runs out, that's it for the season @ $  .25  each


Basil - leaves, freshly picked, limited quantities @ $ 2.00 per small bag


Radishes - mixed colours, simply delicious @ $ 1.50 per bag 


Snow peas - limited supply,  although there will be more in the weeks to come @ $ 2.50 per small bag


Young globe turnips @ $ 2.50 a bunch


Mint - cut upon request - $ 1.00 per generous bunch 


Garden hours for Saturday July 14th - 8:00 a.m. to noon so shop early while supplies last.  

Even in Drought, the Plants Come Out

Thank you to everyone who came by last Saturday to chat and shop.  This Saturday, Rose Cottage Garden will be featuring:


Bibb Lettuce @ $ 1.50 per head
Radish @ $ 1.50 per bunch
Chives @ $ 1.00 per bunch
Rhubarb @ $ 2.00 per pound
Garlic Scapes @ .25 each
Spinach @ $ 2.00 per bag


and


Sheila Redden's delicious biscuits @ $ 4.00 per dozen
Sheila's fine fudge @ $ 2.00 a plate
assorted garden plants from Sheila's garden @ $ 2.00 each


Saturday market hours: 8:00 a.m. until the sign is taken down.


Come on by for a visit and we can complain about the weather together.

Starting Small

Enough waiting - let's get this show on the road!  

Everyone knows it's been a dry June and no one expects me to have the selection I should have in another few weeks.  Besides, I'm so anxious to put out my sign and meet some of my customers I don't think I could stand waiting much longer.  So, here's what I'll have out by 8:00 a.m. on Saturday June 30th:


Rhubarb:  $ 2.00 per pound
Oregano - $ 1.00 per large bunch
Mint - $ 1.00 per large bunch
Chives - $ 1.00 per large bunch
Radish - $ 1.50 per bunch


Stop by, if only to say hello.  I'm always happy to meet my neighbours.


Brenda Rose

Down, But Not Out

It's hard to understand why it's raining in Truro, raining in Pictou, raining in Canso, but it's as dry as a camel's hoof here in Cape George.  However, this is the hand I've been dealt, and I must work with what I have.  Of course my garden is suffering because of this extended lack of moisture, but I am not alone in this regard.


I have not given up.  I continue to nurture the plants that are still alive, even though they haven't grown very much in the past few weeks, and as soon as we do have some rain I'll re-seed as many vegetables as I can.  This is a challenging season, there's no doubt about that, but I am not abandoning my dream of creating a viable and productive mini-market to serve the communities around Cape George.


So be patient, keep checking back here for my opening day, and for those of you who purchased gift certificates at the Mini-Trail Community Auction in April, don't worry.  All certificates will be honoured.


As the classic rock group Chumbawumba sang in their anthem 'Tub Thumping' fifteen years ago:
     I get knocked down
     But I get up again.
     Nothing's ever gonna keep me down.
Farming may not be in my blood, but it's in my heart, and I have the will to make this project work.  I just need a little cooperation from Mother Nature.

Waiting . . .

Shortly after I moved to Nova Scotia I heard someone say that farmers are always complaining about the weather; it's either too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry . . .  I laughed at the time, but now I'm paying for it.


So, despite the fact that the garden is planted (seeds and transplants), the tables are washed and ready, and my beautiful sign is painted and waiting to be inaugurated, opening day for Rose Cottage Garden is delayed until some time after we receive a healthy few days of rain.


As it stands, I am filling buckets from the waterfall behind Ballantyne's Cove wharf and driving it home, then carrying it down to the new plantings, carefully doling out 500 - 800 grams of water per plant per day in an attempt to keep everything alive  (if not actively growing)  until nature provides what we all need: additional moisture.


Please keep your eye on this blog for news of my opening day.  I apologize to everyone for the delay, and hope to be able to provide you with most of your fresh vegetable needs before too much longer.  Thank you for your patience.