Pop Up Market this Wednesday!
Pop Up Market this Wednesday, March 6!
| There are two pop up markets left in 2024 before we start regular store hours. Come join us this week on the farm at 2447 O Road (12 miles north of Seward or 12 miles south of David City on Highway 15). Wednesday, March 6, from 2-5pm. Wednesday, April 3, from 2-5pm. Store hours begin mid-April or May. |
Caning Raspberries and Tilling High Tunnels
| Well I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty sure all the plants in Nebraska are confused by the recent swings in temperatures. In our more youthful days, Ryan and I would have been planting the high tunnels in February…. but then the 10 degree F temperatures from this week would have killed anything we had growing, even in a high tunnel. So this February, instead of planting during these few warmer days, we spent time prepping for the true spring. Spring is the time of year when we get excited for things to grow and also a little bit like the calm before the storm. We have time to act on our winter plans and prepare for the marathon that is to come. We’ve been caning (cutting out dead branches) in the raspberries, building hay racks, and tilling greenhouses. |
Pekarek’s Produce
Weekly Vegetable Subscription
We are also gearing up for the Weekly Vegetable Subscription. We are working with our site hosts from last year to get everything scheduled and set up.
We would like to add one or two more pick up sites this year. If you really enjoy your community, and like the local foods, consider signing up to be a Volunteer Site Host. A host can be residential, commercial, community or other site. Learn more here. OR, if you have an idea for a new site host and pick up location, let us know!
May 22 – September 20, 2024
This year‘s weekly vegetable subscription will run Wednesday, May 22 through September 20. It’s an 18 week season once again. Full details about this year‘s weekly vegetable subscription are on the pekareksproduce.com web site.
Turning Veggies into Hogs!
We will once again be raising hogs in 2024 at Pekarek’s Produce. This will be the fourth year that Ryan and Margret have raised hogs.
| How much meat is it? In a whole hog, we will generally expect hogs to weigh around 300 Lbs and have 160 pounds of useable meat. This translates into approximately 60 pounds of Chops, Ribs, and Steaks, 30 pounds of Ham, 25 pounds sausage, 20 pounds bacon, and 20 pounds of oddiments (lard, liver, hocks, etc). How does it work? If you are interested in getting a pig, you make a deposit ($100 for a whole and $50 for a half). Pekarek’s Produce will take your hog to the Rolling T’s Custom Kitchen for processing in late July or August – or the Brainard Meat locker in early August. You will talk directly to the meat locker at this time and tell them exactly what cuts of pork you want and how big or small you want them… don’t worry, they can walk you through it. I like a lot of roasts and smoked meats… so the smoking increases my cost a little, but its totally worth it when you eat it! Then you pick up your meat directly from the meat locker when it’s butchered and packaged. You will make a final payment to Pekarek’s Produce and one to the meat locker. In total, the hogs usually cost from $3.00 to $3.60/pound, depending on how you choose to package and have your meat cut.Final cost of a whole hog will be around $300, including your deposit (payable on delivery). We don’t have a set price ahead of time `because we will have some variation in how much each pig weighs. We charge you for the cost of raising the hog (purchasing piglets, food, etc) plus a small profit. Payment for the butchering will be paid directly to the meat locker at pick up. |
Upcoming Events on the Farm
Pop Up Markets:
Wednesday, March 6, from 2 – 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 3, from 2-5pm.
Store hours will begin mid-April or May.
Spring Plant Sale: Select from a several varieties of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, kohlrabi, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, rosemary, dill, cilantro, catnip, oregano, parsley, sage, mint, chives, basil, lavender and more! Save the Date: May 3, 4, 5.
Summer Farm Tour: More information to come.