Since the first vegetables were grown in 1989, our garden has grown significantly. Stade's Farm & Market now sets aside about 120 acres for our home-grown produce. The largest portion of acreage goes to our famous sweet corn and pumpkins for our fall festival, Shades of Autumn. We begin planting our garden in early April with onions and potatoes, asparagus, and strawberries. Once the fear of frost is over we put in our first planting of vegetables. New plantings go in about every two weeks until mid-July to ensure fresh hand-picked ripe produce throughout the season. Unlike store bought produce which has traveled miles and days, ours is picked in the morning and delivered to our farm markets within a few hours. The freshest vegetables are also the most nutritious and ours are picked ripe each day with their full compliment of vitamins. That's what sets us apart from the rest.
Here is our Fresh-Picked, Home-Grown estimated schedule.
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| Asparagus |     |  Banana Peppers | | | Beets | | | Broccoli | | | Broom Corn | | | Cabbage | | | Cantaloupe | | | Cauliflower | | | Cayenne Peppers | | | Cucumbers | | | Eggplant | | | Gourds | | | Green Beans | | | Hot Peppers | |
| | | Indian Corn | | | Kohlrabi | | | Michigan Apples | | | Michigan Blueberries | | | Michigan Cherries | | | Michigan Peaches | | | Onions | | | Ornamental Popcorn | | | Peppers | | | Pickles | | | Potatoes | | | Pumpkins | | | Radishes | | | Rhubarb | |
| | | Spinach | | | Strawberries * | | | Sugarsnap Peas | | | Sweet Corn | | | Tomatoes | | | Watermelon | | | Winter Squash | | | Zucchini | |
* U-Pick Strawberries are available only at the farm
Stade's Farm Market Cookbook!
While you're getting your fresh produce, why not pick up a copy of our own cookbook. The recipes were written by our market manager, Gayle Hubert using our farm-fresh vegetables. The cookbook is available at our farm markets for $6. You can also write or send us an email and we'll mail one to you. |
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Helpful Hints & Tips for Storing & Freezing
For helpful hints about storing and freezing, pickling and preserving, and more, visit the Storing and Freezing website. Storing and Freezing is written by a panel of experts with an interest in eating seasonally and preserving at home. They're continually adding articles about things like jam-making, pickling, canning, blanching, and freezing. Thrifty storage starts with planning: so whether you're buying from Stade's Farm & Market or growing in your back garden, they tell you what to choose and how to treat it. |
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All About Home Canning and Making Jams & Jellies
Save money, eat healthier, with no additives or chemicals... and with much better taste! The home canning page at PickYourOwn.org provides links to illustrated recipes and canning directions - so easy ANYONE can do it, along with a multitude of other recipes, guides, and canning instructions from the USDA and many universities. Look for new recipes, pages, and directions for all those veggies from Stade's Farm & Market! |
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Gleaners for the LordOnce a week, volunteer field gleaners working for Gleaners for the Lord come to the farm to pick leftovers after our harvest. Gleaners for the Lord is a non-profit organization whose aim is to relieve hunger; the food gleaned by the organization is distributed free of charge to the needy of northern Illinois.
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