collopyfamilyfarm

My oh my how time goes by. Hard to believe another Christmas is almost here. Thanks to everyone who visited us last year! We were a little busier, so we didn’t get as many great family photos. Check below to see if you made our album. Let me know if you’d like me to email your photo to you. And, thank you for signing our “guest book” and the wonderful comments – they make our day!

We’ll be open this weekend, November 15 & 16 if you’d like to swing by and pick up a wreath or kissing ball, tag a tree, grab a delicious organically raised chicken for dinner, jam and jam gift packs and more.

We’ll also be open next weekend selling wreaths, kissing balls and more. Official tree sales start Friday, Nov. 28th and every weekend thereafter until selling out. Hours are 8 a.m. until 4ish (dusk). Choose and cut your organically raised Christmas tree for only $40. Have it shaken, and, if you choose, wrapped. No worries about bringing chemically sprayed trees into your home with Collopy’s Christmas Trees!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Cheers, Sally & Bruce 🙂

I had a fabulous time in the Eastern Townships of Quebec recently on a two-day Agritourism visit. Visited six diverse farms, learned about their operations, and peppered them with questions about their Agritourism operation. Also got to know some Vermont farmers, toss ideas around and discuss how we can grow Agritourism in Vermont.  Bruce and I look forward to adding Farm to Table dinners next year as part of Collopy Family Farm offerings.

Many thanks to the sponsors of this trip: Farm-Based Education Network, Shelburne Farms, UVM Extension, Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets, Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, Vermont Farms Association and Vermont Fresh Network.

We grow a lot of great stuff on Collopy Family Farm, but one of the things we grow best is weeds. Who knew there were blueberry bushes underneath all those weeds! Gonna keep it up next year, promise!! Just happy that after 3 years of trying to get them established, they’re finally growing.

Before/After

Cheers, Sally & Bruce 🙂

Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out our farm survey, we really appreciate it. For those of you who reserved some of our fresh, delicious, organically raised meat chickens, they are available and ready for you to pick up. We roasted one up recently with some friends, it was fabulous! Each chicken comes with a recipe and herbs for seasoning. Please give a call at 802-233-4805 to schedule a pick-up.

Thanks to my “project hubby” for building us this great farm stand. And, thanks to everyone who has stopped by so far to check it out. We’re open on Tuesday and Friday from 2-7pm. Offerings include fresh eggs, homemade bread, delicious strawberry and raspberry jam, fresh veggies, and muffins ready for your breakfast. Scrumptious raspberry/chocolate chip muffins have been featured recently. Depending on availability there could be fresh berries, herbs, pies and more.  Before you know it, I’ll be making wreaths and kissing balls – don’t come too fast Christmas, fall is our favorite time on the pond! Stop by and take a look.

Have a wonderful day all!

Cheers,
Sally & Bruce 🙂

Bruce and I have been hard at work and all is well on the farm. The first batch of meat chickens arrived two weeks ago and are doing well. Raspberries are super healthy and we’re looking forward to a nice crop.  Christmas trees are sprouting out beautiful new growth. Blueberries are going to make it this year, hopefully! Ponies are doing well and will start their training soon. We’re sure that will go smoothly! ha ha

Meat chickens will be available for purchase around July 25th. Local organic strawberry jam and our own organically raised raspberry jam will be available soon. We’ll also be offering organic frozen berry pops.

We look forward to seeing you on the farm this summer!

Cheers,
Sally & Bruce 🙂

Watching “The Voice” and what to our wondering eyes should appear, two deer, no wait, it’s Cinnamon & Sugar Bear foot loose and fancy free. As they ran across the field Bruce gave a whistle, they returned to their pen as fast as a missile – well, not quite, but for carrots and peppermints they returned pretty quickly. Thank goodness!!

Check out the new photos under the pages of Christmas Photos and Farm Photos! The good news is that we were super busy this Christmas, the bad news is that we didn’t get the chance to take as many photos. Thanks to everyone who took the time to pose for our photo blog. Let me know if you’d like a copy by email.

Under Farm Photos we have a few shots from the In Good Taste foodie event held on January 24th in Saint Albans. We had a great time and want to thank everyone who stopped by our booth.

Under Recipes I’ve added a fabulous roast chicken recipe. One organically raised 4-5 pound chicken from our farm will provide a great meal for two and a big pot of homemade soup with the leftover chicken.

Cheers!
Sally & Bruce 🙂

WOW – what a night! We participated in the “In Good Taste” foodie event last night at Saint Albans City Hall. What a turnout, a huge success for a first-time event. Our taste tests were freshly cooked organically raised chicken, homemade chicken noodle vegetable soup, and a variety of jams and sauces. We had over 200 people visit our booth and sample our products. It was great to see so many folks who visited us at Christmas and meet many of our customers from the Fairfield Farmers Market On-line (FFMO).

The diversity of the vendors, the professionalism of the event organizers, and the beautiful set-up of the venue made for a very memorable evening. The localvore movement is alive and well in Franklin County. Thanks so much for all your support!

Cheers,
Sally & Bruce 🙂

We hope your New Year is off to a good start and that you faired well during the recent ice storm and frigid temps! brrrrrr  Fortunately, it looks like our trees faired pretty well and will recover nicely.

It was great to see so many returning customers and meet many new neighbors during our Christmas sales. Thanks for all your referrals and wonderful comments in our guest book. You made our season very memorable!  🙂

We’re looking forward to a good year, not too wet, not too dry, not too hot, not too cold, you know, just right. That’s not too much to ask for, is it? 🙂

Check back soon – don’t be a stranger….

Cheers,
Sally & Bruce 🙂