
Happy Spring to all our friends and fellow winter storm survivors! With a new season comes lots of… well… news!
NEWS FLASH #1
In keeping with our continued dedication to supporting local business and agriculture, we’re tremendously excited to announce that Perennials Preferred will be a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) pickup location this year! Seriously. We’re over the moon about this. You can pick up your fresh, locally-grown produce with us once a week and support local farmers! You can learn more about the Geauga Family Farms CSA here, and access a CSA application on our website here! Show your interest and apply today! Applications are due May 15th!
NEWS FLASH #2
We have expanded our popular selection of organic, heirloom, ethnic, and antique seed this year!
Whatever you may think about climate change and global warming, this particular winter has been a severe one all across the country – nasty and unrelenting. In our neck of the woods, particularly, the previous year or two have given us some strange spring and summer weather: heat, drought, and heavy rains with flooding. Hiding out from the cold and watching the Weather Channel the other day (as is my custom), I was reminded of how severe the current drought in California is. California which raises roughly half our produce. Curious and bored, I Googled “vegetable costs with California drought,” and the results which came back ranged from gloomy news like “California drought may raise vegetable prices” to the much more dire “Western drought spells killer grocery bills”.
Who can say for sure what will happen? However, if you have ever:
…thought it would be fun to grow your own food/herbs/edible flowers…
…liked or supported the idea of locally-grown food because it’s fresher, with more vitamins intact…
…liked the idea of eating food that is better for you in the spirit wellness…
…liked the idea of heirloom varieties because this is what our forbears all over the globe have done since farming began: they have saved seeds from the plants which taste better, store better, give higher yields, and are probably better for you, etc. …
…decided that vegetables raised from organic seed with fewer or no artificial/poisonous chemicals is a good plan in general.
…OR, if you just like cooking with the best produce, coming soon to PPI are all the above sorts of seeds, from High Mowing SeedS, Seedsavers, and Renee’s Seeds, along with Marketspice teas and other products, known for their wonderful flavor and effectiveness in promoting health. We hope also to have Wes Wilson and Maximum Garlic products again at the market and in the store.
NEWS FLASH #3
Many of you took advantage of our Miller family, Amish organic produce market at the store on Wednesdays last year. Well, good news! They are returning this year and we hope to get them, or another grower, to come on Saturdays, too! If you missed them last year, this year’s your chance to take advantage of this awesome service!