Golden Prairie Farm

It is a beautiful morning for a farmers market.
Come see us from 8-1 at the

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It's opening day for farmers market season!

We are at the this morning with an abundance of lettuce, spinach, microgreens, and pasture raised eggs.

Come see us from 8a-1p in front of the Museum of World Treasures at 1st and Mosley in Wichita.

your farmer

Market season is just around the corner and as we gear up to attend two markets this year, we are looking to hire a hard working individual to join our farm crew.

This individual would assist with weeding beds, harvesting and packing items for the markets, planting, and bed prep. Previous gardening/farming experience is a plus, but not required.

Contact us for more information.

It is greens season again!

Soooo ready to have some fresh greens to add to meals.

Today we are having roasted chicken with freshly harvested mixed lettuce and red tabby spinach, avocado, and homemade honey mustard dressing. 🤤🤤 (As I am making this post I am thinking, why didn't I boil some of our pasture raised eggs to add to the meal?🤦‍♀️)

Are you excited for fresh greens and pasture raised eggs?

Check out our website to order some for your meals.

!!ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!!

1️⃣ We have lettuce and pasture raised eggs available.
Visit our website to place an order for farm pick up. More information is located on our website.

2️⃣ We are excited to let you know there will be one more location to purchase our products!

We are doing TWO markets this year!

In addition to attending the every Saturday morning, we are also going to be attending the pretty regularly on Saturday mornings.
Follow for updates.

3️⃣ WE ARE HIRING!
With us increasing production to accommodate 2 large farmers markets, we are looking to hire an individual to join our farm crew. Some farming experience is a plus, but not required. Competitive pay.
Contact us for more information.

Need some bacon 🥓🥓 in your life?

We have half a hog still available for our January 29 processing date.

What are the benefits of purchasing a half hog?
1️⃣ You get to choose the cuts you want...bacon, chops, roasts, steaks, etc.
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2️⃣ Our hogs are raised on pasture from the day they are born. They have access to fresh air and pasture to root around in.
3️⃣ We do not give any vaccines or hormones to our hogs.

Price: $3.75/pound hanging weight (paid to Golden Prairie Farm).
Our hogs usually have a hanging weight around 100 pounds (this is an estimate and could be more or less). So the price for the half hog would be around $375 (estimate and could be more or less)

We require a deposit of $90 to reserve the half hog. This amount will be subtracted from the total for the half hog, and is non-refundable.

**Processing is not included in the price of the hog. This is a separate cost that is paid to the processing facility (Krehbiels Specialty Meats) when your order is ready for pick up. This amount will vary depending on your cutting order, but is usually around $200-$300. (This is an estimate and could be more or less)

Message for more information or if interested.

Happy New Year!
With a new year, we have done some rebranding. Thank you for working with us and creating this beautiful new logo.

Fill your freezer with pasture raised pork!🐷🐖

We have one whole hog (2 halves) still available for our December 26th processing date. Price for the hog is $3.75 per pound (hanging weight). Our hogs usually have a hanging weight between 150 and 200 pounds for a whole hog (75-100 pounds for a half).

Choose the cuts of pork you want, or get a standard cut order.🥓🥩

Processing is extra and paid to Krehbiels Specialty Meats in McPherson.

Message if interested.

Need pork in your freezer?
We have one hog still available for our December 26th processing date. Get it as a whole hog or a half. Price for the hog is $3.75 per pound (hanging weight). Processing is extra and paid to Krehbiels Specialty Meats in McPherson.
Our hogs usually have a hanging weight between 150 and 200 pounds for a whole hog.
Message if interested.

We also have 13 feeder pigs for those who have space and want to raise their own fat hog. Message for more information.

We have 13 feeder pigs for sale. They are 8 weeks old as of 11/5.

$100 each

If interested please PM us, or call Jerad (3one6 two53 six6one0)

Due to weather the market is closing early today.

A nice bowl 🥣 sounds nice on this cold 🥶 October day.
Be sure to stop by and get the last of our peppers🌶🫑, cherry tomatoes🍅🍅, cucumbers🥒🥒, egg plants, and more.

**This is our last market of the season, but the market itself will continue through December 16th.
November and December market dates are 10a-2p.**

Tomorrow will be our last market of the 2023 season so be sure to stop by our booth to get the last of our cherry tomatoes. Also don't forget to get your homemade vanilla for your holiday baking.

Good Saturday morning!
It is a beautiful fall morning, so be sure to come out and shop at the .

Open until 1pm

We will not be at the Old Town Farm & Art Market ( ) this weekend. Have a great weekend!

Are your tomatoes grown in the dirt?
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We are often asked how our tomatoes are grown. So...
We believe produce grown in the dirt taste the best. Our tomatoes (all of our produce to be exact) is grown in the dirt. We grow tomatoes in our high tunnel, our smaller hoophouses, and in the open field, but no mater where the tomatoes are, they are always grown in good ol Mother Earth 🌎.

Tomatoes can be sensitive when it comes to water💧and the temperature🌡. So we choose to grow most of our tomatoes under the cover of plastic.

Why?

1️⃣ Growing under cover allows us to manage how much water the plants get. Tomatoes grown out in the open get all of the rain 🌧 that comes on them. So if we get 1+ inches of rain, that can be too much for the tomato plant and it will cause blossom-end rot. This is where the blossom end of the tomato starts to rot (turn black) making the tomato not usable. Also, if tomatoes get too much water at once it can cause the tomato itself to split 😖.
2️⃣ The plants themselves don't get water directly on them. If a tomato plant continually gets wet it can cause fungus and other issues. So we use drip irrigation to water the plants right at the soil.
3️⃣ We can have tomatoes started earlier or go later into the season because the tunnels tend to be warmer than the outside temperature when they are closed up. Creating their own micro climate.
4️⃣ We are able to tie them up and prune them in a way that allows for better air flow and decreases the fungal issues. It also, allows us to see the tomatoes easier so we can harvest them when they are ready and not lose them to worms, grasshoppers, and other pests.
5️⃣ The tunnels protect the plants from the wind. When we have a storm that has strong winds we close up the sides and then open it after the storm passes.

Stop by our booth every Saturday from 8am-1pm at the . Located in front of the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita.

We offer tomatoes at different stages so you can enjoy them all week. We also do salsa packs. These give you the base for a salsa and allows you to customize it however you like.

We still have 4 feeder pigs available for purchase. These are a good size now (75+ pounds). They are weaned and ready to go.

$100 each

Message us or call Jerad if interested or for more information. 316-253-6610

What a beautiful morning.
The sheep are happy, and we are all enjoying the cooler temps.

Now to finish harvesting for tomorrow's market.

Come see us for your holiday weekend produce needs!
Open 8am-1pm.
Come early for best selection and to beat the heat.

My father is a farmer.
His heart is in the soil
It's there he finds his solace,
Among the grimy toil.
He plants the seed in springtime,
The corn, the beans, the hay.
He prays that God would bless it.
A harvest, Lord, I pray.
He tills and cultivates it,
Provides the most tender care.
Believes that come October,
He'll reap a harvest fair.
Blue skies are his cathedral.
A tractor, his altar of prayer.
God meets him in the cornfields,
They have communion there.
My father is a farmer-
That's all he'll ever be.
The values that the land taught him,
He handed down to me.
I love my farmer father-
I'm thankful that he's mine...
I pray that God would bless him,
Today and for all time.

-Jasmine N. Swantz

Happy Father's Day!

Ever wonder how to use that licorice smelling vegetable (fennel)?

Well I am here to say it isn't that hard to simply add it to dishes you already make.

Add it to your pizzas, soups, or salads for an extra blast of flavor.

This past week I chopped up two bulbs of fennel, some potatoes, and an onion. Then cut up two chickens and placed them on top of the potatoes and fennel, and roasted them until the chicken was cooked and the potatoes were tender.

SO GOOD!

Be sure to stop by our booth this weekend to try it at your home. Or place an order online and pick-up from our booth Saturday to guarantee items we will have at the market.

What's for lunch on this Memorial Day?

Pork chops with homemade coleslaw (made from our cabbage and carrots) and sautéed squash (made with our zucchini and patty pan squash and black garlic).

Find our cabbage and carrots at our booth this Saturday. Our squash are starting to produce and will soon be at the market too.

We have 10 feeder pigs that are ready to go.
$100 each

Make the Old Town Farm & Art Market your one stop shop for your Memorial weekend gatherings.

Still time to make it down to the to pick up fresh, locally grown produce .

Hurry down, we are here until 1pm

What happens when you are flipping a lettuce bed to make room for eggplants and another lettuce bed is ready to harvest?
You get ALOT of lettuce.

Find it today at the Halstead Farmers Market (6pm-8pm) and at .dairy (1pm-6pm)
Also find it tomorrow at the (8am-1pm)

Saturday looks to be gorgeous. So be sure to stop by the Old Town Farm & Art Market to get fresh, locally grown produce, meats, baked goods, and more at the market.

Open 8am-1pm.