Sarah Werner

Stocking up

Been spending some time recently getting stocked up on products we sell at Christmas time. Today, that meant a batch of beeswax lip balm and hand balm. I started making these for one simple reason … I don’t like waste. When we started keeping bees, we all of a sudden had a large supply ofContinue reading “Stocking up”

Part-time farming

We’re coming up on another holiday season, and it just occurred to me that I haven’t written a single post in almost a year. I can explain. It can pretty much be summed up with this – pretty terrible weather, combined with full-time off-farm jobs, combined with a commitment to spend less time working andContinue reading “Part-time farming”

Christmas Gift Baskets Available

Excited to announce that we are again taking orders for Christmas gift baskets! Werner Creek Farm Holiday Gift Basket Order Form We have two basic gift baskets but we can customize a package for you if these aren’t exactly what you want. Our Large Holiday Gift Package includes: a one pound local, raw honey, oneContinue reading “Christmas Gift Baskets Available”

Strawberry Jam

I bought some delicious strawberries this week from some other local farmers. Despite my daughter’s protests (she would have eaten them ALLLLL), I made strawberry jam for the first time in years. On our farm, we usually make jams and jellies only from the fruit we produce. But, we love having a source for localContinue reading “Strawberry Jam”

Season Extenders

26 degrees overnight in April? Check. Tomato plants all tucked in tight? Check, check. We frequently get questions about our high tunnels (also know as hoop houses, or season extenders) and why we have them, what they are used for, etc. Well, this right here sums it up – we can plant delicate vegetable cropsContinue reading “Season Extenders”