Fresh From the Farm Blog

Everyone who was alive on 9/11/2001 will likely remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard of the multiple attacks on American soil by terrorists. We were taken by surprise, and life changed forever after that day. We refer to travel today often as before 9/11, or after 9/11 referring to the increased security regulations that are now an accepted part of life. First responders were and are our heroes in the war against terrorism. To honor the heroes lost on 9/11, Fredericksburg Farms is going to donate a percentage of our sales to our local...

We are done with August, and school has started but the thermometer says,” go jump in a pool and cool off!” Not so in the world of retail marketing. Labor Day has passed and we are headed toward Halloween, just look in the stores. Many have had Christmas out for weeks, and due to the pressure to start selling Christmas earlier and earlier, poor old Thanksgiving gets left behind when it comes to holiday marketing. You have to look quickly to spot a turkey or a Pilgrim hat before the winter wonderland takes over. Although, I would welcome a real...

The calendar still says August but we are already in the throes of manufacturing our fall and holiday seasonal offerings. I have smelled the delightful scents of pumpkin and cinnamon, as I am walking around our facilities, soon to be followed by evergreen, peppermint and ginger as we are producing our seasonal air fresheners, candles and wax melts. New gift baskets for holiday sales are in the works and we will be photographing those next week. It is just 64 days until Halloween, 94 days until Thanksgiving, and a mere 129 days until Christmas! Oh no! I am starting to...

Here in Fredericksburg Texas, it is county fair time once again! The Gillespie County Fair is the oldest continuously operating county fair in the state of Texas. Established in 1881, this year will be the 136th edition of the eagerly anticipated event. There are contests for baked goods, home canned products, garden produce, plants, flower arrangements, art, crafts, sewing, knitting, photography, and then there are the animal contests for, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and rabbits. All ages compete for those elusive blue ribbons. To top it all off there are two days of live horse racing, a queen’s contest,...

In our area school will be starting on August 14, and some schools have already started their fall semesters. To my way of thinking, August hardly qualifies to be considered fall. Once upon a time school did not start until after Labor Day and school was dismissed by Memorial Day giving kids 3 full months of freedom from homework. We all understand now that 3 months was too long and many kids lost a good amount of what they had learned over the break. Say goodbye to long summers! So, even though it looks and feels like summer, be aware...