Hello! I hope everyone is having a nice start to 2023. Jim and I are super excited to begin an entire year as the owners of Huck’s Farm Market. This will be a full year of learning for us, but we are having fun and enjoying ourselves!

Here is our update for the outside while we are waiting for March/April…..

Spring is now 71 days away! It’s coming!

Here’s this week’s gardening tip. It comes from birdsandblooms.com. (FYI: I flipped through the newest edition of Birds and Blooms at my mom’s house last night, and the pictures in it are so pretty. It has the most adorable Tufted Titmouse on the back cover!)

“When gathering seeds, always take them from the largest, healthiest blooms. Leave the flower on the plant until it is completely faded and the seed head is dry. Then remove the head and place it on a paper plate to dry. Shake out the seeds into a bag and store them in a cool dry place,” says Lois Wark, Reno, Nevada.

Here is what’s happening inside…..

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching!

We are ready to take your orders for Chocolate Covered Strawberries! The cost for a dozen of our chocolate covered strawberries is $19.99. You can choose from dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and/or white chocolate. We can also drizzle and/or add sprinkles if you would like. Please place your orders by Friday, February 10th.

We will also be making up some Valentine’s Gift Baskets. These will have a teddy bear, candies, Dutch Delights chocolates, chocolate covered pretzels and almonds, and licorice. We have 3 sizes available. We are now taking orders for these as well!

Calling all pasta lovers! Huck’s is now carrying some new Italian food products from Walnut Creek. We have Mrs. Wage’s Pasta Sauce packets. You can use fresh or canned tomatoes to make it. One pouch can make 5 pints of pasta sauce. If you don’t have time or don’t feel like making your own, we have two ready made pasta sauces. One is from Walnut Creek and one is from Amish Wedding. They are both delicious. We have packaged up macaroni, rotini, angel hair, and lasagna noodles. If you are looking for an easy meal this week, consider picking up one of the new sauces, some pasta noodles, a pack of ground beef or sausage from Zimmerview’s Meats and Market, some Italian bread from the bakery, and veggies for a salad. This is a meal that everyone in my house will eat!

Now that it’s winter, we thought it was the perfect time to add some Hot Chocolate Bombs and Coffee Creamer Bombs to our market. Local Marietta resident, Vicky Hite, is the owner of Hot Chocolate Bombs and More. Her bombs are not only delicious, but so pretty! And they are so neat as the shell melts to make your drink. We have a variety of flavors for the Hot Chocolate Bombs, such as: Butter Rum, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Oreo. The creamers come in different flavors as well. Caramel and Vanilla are popular choices. Sounds like a perfect way to spend a cold afternoon or to warm up on the way to work!

As promised, we have some loaves of bread sliced up for you. We have pictures below! If you want to make sure that there is one for you, you can always call in and order the day before, to make sure that we have extra bread baking the next morning!

Our mini loaves of banana bread are out and ready to go. $1.25 is the price, and they are the perfect snack or addition to your lunch!

In the deli case, we have some small hams that are already sliced. They are perfect to throw into the crock pot with a couple of cans of green beans. I like to make mashed or scalloped potatoes as a side dish or use the ham to make hot ham and cheese sandwiches. Nothing feels better than knowing all day that you already have something on for dinner!

Hope you got to try some of our new homemade soups this week. We have had Sausage Tortellini, Cream of Mushroom, Chicken Noodle, and Creamy Baked Potato. They all sold out, so we will definitely add them to our soup rotation! Our goal is to add homemade Soup Beans and Ham this week.

We still have a couple of large Walnut Creek bone-in spiral hams. They are roughly 10 lbs.

The Smoked Gouda has arrived! It has 45% butterfat, so it has a rich, smoky, creamy, buttery flavor. Sounds decadent!

Offering locally made products from: Duck Creek Candle Co., Duffy’s Designs, Florence Creamery, Hot Chocolate Bombs and More, Inspired Creations, Whispering Pines, and Zimmerview Meats and Market

EVENTS:

We have had to change the date of our Valentine’s Day class. One of our great teachers will be unavailable, so the new date is:

Friday, February 10th 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Valentine’s Day class) *Merrilee and Duffy will teach you how to make hot chocolate bombs, decorate sugar cookies, and make a carnation flower arrangement. You will get a little bite to eat and a Valentine’s Day mug as a favor. We can have 12 people sign up for this class, and the cost is $60. Please sign up by Friday, February 3rd, so we can plan accordingly!

Here are other classes on our schedule so far. More will definitely be added!:

*February 24th 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Spring Front Door Wreath class) *March 31st 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Round Wooden Sign and Bow Making class) *April 28th 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Porch Plantar with Garden Flag class) *June 23rd 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Americana Pallet Painting class) *July 14th 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Christmas in July Cross-stitching class)

Deli Specials this Week:

$4.99 lb.

$4.99 lb.

Soups available daily.

Online ordering for the Sandwich Shop is available.

http://www.hucksmarket.com/order-online

M-F 9-5:30 Sat 9-4 Sun 11-4

Thank you for all your support! Hope you have a wonderful week!

Jim and Kirsten Goeller