Botticello Farms

I love the 4th of July festivities!  It is a great picnic day that ends with a wonderful fireworks display.  What better way to welcome summer? I am hoping that July 1st (this Saturday) brings tons of sunshine and the evening is clear for the river festivities and the Manchester fireworks display. 

In Manchester there is the chicken bar-be-que at the band shell and later the fireworks, shown from the same location.  We have great seats from the farm parking lot, and every year the show seems to get better. Towns across Connecticut hold their July 4th festivities on different days over the holiday weekend-if you plan accordingly you can see a few shows in different towns. Lebanon is holding their Independence Day festivities July 8th, on the Green.

Let’s hope the weekend rainstorms are over for the summer & we can begin to enjoy outdoor activities once more. See you at the farm. 

We have some of our own hot house tomatoes, and they are delicious.  The tomatoes we grow in our greenhouse taste as close to garden fresh as you can get, without going out to your own garden to pick one.

We are picking baskets and baskets of zucchini and summer squash.  If you want some great recipes follow this link: http://www.botticellofarms.net/yellow%20squash%20recipes.htm

Strawberries will be coming in for at least another week. Yes, it is a (too) short season, so better eat them while they are available….try a couple of these recipes: http://www.botticellofarms.net/fruit%20recipes.htm

In less than a week we will be changing from greenhouse sales to produce sales. (this means we will move over from standing in the 120 degree greenhouse to selling from our stand…

Please stop down today and get some farm fresh produce – it is a short season in Connecticut. Get it while you can. 

See you at the farm…..

Fathers Day is truly a special day for anyone who has helped a child grow.