Tales from the Farm
February Candle W*nner: nick_ignatuk@ridleysd.k12.pa.us	February, 2003 Vol 3, No. 2

in this issue Monthly Sales Items Beeswax Candlemaking February at the Honey Farm February in the Vineyard How Honeyflow Farm was started From our readers Candle W*nner & Laugh of the Month Monthly Sales Items On sale this month is our 6 pack of cinnamon votives, our 6 Inch tall cylinder pillar and comb honey! 4 inch square of Comb Honey List Price: $4.75 Sale Price: $3.80 6 Pack of Cinnamon Votives List Price: $10.25 Sale Price: $ 8.20 6.5 Inch Tall Cylinder Pillar List Price: $16.95 Sale Price: $13.60 ************* Special pricing through January & February Complimentary votives with orders over $25   One Pair of 9 inch hand dipped beeswax candles are mailed out each month to someone on our mailing list. (If you are receiving this message you are on our list and may soon receive a pair of candles) Tell your friends about our farm. All they have to do is to subscribe to our monthly on-line newsletter. In addition, every week in September we will also be giving away a bushel of grapes if you also subscribe to our September Weekly Picking Update. Tell your friends to SUBSCRIBE NOW!   Visit our Candle Shop

Greetings! (click here for printer friendly page) I hope everyone has had a peaceful January and are now forging ahead into the new year. All our yearly plans are made and in February we start to put them into place. This is the 2nd issue this year of our monthly newsletter that will keep you up to date on all farm activities. Although the U-Pick part of our farm is only open September to Mid October - our website is open all year!   At our Candle Shop you can purchase candles and honey products any time you wish. To view past issues of our newsletter, please visit our Newsletter Archive. We have added a "Search" window to many of our pages. Try it and see how it works!   I want to thank everyone that has submited our survey. We are receiving some valuable infomation. The survey will continue to run through the month of February and then in the March newsletter we will announce who the winner of the 6 inch cylinder is. We will also show the results of the survey and what changes we may make. To fill out our survey.   Am I becoming a coffee snob? Due to the nature of my day job (at a local utility), I drive around a lot in my pickup truck. One of my first stops of the day is getting a coffee to go at various local gas stations. I recently "discovered" Starbucks and have been going out of my way to visit them. They change their "coffee of the day" every day and I have started to write down and take interest in what kind I am drinking. I thought I never liked the dark roast blends until I tasted the Starbuck varities (I had "Sidamo" yesterday) - I have never had a bad one yet! What do you think?      Visit the Starbucks site. Beeswax Candlemaking    We are very busy in the Candleshop making candles this time of the year. We use the cool weather and the "off" season to catch up on the candle work. We have a few new projects in the fire that you will learn about next month. Valentines Day is coming up soon - what could be better than giving someone you love a beeswax heart - only $9.95. Order a heart now!       Or try a Rose Scented Rose Embossed Pillar - only $9.95 Order a rose now!         We do a lot of candle making in January & February and we just finished up making hundred of hand-dipped tapers. During the process we took pictures after every dip and hope to have a candle dipping pictorial ready by next month.     Candle Burning Tips - Burning candles is an art and each person does it a bit differently. However, there are some key items to remember when burning candles: Read on ... Our Candle Catalog! February at the Honey Farm    In February we will start checking the colonies for winter survival and also to see if they need any feeding. As we continue into our new year and the some cold months are still ahead of us, we seek out things that are warm and cozy to keep the winter chills away. The rest of the story ..... ********************** What type of honey do we sell at our farm?  Raw & unprocessed? Wildflower? Pasteurized ? Find out ... ********************** Our Product line is being revised. New this year is a 5 lb decorative plastic container. They have convenient hand holds, the plastic has an attractive honey comb emblem embedded in it, they have a plastic honeybear flip lid on the top and they are easy to ship. Have one shipped to you now! A new line of 12 oz (pint) glass containers filled with creamed honey and a pint size container beeswax candle will also be introduced later in the year. February Honey Recipe - Winter Delight The recipe..... This Month at the Honey Farm February in the Vineyard    MSU course in viticulture, February grape recipe.   Bernard Call sent us a story of what he did last year at various vineyards. A SEASON IN THE VINEYARD By: Bernard T Call (student of Viticulture/Enology Michigan State University) This adventure in learning about Michigan wine started in the fall of 2001at Michigan State University. This student enrolled in Chemistry and Wine Judging classes for the beginning of a two year program. My personal goals were to learn as much as possible about growing vines in the state and to then become the largest planter in the state. To continue this story ........ More details about the MSU program and additional articles..... ********************** Here are some good articles or sites to check out: Good mead making site: www.me admadecomplicated.org Two good articles on the Winemaker Magazine site: Resolution for 2003? Correctly add sulfur and adjust sugar levels and No more oxidized wine! Fixing wine mistakes winemaker mag ********************** February grape recipe - Winter Fruit Roast The recipe..... This Month in the Vineyard How Honeyflow Farm was started    Many people have asked about our backround, how we got started? Why honeybees and grapes? Here is the story From our readers    This is a section for comments/questions/recipes from our readers. Please read the comments & feel free to put your 2 cents worth in. Please send me your comments.. This months comments: Red wine vinegar, shipping to Honduras, black bear legislation, honeybee science project, planting grapes in Illinois The "From our Readers" Page Candle W*nner & Laugh of the Month    Congratulations! February candle w*nner is: nick_ignatuk@ridleysd.k12.pa.us Please send us your address so that I can ship your candles. Click here for a list of candle winners. Click below for a silly thing to end this newsletter with. See You Next Month! Laugh of the month: Pick up the phone!

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