Tag Archives: Monticello

Call for Participants Mayhaw Berry Festival

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Christine

Are you a local Crafts Person, Agricultural Producer, Business or Musician? Do you have an Ag-related, Nature, Community or Craft class you’d like to schedule during the Festival? Do you want to Volunteer? We would love to have you! Arts … Continue reading →

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10th Annual Farm Tour

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Christine

The Fall Farm Tour is this weekend. Since this newsletter is so late, we hope you’ve heard about it on TV or radio, and seen the booklets where you shop. We will be open… well, we’re pretty much always open. … Continue reading →

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Food at the Festival

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Christine

We’re ‘cooking up’ some special food items for the Mayhaw Berry Festival this weekend. Johnston’s Meat Market BBQ Lunches Johnston’s Meat Market will be here with their awesome mobile kitchen. This is the cooking unit they take to storm areas … Continue reading →

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The unBerry Mayhaw Berry Harvest Festival

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Christine

The Harvest For those of you who are already tracking the “Berry Barometer” on this year’s Festival Page, you know that the warm, dry winter and the late frost crashed our berry harvest. Last year, we harvested 200 gallons, this … Continue reading →

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Mayhaw Berry Harvest Festival 2017

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Christine

It’s that time of year again. Time for the Mayhaw Trees to be producing berries! But are they? There was a late frost just as the trees came out of dormancy, and this winter was too warm and dry. So … Continue reading →

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North Florida Farm Tour 2016

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Christine

This year, we are not only participating in the Annual Farm Tour here at Golden Acres, we are helping to coordinate the Jefferson County part of the North Florida Event. Formerly hosted by New Leaf Co-op Market, this year’s tour … Continue reading →

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Cow-Pooling

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Christine

Our Monticello neighbor, and long-time business owner, Hal Bennett has come upon a great bargain for those of you interested in buying beef from whole steers. Hal is the owner of Johnston’s Meat Market and is running a Farm to … Continue reading →

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Mayhaw Berry Harvest Begins!

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Christine

The Mayhaw Berry Harvest has officially begun today. Fred has been out gathering some for almost a week now, but like an avalanche, the berries are ripening at an accelerated pace. We’ll all go out again later today and more … Continue reading →

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Vendors at the Mayhaw Festival

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Bobbie

We are beginning to invite and organize the local crafts people, farm producers and educators for the this year’s Mayhaw Berry Harvest Festival. Our own Charissa is busy making her felt critters. It is Mother’s Day weekend and Spring is … Continue reading →

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What are we doing now?

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Bobbie

The New Leaf Market Tour has come and gone and we have recovered. We counted over 500 on Saturday and 271 on Sunday. The hayride was full and going all day long and the corn hole game sparked some fun competition. … Continue reading →

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