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For pete’s sake farm, llc

Angie Quigley, Owner

6050 Cedar Creek Lane

Lexington, KY 40515

forpetesakefarm@yahoo.com

Phone: 859.489.7857

Fax: 859.263.2462

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Our MissionOur MissionOur MissionOur Mission

At For Pete’s Sake Farm, we use sustainable, organic practices

and work in harmony with nature to produce its harvest in due

season. As stewards of the land, we protect the environment

and preserve the natural ecosystem. Soils are healthy and fer-

tile, beneficial insects thrive, and the land rewards us with vege-

tables that are full of vitamins, minerals, and good old-

fashioned flavor!

All of our harvests begin with

seed started in our own green-

house here in Fayette County.

Every plant or vegetable you

purchase is truly homegrown and

Kentucky Proud. You can rest

assured that your plants are

healthy and disease-free and your

harvest will be abundant.

This past year has brought many changes to our lives. To read

more about that, see a personal message from Pete on page 12.

As part of this new season, we will not be selling our vegetables

at the roadside stand this year on Old Richmond Road. How-

ever, many of the fresh produce can still be yours through our

plant sale!! Some quantities may be limited, and plants will be

sold on a first come, first serve basis.

The 2010 Plant Sale will be Saturday, May 1st and May 8th from 8 am to noon in the greenhouse. We hope to see you

there!

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BELIZE PINK HEART From a tiny mountain town in Belize comes a medium large burgundy pink heart shaped tomato. Fruit sets early.

Australian heart

An oxheart type tomato that produces red heart-shaped 12 oz fruit with few seeds.

Better boy

Medium sized, highly productive plant producing a huge

amount of 14 oz., slightly flattened fruits with big juicy,

very sweet but balanced with that perfect amount of

acid for full, complex flavors.

Black brandywine

Extra large tomato with blackish-purple color. Deep, earthy and sweet flavor.

Tomatoes

Black cherry

A true black cherry tomato plant that produces loads of 1” round deep purple cherry tomatoes. Large , sprawling vines bear deliciously sweet cherry tomatoes.

Black krim

(aka Black Krim and Black Crim) Originally from the Isle of Krim on the Black Sea in the former Soviet Union. This rare, and outstanding tomato yields 3-4" slightly flattened dark-red (mahogany-colored) slightly maroon, beefsteak tomatoes with deep green shoulders. Fantastic, intense, slightly salty taste.

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brandywine

Distinctly the Diva of heirloom tomatoes. Its origin was documented by William Woys Weaver in 1889 by Johnson & Stokes of Philadelphia.

celebrity

An award winning hybrid tomato with unbelievable yields and incredible disease resistance. Determinate tomato plant.

Cherokee purple

Heirloom from Tennessee grown by Cherokee Indians. Very productive plant producing 1 lb dusky rose tomatoes with red flesh. Very rich, sweet old-fashioned tomato flavor.

copia

Beautifully striped golden yellow and red tomato. Very flavorful 1 lb. tomato named in honor of Copia, the American Center for Food, Wine, and the Arts in Napa, California. This tomato is a must have for all heirloom gardeners.

Cour di bue

Italian heirloom that produces 12 oz. oxheart shaped tomatoes on vigorous vines. Very sweet tasting tomato, great for eating fresh or cooking.

Tomatoes

Dinner plate

Huge pink skinned, heart shaped tomatoes that can average 1.5 - 2 lbs. and can measure up to 6” in diameter. That will surely fill your dinner plate!

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Dr. wyche’s yellow

A beefsteak heirloom that produces slightly flattened,

smooth, blemish-free, golden-yellow fruit with a meaty

interior and few seeds. It's rich flavor and larger size

sets this variety apart from other yellow heirlooms.

Early wonder

Extra early maturing and compact plant that produces an abundance of round, dark pink great tasting tomatoes.

Tomatoes

Garden peach

This heirloom variety gets its name from its fuzzy leaves and fruit. A golden tomato with pink blush, this mildly sweet flavored tomato is great eaten fresh.

Goldman’s Italian American

Found at a roadside stand in Italy by Amy Goldman,

this squatty pear-shaped tomato has delicious flavor

fresh or canned. Makes a very creamy sauce.

Green giant

A tall, bushy, potato-leaf plant from Reinhard Kraft in

Germany producing large crops of 1-2 lb., lime green,

smooth, oblate fruit. Delicious sweet flavors. Arguably,

one of the best tasting green tomatoes. Can also be

used for fried green tomatoes.

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Italian sweet

Red beefsteak tomatoes can grow up to 3 lbs each!

Incredibly sweet and juicy. A great slicer or canner.

Paul robeson

Sweet and smoky 10 oz tomatoes that live up to the honor of Mr. Robeson himself, a famous black opera singer whose artistry was especially revered by the Soviet Union. This Russian heirloom is dark red with dark green shoulders.

pineapple

Large 1-2 lb yellow fruit with red marbling throughout the flesh . Wonderfully mild with tropical fruity-sweet flavors. Very few seeds.

Tomatoes

Old italian

Collected by a soldier stationed in Italy in WWII, this

large beefsteak type tomato tastes great any way you

slice it.

Pike county yellow

An heirloom from Pike County, KY. Tall vines with

loads of orange tomatoes . Produces over a long season.

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Of course everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926, Austrian poet)

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Tomatoes roma

The classic Italian paste tomato. A bright red , plum-

shaped tomato with meaty interior.

Rose

Lovely rose-colored tomatoes weighing 1 lb each.

Many compare and prefer it to Brandywine.

rosalita

Beautiful, 1", deep rosy pink, oval, tomatoes in long,

full clusters. Pink color speckled all over with tiny white

dots that give them an iridescent glow. An early

producer at 60 days, very sweet.

Royal hillbilly

Dark pink beefsteaks that bears heavily throughout the season. We’ll leave the name alone.

sugary

A favorite among cherry tomato lovers. 1-inch, brilliant pinkish-red, oval-shaped cherry tomatoes with a pointed blossom end. Huge amounts of tomatoes produced in clusters with very sweet flavors.

VIRGINIA SWEETS

Golden yellow beefsteaks dappled with red stripes. Abundant harvests of 1 lb sweet tomatoes.

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Weeping charley

Excellent flavor in a roma type tomato. Sweeter than standard paste varieties……...weep no more Charley!!

Tomatoes

1884

Delicious dark pink tomatoes, 1-2 lbs. The original “Survivor”, having been found that very year in a pile of flood debris from the Ohio River.

YELLOW MORTGAGE LIFTER

A rare yellow version of the mortgage lifter. Same great size and taste, but a brilliant yellow color.

YELLOW PEAR

Plants produce loads of bright yellow, pear shaped cherry tomatoes. High sugar content—so sweet that kids love them! Produces until frost.

For everything there is a season, A right time for every intention under heaven— A time to be born and a time to die, A time to plant and a time to uproot, A time to kill and a time to heal, A time to tear down and a time to build, A time to weep and a time to laugh, A time to mourn and a time to dance, A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones, A time to embrace and a time to refrain, A time to search and a time to give up, A time to keep and a time to discard, A time to tear and a time to sew, A time to keep silent and a time to speak, A time to love and a time to hate, A time for war and a time for peace.

Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) 3:1-8

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TOMATO VARIETY DAYS TO

MATURITY SIZE TYPE SHAPE

early wonder 55 6 oz det Round

rosalita 60 1 oz ind Cherry

sugary 60 1 oz ind Cherry

black cherry 65 1 oz ind Cherry

celebrity 70 8-12 oz det Round

cour de bue 70 12 oz ind Oxheart paste

rose 70 1 lb + ind Round

yellow pear 70 1-2 oz ind Cherry

australian heart 75 1 lb ind Heart

better boy 75 12-16oz ind Round

black krim 75 10-12 oz ind Round

garden peach 75 3-5 oz ind Round

pineapple 75 2 lbs ind Round

weeping charley 75 6-8 oz ind amish paste

roma 76 3-5 oz det Roma paste

1884 80 1.5-2 lbs ind beefsteak

belize pink heart 80 1 LB ind Oxheart

brandywine 80 1-1.5 lb ind beefsteak

cherokee purple 80 10-12 oz ind Round

dr wyche's 80 1 lb ind Round

green giant 80 12-18 oz ind Round

old italian 80 1.5 lb + ind beefsteak

paul robeson 80 7 - 10 oz. ind Round

royal hillbilly 80 1 lb + ind beefsteak

virginia sweets 80 1 lb + ind beefsteak

black brandywine 85 1 lb + ind beefsteak

copia 85 8-12 oz ind Round

goldman's italian

american 85 1 lb ind Ruffled paste

italian sweet 85 2-3 lb ind Round

yellow mortgage lifter 85 1-2 lb ind beefsteak

dinner plate 90 1.5-2 lbs ind Heart

pike county yellow 90 12 - 16 oz ind beefsteak

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Big early

When mature, these 3 to 4 lobed bell peppers are a huge 8 in. long by 4 1/2 in. wide with thick walls and crisp, sweet flavor. These are ready to harvest early as green fruit or allow to ripen to bright red for even extra sweetness.

Cal wonder orange bell

Beautiful, glossy orange bell peppers with thick, sweet walls. 60 days green, 80 days to orange.

Mucho nacho

Mild jalapeno with stunning shape and smooth skin. Bright red color when ripe. Great taste, less burning!

Peppers

Napoleon

An heirloom variety dating back to the 1920’s. High

yielding plants produce 8” long sweet peppers. Even

sweeter when red. Great for eating fresh, frying, or

drying.

Cal wonder bell

High yields and extra large fruit make this a very popular market pepper. Dark green, 4” fruits have crisp, thick walls. Everything you want in a standard green pepper.

Eggplant

Black beauty

Dating back to 1910, these beautiful, shiny purple-black fruits are 4-5” in diameter. Late season variety.

Louisiana long green

Large 8” long pale green fruit with a mild, sweeter tasting fruit.

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Basil Genovese sweet basil

The classic Italian basil. Great for eating fresh or making pesto. Slow to bolt.

Holy basil

An excellent tea herb, but more highly valued as a companion plant and ornamental. Aromatic, fuzzy 2 inch leaves have an unusual scent

Lemon basil

Mentioned in the 1597 edition of John Gerards’s The Herball, this intoxicating lemony fragrance is great in salads, dressings, teas, and lemonade. The high citral content (68%) in the essential oil results in a sweetly pungent lemon flavor and scent.

Lettuce leaf basil

Large, fragrant leaves great for making pesto or eating fresh. Try these on your tomato sandwich!!

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Dear friends,

As you all know, I am com-

pletely deaf. Yet many of you

that have met me know that,

as well as being ruggedly hand-

some, I am by no means limited

by this disability. I must con-

fess, though, my secret.

It’s true what has been said:

AAAAnniennienniennie came into my life when we were both 6 months

old. It was love at first bite. Nothing like a red-headed

German to put you in your crate! She also knew when to

be nice to me, and was

always up for a good

game of tug-of-war,

frisbee, or chase.

Most importantly, she

seemed to know she

needed to be my ears.

Whether it was a gen-

tle nudge, a bark in my

face, or a full-on

scruff-of my-neck tug, she always was my point woman.

She never complained, at least not that I heard! Even

these last few years of arthritis, hip surgeries, and other

age-related issues didn’t slow her down.

Last October she fell to sleep while playing in the back-

yard and never woke up. I guess she didn’t want to play

anymore, after all she was almost 84 people-years old!

“Behind every great man

there is a great woman”.

A Message from Pete

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We all miss her dearly and are adapting to life without her. A

lot seems different this year. I still have a nagging younger sis-

ter Coco, though. She’s cute, sweet, and blah, blah, blah.

I spend most of my time watching Mom. She’s getting chubby

like me and is even starting to waddle like me. Not sure what’s

up, but Dad rubs her belly a lot! Everyone seems to be really

happy about it. And who doesn’t like a good belly rub!!

That’s all for now. Here’s one of my favorite pics of us, watch-

ing the sun set together. Thanks for all the wonderful sunsets.

Pete

…..so I was told to be

nice, here’s a pic of

the princess Coco

who, as you can see,

never gets her paws

dirty!

What’s in a name??What’s in a name??What’s in a name??What’s in a name?? Pete (peet) - a very special Australian cattle dog (blue heeler)

who, by default, found his way into our lives. Although com-

pletely deaf from birth (note the floppy ears!), Pete has learned

simple sign language and also relies on our other dogs for “ears to

hear”. His hobbies include guarding the farm, eating, dancing to

music with a high base, and riding in the front seat of any vehicle.

Our farm with any other name just wouldn’t be the same!!

Peat (peet) - soil material consisting of partially decomposed or-

ganic matter; found in swamps and bogs in various parts of the

temperate zone. It is formed by the slow decay of successive lay-

ers of aquatic and semiaquatic plants, e.g., sedges, reeds, rushes,

and mosses.

Because of the challenging ecological conditions of peat wetlands,

they are home to many rare and specialized organisms that are

found nowhere else. Some environmental organizations and scien-

tists have pointed out that the large-scale removal of peat from

bogs in Britain, Ireland and Finland is destroying wildlife habitats.

It takes centuries for a peat bog to regenerate.

Whether Pete or Peat, we think they’re both worth saving!

Directions

From I-75 South: 1. Take exit 104. Turn right at Athens Boones-

boro Rd/KY-418 . Travel 2.4 miles. 2. Turn left at Old Richmond Rd/US-25/US-421 -

(Jacobson Park intersection) Travel 4.2 miles. 3. Turn right at Evans Mill . Travel 1.4 miles. 4. Turn left at Cedarcreek Ln. Travel 0.5 miles. From Lexington: 1. Take Richmond Road toward I-75. 2. Turn right at Old Richmond Rd/US-25/US-421

(Jacobson Park intersection). Travel 4.2 miles. 3. Turn right at Evans Mill Rd . Travel 1.4 miles. 4. Turn left at Cedarcreek Ln. Travel 0.5 miles.