Farmers Market Opening Day

The Hillsboro, Texas Farmers Market will open for the 2025 season on 3 May. Cottrell Country Farm will be there for the entire season. It’s still early in the season, but already we have much of our produce planted. Even though we’ve had a dry March, the national Agriculture TV show predicts a wet April. Let’s hope so, because they also predict above normal temperatures. Here are just a few of the items we will be initially offering: cabbage, green beans, and yellow squash. Besides our farm fresh produce, we will also be selling all our normal canned goods (barbecue sauces, zucchini pickles, jams, just to name a few), as well as our delicious homemade breads. We hope to see you at the market for a great 2025 season.

Expanding Grape Vineyard

In 2025, Cottrell Country Farm is expanding their muscadine grape vineyard. In 2024 we planted Carlos grapes. This year we added 10 Chowan grape plants. While this is a long term project, taking a minimum of three years to produce grapes, eventually Cottrell Country Farm will be selling muscadine grapes at the Hillsboro Farmers Market. We have chosen muscadine grapes because our soil has a perfect Ph factor for this type of grape. Both these grapes are excellent for eating and full of juice and flavor.

Christmas Tree Planting 2025

Cottrell Country Farm is expanding their Christmas tree plot by 75 trees this year. Growing Christmas trees is a long term project. On average, it takes five years for a seedling to develop into a small tree. The main key to growing Christmas trees is the trimming. A tree will not naturally develop into the Christmas tree shape we all love on its own. Trimming begins on the second year, and each year thereafter. Trimming is an art. Our 2024 seedling survival rate increased greatly over past years, due to the installation of a deer fence and the blessed 2024 rains. Growing new trees during the 2022 and 2023 season in Texas was extremely challenging due to the drought. We sell our trees upon request or at the Hillsboro Christmas Market. Cottrell Country Farm does not cut trees prior to order, due to the possible loss of a multi years project. If you are interested in a live tree for Christmas 2025 contact us in the fall.

Off Market Season-Buy Direct from the Farm

The Hillsboro, TX Farmers Market is over for the 2024 season. However if you are interested in buying direct from the farm, or me meeting you at a nearby location you can still get some of your favorite farm fresh vegetables. Currently, Cottrell Country Farm has fresh okra and cherry tomatoes. You can make arrangements by calling me and leaving a voice mail, emailing, or texting me. I’m still picking both of these items daily. Depending on the weather, we should have cooking pumpkins and butternut squash available.

Homemade Apple and Pumpkin Breads

HOMEMADE APPLE AND PUMPKIN BREADS. For the Fall months, Cottrell Country Farm will be featuring their delicious homemade breads. We change our variety throughout the year, but currently are offering Johnny Apple Seed (apple) and pumpkin breads. If you’ve never tried our breads you don’t know what you are missing. They are all made with the same love your grandma showed when she baked. These are not box breads! They are made from scratch, just like your grandma use to do. We are adding extra goodies to our pumpkin breads this year, like Heath@ bits, Butterfinger@ Bits, and Hersey’s@ Cream Cheese chucks. Our latest addition is apple bread. It is made with butter milk and has a wonderful flavor that will please every palate. So give them a try. You won’t be disappointed. See you this weekend at the Hillsboro Farmers Market.