Farm Fresh Pumpkins and Butternut Squash

Coming soon! While they are not quite ready yet, out pumpkins and butternut squash will soon be ready and for sale. Due to the ongoing August triple digit days late in the month, Cottrell Country Farm was late planting the fall crop this year. However with the mild fall weather we’ve had to date, planting late really had no ill effect. It’s November and frost is not yet predicted in the forecast. One year, I was picking tomatoes up till the middle of December. Looks like this might be a similar year. Besides pumpkins and butternut squash, we also planted black eyed peas, green beans, cabbage, and beets for the fall crop. When the pumpkins and squash are ready for sale, I’ll update the webpage to notify all who may be interested.

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.

FARM FRESH OKRA

Due to the Spring rains, Cottrell Country Farm planted their okra very late in the season. However, it turned out to be a blessing. While most home grown okra is over by now, our okra is flurishing. The plants are over six feet tall. I’ve even had to start topping the plants. The mild, sometimes hot, Fall weather has continued to make our okra flower. I’m harvesting sometimes twice a day. This year, I planted three types of okra, burgundy, cow horn, and Clemson. All have a wonderful taste, no matter how you cook your okra. The Hillsboro Farmers market will end at the end of October, so come and get our okra while they last. Our okra is farm raised and chemical free.

PERFECT SALAD TOMATOES.

Get them while they last! The quantities at harvest have decreased with the fall months. Don’t miss out on our wonderful small, but flavor filled, tomatoes. Our cherry and sweet 100 tomatoes continue to grow. In some past years, Cottrell Country Farm has picked tomatoes up to December, depending whether we have a mild fall. Our tomatoes are grown chemically free. Our tomatoes are perfect for salads or to supplement on a pizza. Come see how good fresh can taste.

Pickled Okra with Lemon

After two years of deer wiping out our okra crop, we finally have a good crop of okra. We planted late this year but it payed off. When most don’t have okra, we have it growing well in the fall. We are featuring our great tasting pickled okra. Our pickled okra is not the average reciepe. We use real lemon in our mixture. Once you try or pickled okra, grown naturally, you will be hooked. See you at the farmers market.

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.

Cottrell Country Farm Christmas Trees

2024 Christmas Tree Planting. This year I planted 75 Afghan pine trees. These trees are an investment on time and will not be ready for sale for a few years. However, Cottrell Country Farm has trees from previous years of planting which will be for sale at the Hillsboro Farmers Market, during the Christmas Market in December. What is different this year is I installed 400 foot of deer fencing. We promote wildlife at Cottrell Country Farm, but also know that there is a ha…

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