Homemade Jams

Soon the Hillsboro Farmers Market will open on 3 May. Cottrell Country Farm has been busy not only planting, but canning too. In preparation for opening day, we’ve made several of our traditional homemade jams. All our jams are natural and made with the same care your grandmother did when canning. At least for those of you whom your grandmothers stayed home and canned and didn’t go off to the beach and casinos after retirement. We are starting with many of our favorite varieties, Jalapeno Jelly, Strawberry Mango, Strawberry Vanilla, and Carrot Cake. Later in the season, we’ll be adding some other (Mustang, Peach, and Pear, etc.) when the fruits come in season. Although you can purchase world market fruits most any time of the year now, we still find the best tasting jams come from the local grown fruits when they come in season. If you haven’t tried our jams, stop buy our booth at the market. We have samples. Once you’ve tried them, you’ll be hooked.

To show our homemade jams.

ZUCCHINI PICKLES.

In preparation for the opening day of the Hillsboro Farmers Market, on 3 May, Cottrell Country Farm has prepared our delicious zucchini pickles. In our opinion, zucchini pickles are superior to cucumber. We could make either, because we grow both vegetables, but we’ve learned to stick with zucchini. We make two types of zucchini pickles, Sweet and Spicy and our standard zucchini pickles, which are similar to bread and butter pickles. If you’ve never tried zucchini pickles before, you should come out to the market and give them a go. You won’t be disappointed

Homemade Soup Kits

In preparation for the opening day of the Hillsboro Farmers Market, Cottrell Country Farm has prepared their very popular soup kits. In past years these kits have been a hit with our customers. The kits were my daughter’s idea, and they have been selling like hot cakes ever since. We made four different varieties of soup kits: Spicy Black Bean, Farmhouse, Friendship, and Five Bean. For those of you that are vegetarians, the Five Bean meets all vegetarian standards, to include using vegetable bouillon cubes. Whether the weather is hot or cold, these soups make a great and easy meal. Our kits contain everything to include all spices and instructions. See you at the market.