3 Days Until Fresh & Fancy Fully Blooms!

3 days until Fresh and Fancy Debuts! Wow. This all happened so quickly or at least it feels that way, we are all so excited to welcome friends and new faces to the farm this coming Saturday, May 7th. We will be open from 8am - 5pm and on Sunday to honor all of the Mother's out there from 10am - 3pm.

If you are wondering what you can expect, the one thing we can guarantee are smiles, we really are a happy bunch! So if you are in the market for laughs, seeing old friends and making new ones, we are the farm for you or if you're in the market for some fresh and fancy items we offer those too!

A few of the items we will have for sale this weekend include, an array of flowers, shrubs, trees, fruits, vegetables, herbs, soil and mulch. Also, please join us and pot your own plant for mom! This will be fun to do with Mom or to bring it home for her!

If you have any questions please leave us a comment of shoot us an email, freshandfancyfarms@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you this Saturday to help us celebrate this fresh & fancy new adventure and more importantly to celebrate MOM, because we know with out ours, our smiles wouldn't be half as bright!

Brighten your desk and possibly your day

Adventure: Florisity on 19th Street near 5th Avenue. As I walk into this fancy florist, I suddenly feel underdressed. Like a tourist in a gothic church, all I was missing was a fanny pack and a family of four.

The room quiet and open with slate colored walls stretched into the cathedral ceilings. Unique vases, pots, statues and scattered flowers filled the room. I want to see more flowers, because you can never have enough flowers, but the flowers here are hand picked, specially selected with a vision in mind. I walked in to find something springy and fun for Elana and walked out with a mini family of flowers in a square vase guaranteed to cheer up any desk on a dreary day.

"Operated by the very same creative and artistic team as the legendary Takashimaya Floral, Floristy has gained the reputation as New York's premier floral atelier, specializing in exceptional daily flowers, weddings and corporate events. Floristry's renowned 2000 square foot gallery is also used to house private events, exhibitions and floral arranging classes. The floral artistry behind the gallery's peerless talent lies with its international staff that create a combination of tastes varying from modern and classic to avant-garde." - Florisity

ps I even took a post card...total tourist

A trip to the Union Square Farmers Market

Adventure: Union Square Farmers Market - New York, NY The Union Square Farmers market is one of my favorite places to roam around on a sunny afternoon. It can melt most of the work day stress and inspire you to cook up something new and delicious for dinner. I always seem to discover a new way to use something, from dried lavender to purple fingerling potatoes.

One of my favorite stops is Andrew's Local Honey, he may just have the most delicious whipped honey I have ever tasted. I also really dig his bluberry honey on my oatmeal in the morning.

Sunshine Oatmeal:

• 1/2 cup dried oatmeal
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• 2 tsp honey
• 2 tbsp dried cranberries
• 5-6 cashews crushed

Boil water, add oatmeal, stir together for about 4-5minutes until the oatmeal looks moist and creamy. Place in your favorite bowl add milk and honey, stir. Top with dried cranberries and walnuts. Enjoy! [Serves 1]

Note: Research shows that beginning the day with a nutritious, fiber-rich diet can help you maintain a healthy weight. -101 Foods that could save your life

Spring Inspirations for In & Outdoor Living

Adventure: Terrain at Styers - Glen Mills, PA An Anthropologie groupie. I suppose that's how I would best describe my fancy love affair with the boho chic stomping ground. So after finding out that Anthro had a fresh sibling a few hours south, I jumped at the chance to visit.

Mike and I requested the day off and we headed to Glen Mills, PA ona sunny Friday in March.

Terrain is located on the corner of a busy street surrounded by target, tjmaxx and the likes. After pulling into the parking lot the outside world is lost and you will find yourself transformed into a new one. A world filled with tiny flowers, hanging terrains, wooden floors, fresh salads and dainty soaps dressed to the nines.

We entered through rows of flowers and fresh plants; made our way to vintage garden tools and comfortably warn in benches to the café for some fresh locally grown creations and some fancy iced tea.

Following lunch we headed to the store which was home to jewelry, jam, lanterns, pots, flowers and an army of items fit for an adventure in the kitchen.

Fresh Beets: Listen to the "Almost Famous" soundtrack it will bring out that inner groupie in you.

A Fresh Look at Klinger's Farm

FRESH: Well here it is. The start to a new adventure in modern farming. Modern "Family" Farming that is! After all this is a family adventure - a one for all, all for one, kind of deal. After recently purchasing a farm in New Jersey, we are excited about the endless possibilities the land has to offer. This blog is also a new adventure where we will post our whereabouts, ideas, dreams and plans. We look forward to getting your feedback as we bring Klinger's Farm into its 98th year in New Milford, NJ.

FANCY: i can imagine green grass and scattered wild flowers dancing in a warm breeze along a toasty greenhouse overflowing with flowers, fruits and veggies.

the crisp red barn will be smoothed and lathered with a fresh coat of red paint. a waterwheel will rest along its side dipping into the stream again and again to stay cool.

music from another era is echoing in the background bringing back distant memories for all who visit and making new ones for the young puddle jumpers and pumpkin carvers.