Happy Quail Farms

For those of you that have been wondering, what ever happened to those darn thrips? Well, we managed to somewhat get them under control! It took us quite a while and they did quite a lot of damage to our crop this year, but you know what was our most effective secret weapon? Tobacco. That’s right and if you’re thinking, WHAAT? No, we didn’t just smoke a mountain of cigarettes in the greenhouse and killed all the thrips with secondhand smoke. We value our lungs too much for th...at and we don’t farm like Frenchman here What we did do was a secret (not so secret now) trick we’ve done in years past, which is to make a tea with our tobacco and mixed that tea with diatomaceous earth and sprayed that on our plants and slowly but surely the thrips have been abatedA completely organic solution to our pest problems! The upside is that our Pimientos de Padrón, Fraises de bois and Cucumbers have been able to recover in the greenhouse and we have a great crop for our late season. Pimientos de Padrón and cucumbers have been available on our website. You can place your order and get them delivered right to your door We ship Mondays! #organic #sustainability #sustainableagriculture #peppers #organicpestcontrol #sustainable #ordernow #delivery #tobacco #organicagriculture #thrips #farm #farming #pepperfarming #pimientosdepadron #bayarea #bayareaagriculture #california #californiaagriculture #eastpaloalto

We wanted to take the time to let you all know that this year, unlike last year, we will have veeeery few Aji Amarillo, Rocoto and almost no Aji Dulce. All these amazing Peruvian and Central American varieties that we wait for all year We made the mistake of planting them in our greenhouse this year and disease and bugs had their way with them. The few that we have will be posted weekly to our website and will be available to be shipped to your door. Sign up for our newsletter to know when more inventory is posted to the pepper shop. We ship nationwide! #ajiamarillo #rocoto #peruvianpeppers #localbusiness #localpeppers #sustainable #sustainablefood #sustainablefarming #getyours #peppers #pepper #chilis #delivery #nationwide #badyear #notmany #notmanyleft #happyquailfarms #ceviche #cevicheperuano #ceviches

Hey! Looks like we finally have some healthy looking flowers on our Padrón plants in the green house. We don’t want to jinx it... but it looks like we may have a decent late season crop stay tuned! Shipments are going out today, but you can already order for next Monday

Hey! Not to bother you or anything, we know you’re busy... but we really think you should try our Farm-Style Pepper Relish. It has all the delicious flavor of our peak-season peppers in a shelf-stable pint sized jar. With a mix of sweet and spicy peppers, a bit of onions and apple cider vinegar... Well, let’s just say there’s a reason it won the Good Food Award. We’re not one to tell you what to do, far from it, you do you! However, it’d be a shame if you didn’t try this Reli...sh. A few other things: 1. There’s no sugar added, so it’s a healthy treat 2. Purchases support the last farm of East Palo Alto (we’re a small family run business ) 3. We ship nationwide 4. Get yours today and get 10% off your order with code: RELISHTHERELISH Try it on a Grilled Cheese, Tuna Salad, Hot Dogs, or Plain with Tortilla Chips, there’s no end to the possibilities!

Not to add to the doom and gloom of it all... Positive change has to happen: political, social and environmental. Register to vote, stay safe and do what you can. Take a day like this to reflect on what actions you’re taking to make the change you want to see. Support small, sustainable agriculture, drive less, recycle more, compost... Every bit makes a difference. This cannot be our new normal.

We decided to stick a camera outside in the greenhouse. Check out our cucumbers grow. They’re our little nighttime wigglers. Get your cucumbers at the market Sunday @aim_farmers_markets or get yours shipped to your door Shipping goes out Tuesday! #cucumbers #growing #timelapse #farming #secretlifeofplants #sustainability #sustainablefarming #local #localfarms #bayareafarmersmarket #supportlocal #buynow

We just dropped this week’s pepper pick on our website! Have you been sitting at home wondering... Hey, why don’t I have delicious peppers to eat right now? Well, wonder no longer! Get a box delivered to your door. Treat yourself! Peppers delivered to your home? The future is now and we’re just trying to get you some peppers to sit back and make 2020 just a little better for you Padrón and Piquillos shipped nationwide!

@cuesa Ferry Building Farmers Market. We are out here

We're at peak peppers and we don't say that lightly... The first big wave of sweet peppers is upon us and the spicy infernos are here by the hundreds of pounds as well. Now is the time to reach out if you're interested in any fun pepper projects. It's the type of thing that you can't think about TOO long, because every variety only is here in large quantities for a couple weeks. Come to the farmers market or sign up for our newsletter and we'll let you know what we have lots ...of and then act fast! Order peppers directly from our website or send us an email and we'll get back to you ASAP https://www.happyquailfarms.com/shop [email protected]

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