November Apple Special

For the entire month of November we will have 10% off your total apple purchase. This includes not only sacs and boxes of apples, but all the fun extras like juice, apple butter, and pies! Buy now to get the best price for the holidays. Our pantry items make the perfect gift for all those hard to shop for people on your list!

New Hours

We would like to wish every one a very Happy Halloween and would like to thank each and every one of you that came out to celebrate the fall season with us. Hayrides are now over, but you can still come in for your favorite treats throughout the fall and winter.

 Starting Monday November 5th, we will switch back to our winter hours.

Winter Hours

9 a.m. - 7 p.m. 

Monday-Saturday

Closed Sundays

Pumpkin Patch 2012

This year the patch is bigger and better than ever. We even have discounted pricing Tuesday - Thursday!

Hayrides are open to the public on the following schedule:

Monday - Friday 3:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Preschools and other groups who would like to take hayrides during the day must call to schedule an appointment. They fill up fast and are on a first come first serve basis, so please make your reservations early. No discounts apply on school holidays.

Admission to the pumpkin patch is $5 per person (babies who can't walk are free). Admission tickets include a hayride, and unlimited trips on the slide, through the maze, and in the sandbox. Tuesday - Thursday the admission ticket is discounted to $4 per person.

Pumpkins are an additional fee and range from $1-$8. Gourds are also available and are great for fall decorating. We will be making our Cider Doughnuts fresh daily throughout the season, and can also be pre-ordered. Can't wait to see you here, you won't want to miss out on the fun!

Labor Day Peach Special

Today is a great day to head to the Barn. Until 9 p.m. today you can get 3 boxes of peaches for only $36!! While you are here, make sure to ask about our bargain box membership. This is the last week to sign up at our discounted price. Prices will increase after September 5th. If you need a form you can print it from here.

Food Preservation Classes

For those of you who were not able to attend our canning class you missed out on free lids and a great demonstration by USU's Extension Service's Jana Darrington. You're in luck though, because Jana will be back this Saturday, September 8th at 10 a.m. to teach us how to dehydrate foods. Everyone who attends will receive an assorted sample bag of Honeyville's freeze dried fruit, and one lucky attendee will also win the door prize of an entire #10 can of freeze dried pineapple! I hope to see you there.

If you were wanting more information about pressure canning, make sure to check out this link, where you can get a FREE e-copy of USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. Printed versions are also available for $18 online.

Bargain Box Sign Ups

Back by popular demand, we are offering our Bargain Box Membership again this year.

The Details:
Each week the Red Barn staff will put together a half-bushel box full of the best fruit and produce from the Red Barn.  Each half-bushel box will contain approximately 20 lbs of fresh fruit and produce.  Your box will be ready for pick up anytime during business hours Friday and Saturday.  All boxes that are not  picked up by Saturday will be forfeited. Items that you may find in your basket could include: peaches, apples, pears, grapes, tomatoes, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cantaloupe, green beans, cucumbers, corn, plums, nectarines, squash, fresh-pressed apple juice, and other vegetables.

The Cost:
The Red Barn Bargain Box membership fee is $120.00 for the 10 week period to be paid upfront. The weekly pick up fee is $5.00 when you pick up your box. That means a total cost of $170, or $17 per week for 20 pounds of fruit and vegetables. You won't find savings or freshness like that at your local grocery store!

Signup Details:

We will be accepting full membership fees until September 4th. Late registration will be accepted at a prorated amount of $13.00 per remaining week and must be accepted and paid for the Monday prior to your weekly pickup. Your weekly $5 pick up fee also applies.

If you are ready to sign up, print your registration form, and bring it into The Red Barn.
Questions? Call (801) 754-5511 or email chelsea@southridgefarms.com.

September Canning Class

Pressure Canning

Saturday, Sept. 1^st 10-11 am

Pressure Canning can be a little intimidating, but USU extension specialist Jana Darrington will cover everything you need to know to help you feel comfortable when it’s time to start canning. The class will cover pressure canning basics as well as vegetables and meats.

2012 Cherry Pit Spit

Cherry Pit Spit -----August 4th------10a.m. - 3p.m.

Celebrate Orchard Days this year with The Red Barn at the 6th Annual Cherry Pit Spit on Saturday, August 4th from 10-3 pm. The Red Barn donates 100% of the proceeds from this event and the profit from the day’s ice cream sales to a family in need each year. This year we are supporting the Dan Underwood family. He is currently being treated for colon cancer.

Qualifying rounds will be held that day from 10a.m.-1:50 pm with finals beginning at 2 pm. The Finals Round includes the top 10 spitters from men and women participants and the top five spitters from the youth divisions which include: 5 & under, 6-8 and 9-12.

Cost to spit is $1.00.

The top spitter this year will be awarded $200 cash and other great prizes. Runners up will be provided with great swag from our sponsors which include La Bodacious Boutique, Tucanos, Texas Roadhouse, Family Tree, Papa Johns, Payson Market, Smiths, Goldielocks Salon, Boudreaux's Bistro, Dairy Queen, Stringhams True Value, Payson’s Stadium Cinemas, Seagull Book, UCCU, Kars, Triple R Farms, Chisholm Dental and more!

There will also be a raffle basket full of awesome prizes from our sponsors. When you buy a $1 raffle ticket, you also get a free appetizer card from Texas Roadhouse (good for the first 60 people).

Help support a great cause and join us at the Red Barn on Aug. 6th for food, fun and prizes! 

Easy as Pie

Our blackberry bush is producing so many berries this year. We can barely keep up with them...

My one year old helping himself to our berries, who taught that kid to open the fridge?!

Ok, so eating them hasn't been an issue, but picking them gets a little prickly! No berries in your backyard? No problem! We at The Red Barn have got you covered. 

The berries are so delicious this year that it almost pains me to do anything but eat them fresh, but who can resist a good summer fruit pie?

 Today I want to show you how insanely simple it is to make an amazing pie.

First step: Stop at The Red Barn and pick up a take and bake pie shell (they come two in a box) 

and berries of your choice.  

Because fruit is our main ingredient you will want about 4 cups of berries. Feel free to mix and match your berries. Then just add 3/4 to 1 cup sugar (depending on how sweet you want it) and 1/4 cup flour. Toss gently so you don't mash the berries. This is all you need, but feel free to experiment with adding spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. to give your pie a special twist and unique flavor. 

Pour into the unbaked pie shell.

Use the second shell to make a top crust. Pinch to seal the edges and cut a few slits in the top and pop it in the oven. Bake until golden brown (about 45 minutes-1 hour if baking at 350 degrees). Because fruit pies often boil over, I highly recommend putting the pie tin on a cookie sheet to protect your oven from spillage.

Cool slightly before cutting. Then top with whipped cream or your favorite Red Barn ice cream.

Wasn't that easy?

And if that still seems like too much work for you, we have our take and bake pies that are fully prepared. Just buy and put in the oven, you don't even have to let it thaw. We use grandma's secret recipe, and I haven't met a pie that rivaled our flaky crust anywhere. Try one for yourself today and see what I mean! 

Cherry Class Tomorrow

Canning with Cherries

Saturday, July 21^st 10-11 am

If you love cherry jams and pies this is the class for you. 

USU extension specialist, Jana Darrington, will show you

how to preserve all of your tart cherries so that you can

enjoy them all year long!

Every participant will receive 10% off their cherries, and one lucky guest will win a cherry pitter to help them in their canning journey. See you there!

Facebook Fans

If you aren't already a fan on facebook, make sure to add us to your list of likes! We have something new coming to the cooler almost weekly, and it's the fastest, easiest way to keep in touch and be informed about all the great sales and produce we have coming in. We currently have cherries, berries, and a few early peaches. Come in to find out what else is in store!

Cherry and Berry Sale

We are still in the first days of picking our sweet cherries, but wanted to offer you a sweet deal to go with it! Buy any two bags of cherries, get $1 off you entire purchase order.

We also have cartons of strawberries for $1.75 a pound.

Both of these are great fresh, frozen, in jams, and desserts. Stock up now while prices are low!

Juicer Giveaway

To celebrate reaching over 3000 fans on facebook, and the launch of our new website, we want to present to you a giveaway! What we have here is a Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Juice Extractor. We’d like to thank Hamilton Beach for sponsoring this giveaway and generously providing this prize.

You’ll want to enter this giveaway because this juicer is awesome! I find that I never get the suggested amount of fruits and vegetables in my diet. Well, working at The Red Barn I get plenty of fruits, but vegetables and I have never been that great of friends. I mean who wants to munch on broccoli, spinach, and brussels sprouts when you can have an apples, berries, and cherries instead? Well with this juicer you can do both!

This machine gobbles up fruits and vegetables whole. Most of our apples are larger, so they need to be cut in half first, but when using most vegetables, you just feed it through the chute, with no precutting required. You’ll need to peel your citrus fruit, and take pits out of cherries and peaches, but other than that, you just wash your produce and toss it right in. You’ll be amazed at how FAST and SIMPLE it is to get fresh juice, and because our fruit is so sweet and flavorful, you can add handfuls of vegetables and not even taste them! I went from eating spinach and carrots once a week to once a day with the help of the Hamilton Beach Juice Extractor! And the best part? The kids love it too! If your house is anything like mine, it’s always a battle at mealtime to even get your kids to put the vegetable on their plate, let alone eat it! We've found that celery, carrots, spinach, and cucumbers all have a mild flavor that pairs well with apples, pears, and oranges. With juicing you are losing out on the fiber, but all the other essential nutrients are still there, and are actually absorbed into your body faster than eating the food raw.

The Hamilton Beach Juice Extractor is easy to assemble, and has an extra-large pulp collecting bin, so you can juice nonstop for the entire family. You’ll want to remember to put the cup under the juicing spout, because nobody likes to drink the juice straight from the counter top (ya, that accident may have happened more than once around here!). I also suggest putting a towel or napkin under the machine to catch any drips of juice that may fall out after moving the juicing cup. Because it’s dishwasher safe it’s a breeze to clean up as well (although I still suggest washing it by hand immediately after juicing to prevent the pulp from drying onto the machine). The pulp left over from juicing can be tossed, fed to animals, added to the compost heap, or be used in many recipes. Because produce loses vitamins shortly after juicing due to exposure to light and oxygen, you’ll want to consume your juice within 24 hours, or freeze for later use. We've been juicing strawberries and putting it in ice cube trays to freeze. It makes a wonderful treat when added to lemonade on hot summer days!

We’d love you to share the recipes you’ve come up with on our new “share your recipes” feature on our newly remodeled website. Here’s one I created using produce from The Red Barn and my Hamilton Beach Juice Extractor. I call it The Cooler Cooler!

The Cooler Cooler

1 cup cherries

1 cup strawberries

2 apples

2 oranges

Wash all fruit. Peel the oranges, pit the cherries, and cut apples in half. Toss into juicer (or blender) until smooth. Pour over ice and serve garnished with an orange slice or strawberry if desired. Simple, nutritious, and refreshing!

With juicers, the recipe possibilities are endless. Use your imagination and you’ll be right on your way to a healthier you! So, are you ready to try juicing yourself? Enter this giveaway for your chance to win!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!

Juice sale

We have juice in the cooler with today's expiration date, but it still fresh. If you drink it fast or freeze it for smoothies or later use, then come in and snag some for $2 a gallon. Great deal on great juice!

Planting Pots

We had a great turn out for our Planting Planters and Hanging Baskets class. Based on the number of coupons redeemed in the greenhouse, I'm guessing there are lots of beautiful planters around town! We'd love to see what you ended up creating. Before the class, I hand painted these old beat up terracotta pots to give them a fresh look. 

I took my sons to the class and greenhouse with me. While they enjoyed looking at all the bright colored, beautiful flowers, they LOVED finding the "bugs". We saw butterflies, bees, and even a fat toad!

Just one of our several happy customers! He couldn't wait to surprise his wife for Mother's Day! (Flowers make a great gift if you haven't picked up anything for Mom yet....it is this Sunday!!)

Remember how I was going to stack those pots? Well, after seeing the great selection of flowers, I just couldn't help but buying a little of everything! I didn't have room to stack my pots anymore, so I just planted them like so. 

As the trailing flowers bloom, these will be so beautiful. Now to keep the boys from picking all the fresh blooms! How do you think they turned out? 

Class Coupon

Not only is our Planting Hanging Baskets and Planters class FREE, we are also handing out 10% off coupons to use in the greenhouse after the class so you can head right out and get the supplies you need to start your planters! This Saturday May 5th 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. See you there!

Hanging Basket and Planters Class

This Saturday, we will be having our hanging basket and planters class. You will learn how to properly plant and care for your pots to keep them healthy, colorful, and blooming all summer long. Join us Saturday, May 5th, from 10-11 a.m. We also have our greenhouse open now, Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m. -5 p.m. To learn more about which plants will thrive in your soil, check out Olson's suggestions here.

Berry Class Tomorrow

Backyard Berries

Tuesday, April 24^th 5:00 – 6:00 pm

Join Dr. Brent Black from Utah State University as he teaches you exactly what to do to grow successful raspberries, blackberries and strawberries.

Earth Day 2012

As Earth Day approaches, I wanted to share with you some things that The Red Barn does to stay environmentally friendly, and share with you a few simple ideas of how you can "go green" in your own life. As farmers, we work close with the land. It's our most valuable resource, and we try to protect it as such. Each year we plant hundreds of trees. When it is time for old trees to be taken out, new trees are then planted in return. We also irrigate with natural run off water from melted mountain snow instead of water that has been treated by a facility, which helps reduce our carbon footprint. We sell all of our pantry products in reusable glass jars, and pack our fruit in recycled cardboard and paper sacs instead of plastic. Our newest environmental project is using the left over apple mash from our cider mill and turning it into compost to enrich the soil in which we plant.

As a Red Barn customer, you can make small changes, that over time, can have a lasting impact on the environment. You can continue to shop for your produce locally, use reusable bags, and reporpose/upcyle your glass and cardboard containers. One of our family's favorite ways to repurpose cardboard is by making costumes. Check out some of these great ideas on ways to use your old cardboard apple box!

Need more ideas for using cardboard? Check out this blog here. This lady knows her stuff! Happy Earth Day. Visit us on facebook and let us know what you are doing to be more environmentally aware! Thanks for stopping by!

Concentrate Special

This month we are doing a special on our cherry concentrate. Buy 2 quarts of concentrate, get a gallon of our famous 100% apple juice for FREE! Cherries have great health benefits, which can be reaped easily from taking a daily dose of cherry concentrate. It tastes great in smoothies, in yogurt, or mixed with juice. If you haven't tried it, come in and try it for yourself!

One Day Giveaway

Still holding on to those family pictures from The Red Barn pumpkin patch? Now's the perfect time to get them developed! One lucky reader will win a code to order 101 free prints from Shutterfly. All you have to do is leave a comment with your name and email, and we'll choose a winner tomorrow. Code must be used by midnight on 4/11/12. Winner is responsible for shipping and handling. Leave a comment below for your chance to win. Good luck!

April Classes

Make sure to check out of events page for the list of our free classes offered this month.

Party Time

It's that time of year again, and I know you all are excited too....The Red Barn is once again open for summer hours, which means you can get your ice cream fix all the way up to 9 p.m. Woohoo!

Class Update

Thanks for everyone who turned out for our grain class. I hope everyone has been able to use the free grain sample! Cindi made a really good german chocolate cake and pancakes using a wheat base-no flour.

We hope you will be able to join us for our next class:

Cooking With Dry Beans

Saturday, March 24^th @ 10am

Using your food storage beans is a great way to stretch food dollars, create flavorful dishes, and increase fiber in your diet.

Come and learn the basics of selecting, soaking, and cooking dry beans in a pressure cooker and slow cooker and using dry beans to make hummus, soups, casseroles and reduced fat quick breads and cookies. Join Karin Terry from Honeyville Grain as she teaches new ways to use old beans!

Grains Class

A big thanks to all those stuck it out in the wind for our Pruning Class last week. This week's class is sure to be a little less chilly! We'll even send you home with some free samples to put all your new knowledge to work. Here's what you need to know!

Using Wheat Without a Grinder
Teacher: Cindi Van Bibber from Honeyville Grains

March 3^rd
(Sat) 10-11 am

Meet at The Red Barn.

Pruning Class

Our first class of the year will be "Pruning like a Professional". Join us February 25th at 10a.m. to learn all about pruning your fruit trees for maximum health and fruit production. We will meet at the Barn, and then go to the orchards for a hands on demonstration. Come prepared with any questions - we look forward to assisting you! Taught by South Ridge Farm's very own Thad Rowley.

National Cherry Month

February is National Cherry Month. To celebrate, all cherry products will be 15% off for the entire month. Our cherry products have a long shelf life, so this is a great opportunity to stock up on your favorite cherry products to enjoy the savings all year long!

Apple Juice Special

This week we have our Apple Juice on sale for $1 off regular price. This will be one week only, unless of course Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Ground Hogs Day. If he sees his shadow then we will continue the sale for one additional week in his honor! Make your predictions now!