For pete’s sake farm, llc

Angie Quigley, Owner

6050 Cedar Creek Lane

Lexington, KY 40515

forpetesakefarm@yahoo.com

Phone: 859.489.7857

Fax: 859.263.2462

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Our MissionOur MissionOur MissionOur Mission

At For Pete’s Sake Farm, we use

sustainable, organic practices

and work in harmony with na-

ture to produce its harvest in

due season. As stewards of the

land, we protect the environ-

ment and preserve the natural

ecosystem. Soils are healthy and

fertile, beneficial insects thrive, and the land rewards us with

vegetables that are full of vitamins, minerals, and good old-

fashioned flavor!

After a long winter’s nap, the greenhouse is buzzing with the

sights and smells of spring. In early March, over 100 varieties

of heirloom tomato, pepper, eggplant, and basil seeds sprouted

from their trays, stretching their newly formed leaves. You

could almost hear a sleepy seed yawn as the spring sunshine

beckoned them to come higher, grow stronger, and send those

roots deeper. For in a matter of days, the journey will begin

requiring strength to withstand the blustery winds, grace for

the creatures that may cause damage, and beauty to cause all

those who wander by to pause and see God.

“Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. -Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857)

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Beam’s yellow pear

Very sweet, 1 1/2" yellow, pear-shaped fruit have a mild flavor, and are great for fresh eating or for making tomato preserves. Very productive plants are easy to grow.

aussie

An Australian heirloom that will dependably yield picture-perfect, copious amounts of 1-2 lb., glossy-red, meaty, fluted, beefsteak tomatoes that are LOADED with delicious, bold, tomatoey flavor.

Abraham Lincoln

A popular heirloom tomato introduced in Illinois in 1923 by the Buckbee Seed Co. These plants produce brilliant red, round, medium-sized, 12 oz. tomatoes in clusters up to 9.

Australian heart

An oxheart type tomato that produces red heart-shaped 12 oz fruit with few seeds.

beauty

Medium sized, highly productive plant producing a huge

amount of 14 oz., slightly flattened fruits with big juicy,

very sweet but balanced with that perfect amount of

acid for full, complex flavors.

beefsteak

(AKA Red Ponderosa or Crimson Cushion) Considered the original heirloom "Beefsteak" tomato. An old-time favorite that has been popular for many years due to it's excellent productivity and wonderful taste. This tomato's excellent taste and meaty flesh make it an ideal tomato for eating fresh or cooking, for slicing into sandwiches, using in salads or for canning!

Black brandywine

Extra large tomato with blackish-purple color. Deep, earthy and sweet flavor.

Tomatoes

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Black krim

(aka Black Krim and Black Crim) Originally from the Isle of Krim on the Black Sea in the former Soviet Union. This rare, and outstanding tomato yields 3-4" slightly flattened dark-red (mahogany-colored) slightly maroon, beefsteak tomatoes with deep green shoulders. Fantastic, intense, slightly salty taste.

brandywine

Distinctly the Diva of heirloom tomatoes. Its origin was documented by William Woys Weaver in 1889 by Johnson & Stokes of Philadelphia.

carmello

The French Carmello is among the most productive tomatoes ever bred. It is popular in European markets because of it's exceptionally fine flavor. Bears large crops of heavy, juicy tomatoes with flavor that just doesn't stop.

Chocolate stripes

One of the Top 3 tomatoes of the 2007 TomatoFest. Yields a plentiful crop of 3-4 inch, mahogany colored with dark, olive green-striping . Fruits have delicious, complex, rich, sweet, earthy tomato flavors. Produces well into the autumn .

church

This heirloom was a favorite of the late Chuck Wyatt. Large, 1-2 lb. red beefsteaks that just might make you sing “Hallelujah”.

copia

Beautifully striped golden yellow and red tomato. Very flavorful 1 lb. tomato named in honor of Copia, the American Center for Food, Wine, and the Arts in Napa, California. This tomato is a must have for all heirloom gardeners.

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delicious

This tomato proudly boasts the 1996 world record with a 7 lb 12 oz fruit! Average size 1-3 lb tomatoes with just as big a taste.

Deppe’s pink firefly

Heirloom from Glasgow, KY dating back to 1880. Iridescent fruit reminded the Deppe family of a pink Tinkerbelle, thus the name. Sweet and tangy 1 lb fruit.

Dr. wyche’s yellow

A beefsteak heirloom that produces slightly flattened,

smooth, blemish-free, golden-yellow fruit with a meaty

interior and few seeds. It's rich flavor and larger size

sets this variety apart from other yellow heirlooms.

Elmer’s old german

An old heirloom tomato from Germany. Very large, indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield 1-2 pound (and more), deep-pink beefsteak tomatoes that have delicious, bold, sweet/acid tomato flavors with very few seeds.

Gary isbon’s gold

Tomato seeds for this tall, leafy variety came from a gardener in Boone County, WV who shared that he had been growing these for 40 years. Plant produces lots of very juicy, 14 oz. , brilliant orange-gold globes with tropical fruit flavors with enough acid balance to guarantee a burst of tomato delight.

Granny Cantrell’s german pink

This was the only tomato grown by Lettie Cantrell of West Liberty, KY since the ‘40s. Lettie died in November 2005 at 96 years of age. Her tomato won a “Best of Taste” award in 2006 from over 100 entries. Produces big plants that yield wonderful, large, 1-2 pound, slightly-flattened, pink tomatoes.

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Green giant

A tall, bushy, potato-leaf plant from Reinhard Kraft in

Germany producing large crops of 1-2 lb., lime green,

smooth, oblate fruit. Delicious sweet flavors. Arguably,

one of the best tasting green tomatoes.

Italian tree

Vines that can grow to 15-feet with meaty, 1-2 pound

red tomatoes with superior sweet flavors perfectly

balanced with just the right amount of acid. This tomato

plant bears bushels of fruit. A good canning tomato or

eating fresh off the vine or in salads.

green zebra

The 2-inch round fruit ripens to a yellow-gold with dark-green zebra-like stripes. The flesh is lime-emerald in color that has an invigorating lemon-lime flavor. A great tomato for brightening up salads and other tomato dishes.

Gregori’s altai

Seeds originating from the Altai Mountains near the

Chinese border of Siberia. 3-4 inch, dark-pink, round

fruit with a delicious, big-tasting sweetness.

Ingegnoli gigante liscio

An Italian heirloom from around 1900 with bright red, sweet fruit growing up to 2 lbs or more. That’s amore!!

ispolin

A giant tomato from Siberia. Plants produce 8' vines that yield lots of 1-2-pound, dark jade-pink, juicy beefsteak tomatoes with superb earthy, sweet tomato flavors.

Italian heirloom

Plants that yield an load of 12-16 oz., beautiful, red,

meaty, slightly pear-shaped, tomatoes with an abundance

of rich, complex, sweet flavors that are well-balanced

with good acidity.

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Lady lucy

From the Nantahala Forest area in Northern Georgia, comes this large oblate red tomato with sweet complex flavor with an acid zing.

pearson

Determinate. An heirloom dating back to the 1950’s.

Excellent yielder produces large red, globular fruits that

are very solid and perfect for canning!

Lilac giant

Huge, 1-2 pound, slightly-flattened, pink beefsteak

tomatoes with a pretty pink interior and sweet, full,

complex tomato flavors. With it's abundant juiciness

and flavor, a good choice for making tomato juice

Marizol purple

Heirloom from the Black Forest region of Germany. Large, dark pink fruit with purple tint. Nicely balanced sweet/acid fruit.

Paul robeson

Sweet and smoky 10 oz tomatoes that live up to the honor of Mr. Robeson himself, a famous black opera singer whose artistry was especially revered by the Soviet Union. This Russian heirloom is dark red with dark green shoulders.

pineapple

Large 1-2 lb yellow fruit with red marbling throughout the flesh . Wonderfully mild with tropical fruity-sweet flavors. Very few seeds.

Polish linguise

Heirloom variety from Poland producing abundant

quantities of 1-2 lb. dark pink with well-balanced

flavors.

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rosalita

Beautiful, 1", deep rosy pink, oval, tomatoes in long,

full clusters. Pink color speckled all over with tiny white

dots that give them an iridescent glow. An early

producer at 60 days, very sweet.

Royal hillbilly

Dark pink beefsteaks that bears heavily throughout the season. We’ll leave the name alone.

siletz

Determinate. Dwarf, early tomatoes produce unbelievable yields of 10-12 oz tomatoes with old fashioned flavor.

sisters

Large potato leaf plant produces a whopping crop of

BIG, 4-inch, beautiful pink, beefsteak tomatoes.

Delicious! (Not the same as Three Sisters tomato).

Sophie’s choice

Determinate. An heirloom from Edmonton, Canada considered to be the "best choice" for an extra early tomato. Strong disease resistant short plant (24") produces an abundance of 8 to 10 oz. globes.

St. pierre

A beautiful deep red French heirloom with a full, rich

tomato flavor. Medium size, great for canning or fresh

eating. Excellent producers, even in bad conditions.

sprite

Shorter plants for smaller gardens –the small red oval grape tomatoes are borne in amazingly large numbers on more compact plants. Their taste is refreshingly sweet and skins are thin and crisp, just like the original Grape tomatoes. Produces until frost.

Tomatoes

sugary

A favorite among cherry tomato lovers. 1-inch, brilliant pinkish-red, oval-shaped cherry tomatoes with a pointed blossom end. Huge amounts of tomatoes produced in clusters with very sweet flavors.

Super choice

An heirloom passed down by an Amish family in Liberty, KY for over 100 years. Plants yield heavy loads of 1-2 lb., red, beefsteak tomatoes loaded with rich, complex, old-time tomato flavors. This is a classic beefsteak tomato.

t.c. jones

Another KY heirloom grown by the Jones family for 5 generations. A lovely yellow beefsteak with 8-12 oz fruit

Weeping charley

Excellent flavor in a roma type tomato. Sweeter than standard paste varieties……...weep no more Charley!!

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Tomatoes

A variety of tomatoes from the 2008 harvest at For Pete’s Sake Farm. Page 9

1884

Delicious dark pink tomatoes, 1-2 lbs. The original “Survivor”, having been found that very year in a pile of flood debris from the Ohio River.

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Blushing beauty

This bell pepper never is green. Instead, it first appears as ivory, then blushes to light red and orange-red, and finally to deep scarlet, with fruit in several color stages at one time on the plant.

Big early

When mature, these 3 to 4 lobed bell peppers are a huge 8 in. long by 4 1/2 in. wide with thick walls and crisp, sweet flavor. These are ready to harvest early as green fruit or allow to ripen to bright red for even extra sweetness.

Cal wonder orange bell

Beautiful, glossy orange bell peppers with thick, sweet walls. 60 days green, 80 days to orange.

Red ruffled pimiento

Red sweet pimiento with thick, juicy walls. Great for fresh eating or stuffing. Plants produce 8-10 peppers each.

Pizza chile

Mild jalapeno with stunning shape and smooth skin. Bright red color when ripe. Great taste, less burning!

Purple beauty bell

Crisp, thick-walled, stocky bell. Surely Peter picked a peck of these purple peppers!

Peppers

Eggplant

Black beauty

Dating back to 1910, these beautiful, shiny purple-black fruits are 4-5” in diameter. Late season variety.

Louisiana long green

Large 8” long pale green fruit with a mild, sweeter tasting fruit.

Rotonda Bianca sfumata di rosa

Italian variety with a delicate, mild flavor, creamy consistency, and no bitterness. Prized by gourmet chefs.

Thai round green petch siam

Tasty, 2"-3" dark green and light green striped fruit are popular in South Asian cooking. Productive plants are unique looking when covered with fruit.

Thai yellow egg

Famous in Thailand, the egg-sized fruit are picked when they are bright golden-yellow. They are used in many Thai dishes and as a garnish.

Turkish orange

A unique, brilliant orange fruit, sweet and fragrant when freshly cut. Best eaten once fruits are tennis ball-sized or when slightly orange with green striping. Also great when stuffed. Vigorous bush bears 15-25 fruits per plant.

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“Gardens are where people and the land come together in the

most inspiring way.” — Robert Rodale

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Cinnamon basil

One of the finest tea basils, and also used in flavoring Mediterranean and Mid-Eastern-style dishes, the dark green leaves have a wonderful fragrance and a distinct cinnamon flavor.

Genovese sweet basil

The classic Italian basil. Great for eating fresh or making pesto. Slow to bolt.

Holy basil

An excellent tea herb, but more highly valued as a companion plant and ornamental. Aromatic, fuzzy 2 inch leaves have an unusual scent,

Lemon basil

Mentioned in the 1597 edition of John Gerards’s The Herball, this intoxicating lemony fragrance is great in salads, dressings, teas, and lemonade. The high citral content (68%) in the essential oil results in a sweetly pungent lemon flavor and scent.

Lettuce leaf basil

Large, fragrant leaves great for making pesto or eating fresh. Try these on your tomato sandwich!!

Persian anise basil

Wonderful as a dried herb for cooking, it has an aromatic, anise-like flavor. Fragrant leaves have a purplish tint.

Basil

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Red rubin basil

Vibrant purple leaves with outstanding flavor and aroma. Can be used as a culinary herb or in ornamental arrangements.

Super sweet chen basil

Highly productive Italian large leaf basil. Dimpled green leaves with excellent bolt resistance.

Thai basil

Green, 2" long leaves have a spicy anise-clove flavor. Attractive purple stems and blooms. Called "Horapha" in its mother country, "Hun Que" in Vietnam. Used in Thai and Vietnamese dishes.

Basil

Basil Lemonade

4 cups basil lemon syrup (recipe below)

4 cups cold water

4 cups ice cubes

2 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice

Stir together all ingredients in a large pitcher or bowl.

Pour into tall glasses half-filled with ice.

Basil Lemon Syrup

4 cups water

2 cup granulated sugar

4 cups packed fresh basil sprigs

In a medium saucepan, combine the water and sugar. Bring to a boil

over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Remove

from the heat, add the basil, stir to combine, and let stand at room tem-

perature, covered, for 1 hour. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl

and chill until cold, about 1 hour. Strain the syrup through a sieve into

an airtight container, pressing hard on and then discarding the solids.

Syrup keeps, covered and chilled, for 5 days.

What’s in a name??What’s in a name??What’s in a name??What’s in a name?? Pete (peet) - a very special Australian

cattle dog (blue heeler) who, by de-

fault, found his way into our lives.

Although completely deaf from birth

(note the floppy ears!), Pete has learned

simple sign language and also relies on

our other dogs for “ears to hear”. His

hobbies include guarding the farm,

eating, dancing to music with a high base, and riding in the front

seat of any vehicle. Our farm with any other name just wouldn’t

be the same!!

Peat (peet) - soil material consisting of partially decomposed or-

ganic matter; found in swamps and bogs in various parts of the

temperate zone. It is formed by the slow decay of successive lay-

ers of aquatic and semiaquatic plants, e.g., sedges, reeds, rushes,

and mosses.

Because of the challenging ecological conditions of peat wetlands,

they are home to many rare and specialized organisms that are

found nowhere else. Some environmental organizations and scien-

tists have pointed out that the large-scale removal of peat from

bogs in Britain, Ireland and Finland is destroying wildlife habitats.

It takes centuries for a peat bog to regenerate.

Whether Pete or Peat, we think they’re both worth saving!

Directions

From I-75 South: 1. Take exit 104. Turn right at Athens Boones-

boro Rd/KY-418 . Travel 2.4 miles. 2. Turn left at Old Richmond Rd/US-25/US-421 -

(Jacobson Park intersection) Travel 4.2 miles. 3. Turn right at Evans Mill . Travel 1.4 miles. 4. Turn left at Cedarcreek Ln. Travel 0.5 miles. From Lexington: 1. Take Richmond Road toward I-75. 2. Turn right at Old Richmond Rd/US-25/US-421

(Jacobson Park intersection). Travel 4.2 miles. 3. Turn right at Evans Mill Rd . Travel 1.4 miles. 4. Turn left at Cedarcreek Ln. Travel 0.5 miles.