Welcome to the Blue Owl!
We proudly offer a wide variety of products, ranging from the ordinary to the exotic, to the Central Ohio community. Culinary and fragrance herbs, mushrooms, heirloom fruits and vegetables are available in season -- grown locally, grown sustainably.
News
Feb. 18, 2013: Winter is over! More or less. With the recent OEFFA conference only a pleasant memory, Blue Owl farm operations now "officially" move into early spring mode. It's a busy time, so an update on farm happenings seems to be in order:
Mushrooms: Early spring means MUSHROOM INOCULATION time. ODOT and AEP have both _generously_ provided us with a variety of sizes, shapes and species of hardwoods suitable for mushroom production. If you want to learn more about growing mushrooms on natural logs, there are several upcoming opportunities...
- Mushroom inoculation workshare program: Sundays (12-5 PM) and Wednesdays (10 AM - 5 PM) in April. Come out and earn yourself an inoculated mushroom log! Gain direct hands-on experience with various aspects of culinary mushroom production by assisting us with our seasonal propagation chores. Contact us to sign up for a time slot.
- Mushroom Inoculation workshop, Sun. March 17, 1 - 4 PM ($40). Learn hands-on how to select and inoculate a grow-your-own mushroom log which you will then take home ($25 value). Limit 10 people. Contact us to sign up.
- Four Seasons of Gardening Conference, Sat. March 23, 2013, 8:30 PM to 3:30 PM at C-TEC Career & Technology Education Center, 150 Price Rd, Newark OH. Sponsored by Licking County Master Gardener Volunteers and Licking Co. OSU Extension. We will be doing mushroom log inoculation demos and selling inoculated logs at the Blue Owl Hollow table; our regular dried culinary herb products, as well as the very first of spring fresh herbs will be available for sale at the adjacent Blue Owl Garden Emporium table.
Markets: Tis a busy time for both tree farm (mushroom propagation, tree/shrub planting, trail work, milling) and herb farm projects (seed starting, bed preparation, planting), so we scheduled only a couple of spring markets (see schedule below). Hope we see you at one of these events, but don't forget you can always special order from us or shop at The Going Green Store, open 7 days a week.
2013 Blue Owl Schedule:
- Feb. 23, 2013: New Albany Winter Market
- 9 AM - noon, Church of the Resurrection Ministry Center, New Albany OH.
- Mar. 17, 2013: Blue Owl Hollow Mushroom Inoculation workshop
- 1 - 4 PM ($40) at Blue Owl Hollow tree farm, Newark OH.
- Mar. 19, 2013: New World Herbs and Seasonings workshop
- 7-9 PM ($20) CANCELLED
- Mar. 23, 2013: Four Seasons of Gardening Conference, sponsored by Licking County Master Gardener Volunteers and Licking Co. OSU Extension
- 8:30 PM to 3:30 PM at C-TEC Career & Technology Education Center, 150 Price Road, Newark OH.
- Apr. 16, 2013: Cooking with Mushrooms and Herbs workshop
- 7-9 PM ($20) CANCELLED
- May 18, 2013: Granville Summer Farmers Market
- Season begins. Saturdays 8:30 AM-noon, downtown Granville, OH.
- May 19, 2013: Spring Foraging (Sunday field trip)
- 1-4 PM ($40) at Blue Owl Hollow, Newark OH.
- Jun. 18, 2013: Salad Herbs workshop
- 7-9 PM ($20) CANCELLED
- Jun. 20, 2013: New Albany Summer Farmers Market
- Season begins. Thursdays 4-7 PM, Market Square, New Albany, OH.
- Aug. 29, 2013: New Albany Summer Farmers Market
- Season ends.
- Sep. 15, 2013:Late Summer Foraging (Sunday field trip)
- 1-4 PM ($35) at Blue Owl Hollow tree farm, Newark OH.
- Oct. 19, 2013: Granville Summer Farmers Market
- Season ends.
- Oct. 19, 2013: Licking SWCD Forestry Field Day
- Hosted by Blue Owl Hollow tree farm.
Past news items of interest, including links to various presentation materials, are also available.
Winter features:
Gift Ideas
- Kitchen herb racks - hardwood, 16 jars
- Herbal cookie jar mixes
- Herb soup wreaths
- Mushroom logs
- Hardwood grilling planks
- Pine cone firestarters
- Herb whisk brooms
Culinary:
- Garlic
- Dried herbs
(80+ varieties) - Herbal teas
- Seasoning blends
- More...