The Fork in the Road

Honor System Market

11363 Kansas Spur Riley, KS 66531

Welcome to our farm at The Fork in the Road! Our honor-system market is open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm for your shopping convenience. We carry home raised beef and pork, fruits and vegetables, local honey & jams, locally roasted coffee - as well as a variety of homemade food: pies, carrot cake, cookie dough, banana bread, and take-and-bake casseroles… we change it up with the seasons, so you never know what you’ll find! We bake cinnamon rolls every Friday morning - get them warm and gooey as early as 7:00 a.m. (First come, first served.)

We do not accept credit cards, but cash, check, venmo, and paypal are all accepted. We live here and are always happy to help - call anytime!

785-443-1796

4/30/2026 Update - Hildebrand Milk, Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie, & Plants

April 30, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

The long-awaited rhubarb has arrived! We chopped a lot of rhubarb this week to bring you rhubarb crisp & strawberry-rhubarb pie. We have some rhubarb available for purchase in the fridge as well.

Another new item this week - Hildebrand Milk! We are so excited to partner with them and currently have whole milk, 2%, chocolate, strawberry, root beer, and cream. THANK YOU to everyone who filled out our survey on a previous post. We appreciate continued feedback!

We received new stock of both potting soil & worm castings and we’re baking banana bread and bierocks today.

Finally, our Wednesday plant order came in. If you’ve read an item in previous posts, we most likely still have it.  Here are our new arrivals:

Annual 6 packs - $4 - alyssum (Clear Crystals, white), cosmos (Cosmic - mix), gazania (New Day bright mix, red stripe, rose stripe, white), hypoestes (Confetti Compact mix), marigolds (Chica flame & mix; Hot Pack mix & yellow; Mango Tango; Milli Vanilla; Safari Bolero &red), portulaca (rose moss, Happy Hour banana, fuschia, mix, deep red), salvia (Summer Jewel red), snapdragon (Rocket mix), vinca (Cora hotgenta, orchid, red & white).

Accent Individual - $4 -dichondra (Silver Surfer), hedera (English Ivy Gold Child), Hen & Chicks (Colorrockz - Coral Red & Ruby Lime) lysimachia (Goldy Creeping Jenny, Nightlight), mezoo (golden, trailing red), mint (Corsican), plectranthus (Guacamole, Swedish Ivy Variegated), sedum (Angelina lime; Bright Gold; Little Glow), succulent (Aeonium kiwi; Echeveria Chroma, Flexy, Lotus, Taco; Graptoveria Vera Higgins; Senecia Purple Flush; String of Pearls), tradescantia ( Gibasis Bridal Veil; Wandering Jew purple), vinca vine (variegated).

Annual Individual - $6 - bacopa (Mega Copa, white), begonia (Amstel Blitz yellow, Netja dark pink; Beaugonia Cherry Luxe, Saffron Glow, Salmon; Big bronze leaf deep rose, green leaf red; Dragon Wing red; Rex Jurassic Jr berry swirl & red splash), caladium (Bombshell, Just Saucy, Party Punch, White Queen), calibrachoa (Caliloco Starfire Fuschia & Cappuccino; Lia Abstract Lemon Cherry; Mini Famous Double Orange, Funtopia Blue, Plumtastic), canna (Cannova Golden Leopard & Yellow), coleus (Down Town Miami Magic, Santa Monica &Vegas Neon; Main Street Orchard Road, River Walk lime;  Stained Glass Crown Jewel; Terrascape All That Lava, Midnight Majesty, Pink Ribbons, Sangria Splash, Solar Flare), cordyline (Red Star - $8), dahlia (Labella medio white), dianthus (Diadeur pink shades), Euphorbia (Glitz), Geranium (Lemona Lemon Scented Citronella), Purple Fountain Grass, impatiens (Double Glimmer white; New Guinea Roller Coaster Dark Coral & Red Racer; Sunpatiens Compact Deep Red, Royal Magenta; Vigorous Tropical Orange & White Variegated) ,ipomoea (sweet potato vine - Spotlight black heart & red heart), lantana (Havana Yellow; Heartland Neon & Really Red), lobelia (Magadi Compact Dark Blue), pentas (Bee Bright Lipstick, Violet & White), petunia (Colorrush Pink (very close to Bubblegum); Supercal Red Maple, Sunset Orange & Yellow Sun), portulaca (Rio Citrus Crush & Frosted Strawberry), salvia (Black & Boom, Icon Glacier, Mysty Blue), sanvitalia (Tsavo Compact Yellow), senecio (Angel Wings), setcreasea (Purple Variegated), snapdragon (Snaptastic pink), verbena (Lascar Mango Orange & Orange Lava), vinca (Cora Cascade apricot, strawberry, violet & white; Tattoo Raspberry).

Perennial Individual - $6 - agastache (Honeysticks Ember), buddleia (Little Rockstars Blue), dianthus (Carmen Burgundy; Everlast Ruby Edge) gaillardia (blanket flower Spintop Orange Halo & Red Starburst), helipsis (Summer Eclipse), lavandula (La Diva Eternal Grace, Vintage Amethyst & Vintage Violet), phlox (Paniculata Flame Pro Cerise), salvia (Noble Knight Purple & Noche),  scabiosa (Flutter blue).

Herbs - $4 - basil (Dolce Fresca, Genovese, Piedmont sweet), fennel, mint (Mojito), parley (Italian), sage (Garden Sage), thyme (Creeping Red, Woolly Creeping).

Veggie Individual - $3 or 10/$25 - cucumbers (Armenian, Burpless Supreme, Homemade Pickle Bush), Melon (Ball 2076, Earli Dew Honeydew), squash (Easy Pick Gold), watermelon (Bush Sugar Baby, Crimson Sweet).

Tomatoes - $3 or 10/$25 - Beefsteak heirloom, Brandywine Heirloom, Bush Early Girl, Celebrity, Champion, Cherry (Super Sweet 100, Sweet Million), Delicious Heirloom, Early Girl, Fourth of July, Jetstar, Mortgage Lifter Heirloom, Neosho’s Favorite, Supersteak

Peppers - $3 or 10/$25 - Bell Boy, Better Belle, Big Bertha bell, California Wonder bell, Carolina Reaper (hottest), Carmen Sweet Italian, Early Summer yellow bell, Garden Salsa mildly hot, Ghost (Bhut Jolokia hottest), Giant Marconi Sweet Italian, Golden California Wonder bell, Goliath Griller Mildly Hot, Habanero red, Jalapeno hot, Mucho Nacho hot, Pepperocini Sweet Greek, Peppi red & yellow snacking peppers, Red Beauty bell, Serrano Hot, Sriracha Hot Jalapeno.

Gallon Purple Fountain Grass - $10

10” Geranium (Big Eeze Dark Red, Pink Panther, White; Savannah Oh So Orange) - $20

10” Sun Coleous & Small Combo Pots - $20

10” Hanging Basket Begonia Megawatt Green Leaf White, Calibrachoa Bright Mix & Duo, Combos, Boston Fern, Fuchsia Ballerina Arabesque, Lantana Passion Fruit Trailing,  Portulaca (Citrus Crush/Frosted Strawberry, MultiColor) - $20

Succulent Bowls - $30

12” Fiber Hanging Basket Combos - $40

Large Round Combo Pots - $40

Large Square Combo Pots - $40

Extra Large Combo Pots - $75



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4/23/2026 Update - Plants, Bierocks, Chocolate Zucchini Cake, Banana Bread

April 23, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

Baking banana bread today, as well as chocolate zucchini cake, taco casserole & spinach-artichoke dip. We made bierocks, lasagna & apple crisp on Tuesday.

We received our biggest plant delivery of the year so far, with a lot of beautiful hanging baskets & combo pots! If you’ve read an item in previous posts, we most likely still have it.  Here are our new arrivals:

Annual 6 packs - $4 - alyssum (Clear Crystals, white), gazania (New Day bright mix, rose stripe, white, yellow), lobelia (Riviera Midnight Blue), marigolds (Chica yellow, Mango Tango, Milli Vanilla, Safari red), portulaca (rose moss, Happy Hour banana, fuschia, mix, deep red, peppermint), salvia (Evolution deep violet, white), verbena (Quartz, mix).

Accent Individual - $4 -eucalyptus (baby blue), juncus (Twister), lysimachia (Nightlight), mezoo (golden, trailing red), mint (Corsican), pilea (peperomioidies, Money Plant), tradescantia (Wandering Jew, purple), vinca vine (variegated).

Annual Individual - $6 - bacopa (Mega Copa, white), begonia (Amstel Blitz yellow, Limitless dark red, sunset,) bidens (Blazing Star yellow/red), caladium (Bombshell, Just Saucy, Party Punch, White Queen), Canna (Cannova bronze peach, bronze scarlet, yellow), cleome (Clio Pink Lady), coleus (Down Town Miami Magic, Royalty, Santa Monica &Vegas Neon; Kong salmon pink & scarlet; Main Street Alligator Alley, Fifth Ave, Ocean Drive & Ruby Road), cordyline (Red Star - $8), cosmos (Apollo mix), dianthus (I Love You, Pink Kisses), Evolvulus (Beach Bum Blue), Fuschia (Ballerina Arabesque), Geranium (Lemona Lemon Scented Citronella, Big Ezee Fuschia Blue, Pink Batik & Watermelon; Glory Days pink bicolor; Mojo Dark Red, Orange & White Splash; Savannah Hot Rod Red & Oh So Orange), Purple Fountain Grass, heliotrope (Midnight Sky), impatiens (New Guinea Roller Coaster Hot Magenta & Orangya Sha; Sunpatiens Compact Deep Red), ipomoea (Sweet Potato Vine lime green & black heart), lantana (Gem Orange Fire, Rose Quartz & White Saphire; Havana Yellow; Heartland Blue Moon,Sunise & White), lobelia (Magadi Compact Dark Blue), nemesia (Escential Raspberry Lemonade & Zazzleberry), petunia (Colorrush Pink (very close to Bubblegum), Blue, White; Headline Night Sky; Inferno (The Red); Ray Black; Supercal Pink Sunray, Red Maple, Sunset Orange, Yellow Sun; Wave Easy Blue, Easy Burgandy Velour), poppy (Champagne Bubbles mix), salvia (Black & Boom, Grandstand Red & Red Lipstick Pink, Icon Glacier, Mysty Blue), verbena (Lascar Orange Lava; Vanessa Compact bicolor purple, bicolor rose, compact marshmallow, compact white), vine (Cardinal Climber & Hyacinth Bean).

Perennial Individual - $6 - heuchera (Guacamole, Splashberry), lavandula (La Diva Eternal Grace & Spirit Purple Blue), phlox (Paniculata Flame Pro Cerise, Purple & White), scabiosa (Flutter blue & pink)

Herbs - $4 - basil (Dolce Fresca, Genovese, Piedmont sweet), cilantro (Santo),lemon grass, lemon verbena (Lippia Citridora), mint (Mojito), thyme (Creeping Red, Creeping Elfin, French).

Veggie Individual - $3 or 10/$25 - cucumbers (English burpless, Mini Me, Persian, Pick-a-Bushel, Sweet Success Burpless), eggplant (Black Beauty, Patio Baby), Melon (Ambrosia, Ball 2076, Flavor Journey Honeydew), okra (Clemson Spineless), pumpkin (Hijinks), squash (Early Summer Crookneck, Zucchini Ball’s, Zucchini Dark Green), watermelon (Bush Sugar BAby, Crimson Sweet), winter squash (butternut, spaghetti).

Tomatoes - $3 or 10/$25 - Beefsteak heirloom, Celebrity, Cherokee Purple heirloom, Cherry (Midnight Snack, Sun Gold, Super Sweet 100), Delicious, Giant Belgium heirloom, Juliet Grape,  Jetstar, Lemon Boy, Neosho’s Favorite, Park’s Whopper, Pineapple heirloom, Roma (Amish Paste heirloom, La Roma Red, San Marzano heirloom, Zenzei), Supersteak

Peppers - $3 or 10/$25 - Anaheim roasting, Bell Boy, Big Bertha bell, California Wonder bell, Carolina Reaper (hottest), Cayenne Long, Chocolate Beauty bell, Early Summer yellow bell, Garden Salsa mildly hot, Ghost (Bhut Jolokia hottest), Golden California Wonder bell, Habanero orange, Hungarian Hot, Jalapeno hot, Mucho Nacho hot, Orange Blaze bell, Peppi red & yellow snacking peppers, Poblano medium heat, Red Beauty bell, Sweet Banana, Tam Jalapeno mild

Gallon Purple Fountain Grass - $10

10” Colocasia (Royal Hawaiian Waikiki) - $20

10” Geranium (Big Eeze Coral, Dark Red, Fuschia Blue, White; Savannah Oh So Orange) - $20

10” Lupine Perennials (West County Masterpiece, Red Rum & Salmon Star) - $25

Small Combo Pots - $20

10” Hanging Basket Combos, Asparagus Fern, Boston Fern, Portulaca (Citrus Crush/Frosted Strawberry, Magenta/Orange, MultiColor, Red/Yellow) - $20

Succulent Bowls - $30

12” Fiber Hanging Basket Combos - $40

Large Round Combo Pots - $40

Large Square Combo Pots - $40

Extra Large Combo Pots - $75



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4/16/2026 Update - Plants, Mulch, Coffee, Banana Bread & Hildebrand Survey

April 16, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

We have mulch, coffee is restocked, plant delivery arrived, work continues on the parking area, we’re making banana bread & lasagna today (available this evening), and we’re planning on Raisin Cinnamon Rolls tomorrow (in addition to the usual vanilla & maple rolls). Also - my husband found a pair of glasses on Tuesday & I’m sure someone is missing them!

If you’ve seen a plant listed in previous posts, we most likely still have it.  Here is this week’s delivery, including new and restocked plants:

Annual 6 packs - $4 - alyssum (Clear Crystals, white), begonia (bronze leaf mixed), celosia (New Look, bronze leaf, red), cosmos (Cosmic, mix), gazania (New Day, bright mix, red shades, red stripe, rose stripe, tiger mix), hypoestes (Confetti Compact, mix), marigolds (Hot Pak mix, Inca mix, Mango Tango, Milli Vanilli, Safari mix), portulaca (rose moss, Happy Hour mix, deep red, peppermint), torenia (Kauai, mix), verbena (Quartz, mix), zinnia (Belize, double bright rose, double mix, double pink bicolor; Profusion apricot, double fire, double hot cherry, double white, double yellow, red yellow bicolor).

Accent Individual - $4 -dracena (spike grass), dichondra (Silver Surfer), grass (carex sedge Pheonix Green; eragrostis Snuggy; juncus Blue Arrows & Twister; koeleria Bluey; stipa Pony Tails), helichrysum (Licorice plant, Yarns), hen & chicks (Colorockz, coral red), iresine (Blazin’ Lime, Blazin’ Rose), lysimachia (Goldi Creeping Jenny), muehlenbeckia (Wire Vine, small leaf), plectranthus (Mona Lavender, Mona Magenta), sedum (Blue Spruce, Little Glow), succulent (echeveria Pearl Von Nurnberg).

Annual Individual - $6 - aloe vera, asclepias (milkweed, Silky deep red & gold), begonia (Dragon Wing red; I’Conia Bacio orange; Limitless cream shades, sunrise, & yellow; Rex Jurassic Jr red splash, berry swirl) bidens (Timeless, yellow splash), calibrachoa (Caliloco Starfire lavender & fuschia; Lia Bubble Gum & Abstract Lemon Cherry; Mini Famous double pinktastic, funtopia blue, plumtastic), Canna (Cannova bronze peach), centaurea (Chrome Fountian), cleome (Clio, magenta), coleus (Down Town Royalty & Vegas Neon; Kong salmon pink & scarlet; Main Street Alligator Alley, Beale Street, Ruby Road), cordyline (Red Star), crossandra (watermelon), dahlia (Temptation orange, pink bicolor, purple lavender, red), dianthus (Diadeur pink shades, Early Love), geranium (Brocade, Mrs. Pollock), Purple Fountain Grass, ipomoea (Sweet Potato Vine, lime green, black heart, red heart, Sweet Georgia black maple), nemesia (Denim), nicotiana (Saratoga mix), pentas (Bee Bright lipstick, red, violet, white), petunia (Flower Shower Golden Harvest, Mayan; Inferno orange & red; Ray Black; Sweet Sunshine Blueberry Vein), sanvitalia (Tsavo compact yellow), senecio (Angel Wings), strobilanthes (Persian Shield), tradescantia (Wandering Jew, Nanouk), verbena (Bonariensis, Buenes Aires; Vanessa Compact bicolor purple, violet)

Perennial Individual - $6 - delosperma (Ice Plant, Ocean Sunset Orange Vibe & Violet Flare), nepeta (Kitten Around, blue), yarrow (Skysail, Fire).

Herbs - $4 - basil (Dolce Fresca, Piedmont, Purple Ruffles), cilantro (Santo), dill (fernleaf), fennel, oregano (Greek), rosemary (Arp upright, Spice Island), French thyme

Veggie Individual - $3 or 10/$25 - cucumbers (Bush Crop, Homemade Pickle-Bush, Mini Me, Persian, Slice More, Sweet Success burpless)

Tomatoes - $3 or 10/$25 - Beefsteak, Blushing Star Beefsteak, Brandywine, Celebrity, Cherokee Purple heirloom, Cherry (Midnight Snack, Sun Gold, Super Sweet 100, Sweet Million, Yellow Pear heirloom), Early Girl, Fourth of July, Jetstar, Lemon Boy, Mortgage Lifter heirloom, Neosho’s Favorite, Park’s Whopper, Roma (Amish Paste heirloom, La Roma Red, Zenzei)

Peppers - $3 or 10/$25 - Big Bertha bell, California Wonder bell, Early Summer yellow bell, Garden Salsa mildly hot, Jalapeno hot, Mucho Nacho hot, Orange Blaze bell, Pepperocini Sweet Greek, Peppi red & yellow snacking peppers, Poblano medium heat, Red Beauty bell, Sweet Banana, Tam Jalapeno mild

10” Dahlia (Venti FireBurst, Summerbees Red Bicolor)- $20

10” Geranium (Savannah Oh So Orange, Big Eeze Dark Red) - $20

Small Combo Pots - $20

10” Hanging Basket Combos,Fuschia (Ballerina Arabesque), Lantana (Passion Fruit), Strawberry Delizz,  Boston Fern - $20

Succulent Bowls - $30

Firefly Petunias (Glow in the Dark!) - $30

12” Fiber Hanging Basket Combos - $40

Large Round Combo Pots - $40

Large Square Combo Pots - $40

Currently available in the freezer section: Spinach-Artichoke Dip, Chicken Noodle Soup base, Lovely Lavender Pear Pie, Blueberry Pie, Lasagna (by tonight), Tater Tot Casserole (by tonight), Chicken Pot Pie, Mocha Banana Cake, Mixed Berry Pie, Strawberry Pie, Apple-Pear Crisp, Apple Pie, Pork Cuts, Bierocks, Taco Cornbread Casserole, Carrot Cake (by tonight), Cookie Dough, Shepherd’s Pie & Cherry Pie (maybe by tonight).

Finally, we’re considering carrying Hildebrand’s milk. If you are also fans, would you take time to let us know what your family drinks? This will help us get an idea of what & how much to order.

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4/9/2026 Update - Plants Delivery (including tomatoes) & JoBos BBQ Sauce

April 09, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

We are now carrying locally-famous JoBos BBQ Sauce. We’ve enjoyed their sauce (& cooking!) at the annual Riley Fall Festival BBQ Competition for years, and they’ve recently gotten licensed for selling their products retail. We really like the milder “Bronze”, “Smokey”, and “Original” - but if you like spicy sauce, they’ve got you covered. One variety even comes with caution tape - consider yourselves warned! $9/jar

Our plant delivery arrived yesterday! We received the following:

Annual 6 packs - $4 - ageratum, begonia, gomphrena, hypoestes, impatiens, marigolds, portulaca (rose moss), salvia, snapdragon, verbena, Cora upright vinca.

Accent Individual - $4 - lizard leaf celosia, dichondra, eucalyptus, juncus grass (Blue Arrows, Twister), lotus, mezoo, Corsican mint, wire vine, Swedish ivy, plectanthus, several types of sedum, succulents, vinca vine

Annual Individual - $6 - angelonia, bacopa, begonia, caladium, calibrachoa, canna, coleus, crossandra, dahlia, euphorbia, fuschia, geranium, lantana, nasturtium, petunias, portulaca, salvia, verbena, Cora cascade vinca

Perennial Individual - $6 - agastache, ajuga (bugleweed), silver mound artemisia, coreopsis (tickseed), delosperma (ice plant), dianthus, erysimum, gaillardia (blanket flowers), fescue grass, heuchera (coral bells), lavender, perovskia (Russian sage), salvia, shasta daisy.

Herbs - $4 - Basil, lemon grass, mint, oregano, rosemary.

Veggie Individual - $3 or 10/$25 - Summer Breeze strawberry plants, cucumbers (Bush Crop, Bush Pickle, English Burpless, Mini Me, Persian), Clemson Spineless Okra, Ball’s Zucchini, Easy Pick Gold Yellow Squash, Tomatillo

Veggie 6 packs - $4 - spinach

Tomatoes - $3 or 10/$25 - Beefsteak, Bush Champion, Bush Early Girl, Celebrity, Cherokee Purple, Cherry (Super Sweet 100, Sweet Million, Yellow Pear), Early Girl, Fourth of July, Juliet Grape, Jetstar, Lemon Boy, Mortgage Lifter, Neosho’s Favorite, Park’s Whopper, Roma (Amish Paste, La Roma Red, San Marzano)

Peppers - $3 or 10/$25 - Anaheim, Early Summer Yellow Bell, Garden Salsa, Goliath Griller, Habanero, Hungarian Hot, Jalapeno, Mucho Nacho, Orange Blaze Bell, Poblano, Red Beauty Bell

10” Dahlia - $20

10” Geranium - $20

Small Combo Pots - $20

10” Hanging Basket Combos, Calibrachoa, “Fluffy Ruffles” Fern - $20

Succulent Bowls - $30

Firefly Petunias (Glow in the Dark!) - $30

12” Fiber Hanging Basket Combos - $40

Large Round Combo Pots - $40

Large Square Combo Pots - $40

Finally, please excuse the mess while we do a little tidying up. It always gets worse before it gets better… at least that’s how it seems to work for me! We should have extended parking soon, and we plan to use the little old shed for straw bales once we have more after wheat harvest.







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4/1/2026 Update - Flowers, Rhubarb Plants, Casseroles, Pies - NO Cinnamon Rolls

April 01, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

Neosho Gardens delivery today - here’s a list of new arrivals & pictures!

Annual 6 packs - $4 - Alyssum, dahlberg, dusty miller, lobelia, marigolds, pansies, snapdragons

Accent Individual - $4 - Dracena spike grass, Phoenix Green carex grass, Blue Arrows juncus grass, Twister juncus grass, lysimachia (Creeping Jenny), a variety of succulents, vinca vine

Annual Individual - $6 - Bidens, cordyline ($8), dahlias, dianthus, diascia, fuchsia, purple fountain grass, lobelia, nemesia, osteospermum, pericallis, salvia, scaevola, snapdragon, verbena

Perennial Individual - $6 - agastache, ajuga (bugleweed), butterfly bush, caryopteris, columbine, coreopsis (tickseed), creeping phlox, delosperma (ice plant), dianthus, echinacea (coneflower), erysimum, gaillardia (blanket flowers), gaura, fescue grass, iberis (candytufts), lavender, lily, lobelia, nepeta (catmint), rudbeckia (black eyed Susan, salvia, saxifraga, scabiosa (pincushion flower), shasta daisy, yarrow.

Herbs - $4 - Basil, chives, cilantro, dill, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme

Veggie Individual - $3 - Summer Breeze strawberry plants ($25/flat)

Veggie 6 packs - $4 - broccoli, brussel sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, lettuce, spinach

10” Dahlia - $20

Small Combo Pots - $20

10” Hanging Baskets, “Fluffy Ruffles” Fern - $20

Succulent Bowls - $30

We have rhubarb plants from a local farmer - $12 each.

We’ve been browning a LOT of hamburger this week to restock casseroles - lasagna, tater tot casserole, and taco cornbread casserole on Tuesday and planning to make Shepherd’s Pie on Thursday. We made carrot cake again on Tuesday and plan to restock pies on Thursday. We should have Cherry, Apple, Pear, Blueberry, Strawberry, and Razzle Dazzle.

Reminder - we will NOT have cinnamon rolls on Friday. This is one of two planned Fridays that we do not make cinnamon rolls throughout the year. (Christmas and Easter)






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3/25/2026 Update - Flowers & Apple Pie

March 25, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

Flowers arrived today! Here’s a list of what we received:

Annual 6 packs - $4 - Alyssum, pansies, snapdragons, violas, dusty miller

Annual Individual - $6 - Bidens, flowering kale, osteospermum, ranunculus

Perennial Individual - $6 - ajuga (bugleweed), coreopsis (tickseed), delosperma (ice plant), dianthus, echinacea (coneflower), gaillardia (blanket flowers), gaura, fescue grass, iberis (candytufts), lavender, monarda (bee balm), nepeta (catmint), perovskia (Russian sage), rudbeckia (black eyed Susan, salvia, scabiosa (pincushion flower), shasta daisy, stachys (lamb’s ear), yarrow.

Herbs - $4 - Chives, fennel, mojito mint, sage

Veggie 6 packs - $4 - broccoli, brussel sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, lettuce, spinach

Tomato Individual - $3 - Cherry (Sweet Million), Early Girl, Jetstar

Pansy Bowls - $10

10” Ranunculus - $20

Small Combo Pots - $20

Large Combo Pots - $40

We are happy that once again our plant prices will remain the same this year. The only exception will be the individual veggie plants, now $3 instead of $2 each. That adds up for some of you who plant large gardens, so we will have flat discounts. We did receive a few tomatoes today, but that is NOT a recommendation to plant them, unless they are in a pot you can move inside. They don’t like to get below 45 degrees!

Our plants are coming from Neosho Gardens again, but the plants are labeled a little differently this year, with the information printed directly on the pots. We are hopeful this will eliminate our “mystery plant” section! :D

The main “new” item in the store is apple pie. We peeled a lot of apples and pears yesterday to get restocked on apple pie, apple crumb pie, apple crisp and lavender-pear pie. We plan to make bierocks tomorrow and cinnamon rolls on Friday!

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3/22/2026 Update - Cookie Dough!

March 22, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

Not a lot of “new” this week, but we did get a big delivery of cookie dough! Chocolate Chip, M&M, Peanut Butter, Sugar, Oatmeal w/Chopped Raisins, and Oatmeal w/Butterscotch Chips. We also spent a lot of time making pies - and we now have Strawberry Pie!

Here’s what’s in stock in our freezer: Spinach-Artichoke Dip, Chicken Noodle Soup Base, Lavender Pear Pie, Mini Chicken Pot Pie, Chicken Pot Pie, Tater Tot Casserole, Lasagna, Razzle Dazzle Pie, Strawberry Pie, Strawberry-Peach Pie, Shepherd’s Pie, Taco Cornbread Casserole, Pork Cuts, Carrot Cake, Cherry Pie, Cookie Dough, Apple Crisp, and Banana Mocha Cake.

We still have $10 Quart Canning Jars and a few hogs for sale. Follow this link to reserve a hog: https://www.theforkintheroadks.com/hogs

Planning to start getting perennials next week!

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3/14/2026 Update - Canning Jars, Flowers, Banana Cake, Spin Dip & Chicken Soup

March 14, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

A lot happening this week! We’ve got an amazing sale on Ball canning jars, quart size. $10 per dozen

Potting soil arrived a few weeks ago, but we’ve added a service I’ve been wanting to for a while. If you are repotting something small and don’t want to buy a large $25 bag, do your repotting here. It will cost you about double by volume at $0.50/quart - but it’s perfect if you need just a little and appreciate the charm of not dealing with the mess at home. This pothos (et al. - I have a son who likes to “cover crop” my houseplants) had been suffering from lack of repotting - it took about 1 minute and 2 quarts!

More flowers arrived from Neosho Gardens! Pansies, violas, alyssum, snapdragons 6-packs for $4. Cold crops of cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, collards, spinach, lettuce, and Brussell Sprouts 6-packs for $4. Pansy bowls and baskets - $15. Our first combo pots - small for $20 and large for $40. These are all cold hardy and will bloom profusely until the heat really sets in. (They will not, however, survive the 13 degree low predicted - We will be tucking ours inside!)

This week we restocked Carrot Cake, Mocha Banana Cake, Spinach-Artichoke Dip, Taco Cornbread Casserole (including Minis), Bierocks, Tater Tot Casserole, Shepherd’s Pie (including Minis), and Chicken Noodle Soup Base. We also received some nice berries again!

Finally, if you have been interested in buying your meat directly from your local farmers, we have an appointment with Clay Center Locker to take butcher hogs in on March 24th. You can reserve a hog online (whole, half or quarter) and then you should receive an e-mail that will direct you to the locker’s website, which will walk you through every part of the processing instructions. Of course, you can always call or text us as well. Click here for more information.

If you’d like to hear from us specifically regarding future butcher dates, text “MEAT” to 1 (833) 265-8604 and you’ll be among the first to hear about it.

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3/6/2026 Update - TriStar Seed, Berries & Broccoli

March 06, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

Continuing our theme of getting-ready-for-spring posts, TriStar Seed has arrived! We have: green beans (Blue Lake, Contender Bush, Provider Bush, Kentucky Wonder Pole), peas (Little Marvel, Sugar Snap), sweet corn (Ambrosia, G90 Hybrid, Kandy Korn, Bodacious), beets (Detroit Dark Red, Ruby Queen), cantaloupe (Hales Best Jumbo), carrots (Tendersweet), cucumbers (Pickling Boston, Straight Eight), lettuce (Salad Bowl Green & Red), okra (Clemson Spineless), parsnip (Hollow Crown), pumpkins (Connecticut Field, Big Max), radishes (Cherry Belle, Mixed Easter Egg), watermelon (Black Diamond, Sugar Baby), spinach (Bloomsdale Long Standing), zucchini (Black Beauty), turnip (Purple Top White Globe), dill (Long Island Mammoth), arugula (Roquette), and basil (Italian Large Leaf).

We received some nice strawberries, blueberries and blackberries and broccoli today. Restocked on Lasagna, Strawberry-Peach Pie, Blueberry Pie, and Cherry Pie. There are a handful of rolls left as of 5:31 pm!

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2/27/2026 Update - Pansies, Cold Crops, and Seed Potatoes

February 27, 2026  /  Valerie Visser

A LOT of new items and activity this week! We received seed potatoes (Kennebec, Red Viking, Dakota Pearl, and Yukon Gold - $5/5 lbs.) and onion plants (Candy, Red Candy, Texas 1015, and Superstar $3.50/bundle or 2/$6). Our local Worm Hippie dropped off worm castings ($7/gallon bag). Our first delivery of pansies ($15/basket or $4/6pack) and cold crops arrived ($4/6pack; broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce and spinach). Potting soil was delivered ($25 big bag - we will have an option for buying just a little bit too…). Thanks to perfect weather, our greenhouse received a makeover with new plastic, and we have blueberries and strawberries in stock! We spent a lot of time climbing up and down ladders this week, but we did manage to make Bierocks, as well as the yummy Lavender Pear Pie. Today is cinnamon roll day - though as of 4:17 p.m., there are only a handful left.

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