Wishing You a Jammin' Good Time While We're On Hiatus!

Until next season, we leave you with this mouthwatering photo. Our Raspberry Balsamic Jam goes GREAT on a burger! Yum.

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Jammin'

Just Raspberries, LLC Gourmet Jam gearing up for LAUNCH!

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Women in Ag

A FUN visit from my friends Betsy and Faith, two hard working women in the agriculture industry! Cool to share stories with them about foxes mistaking your drip tape for a snake and dragging it three rows over, and the ground hogs we've all seen midnight marauding on our property. But best of all they brought me yummy, fresh, healthy veggies from their farms. Betsy brought beautiful butternut squash and Faith brought scrumptious sweet potatoes. See the photo below because this food was definitely worthy of a photo shoot! Thanks for taking a break to have a few laughs out on the farm before the hurricane rolled in Ladies!

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Raspberries - Week 23 - Joining the Chamber of Commerce!

Had a blast attending the inaugural meeting of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce's Women's Network. Excellent ideas and energy! Cathy Thomas the membership Director is always there to help, and with a smile.

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Just Raspberries, LLC Gourmet Jam!

Just  Raspberries, LLC Farm in Salisbury, MD is owned and operated by Erika Forsythe and her family.  

Just Raspberries, LLC  Gourmet Jams 

Artisan jam. Hand crafted. High quality. Distinctive. 

Our gourmet jams are made with no thickeners or preservatives; only simple, pronounceable ingredients.

Our customers know that we lovingly tend to the raspberries found in every flavor on our 23 acre family farm in Salisbury, Maryland.

Erika Forsythe, Owner 

Raspberries - Week 22 - Farm Visit from MD Extension

Smiles and a visit to our farm from Ginny Rosenkranz, our UMD Extension Educator who rocks! And she got some of our jam to indulge in later.

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Raspberries - Week 21 - Jam Selfies From Satisfied Customers!

These pictures sent to me from satisfied customers mean SO much. Especially since their comments were things like "It's so good! It's so fresh!" LOVE seeing our jam "posing!" 

 

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Raspberries - Week 20 - Getting Fancy

Getting ready to make some new jam flavors as well as remake some favorites, and fill jars that now have new tags with our logo and product descriptions! 

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Raspberries - Week 18 - Finding Faith....Once Again

I turned around and there she was. Faith, that is. 6 years after first finding her, our paths were crossing again and it was so wonderful to see a kindred Spirit who is also on this farming journey, perhaps a bit unexpectedly. I first met her at a conference where she was a speaker, at a time when I had no earthly idea what I was doing. And her encouragement gave me hope that I was on the right path. Well, just as I was wondering once again "How did I get here, and am I in the right place for me?" here she is again. And by sharing stories and introducing me to folks and reminding me that I am not going at this alone, she found a way to energize my raspberry makin' enterprise by lifting my spirits....once again.

And then THIS was my peaceful view approaching the farm that evening, hoping to get some work in before the day was done.

Early morning, I'm putting EVERYONE to work for Just Raspberries, LLC....with a smile!

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Raspberries - Week 19 - Trellising

Good thing I have strong help!

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Raspberries - Week 17 - French Toast & Jam....DELICIOUS!

Experimenting with different jam flavors....loving the results thus far!

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Raspberries - Week 16 - More Jam

The raspberries were looking so sweet, I had to make some homemade biscuits to go with the jam we made out of them!

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Raspberries - Week 15 - Thoughts of Jam!

It's official! We have a new name. Just Raspberries, LLC. Mega smiles over here!

Scrumptious, healthy berries from our farm to your table. And a 1st this week, JAM! Yummy.

Smiles!

Erika, The Unexpected Farm Girl 

Owner, Just Raspberries, LLC

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Raspberries - Week 14 - Raspberry Tea!

Delicious looking harvest!

Yummy raspberry popsicles on a hot July day.

Raspberry leaves straight from the source to experiment with making hot tea. Turned out quite tasty.

Click here: The Unexpected Farm Girl - The Prequel for photos & amusing stories from the 2008 - 2011 part of The Unexpected Farm Girl's journey. 

Smiles!

The Unexpected Farm Girl (Erika)

Raspberries Week 13 - Fertigation

It's a scorcher most days out here, but we are busy setting up the fertilizer injector so we can add fertilizer directly to the irrigation line.

Yum. Had to make sure I took a photo before I ate these, they looked (and tasted) SO good!

It's HOT

LOVE telling the difference between the varietals.

Fertigation

Click here: The Unexpected Farm Girl - The Prequel for photos & amusing stories from the 2008 - 2011 part of The Unexpected Farm Girl's journey. 

Smiles!

The Unexpected Farm Girl (Erika)

Raspberries Week 12 - Taste Testing the First Harvest of 2015!

What a treat to arrive at the farm and uncover this beauty, among others.

And ahhh, now the part I've been eagerly awaiting, where I can start to get to know and compare the flavor profiles of our different varieties.

The Unexpected Farm Girl and Thing 1 collecting a few berries for a personal taste test

Thing 2 can't wait to get the berries home to taste.

my official taste testers (and best sons EVER!)

packed up for another unofficial taste test with my yoga class - great, helpful comments on flavor profiles

polka raspberry

From farm to table....from raspberries to yummy raspberry sorbet in only a few minutes!

"I am SO not eating the sorbet before we even scoop it out for everyone."

Click here: The Unexpected Farm Girl - The Prequel for photos & amusing stories from the 2008 - 2011 part of The Unexpected Farm Girl's journey. 

Smiles!

The Unexpected Farm Girl (Erika)