Karefree Produce

06/03/2026

GREAT way to start the week🙄. It seems to be isolated to just us. I’ve got the call in to the electrician ($$$$) and as soon as we figure out what’s going on we will open up. I’m so sorry for the delay on this gorgeous day!
This weeks post will probably be a “breakdown” report instead of update. At this rate it’s going to be a doozy of a post 🤣🤣🤣

06/02/2026

WEEKLY UPDATE

I feel like I haven’t talked to y’all in forever! I’m sorry i missed last weeks update but I had a good reason-2 of the grandsons wore me the hell out on Sunday. That’s the day I usually write these while sitting on the porch with coffee watching my ever increasing gaggle of geese on the pond. But they showed up bright and early and kept me moving all day. They wore me out so bad I didn’t even do anything on Monday. It took me 2 freaking days to recoup from 8 hours with 6 year old and an 8 year old little boys. I truly don’t know how their parents do it everyday. We had a great time and I love when they come out to “help” with little projects and they just get to be little boys. They don’t have to worry about being too loud for the neighbors, They can ride the atvs and their bikes everywhere without worrying about traffic or kidnapping. They can get as dirty as they want to and even go fishing if they want. I want them to always feel like Nanny’s is a safe place-that I will never let anything bad happen to them-that they can be just exactly as they are here with no judgement-only love. After all, that’s our only job as grandparents right? Just love ♥️them to pieces even if it takes you 2 days to get over it.

So on with the update in no particular order.

If you find yourself behind this little white truck (pic 1)in the Carthage area, just take a deep breath, find your favorite song on the radio and just enjoy the view because he is NOT going to go any faster and no matter how hard you try you won’t be able to pass him. (My high school English teacher is looking at the sentence structure like🤪 ). He actually lives near me so I know of what I speak. And you being mad and flipping him off, IF you do get to pass, has ABSOLUTELY NO AFFECT on him whatsoever. None at all. So just back off and enjoy the scenery-he doesn’t go very far. Besides when is the last time anyone got to 55 mph around here anyway?? (Again a post for another day).

I see GREEN!! This is the field that Jose planted with a soybean-wildflower mix just before we finally got some rain. (Yay). I just hope it’s not weeds lol and I’m not getting excited over nothing. I can’t tell y’all how excited and nervous I am about this simple planting. This is the FIRST farm related decision I’ve made without Farmer Frye. This wasn’t an old idea I brought back to life. It was all new and all me (and Jose). I know it doesn’t sound like much-throwing some seeds out-any fool can do that right? But for me it’s a big step in a scary new direction so just excuse me for getting silly over the little things like some green showing up in some dirt.

The next are a couple of pics of Jose doing various things around the farm. Y’all I don’t know what I’d do without this young man. He’s the same age as my kids so I kind of have a motherly instinct with him. He and Farmer Frye were very close and it broke my heart to see how badly losing him hurt Jose. I would have understood if it had been too emotionally painful for him to come back here this year but I am so glad that he did. He leaves his family ( a wife and 2 young sons) in Mexico from April to November. I can’t imagine how hard that must be to do. Can you? So I and everyone on this farm are so thankful for Jose and all of his hard work to keep things running smoothly around here. We also appreciate his family and their sacrifice of sharing him with us.

My visitors have included another one of my girls-Miss Maddy who brought her precious little boy by the market. (I had to steal a pic from her page because I forgot to take one). He’s going to be a heart breaker with that blonde hair and those blue eyes (y’all know I have a soft spot for that combo anyway😉). But how in the world that baby is bashful, given who his family is, is beyond me. I love his whole family so I can say that. Also stopping by was Kamryn with Rutger trying to get in some in public training before a vet visit. He did SUPER too. Next in was Perry-my favorite fur baby customer. It is because of him we have a pet treat jar and he knows exactly where it is too. His first trip to the market after opening back up made my heart swell like the Grinch’s♥️. He was sniffing and didn’t see me on the porch so when I said his name, he was kind of shocked for a second, and then he dragged his poor mom down the porch trying to get to me. He covered me in kisses and got an extra treat or two for brightening my day so much.

Lastly-check your fur babies for ticks! I swear they are bad this year. Hank wears a Seresto collar and it works pretty good once they bite him. But until then they are free ranging all over the place and end up getting “attached” to me. Maybe I need a Seresto collar-I could even bedazzle it lol. It could be the start of a new trend. 😜

I hope y’all have a great week and thanks for following along with Karen on the farm!💋

05/28/2026

Guess what I’m doing

05/28/2026

Fresh out of the kitchen:
Pimento Cheese
Blueberry Cobbler & Dumplings
Summer Veggie Quiche
Spinach Quiche
Asparagus & Caramelized Onions Quiche
Mini Loaded Potato Casseroles
Loaded Potato Soup
Cinnamon Rolls

05/28/2026

Be careful if you’re heading this way today!!! They’ve got it down to one lane just down the road.

05/26/2026

It’s like an episode of Wild Kingdom over here! Who remembers that show?
NOW I have 8 geese-a full on gaggle of them! As long as they stay in the pond and clover field I’m ok but if this keeps up I might be offering organic free range goose for Thanksgiving this year. Lol

Second pic is of the damnable cow birds who are working for the squirrels. The birds have knocked all the seeds they don’t like onto the ground. Now the rain came and washed all the hot sauce off the seeds and I’m over run with squirrels! Six of them to be exact. One even had the audacity to jump on the edge of the porch and twitch his little nose at me. The 3rd pic shows one of them clearly and if you zoom in you can see the other one hiding in the jungle of sunflowers.
I’d upgrade to a Nerf gun instead of water gun but then I’d have to go pick up all those ‘bullets’ before Hank chewed them to bits.

05/22/2026

Today’s Story

Y’all I have to share this one with you. I so so so so needed this laugh today. I hope it gives you a giggle too. I’ve changed the names to protect the innocent 😊

Miss Margaret is a true southern lady, church going, God loving, family loving, and the most down to earth person you’ll ever meet. I have so much respect for her and all that she has done in her life and for our community.

Well, she’s on the verge of finally retiring and is experiencing a few hiccups. I mean she’s so close that she can see the light at the end of the tunnel and this lady has worked way harder at TRYING to retire than anybody I’ve ever met. You see where I’m going? She’s so close that she can almost taste it and then drama!

So Miss Margaret’s daughter comes in to share with me this story because she wanted to SEE me laugh and boy did I! It seems after a particularly stressful day Miss Margaret shared a post from my personal page to her daughter. (The Older I Get the Heller the No). Now this was a little risqué for Miss Margaret. (Not for me though-you never know what I’ll share on my personal page lol.). But that’s NOT what came across her daughters phone. What she got was this pretty little cartoon bubble with Stay the F*CK out of my bubble written in it. Her daughter was shocked to say the least and even sent a screen shot to her friend who responded WOW. Miss Margaret would NEVER say that, think that, much less share that. (I, on the other hand…)

So her daughter calls her to ask if she was ok and about the message that was soooo unlike her. She tells her that she shared my Heller post because of the recent stress and her daughter says that’s NOT what you sent me. Miss Margaret said, “Oh, Lord, I’m driving. I’m not good with technology. Let me pull over and look because there’s no telling with Karen.”

Y’all I started laughing and giggled on and off about that all day. I could picture her sliding off the highway-breaks squealing and all. Then I imagine her dropping the phone like it was on fire when she finally saw what she really sent.

I think this might just cost me a Tomato Pie the next time Miss Margaret comes in. 😉

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

Fresh out of the kitchen just in time for your holiday weekend!! i know it’s going to be raining and I hope that doesn’t put a damper on your celebrations. Whatever your plans are come grab some
Macaroni Salad
Pasta Salad
BLT Dip
Spinach Dip
Marinated Slaw
Potato Salad
**This will also be the last week with strawberry dessert items-we will be switching to blueberries and then peaches in a week or so.
Come see me today 9-5!

12/03/2025

**EDIT** Pumpkins Still Available!!! Go by and grab some!

FREE PORCH PICK UP!!!!
We have closed for the year and have these “leftovers” if anyone is interested. We will leave the gate open until 5:00 Friday if you would any to come grab something. Pie pumpkins, mini pumpkins, gourds and cabbage
Great for farm animals, cook & freeze or decorate with. We painted the pumpkins and gourds one year with Christmas colors and added to our yard display-very pretty!
We hope someone can put these to good use!e