08/22/2026
🚨 Grape Emergency Alert! 🚨
We regret to inform you that this Wednesday’s Grape Selection at the Wonder Lake Farmer and Makers Market might be a bit... less grape-y than we originally planned. 🍇😅
I had been diligently watching our grapes, waiting for them to turn that perfect shade of purple. I thought, “Monday or Tuesday, they’ll be ready!” But, surprise! 🦃 Our local rafter of wild turkeys (TIL: a flock of turkeys is actually called a rafter) also had their eyes on our grapes, and they didn’t wait for an invitation! 😳
This afternoon, my husband came running in, whisper shouting my name. Turns out, our feathered friends had turned our grape arbor into their personal buffet! 📸 I managed to snap a pic of the guilty parties at the grapes and then casually strolling away, bellies full of our prized Concords. 🦃🍇
So, while we won’t have nearly as many grapes as we’d hoped, we will have some very content turkeys wandering around. 😂 Who knew turkeys had such refined palates? See you at the market on Wednesday, and remember: turkeys prefer Concord grapes! 🦃🍇
P.S. I’ll be here, coming to terms with our loss and questinioning why I hadn’t added Turkey catastrophe to my 2026 Adventures in Farming Bingo Card.