Aching Back Farm

11/14/2025

Farm Sale, Saturday Nov. 15th. 9am - 12pm. Store opens promptly at 9am.

2765 Baecker Rd, off FM 622 about 3 miles past Schroeder Hall on the Goliad side.

Please, no orders or holds at this time.

Produce: This week we'll have the last of the sweet corn (limit 2 bags), a little okra, and maybe a little squash. Lettuce will be coming soon; it's growing nicely since the hail storm.

Baked goods: Sourdough bread, jalapeno cheddar sourdough, cinnamon rolls (with pecans), strawberry cinnamon rolls, and mini loaves of Lemon Poppyseed bread and Pumpkin bread.

Canned goods: Regular and hot & spicy pickled okra, Fire Stick Carrots, pickled cauliflower and carrots w/ jalapeno, and plenty of pickles - dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy whole pickles in quarts, and dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy, bread & butter, sweet pickles, and zesty bread & butter in pints, either chips or spears.

Jams and Jelly - Christmas Jam, Peach, Peach Habanero, Strawberry, Strawberry Basil, Strawberry Habanero, Strawberry Jalapeno, Strawberry Margarita, and Tomato jams, and Fig Preserves. Plus, Texas Dewberry, Chile Pequin, Mustang Grape, Lomanto Grape, Black Grape, and Plum jellies.

Picante (hot, medium, mild), and sweet and jalapeno pickle relish.

Eggs: Farm fresh eggs available.

Plants: We'll have a couple of very nice Plumerias and Desert Roses, some larger pencil cactuses, plus lots of nice succulents, cactus, cypress vines, chile petin plants, and others. Prices start at $3!

11/13/2025

Michele has been busy this week getting more jelly made. All these will be available at this Saturday's farm sale, 9am - 12pm. 2765 Baecker Rd, 3 miles past Schroeder Hall on the Goliad side.

We'll have these, plus a few other jellies and jams, lots of pickles, picante, pickled okra, other canned goods, baked goods, fresh eggs, and a little produce if I can find enough. We're impatiently waiting on stuff to grow, lol. Come see us!

11/07/2025

We finally got all of our twigs planted this week! They don't look like much, but those are our strawberry plants. I'll try to post updated pics as they grow - their growth rate is pretty fast so it won't be long before they have new leaves. They'll grow through our (hopefully) mild winter, then start production in early spring.

These were planted after the hail storm, so no damage to them. Can't say the same for the plastic mulch - weeds are already popping up through the holes made by hail. Yay!

Also, the pic of the riddled zucchini shows what our crops went through. All the squash and cucumbers are done, and even the bell peppers took a beating. I sprayed the green beans with a concoction of various things, and if the spray doesn't kill them maybe it will help them recover. I figured I didn't have much to lose.

And, planting continues. We started the second planting of lettuce, as well as more broccoli and cauliflower, which we should be able to transplant in a month or so. The first crop looks like it's going to recover, but it has been thrown behind some. I also have rows ready for planting more carrots, beets, and spinach. Maybe Monday....

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

Update: We still have a couple of pans of cinnamon rolls, several types of bread, egg noodles, zucchini bread, okra, and a few bags of corn. Plus eggs, and lots of canned goods. We're open until noon.

Farm Sale, Saturday Nov. 8th. 9am - 12pm. Store opens promptly at 9am.

2765 Baecker Rd, off FM 622 about 3 miles past Schroeder Hall on the Goliad side.

Please, no orders or holds at this time.

Produce: The impact of the hail storm did affect us, but we'll have a little squash this week, a pretty good amount of fresh okra, bell peppers, and some sweet corn (limit 2 bags).

Baked goods: Sourdough bread, jalapeno cheddar sourdough, white bread, Italian herb bread, cinnamon rolls (with pecans), strawberry cinnamon rolls, and mini loaves of Zucchini bread and Pumpkin bread.

Pasta: Homemade egg noodles.

Canned goods: Regular and hot & spicy pickled okra, Fire Stick Carrots, pickled cauliflower and carrots w/ jalapeno, and plenty of pickles - dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy whole pickles in quarts, and dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy, bread & butter, sweet pickles, and zesty bread & butter in pints, either chips or spears.

Jams and Jelly - Peach Habanero, Strawberry, Strawberry Basil, Strawberry Habanero, and Tomato jams, and Fig Preserves. Plus, Mustang Grape, Lomanto Grape, and Plum jellies.

Picante (hot, medium, mild), and sweet and jalapeno pickle relish.

Eggs: Farm fresh eggs available.

Plants: We'll have a couple of very nice Plumerias and Desert Roses, some larger pencil cactuses, plus lots of nice succulents, cactus, cypress vines, chile petin plants, and others. Prices start at $3!

11/02/2025

Short version - Hail damage to crops, Tuesday market suspended for now, and more baked goods and canned goods for Saturday markets. Read below for full story.

Our produce production is going to slow down substantially after last night's hail storm. We'll have to wait a few days to see which crops are showing signs of recovery, and which ones are toast.

I think the squash and cucumbers took the worst beating, but the second crop of green beans isn't far behind, damage wise. Unfortunately, these are all warm weather crops, and the window for replanting again is passed, so if they don't make it that's all there is until spring.

The lettuce is somewhat torn up, but it will probably recover; this means a longer wait while it grows new leaves. The corn is laid over from the wind, but I think we can still get it picked when it's ready. The tomatoes actually don't look too bad, but there are some cracks and bruises on some of the fruit. The cole crops - broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage - also have some broken / split leaves, but I'm hoping they'll continue to grow and put out new leaves and then heads.

The transplanted beets were somewhat protected by a tree line, but the plants are flattened by the rain, and with all the fallen leaves on them it's hard to tell how much they were battered. I don't think it's too bad. The turnips and carrots are pretty small, so it's hard to assess them right now. I'm going to be planting more beets, carrots and turnips, so we'll have them eventually.

We weren't here when the storm blew through, but from the size of the dents and holes in the plastic mulch, I'd guess the hail was dime sized or so. Apparently it lasted a while, as the trees lost a lot of leaves and small twigs (and the okra is pretty stripped too). I haven't seen any damage to any structures so far, but I'll be checking the shingles on the house just to be sure.

So, at this point we're going to suspend the Tuesday markets until produce is available to do two markets a week again. We will continue to hold our Saturday markets, but there will not be much, if any, produce available for a while.

Instead, we will concentrate on having more baked goods and canned goods available, and we hope that y'all will continue to support us as we work through this. We'll continue growing, and hope for the best.

Andy & Michele

10/31/2025

Update: Out of green beans, corn, bread and cinnamon rolls. Still have a few mini breads, squash, cucumbers, bell peppers and lots of canned goods.

Farm Sale, Saturday Nov. 1st. 9am - 12pm. Store opens promptly at 9am.

2765 Baecker Rd, off FM 622 about 3 miles past Schroeder Hall on the Goliad side.

Please, no orders or holds at this time.

Produce: We'll have yellow squash, green zucchini and grey zucchini (Mexicana). We'll also have fresh okra, bell peppers, salad cucumbers, and a limited amount of green beans. If I find anything else ready, I'll update this post.

Baked goods: Sourdough bread, jalapeno cheddar sourdough, white bread, strawberry cinnamon rolls, cinnamon rolls (with pecans), and mini loaves of Lemon Poppyseed bread with lemon glaze, and Pumpkin bread.

Canned goods: Regular and hot & spicy pickled okra, Fire Stick Carrots, and plenty of pickles - dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy whole pickles in quarts, and dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy, bread & butter, sweet pickles, and zesty bread & butter in pints, either chips or spears.

Jams and Jelly - Peach, Peach Habanero, Strawberry, Strawberry Basil, Strawberry Habanero, Mango Habanero, and Tomato jams, and Fig Preserves. Plus, Mustang Grape, Lomanto Grape, Black Grape, and Plum jellies.

Picante (hot, medium, mild), and sweet and jalapeno pickle relish.

Eggs: Limited amount of white eggs available.

Plants: We have some larger pencil cactuses, plus lots of nice succulents, cactus, cypress vines, chile petin plants, and others. Prices start at $3!

10/28/2025

Update: We are out of corn for today, may have more for Saturday's market. Still have beans, okra, cukes and squash.

Farm Sale, Tuesday Oct. 28th. 2pm - 5pm. Store opens promptly at 2pm.

2765 Baecker Rd, off FM622 about 3 miles past Schroeder Hall on the Goliad side.

Please, no orders or holds at this time.

Produce: We'll have yellow squash, green zucchini and grey zucchini (Mexicana). We'll have a few green beans, a lot of fresh okra, green and colored bell peppers, and a small amount of sweet corn. Also, some salad cucumbers and a few snack cucumbers.

Baked goods: Sorry, no baked goods on Tuesdays.

Canned goods: Regular and hot & spicy pickled okra, Fire Stick Carrots and plenty of pickles - dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy whole pickles in quarts, and dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy, bread & butter, sweet pickles, and zesty bread & butter in pints, either chips or spears.

Jams and Jelly - Peach, Peach Habanero, Strawberry, Strawberry Basil, Strawberry Habanero, Mango Habanero, and Tomato jams, and Fig Preserves. Plus, Mustang Grape, Lomanto Grape, Black Grape, and Plum jellies.

Picante (hot, medium, mild), and sweet pickle relish.

Plants: We have some larger pencil cactuses, plus lots of nice succulents, cactus, cypress vines, chile petin plants, and others. Prices start at $3!

10/27/2025

Lettuce has been transplanted! Get ready for some awesome lettuce blend coming soon!

10/24/2025

Update: Out of eggs, cinnamon rolls and poppyseed bread. One loaf of white bread left. Still have green beans, okra, squash, bell peppers and muncher cukes.

Farm Sale, Saturday Oct. 25th. 9am - 12pm. Store opens promptly at 9am.

2765 Baecker Rd, off FM622 about 3 miles past Schroeder Hall on the Goliad side.

Please, no orders or holds at this time.

Produce: We'll have yellow squash, green zucchini and grey zucchini (Mexicana). We'll also have green beans (limit 4), lots of fresh okra, bell peppers, snack cucumbers (munchers), and a few long salad cucumbers.

Baked goods: Sourdough bread, White bread, cinnamon rolls (with pecans) and mini loaves of Lemon Poppyseed mini bread with lemon glaze.

Canned goods: Regular and hot & spicy pickled okra, Fire Stick Carrots, and plenty of pickles - dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy whole pickles in quarts, and dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy, bread & butter, sweet pickles, and zesty bread & butter in pints, either chips or spears.

Jams and Jelly - Peach, Peach Habanero, Strawberry, Strawberry Basil, Strawberry Habanero, Mango Habanero, and Tomato jams, and Fig Preserves. Plus, Mustang Grape, Lomanto Grape, Black Grape, and Plum jellies.

Picante (hot, medium, mild), and sweet and jalapeno pickle relish.

Eggs: Farm fresh eggs available.

Plants: We have some larger pencil cactuses, plus lots of nice succulents, cactus, cypress vines, chile petin plants, and others. Prices start at $3!

10/20/2025

Farm Sale, Tuesday Oct. 21st. 2pm - 5pm. Store opens promptly at 2pm.

2765 Baecker Rd, off FM622 about 3 miles past Schroeder Hall on the Goliad side.

Please, no orders or holds at this time.

Produce: We'll have a good amount of yellow squash, some green zucchini and grey zucchini (Mexicana). We'll also have green beans, a lot of fresh okra, and both green and colored bell peppers.

Baked goods: Sorry, no baked goods on Tuesdays.

Canned goods: We are restocked on pickled okra! Regular and Hot & Spicy. Plus, Fire Stick Carrots and plenty of pickles - dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy whole pickles in quarts, and dill, kosher dill, hot & spicy, bread & butter, sweet pickles, and zesty bread & butter in pints, either chips or spears.

Jams and Jelly - Peach, Peach Habanero, Strawberry, Strawberry Basil, Strawberry Habanero, Mango Habanero, and Tomato jams, and Fig Preserves. Plus, Mustang Grape, Lomanto Grape, Black Grape, and Plum jellies.

Picante (hot, medium, mild), and sweet pickle relish.

Eggs: Lots of farm fresh eggs available. Our little Leghorn hens are laying 12-14 eggs a day now!

Plants: We have one Desert Rose plant and one Plumeria. These are in larger pots. Michele also has some larger pencil cactuses, plus lots of nice succulents, cactus, cypress vines, chile petin plants, and others. Prices start at $3!

10/20/2025

One of the cool things about being outside a lot is seeing beautiful little critters like these bumblebees. They have been really active in the afternoon on Michele's zinnia patch; there were about 8 or 10 of them working the flowers. They really like it when the purple hull peas bloom too, I think there were more bumblebees than honeybees on them when they were blooming.

And, we have several Texas Spiny lizards around. This little one (~3" long) was over by one of the old chicken pens, and I was able to get really close to him. There's another slightly larger one that hangs out by the seedling house, but he doesn't stick around to pose for me, lol. The biggest one (~8" long) hangs out by my shop, and I have seen him inside it as well. These are really cool lizards, and I hope they can stay safe from our cats!