Goodbye 2022!

Welcome to Otis Acres Micro-Farm, located on 32 acres in Brunswick County, Virginia.  We are grew 41 Pepper varieties for this year’s production of Jellies, Relishes, In Vinegar’s, Dehydrated and Fresh in Season.  These are grown without herbicides and pesticides, as we respect our essential pollinators. The question we often hear is “What do I do with this jelly, or relish, or dried pepper?” Reasonable question, as you have never tasted anything like what we make. Try our relishes in Deviled Eggs – or use them as garnishes on meat or salads. Spice up a burger or meatloaf by folding either a sweet pepper, a jalapeno, or chili relish into the meat. Add our relishes to stir fry or collard greens. The jellies can also be added to stir fry for a Polnesian finish – the hotter the jelly, the hotter the finish. Use the jellies as a glaze for…

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A few days go I asked the cashier in the grocery store, a young woman in her early 20s, how she felt about masking. “I only do it because we…