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Customer Testimonials - Hood River Garlic testimonials from Eileen, San Pablo 4/19/10 Terri...Indeed I would like them to be shipped together if possible..and the extra garlic will never be turned down by me!! I have to admit I got garlic from some other place last year and it was not the same...I'm back for good!!.... Again thanks...Eileen in San Pablo. from Dean Bois, Kensington, CT 4/02/10 Hi, Just pulled some of the mulch away from the Chesnok Red and they look real good, all are sprouting and turning green with the nice sunshine. Dean from Phil Smith, Duluth, GA 2/08/10 We love your garlic, Terri... We'll always order from you. I feel that your seed is the best and safest for us to use. Glad you are in the business! from Matthew Becker, Chicago, IL 12/21/09 reply from Matthew after signing up for Garlic of The Month Club..... "Great, was just checking. I have, unfortunately, had mixed experiences with Things of the Month Clubs, but it sounds like you folks have it under control! " from Robert Brooks, Eastford, CT 11/13/09 Thanks. Terri. In case you are interested in where your garlic will be grown (and consumed), here is our website: www.stillrivercafe.com
Terri- Had a great first experience with Hood River Garlic. My "patch" produced some nice-sized heads which are now almost 3 weeks into the curing process. Haven't yet tasted the results of this year's harvest and am already looking forward to getting things ready for next year. Your directions and pictorial were very helpful. Our season here in zone 5-6 was probably a couple of weeks later than yours, but all went well. Andrea and I enjoyed having scapes and onion sauteed and served with balsamic vinegar as a nice side dish. Attached are a couple of shots of novice garlic farming in central Connecticut. from Michele Haag, Molalla, OR 7/31/09 Thanks again for all your help, your organic ethics, your awesome product, and your wonderful customer service. Your loyal customer Michele Haag from Connie Reding, Anderson, IN 7/27/09 Hi Terri, Just to let you know, a couple of days ago I harvested the garlic I purchased from you last year. I had %100 growth rate, and the bulbs look fantastic. In other words, I am very pleased with your product, that’s why I re-ordered from you this year. I’m already using the garlic before it’s even had a chance to “cure”. I also harvested the scapes this year too. I’ll be looking forward to the Sept. shipment. Thanks for such a nice product. from Kimberly Seekings, Wellington, OH 7/15/09 Hi Terri! Thank you so much for putting the garlic calendar on your website!!! Particularly the section where you tell people to pop their garlic scapes when they begin to curl! In the past I didn’t do this or know how to tell when to break the scapes off and my garlic heads were consequently skimpy. I ordered the Chesnok Red and I loved it. Grew nice size heads even when I neglected to keep up with the weeds. Thanks Kimberly from LyDia Langley, formerly of Burnsville, NC 7/10/09 Hi Terri, Once again, I bow to your garlic prowess. Nothing I have found since your garlic has even come close to its awesomeness! We have moved back to NY, no more NC, and have set a garden which has not fared very well this year. Rain! But I would love some of your eating garlic. Any and all kinds, the more the merrier. Thanks! Lydia PS All other garlic should be renamed. .. from Vernon Starns, Fowler, CO 7/09/09 I would like to know why you plant buck wheat. Is it to improve the soil? We don't have a very large area to plant our garlic so we would like to keep the soil at it's best. I love my garlic this year! Of course I'll plant from the cloves that I'm harvesting, but I've ordered some new varieties too. I would have never thought I could become a garlic grower, but thanks to you I'm looking like a pro! I'd appreciate any input you can give me. . Thanks a lot! Vernon Starns (see FAQ's page for answer to Vernon's question) from Gail Brown, Bonners Ferry, ID 6/01/09 Dear Terri, I have to say your email really blew me away! In all the online ordering I've done, never have I received a personal email from the seller! Thank you! I am a first time garlic gardener. I've read your web site front to back and appreciate all the valuable in site offered. I'm excited for fall planting. Hi Terry, I have been meaning to write ever since last December, when you so graciously offered to supply the Keeper that you hadn't planned to sell. I have met (via email and the phone) a number of people in the garlic world, but none of them match your character, professionalism, or quality. I am blessed and privileged to have found you. We planted your garlic as winter came upon us earlier and harder than I’ve ever seen on my coastal Massachusetts farm. We got the last row in just as the blizzard became too heavy to continue, so it wasn’t possible to spread the rye straw we’d set aside for mulch. Fortunately, and uncharacteristically, we had a heavy snow cover all through the hardest, coldest winter ever. Then, sure enough, in March up came the first green shoots. Now, we have a very fine stand of vigorous, healthy garlic plants. A belated thank you for your generosity and friendly attitude to a procrastinator! Best wishes for a great season, Mitch from Lou Duckworth, Chambersburg, PA 5/20/09 "I just had to write and tell you that I am so impressed with the garlic I purchased last fall. Although I have several weeks to go until it is ready to be harvested, the size and health of the tops is amazing when compared to the garlic I have grown in the past. Thanks again for offering such a great product." from Tina Elliott, Durham, ME 5/19/09 Just got your news letter and wanted to tell you how fabulous our garlic is. We just planted it last year and ours are averaging about 31 inches. Thank you so much for such a good product. from Andy Wasserman, Schooleys Mt, NJ 11/29/08 Hi Terri, Hope your Thanksgiving was enjoyable and peaceful. Thank you for producing such delicious garlic. I've been eating the hardneck variety every day since my order arrived. Your garlic is just perfect as far as I'm concerned. I'll be ordering from you again in the future. It brings me joy to be able to get it directly from a farmer as committed to excellence as you are. from Jane Burkhouse, Woodburn, OR 11/19/08 I had no idea your garlic would taste so good or I would have ordered at least 5 times as much garlic. from Maggie Miles, Hippie Holler Farm, Elliott County, KY 9/24/08 Terri, Early last fall, I decided to grow organic garlic for our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members. In all my years of organic gardening, I had never grown garlic before so I did some research online. I got a late start and most companies were already sold out. But, I found an eBay vendor who let me pick and choose from different varieties. A few days after buying from the eBay vendor, I discovered your Hood River Garlic web site. It was both informative and easy to navigate. Most of all, I liked the idea of supporting another family-owned organic farming business. I immediately placed an order for Chesnok Red (and later, purchased more!) Both the eBay garlic and the Hood River Garlic order arrived on the same day. The difference in quality, size, and cleanliness was stunning! The eBay vendor’s garlic arrived caked with dirt, wrapped in sheets of old newspaper. The different varieties were labeled with a sloppily written Magic Marker notation. When I opened the newspaper wrapping, dirt fell out onto my lap. Most of the bulbs were damaged and brown; all were small. Next, I opened the Hood River Garlic package. Wow! The garlic bulbs were exquisite. They were huge, immaculately clean, and beautifully packaged. From the moment I opened the package, I could tell what kind of company you are: you love growing garlic, you care for your customers and the environment, and you conduct business with down-home friendliness and integrity. Your online “How to Grow Garlic” guide and calendar helped me immensely in growing garlic for the first time. Because your garlic seed was so healthy, my first garlic crop turned out beautifully. Our Hippie Holler Farm CSA members loved their homegrown garlic this summer, and clamored for more each week. I told them that while I grew the garlic with a lot of TLC, the key was getting really healthy organic seed from Hood River Garlic. The difference between the eBay vendor’s garlic and your Hood River Garlic was so stunning, I took out my camera that day last fall and took a bunch of photos. Along with my new order, I am attaching the photos for you to see. Since my first order, I have had the opportunity to talk with Terri by phone. How many businesses can you pick up the phone and get the owners, who then take the time to answer your questions? Feel free to use these photos on your web site, etc. You can give me the photo credit, but give yourselves all the credit for growing such beautiful garlic.
You have a loyal customer for life! Maggie Miles from Michele Haag, Molalla, OR 9/14/08 from
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Brunet, Holyoke, MA 9/06/08 from Helen Wong-Joe, Martinez, CA 8/27/08 from Kim, Evergreen, CO 8/19/08 from
Jean Kennedy, Walton, OR 8/01/08 from Jeanette Nolan, Kingston, NY 7/27/08 from Jamal Khatib, Des Moines, IA 7/21/08 This email sent from Jamal after receiving his package of culinary garlic. "Wow Terri, As a Garlic Lover With worldly experiences of many different garlic...Your Garlic is fantastic . the flavors of each kind is sumptuous , i am so satisfied with your selection..i am still comparing flavors i am growing also the german porcelain so thank you Terri again and i will be in touch next week to get more garlic from you...keep up the hard work..i can feel your beautiful energy with each bite.... big thanks from jamal and family." from Adam Parker, Portland, OR 7/17/08 from
Ric Johnson, Not Quiet A Farm, Blytheville, AR 7/15/08 from Rhonda Edrington, Foliage Management, College Grove, TN 7/08/08 "Terri, I harvested the last of my garlic on Sunday. They're beautiful! Looking forward to next. Thanks Rhonda" from Patrick Mann, Durham, NC 6/28/08 "Hi Terri, I am impressed with the amazingly fast reply and the added insight- (to my garlic order)." from Dick McDougall, Mother Earth Farm, Spokane, WA 4/07/08 "You guys have a fantastic product and very high quality. We are extremely happy with our tremendously plentiful and really high quality harvest this last season. As long as you have seed, we will be a loyal supportive customer. Many people have enjoyed and savored the bounty from Hood River Garlic's seed and our farm." from Craig McClung, Anna Ford Farm, Mineral, VA 3/07/08 from Saundra Ruzbasan, Unionville,Connecticut; 11/04/07 from Lex, Norwalk, Connecticut; 10/09/07 from Tina Hume, Durham, Maine; 10/27/07 from Wendy Mahmood, Corinth, Vermont; 9/25/07 from Jeff Firzlaff, Kent, Ohio; 9/06/07 from Teri Watson, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania; 8/28/07 from Desmond Machuca, SeaTac, Washington; 8/24/07 from Loxi Faber, Danville, California; 9/02/07 from Ruth, Washington; 10/27/07 from Tom Klatka, Roanoke, Virginia; 9/06/07 from Amanda Lawson, Asheville, North Carolina; 8/06/07 from Elizabeth Barnard, Excelior, Minnesota; 7/26/07 from Tom K, The Bay Area, California; 10/26/07 "It was such a pleasure dealing with you, I will certainly be ordering from you again. It’s customer service like you provided that make me come back and buy regardless of whether I could find cheaper organic garlic seed elsewhere! I felt like my tiny order was really important to you. Thanks again, I can hardly wait for harvest!" from Liz O'Connor, Buffalo, New York; 7/26/07 from Beth Deene, Stockton, New Jersey; 7/24/07 Jamie Mirabito, Ringoes, New Jersey; 6/19/07 from Deron and Carin Moore, Texas; 6/12/07 from Dave Hawley, Minnesota; 9/12/06 from Don Womack, Boston, Massachusetts; 6/26/06 from Richard Tanksley, Atlanta, GA; 10/03/07 "Wahooooo! This has been the best gift I ever received." This reply was sent after emailing Rich that his Garlic of The Month was on it's way. from Tami Gray-Stipe,
Milwaukie, Oregon; 6/22/06 from Pat and Shellie Ringer, Moxee Wa; 3/31/07
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