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Victory Acres Table of Contents [ About Victory Acres ] [ Caretaker ] [ German White ] [ Music ] [ Ukraine ] [Sampler Assortments] [ Medium to Strong Sampler Assortment ] [ Gourmet Garlic Sampler Assortment ] [ All Hardnecks Sampler Assortment ]

Victory Acres - Eric Himelick and family Our family has lived on this 114-acre farm in the Indiana heartland for over 6 generations. My great-grandfather built the farm house in 1893 and the Himelick's have been farming this place ever since. Six years ago, when Grandpa was considering selling off the family farm, I came up with the idea of Community Supported Agriculture and diversification as a way to keep things going. We now grow 40 different varieties of CNG fruits and vegetables that we supply to our CSA members. We also raise grass-fed beef, pygmy goats, Merino sheep, Rhode Island Red Chickens, and pastured pigs. We have been developing a supply of hardneck garlic over the past 5 years. Planting and replanting the cultivars that we purchased in late 2006. We've learned a lot about growing garlic over the past 5 years, and our varieties have adapted well to our Indiana climate and soil. The farm is operated by my parents, Terry and Mindy Himelick, and our family, Eric, Rachelle, Kaylynn, Rebecca, Sarah, and Samuel Himelick. While still operated by our family, Victory Acres is connected to Victory Inner-city Ministry and provides a place of healing for a variety of people in need. It is a unique social enterprise that is providing "Good work and Good food." Victory Acres 5275 S. , 800 E. Upland, IN 46989 (765) 998-2590

How to buy from us: Scroll down and select the number of pounds you want and click on "Add to Cart" on all those you want to buy. Order now for shipment in late summer/early fall 2012. The garlic prices range from $16 to $24 per pound plus shipping and handling charges of $10 for the first pound, $2 for each of the next three pounds and $1 extra for each additional pound over that and we ship via U. S. Postal Service, Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation, to make sure you get your package. Our S & H charge is a weighted national average so that all buyers pay the same S & H regardless of distance from grower. These S & H fees apply to each grower you buy from. This Farmers market is like your local farmers market. When using your credit/debit card to buy direct from different growers, a separate order is required for each grower. You may buy as many different kinds of garlic as you want from any grower on any order but each grower requires a separate credit card transaction so that S & H charges may be properly calculated. If you want to order garlic from more than one grower, a separate payment must be made to each grower because they are independant businesses in different places. For those who don't want to take the time to place a separate order with each grower, we will do it for you if you wish. Just order what you want from as many growers as you want on a single order and when we process the order we will charge your card the necessary additional S & H charges plus a service fee of $10.00 for each separate grower involved - there's lot of clerical work involved.

Caretaker (cold winter hardneck Rocambole garlic) from Victory Acres Caretaker is a big, robust, strong, full flavored, hardy, hardneck garlic. If you grow Porcelains or other later harvesting, longer storing garlics, you should also be growing this early harvesting hardneck and saving the longer storing ones for later. Grows well in most areas of the USA. Taste test - Wow! I bit a chunk out of a clove of Caretaker and sat back to see what life would be like for the next minute and at first it was very light and crisp and rather shallot-like similar to Ukraine in taste but no apparent hotness until it came on with astonising suddeness and all I could do was to sit there with my mouth agape as if in a trance until the hotness passed about 30 seconds later leaving me with a warm rich shallot-like aftertaste that took a few minutes to dissipate. Usually harvests in early summer and stores into mid winter at room temp. Order now for shipment in the fall. Conact grower direct for sales. After ordering, use your back arrow key to return to this point, otherwise the secure shopping cart will return you to Gourmet Garlic Gardens' home page. Only one grower per order - a completely separate order is needed for each grower. -- Order all you want from me for fall delivery. -- -- Then be sure to check out below before or at any checkout station buying from any other grower. -- Back to Victory Acres Table of Contents

German White (cold winter hardneck Porcelain garlic) from Victory Acres German White is a big, robust, strong, full flavored, hardy, long storing hardneck garlic. If you grow Rocamboles or other earlier harvesting, shorter storing garlics, you should also be growing this long storing classic hardneck. Grows well in most areas of the USA but not the gulf coast or So. Cal. Usually harvests in mid summer and stores into mid spring at room temp. -- Order now for shipment in fall. -- Contact grower direct for sales. After ordering, use your back arrow key to return to this point, otherwise the secure shopping cart will return you to Gourmet Garlic Gardens' home page. Only one grower per order - a completely separate order is needed for each grower. -- Order all you want from me for fall delivery. -- -- Then be sure to check out below before or at any checkout station buying from any other grower. -- Back to Victory Acres Table of Contents

Click on picture for a large, clear image. Music Cold winter hardneck Porcelain garlic from Victory Acres Most Porcelain garlics are parchment white but Music is an exception and can have some nice color to it. Music is a beautiful very long storing garlic with a very rich garlicky flavor that is only moderately hot when eaten raw but not overly hot. Grows well in most areas of the USA Grows great in the northernmost locales. Usually harvests in July and stores into mid-spring at room temp. -- Order now for shipment in the fall. -- Contact grower direct for sales. After ordering, use your back arrow key to return to this point, otherwise the secure shopping cart will return you to Gourmet Garlic Gardens' home page. Only one grower per order - a completely separate order is needed for each grower. -- Order all you want from me for fall delivery. -- -- Then be sure to check out below before or at any checkout station buying from any other grower. -- Back to Victory Acres Table of Contents

Ukraine (cold winter hardneck Rocambole garlic) from Victory Acres Ukraine can grow into a big, robust, hardy, hardneck garlic. If you grow Porcelains or other later harvesting, longer storing garlics, you should also be growing this early harvesting hardneck and saving the longer storing ones for later. Grows well in most areas of the USA. Taste test - I bit a good size plug out of the top a medium large clove, about one third of the clove and sat back to see what life had to offer for the next minute. Ukraine was crisp and crunchy with a light taste very much reminescent of shallots with a little sharpness of four to five on a scale of ten and there was a warm rich aftertaste that lingered for a few minutes. Actually, it was a delightful raw snack devoid of heavy garlickiness. This garlic will be excellent for salads and pesto among other raw uses where you might want a light but snappy garlic. Usually harvests in early summer and stores into mid winter at room temp. -- Order now for shipment in the fall. -- Contact grower direct for sales. After ordering, use your back arrow key to return to this point, otherwise the secure shopping cart will return you to Gourmet Garlic Gardens' home page. Only one grower per order - a completely separate order is needed for each grower. -- Order all you want from me for fall delivery. -- -- Then be sure to check out below before or at any checkout station buying from any other grower. -- Back to Victory Acres Table of Contents

Medium to Strong Sampler Assortment from Victory Acres. Harvests in mid summer - some store into spring or longer. An assortment of medium to stronger garlics for those who prefer garlicky flavor and pungency when raw. Varieties may include German White, Music and Ukraine. Grows well in most areas of the USA because we select the varieties for your area. grows great in the northernmost locales. -- Order now for shipment in the fall. -- Contact grower direct for sales. After ordering, use your back arrow key to return to this point, otherwise the secure shopping cart will return you to Gourmet Garlic Gardens' home page. Only one grower per order - a completely separate order is needed for each grower. -- Order all you want from me for fall delivery. -- -- Then be sure to check out below before or at any checkout station buying from any other grower. -- Back to Victory Acres Table of Contents

Gourmet Garlic Sampler Assortment from Victory Acres Harvests in mid summer - some store into spring or longer. An assortment of Gourmet Garlics garlics with a wide range of tastes and flavors for those who like a choice in garlicky flavor and pungency. Varieties may include German White, Music and Ukraine. Grows well in most areas of the USA because we select the varieties for your area. Grows great in all but the northernmost locales. -- Order now for shipment in the fall. Get in line early as there will likely be shortages this year. -- Contact grower direct for sales. After ordering, use your back arrow key to return to this point, otherwise the secure shopping cart will return you to Gourmet Garlic Gardens' home page. Only one grower per order - a completely separate order is needed for each grower. -- Order all you want from me for fall delivery. -- -- Then be sure to check out below before or at any checkout station buying from any other grower. -- Back to Victory Acres Table of Contents

All Hardnecks Sampler Assortment from Victory Acres. Harvests in mid summer - some store into spring. An assortment of mostly medium to strong garlics for those who prefer garlicky flavor and pungency when raw. Varieties may include German White, Music and Ukraine. Grows best in the northerly locales, not recommended for warm winter areas. -- Order now for shipment in the fall. -- Contact grower direct for sales. After ordering, use your back arrow key to return to this point, otherwise the secure shopping cart will return you to Gourmet Garlic Gardens' home page. Only one grower per order - a completely separate order is needed for each grower. -- Order all you want from me for fall delivery. -- -- Then be sure to check out below before or at any checkout station buying from any other grower. -- Back to Victory Acres Table of Contents

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Important notes for credit/debit card users: This Farmers market is like your local farmers market. When using your credit/debit card to buy direct from different growers, a separate order is required for each grower. You may buy as many different kinds of garlic as you want from any grower on any order but each grower requires a separate credit card transaction so that S & H charges may be properly calculated. If you want to order garlic from more than one grower, a separate payment must be made to each grower because they are independant businesses in different places. For those who don't want to take the time to place a separate order with each grower, we will do it for you if you wish. Just order what you want from as many growers as you want on a single order and when we process the order we will charge your card the necessary additional S & H charges plus a service fee of $10.00 for each separate grower involved due to the excess clerical work entailed. If you buy from a grower and later cancel that order for any reason, the credit card processing gateway still charges Gourmet Garlic Gardens the full processing fee plus an additional fee of the same amount for processing the cancellation and also it places an additional clerical burden on us so, regretably, we must charge a 15% cancellation fee when processing the cancellation because that's about what it costs us. My advice is to look around among the various growers and decide what to buy from whom and then place your orders and stick with the growers you have chosen. Disclaimer Each grower/vendor is responsible for their own garlic and prompt shipping to the buyer. Gourmet Garlic Gardens is not responsible for any garlic sent directly from any grower/vendor to any buyer and serves only as a virtual meeting place and credit/debit card processor for the convenience of both grower and buyer. Gourmet Garlic Gardens' total liability from all causes is limited to refunding the monies the buyer has charged against their card using Gourmet Garlic Gardens as a payment processor for any specific transaction with any particular grower/vendor. Prices and availability of garlic subject to change without notice.

How Our Garlics are Grown All the garlic for sale in our online farmers market was grown without the use of petrochemical pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers; only natural and non-toxic fertilizers and pest control methods are used. Some of our growers are Certified Organic and some are Certified Naturally Grown, which we regard as equal to Certified Organic in every meaningful way but without all the bureaucratic entanglements. All our farmers market growers grow organically and some are Certified Organic but not all want to be certified Organic because of the paperwork and reporting requirements and are among the best available sources of sustainable/ organic Garlic and they become Certified Naturally Grown, where the regulation comes from their fellow members rather than a federal bureacracy. We do not allow growers who use synthetic petroleum-based fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides or herbicides to participate in our farmers market. All garlic in our farmers market is grown in the USA, no imports allowed. This farmers market is strictly for small-scale American market gardeners/growers who live and grow sustainably..

[ Click these links to go to other pages on our website. ] [ Home ] [ Online Catalog ] [ Garlic Overview ] [ 70 Varieties ] [ Growing Garlic ] [ Cooking Garlic ] [ Garlic Pills, Etc. ] [ Health Benefits ] [ Garlic Chemistry ] [ FAQs ] [ About Us ] [ How to Order ] [ Garlic Assortments ] [ Preserve Garlic ] [ Artichoke Garlic ] [ Asiatic Garlic ] [ Creole Garlic ] [ Porcelain Garlic ] [ Purple Stripe Garlic ] [ Rocambole Garlic ] [ Silverskin Garlic ] [ Turban Garlic ] [ Our Online Farmers Market ] [ Grow Garlic in the South, CA & Texas ] [ Tour our Garlic Garden ] [ Paint Rock Pictographs ] [ Newsletter ] [ Garlic is Life ] [ Good Growers Wanted ] [ Spring 2007 ]

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