Payne's Produce

10/03/2025

The pumpkins are going fast! 🎃
If you still need your porch pumpkins, swing by soon as our season is quickly coming to an end. BUT - for the finale - we’ve added some large, thick-stemmed pumpkins for only $12!

Thank you for supporting local and for using our honor system when you shop. Payment is easy: cash, check, Zelle, PayPal, or Venmo (instructions posted on the building). We’re so grateful for your support this season! 🍂

09/28/2025

Our pumpkin bins are full with a variety of options! We recently added some small white pumpkins, some very large pumpkins, and a little bit of everything in between. We appreciate you using the honor policy when paying! 💚
Cash, check, Venmo, Zelle, and PayPal are accepted.

09/14/2025

If you’re headed to the Putnam County Homecoming, stop by to get your pumpkins! This week we added pie pumpkins, gourds, and yellow pumpkins. 🎃
We are using the honor policy for payment. See payment info attached to the front of the building - cash, check, or electronic payment options accepted.

09/10/2025

John can’t sit still for long! 🤷🏻‍♀️
He decided to grow some pumpkins, and they’re ready for you! 🎃

They’re set up in front of the produce stand using the honor system:
✨ Pick your pumpkins
✨ Check the price marked on each box
✨ Leave your payment in the designated spot before you go

We’ll keep refilling as long as we can, so check back often!

Payment options:
Cash, Check (payable to John Payne), or electronic options including Venmo, Zelle, or PayPal (see paper posted to the building for QR codes to scan).

Grab some pumpkins at great prices and enjoy a little piece of fall from Payne’s Produce!

08/01/2025

If you are looking for farm fresh eggs, we’ve had these and they are excellent! Will meet in Winfield tomorrow. They are a registered as a WV egg producer.

We have 6 dozen large eggs and 7 18-count cartons of small/medium eggs. $4 each. Farm fresh, pasture raised, and gathered daily. Can meet in Winfield between 11 and 12 tomorrow (Aug 1)

07/31/2025

This is only going to make sense if you went to Winfield High School! 🥰

Made half a batch today for a meal delivery to a friend. We’ll see what they think!

07/09/2025

Because it is canning season…
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07/09/2025

If you are tired of mowing, reach out to these three young men from Winfield. They are looking for some yards to mow.

Three hardworking boys from Winfield offering reliable, affordable yard mowing.

07/05/2025

Retirement brings family trips, fishing, with the grandkids, cooking out, and fireworks on the farm for the 4th of July!

06/15/2025

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads! Enjoy your day!

06/03/2025

The senior citizen voucher program is back! Help qualifying seniors around you learn about this program.
Looks like the amount decreased this year due to a decrease in federal funding, but it’s still a free $30 for qualifying senior citizens to use on locally grown produce. Contact your local senior center to find out their distribution process.
In the comments we have included general requirements, income requirements, and a link to participating farm markets in every county.

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) vouchers are back! Starting June 2, all 55 counties will have vouchers, worth $30, at their county senior centers. Call your center to find when those vouchers will be available! For more info: https://agriculture.wv.gov/senior-farmers-market-nutrition-program-vouchers-now-available-in-west-virginia/

05/31/2025

Hi! 👋 We might be retired from farming, but we still gotta eat, so…

🍓 ‘Tis the Season for Freezer Jam! 🍓

No canning skills? None needed!
We whipped these up in about 30 minutes this morning.

➡️ 1 quart of sweet strawberries makes 5 pints of jam.
All you need:
✔️ Fresh berries
✔️ 1 box of SureJell (or store-brand pectin)
✔️ Sugar (yep, quite a bit!)
✔️ Water
✔️ Freezer-safe containers or jars

It’s the easiest way to enjoy homemade jam for months.

There’s many recipes for freezer jam, but this is what we did…

Recipe:
2 cups crushed fresh strawberries (at least 1 qt)
3-4 cups of sugar (can do less if berries are sweet)
1 (1.75 oz) pack of dry pectin (SureJell)
3/4 cup water

Wash and remove tops from berries then crush.

Mix crushed berries with sugar in a bowl and let sit for 10 minutes.

Stir pectin and water in a small pan and bring to a boil for 1 minute.

Stir pectin into the berries and let sit for 3 minutes.

Pour mixture into containers, leaving about an inch at the top and secure lid.

Flip jars over on their tops and let sit on countertop for 24 hours and then freeze. (Flipping them is the old fashioned way of creating a vacuum seal.)

Enjoy! ❤️