I am often solicited for gardening advice by customers at the farmers market. We are more than happy to help when we can. Home gardeners are great farmers market customers because they are hooked on the taste of home grown veggies that you just can’t…
I am often solicited for gardening advice by customers at the farmers market. We are more than happy to help when we can. Home gardeners are great farmers market customers because they are hooked on the taste of home grown veggies that you just can’t…
Last week you may have noticed that someone else was nibbling around the edges of your bok choy leaves. While we would love it if every leaf we harvested was 100% perfect, we accept a certain amount of cosmetic pest damage as normal. Just because…
We have been spying on the livestock. It must be the month of misbehaving because all of our critters are up to no good. Last week we installed a new waterer for the pigs, one that they can’t just flip over and dump out when…
We are looking forward to the beginning of our CSA season with anxious excitement. Our Saturday pick-up day is SOLD OUT, as are all of the egg shares. We still have shares available for Wednesday pick-up at GrowMemphis (on Southern by the U of M),…
It may only be January 15th, but it is already January 15th and the greenhouse planting has already begun. We have spent many a cold day planning out 2014 with new additions to our farm including American Guinea Hogs, internship opportunities (info here)and expanding our…
The calendar may say it is still fall but these cold nights are telling me it is winter. Winter on the farm is a time of introspection, reflection and planning. It is time to get our household in order, literally and figuratively. The field is…
On Friday of last week I gave a presentation on Community Supported Agriculture at the Mississippi Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Conference in Philadelphia, Mississippi. I talked with a group of growers and extension agents about the CSA concept of sharing the risks and rewards…