Author: Josephine Alexander

Happy (Belated) Mother’s Day!

Happy (Belated) Mother’s Day!

Happy (Belated) Mother’s Day!  Since both Randy and myself moved far from our family homes, we really appreciate how wonderful it can be to have family nearby to share our lives with.  Connie has been living here for over a year now, and we get…

Getting ahead of garden pests

Getting ahead of garden pests

April was cool and some of our crops are a bit behind schedule (I’m looking at you, Napa cabbage!).  But CSA is about celebrating what the garden gives us, even when it is erratic and different than we had planned.  This week the shares are…

New High Tunnel

New High Tunnel

I don’t think I would have believed that four people could install a 2000 square foot high tunnel in six hours if I weren’t witnessing it today.  The crew from Scenic Acres is putting up a new high tunnel.   This is one instance where it…

CSA Kick off

CSA Kick off

Today we harvested and packed the very first vegetables that our field had to offer this year.  Hooray for a new season just beginning!  Right now there are a lot of leafy greens.  This week the boxes include baby komatsuna.  A Brassica rapa, komatsuna’s closest…

Hurry Up and Wait!

Hurry Up and Wait!

The potatoes are sprouting and the apple trees are blooming.  It must be April!   The apple trees are giving us a quite a show and I’m hoping we will get a substantial harvest this year.  That late cold snap looks like it nipped whatever pears…

Marching into Spring

Marching into Spring

It’s officially spring!  We are excited about 2023 and happy to have a tough winter behind us.  It started with near record lows in late December that had us scrambling to harvest as much as possible.  In early February an ice storm knocked down the…

Winter Farm Update

Winter Farm Update

2023 CSA open for new and returning members Registration is now open for our 2023 CSA share!  Members receive a weekly box of fresh, seasonal, Certified Naturally Grown produce from our farm in Ashland, MS.  Home delivery and pick-up locations are available, including two new…

New for 2023: Winter CSA

New for 2023: Winter CSA

We are trying something new!  We are piloting a Winter CSA share for the months of January and February.  There is a lot you can grow in the winter in Mississippi, especially with protected culture in the high tunnels.  The CSA will also feature winter…