Author: Randy Alexander

Fall 2013

Fall 2013

Fall Open house and Bonfire

Fall Open house and Bonfire

Farm Open-House and Bonfire Party! Join us on Saturday, November 9th at 4:00 as we celebrate the near-completion of the second year of Tubby Creek Farm! We will do a farm tour around 4:30. Kids can help round up eggs and maybe pick a fresh…

Tomatoes or Drip Tape

Tomatoes or Drip Tape

Today I spent three hours laying drip irrigation line on seven beds of cucumbers and melons.  This task would have taken thirty minutes had I done it two weeks ago, but now the plants are vining everywhere and I had to painstakingly lace the tape…

How to Cut Okra

How to Cut Okra

While in many Cajun kitchens okra is sought after summer treat many cannot stand the sliminess. Here is a quick tip in cutting the okra before cooking the reduces the sliminess drastically.   Keep the pod intack.                …

Potato Dig Party

Potato Dig Party

This week the sweet potatoes went in and the Irish potatoes came out!  Calling them Irish is a bit misleading.  Like all of our squash and beans, potatoes come from the Americas.  Specifically, potatoes come from the Andes where they were domesticated between 7,000 and…

Summer 2013

Summer 2013

Spring 2013

Spring 2013

Spring 2013

Winter 2012-2013

Winter 2012-2013

Winter of 2012-2013