Author: Randy Alexander

Certified Naturally Grown since 2014

Certified Naturally Grown since 2014

Tubby Creek Farm is proud to be Certified Naturally Grown since 2014. Our farm is inspected each year through a peer review system to ensure that we are committed to sustainable principals and working in harmony with nature, and that our produce is grown without…

Chickens, Snakes and Okra, Oh My!

Chickens, Snakes and Okra, Oh My!

It’s not often that I write the newsletter but here I sit thinking, it’s a good thing so much happens around here it makes it easy to have plenty to say.  While we still tend to many summer veggies we have been busy planting a…

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