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Fall is Prep Time for Spring

Fall is Prep Time for Spring

WOW!  Things are moving right along at Tubby creek Farm.  The transition from summer to fall has been quick, yet pleasant with warm dry days.  We badly need rain yet the dryness has helped us do more prep work. We have already sold a couple…

Sundays are for tactor work

Sundays are for tactor work

Another fall weekend at the farm, with what I expect to be the last of the hot weather.  Hot by October standards, anyway, but still beautiful for working. This week, we started mowing and disking in our Sourghum-Sudan Grass cover crop.  Although we had seeded…

Campfires, hillers, and snakes: another weekend at the farm

Campfires, hillers, and snakes: another weekend at the farm

This weekend we went down to the farm on Saturday afternoon after the Cooper-Young Farmers Market with the new implements for the front of the tractor.  Randy had spent the morning getting them worked over and ready to go. When we arrived, Randy started messing…

Farm Warming Party!

Farm Warming Party!

The Farm Warming Festivities for Tubby Creek Farm! Come on out and see our humble plot of land. There will be farm tours, fun, conversation and a big bonfire! Saturday October 1st. starting at 4PM You are welcome to camp out over night, just bring…

Why we prefer open-pollinated seeds

Lately I have been investigating what variety of open-pollinated corn to grow.  At first I could only find a few varieties, but as I dug deeper names like “Howling Mob” and “Six Shooter” started to appear.  My likely favorite is still “Country Gentleman”, a corn…

Little Red Tractor

Little Red Tractor

Ok, so there is a little something special about the Farmall Cub, it has a fan club.  Yes, the Farmall Cub was and still is a very popular little tractor.  There are folks all over that collect these little gems even in France. Then there…

SLEEP-OVER!

This past weekend Randy and I spent our first night in our will-be home. Our friend Jacob graciously gave up his Sunday to follow us to Mississippi at 6 am and help us build a ramp to the trailer.  We are so grateful!  Randy and…

First CSA meeting fun and tasty!

On Saturday evening, fifteen or so friends, old and new, gathered at the Memphis Center for Independent Living to learn and talk about our Community Supported Agriculture concept. It was really exciting for me and Randy to get to talk about the farm, what we’ve…