Author Archives: Lazy Eight Stock Farm

FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS I remember waking up in the middle of a Friday night about ten years ago and discovering that the farmers had not returned home from the field. Imagining all kinds of calamities, I couldn’t go back to sleep and ended up driving into the tomato patch at 2:30 in the […]

FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS Watching the farm crew pack the CSA boxes this week caused me to consider all the things that have to come together to make it happen. While we are learning about ways to better use tools and implements for planting and harvesting, we know that the most valuable resource that […]

FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS On Monday evening, we hosted a group of families participating in the Madison County Public Library Richmond branch’s summer program “Food, Fun, and Farming. The farm visit was the second in a series of three classes which includes planting vegetables to take home with them, and concludes on July 28 with […]

FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS Ask most people what draws them to CSA, to farmers’ markets and U-picks, and the answer usually includes a desire to be connected to the land and the people that grow the food sustaining them. It’s part of what drew me to Bryce, to the lifestyle that our partnership promised. […]

FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS The days are getting shorter, the summer is in full swing, and this old farmer is too worm down to write much this week. We hope everyone has a relaxing holiday weekend. -Bryce   WEEK #9 CSA SHARE CONTENTS GREEN KALE SNAP BEANS CUCUMBERS ZUCCHINI SUMMER SQUASH DILL FROM THE […]

FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS Three sisters! I love the name of this traditional way of planting corn, pole beans, and winter squash together. The beans trail up the corn stalks, and the squash spreads out in the shade underneath. Three different plants with different needs. Together, they make it work. We’ve got our first […]

FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS After many failed attempts to roll down a cover crop and plant a crop, we’re hopeful that our last try will have good results. The biggest challenge in the project so far has been getting the cover crop rolled down at the correct time to get a complete kill. Although […]