FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS As I’ve mentioned before, we’ve learned a lot this year! One thing we’ve been giving some attention lately is how we grade and pack our produce. In the past, Lothar or I did it all. We were the pickers, graders, packers, planters, weeders and marketers. With more to do than […]
FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS In my relatively short life on the farm, one thing that I have come to count on is that it gets dry after July 4th, and pretty much stays that way until we get the tail end of some hurricane in September. I don’t want to belabor the oddity of the […]
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FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS Bryce sold a few cases of produce to the Good Foods Co-op in Lexington today and is working on a couple other wholesale opportunities. Becoming certified organic has made a difference in the markets that are open to us…it’s made our goal more realistic: to have a financially viable operation […]
FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS We’re now officially USDA Certified Organic. It’s been quite the trying experience to get all of our ducks in a row to complete the application process. We’ve provided field histories, financial records, and filled out lots of paper work to get the process going so we are very excited and […]
FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS Waiting for tomatoes to ripen is like waiting for the pot to boil. We’ve been staring at these tomatoes for a while now, and in our distraction this week with some baby chicks arriving, we didn’t look at them for a couple days. Now we’ve got ripe tomatoes and happy […]
FARM NEWS FROM THE FARMERS Over the past year I’ve been somewhat guarded with my time. Farms alway demand more than anyone could give, and we are learning that prioritization is very important. In addition to the actual farm work, the work that is needed on the farm and food policy side is […]
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