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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Finishing November Strong...
The Millsaps were out of town the first part of last week, visiting one of our former apprentices and his family in Ohio! We shovelled mulch, wired coolers, shovelled mulch, planted lettuce, shovelled mulch, and planted spinach, and, surprise, shovelled mulch!!! We had a great time, wit1 read more »
Happy Thanksgiving!! Important info about shares during the holiday!
This is the Thanksgiving share!! We are thankful to be able to grow food in the Ozarks and grateful for your membership! If you need some more veggies before Thanksgiving come by the Farmstand - we will have veggies for sale in the cooler and right outside of it OR we will be at Farmers Marke1 read more »
Welcome to winter!!!
Winter has arrived! And with a fury! We spent the day Friday harvesting roots like turnips and beets which will probably be locked away under the snow this week, and spent the day today harvesting things from tunnels which won't survive 13 degrees tonight, like bell peppers and tomatoes1 read more »
Garlic planting time!!!
We've planted most of the garlic for next season in the past few days; we currently have about 5,000 cloves planted, and each clove should make a head by next June. This is always a big task, and we find that once it's finished, it's a big load off our plate; it's one of the last timely1 read more »
About the farm
Millsap Farms is a first generation family farm, located just 4 miles north of Springfield Missouri. Curtis and Sarah Millsap, along with their 10 children, farm manager Kimby, and a few interns, apprentices, and volunteers, grow 2 acres of vegetables year-round on their 20 acre farm. They grow a wide variety of vegetables, using organic techniques, never using synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers, and focussing on the health of the soil. The Millsaps have been farming full-time for 14 years, and have a serious long-term commitment to their community to provide high quality produce and a welcoming farm.
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