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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for September 4, 2020
Hi Friends! We are taking advantage of the lovely weather and getting bunches of transplants in the ground for this fall! Pictured here is Karissa and Brie transplanting head lettuce. We also have lots of radishes, kale, radicchio, spinach, and beets going into the ground this wee1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 28, 2020
This past week Kimby the farm manager returned from a ten day vacation (we all breathed a sigh of relief). One of the joys of working with a multi-talented, diverse, and experienced team, is that we can take time away from the farm. This is really important for maintaining our enthusias1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 25, 2020
This week Kimby the farm manager returned from a ten day vacation (we all breathed a sigh of relief). One of the joys of working with a multi-talented, diverse, and experienced team, is that we can take time away from the farm. This is really important for maintaining our enthusiasm, jo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 21, 2020
We are more than halfway through the summer CSA season, and it's time to let those of you who have come out to complete your workshare how much we appreciate your work. We know it takes effort to create time in your busy schedule to come out to the farm to give us a hand.
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Farm Happenings for August 18, 2020
We are more than halfway through the summer CSA season, and it's time to let those of you who have come out to complete your workshare how much we appreciate your work. We know it takes effort to create time in your busy schedule to come out to the farm to give us a hand.
The many fee1 read more »
Planting For The Future, Harvesting For The Present, Farm Happenings for August 11, 2020
Planting for the future, harvesting for the present.
CSA and market farming is all about looking ahead while also paying enough attention to the present to do it justice. This week we are balancing our time between harvesting hundreds of pounds of summer favorites, like bell peppers, cucumbers, tom1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 4, 2020
First, let me say that we have arrived at peak tomato season. For the next two or three weeks, we will likely continue to have lots and lots of tomatoes; if you want to make big batches of salsa, sauce, marinara, or anything else that takes large quantities of tomatoes, now is your mome1 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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