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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Too Much Rain On The Farm! May 28, 2019
No strawberries! Due to the wet weather we have all experienced, strawberries are done for the season (too much water equals too much rot and disease- so no berries this week) . Harvie is returning your money for the first week and this week - so those of you who have fruit shares will see a credit1 read more »
Saturday Farmers Market CSA Pickup
Hope you're weathering the storms this week; we've got more than enough rain on the farm, we're hoping for some sunny dry weather for the rest of the week, to keep the tomatoes and cucumbers growing. We've got some beautiful greens again this week, and we've arranged to purchase in some conventiona1 read more »
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Veggie Distribution
Hope you're weathering the storms this week; we've got more than enough rain on the farm, we're hoping for some sunny dry weather for the rest of the week, to keep the tomatoes and cucumbers growing. We've got some beautiful greens again this week, and we've arranged to purchase in some conventiona1 read more »
Saturday, May 18 First Summer CSA distribution.
Welcome to the first pickup of the 2019 summer CSA season. We’ve been preparing for this day for months, beginning with planting garlic back in October of last year. We’ve seeded, transplanted, weeded, and, finally, harvested, the bounty you get to take home Saturday, and i1 read more »
First Summer CSA distribution, May 14, 2019
BAD NEWS GOOD NEWS;
Strawberrys are behind, due to cool temperatures and rainy weather, and strawberries need sunshine to ripen... this means no fruit shares this week... fortunately, it looks like we'll be able to get double fruit for the shares next week. For those who have every othe1 read more »
Thanks for a great winter season!
This week marks the end of the winter CSA distributions, and May 14 will be the first summer CSA share (May 18 for Saturday pickups). It's nice to reflect back at this point, and see that we've had a pretty good season, especially considering how cold and wet this winter was. Lots of carrots,1 read more »
Dinner on the Farm! for May 7, 2019
Our CSA appreciation feast in this Tuesday on the farm from 4 to 7! We hope you and your family can make it! If you pick up at Rountree or have Home Delivery you need to let us know if you want to pick up your veggies on the farm (default is your usual pickup/delivery). (email millsapfarms@gm1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 27, 2019
Hello CSA members!
What a glorious Spring we are having! Snow, sunshine, wind, rain, thunderstorms! While I could have done without the snow, it was sure pretty and didn't do any major damage to the crops. We are busy, busy this time of year. Keeping the garden weeded, tomatoes growing1 read more »
BONUS ASPARAGUS!!! Spring Farm Happenings for April 23, 2019
BREAKING NEWS!!! BONUS ASPARAGUS IN YOUR SHARE TODAY!
Our new asparagus patch is not quite ready for harvest this year; it needs to get established, and we can start harvesting next year, but we got a call from our organic farming friends the Millers this morning, and we were able to purchase1 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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