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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for August 21, 2018, The three P's
The three P’s, part 1 (of) 3, Weeding before planting
People often tour our farm to see a sustainable farm in action, either as educational groups, or as part of pizza night. When they arrive on farm, I give a brief introduction; first generation farm family, 20 acres, on farm for 11 years, 21 read more »
Planting For The Future, Harvesting For The Present
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, Cucumbe1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 7, 2018
Hi CSA members! This week on the farm we have been enjoying the cool mornings, but are back at the never ending sprinklers by 10am! We are dry, so we have had to water to do anything in the field, whether that's helping crops to grow or tilling up ground so we can plant things for fall.1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 31, 2018
Fall plantings are going in the ground! We're transplanting Kohlrabi, broccoli, Chard, Kale, Cauliflower, Cabbage, and seeding more lettuce, arugula, radishes, Salad Turnips, etc. It's a rewarding time of year, when we can mow down some older ratty plantings, and start new with f1 read more »
The Battle For The Cucumbers
We love cucumbers! They are one of the sure signs on Millsap Farm that warm weather is really here, and they are one of our favorite crops to grow, eat, and share. Cucumbers are also one of the more challenging crops to grow organically in the Ozarks, mostly due to a bug and a bacteri1 read more »
Construction On The Farm
been busy building on the farm this month. Those who pickup on the farm have seen as we poured concrete, tore the old roof off our walk-in cooler, erected reclaimed poultry barn trusses, and topped it off with insulation and metal roofing. We’re adding more cold storage area, which is a need1 read more »
Insects On The Farm
What do you do about bugs? This is always the big question when we explain that our vegetable farm uses organic practices, and the answer is complicated. Organic agriculture on our farm focuses on creating a diverse and healthy ecosystem, which encourages balance. This means tha1 read more »
The Heat Is On
This time of year we get asked a lot about how heat effects the farm, so I thought I’d share some insights about high temperature vegetable growing. Like many aspects of our farm, we look at this through three lenses; people, profits, and planet. For the people on the farm,1 read more »
Back on the farm, June 22 2018
Izzy in front of Blue Bluff on the Buffalo River
Sarah, myself, and the kids enjoyed a fabulous week long canoe trip on the Buffalo River last week (Cammie was able to join us for the weekend as well), and we came back refreshed and ready to jump into farmwork whole heartedly. A1 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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