Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms

Farm Happenings for September 19, 2023

Posted on September 15th, 2023
What a fabulous week; this is a great change from last September, when it was 90 degrees all through the month.  We've been thoroughly enjoying the brisk mornings and warm afternoons.  I hope this CSA season has been a good one for you; we have about 6 weeks left in the main season, and t1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 12, 2023

Posted on September 8th, 2023
We have a special treat available this week: Paw-Paws from Rockspan Farm.  These rare fruit, which are North American natives, have a very unique taste and texture, sometimes described as a cross between a mango and a banana.  They are truly special, because they are very ephemeral, only1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 5, 2023

Posted on September 1st, 2023
Greetings from a very happy farm.  The cool weather this week has us all smiling and laughing a lot more than the last week of the heat; isn't it amazing how a little change in the weather can make such a profound difference in our attitude?  The crops loved it too: the beets, carrots, d1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 29, 2023

Posted on August 25th, 2023
Well, I think we made it through the worst of the heat without melting, and the fall crops still look strong.  This weather has sent us to the pool every day, and has had me working wet, literally hosing myself down every hour, to keep from overheating.  But the ten-day forecast looks won1 read more »

Cooler weather brings opportunities for fall.

Posted on August 18th, 2023
It was another productive and fast paced week on the farm.  Kimby returned to the country and the farm on Tuesday, which helped ease the load in the flowers, but we were busy all week taking advantage of the cool weather to get seeds planted and plants transplanted.  It worked; we planted1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 15, 2023

Posted on August 11th, 2023
Farmers on vacation...  Talk to anyone about farming, and one of the first things that will come up is the long hours, the constant demands on your time, and the way farmers feel bound to their land.  Of course, this is all true, in some ways, but when Sarah and I started our farm, we wan1 read more »

Farm happenings and Organic Philosophy

Posted on August 4th, 2023
Summer has us in it's grip!  The heat makes anything less than 85 feel cool, and the plants are certainly feeling a bit of heat stress.  This week I thought we'd talk about why we chose to grow organically from the beginning.      When we got started in farming sixteen1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 1, 2023

Posted on July 28th, 2023
Wow! That's one hot week in the books, with another coming our way next week.  Nonetheless, we've been busy here on the farm, harvesting, prepping for fall, doing a couple of minor infrastructure projects (adding drains to the farmstand slab, repairing water valves, etc.)  I'm hopeful tha1 read more »

Farm News July 21, 2023

Posted on July 21st, 2023
The rain this week has been a delicious treat!  Especially this cloudy cool day, but the whole week, even the really hot days and humid nights, have felt more full of promise and growth than the previous two weeks, when the ground was dusty and cracked.  We have lots of irrigation, and mo1 read more »