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Farm Happenings at Tumbling Shoals Farm
Farm Happenings for June 6, 2023
We're seeing another drop in our cucumber production in the greenhouse, but it won't be long until the field cucumbers start producing. Celery is in full force and carrots are back! Tomatoes have picked up a bit of production in the greenhouse (we're still a long way from the field toma1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 30, 2023
This week's "farm" blog:
You know, other than basic literacy skills, I never quite understood why we pushed kids to read just any kind of book. I didn’t understand that reading comprehension is a skill that can be improved even through fiction. I mean, I loved getting prize1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 23, 2023
The first tomato harvest! Better a bit late than never!
Farm blog: I never understood brand loyalty. I just bought the cheapest version of whatever every time and thought nothing about it. Until I needed things to last, or be right, or something that relied on me talking to a human abou1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 16, 2023
Welcome to week 3!
Just a couple of logistics for those of you just joining us.
Please return your empty boxes. Your produce is in a compostable liner for food safety reasons so that we can re-use the boxes. It helps us keep our costs down.
Our egg producer would love your egg cartons b1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 9, 2023
Ten years ago I would have shaken my fist to the sky and despaired. I would have questioned all the choices that led me to this moment and wondered how I was to go on. Today, however, barely warranted a shoulder shrug and, perhaps, a slight eye roll.
Some might call this resilience, and1 read more »
Virtual Farm Stand options for May 2, 2023
Welcome to the farm stand! This is what the email will look like every week (except this part will usually be farm news). You can purchase from the farm stand any week you want by clicking the below link. The diversity will increase as the season progresses (things are looking ver1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 2, 2023
Welcome to the first week of harvest share deliveries! This is your weekly customization email. Here, you can further customize your share by adding or swapping items or you can skip your share this week. Early in the season there's not as many things to swap for but that increases ever1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 20, 2022
Final delivery this week. It has been a fantastic season and we really appreciate your support! Have a wonderful winter and holiday season.
Much love from the Tumbling Shoals farmily read more »
Farm Happenings for December 13, 2022
It's the penultimate week of 2022 harvest share deliveries! Just to be clear, there's one more week after this one. It's always bittersweet, this time of year. On the one hand, we're ready for some warm planning work by the fire (and less cold water washing in our open-to-the-cold pack1 read more »
About the farm
Nestled in the bucolic valley where Tumbling Shoals Creek meanders beneath the shadow of Bullhead Mountain in beautiful Wilkes County, NC, Tumbling Shoals Farm is a diverse certified organic vegetable and fruit farm.
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