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Farm Happenings at Zilnicki Farms
Farm Happenings for September 19, 2023
Well the humidity finally broke and we are thankful for that! The lingering high humidity was making potato harvest extremely hard, as we could only do a little at a time and put 5 fans on the potatoes to dry them and reduce their core temperatures. If we didn't reduce their core1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 12, 2023
Steam rolling through September after this hot and humid week. Yes it was a warm one, but soon enough we will be complaining we didn't pack a winter hat with us and our ears are cold.
Yes it makes life on the farm a little more difficult, and yes people are a little more cranky, b1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 5, 2023
September is here, back to school is here and I can't believe it! Our little girl starts kindergarten this year and that is blowing our mind! Time truly does fly.
Farm Happenings: Our early potatoes have taken a serious hit from the late July, early August rains. We a1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 29, 2023
How is it the last weekend of August? Time fly's when your farming and chasing 3 little kids! We are gearing up for the fall season on the farm and that entails lots of potato work and right now we are dialing in our equipment, aka repairing old broken equipment hoping it makes it anoth1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 22, 2023
Well I just want to let you know all our rain dances from June have been answered. The farm picked up another 3 inches of rain this week and well, we are good. Luckily, we didn't get the big 4 inch rain like West Hampton as our farmer friends field just washed away down the road. 1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 15, 2023
August is halfway done and that is blowing my mind! I'm not sure if its because of chasing a 3 little kids or farming but this summer has been a blurr.
If your into canning and freezing I recommend the doing so in the next few weeks for your summer crops. The flavor right no1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 8, 2023
The heat has calmed down and this is absolutely gorgeous weather. I picked up the processed beef this week and we a fully stocked. I ate a Porterhouse steak for breakfast and it was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend filling your freezers with some fresh grass fed beef for t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 1, 2023
Well I guess this why the term, 'dog days of summer' came about. The end of this week has been no joke out in them fields. Naturally we are in the process of picking up hundreds, maybe thousands of bales of straw. Weather has delayed the rye cutting that gets turned into straw and1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 25, 2023
Well all your rain dances payed off and we are caught up. Beggers can't be choosers so needless to say, it did put us in a few pickles but we will figure it out. Disease has spun up and thrived in this weather on many vegetables. We need rain but when we get a lot of southern star1 read more »
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Zilnicki Farms is a 4th generation family farm focused on sustainable agriculture, growing the highest quality vegetables and reminding people of the importance in knowing where their food comes from. Together as a family we work tirelessly to provide a vast assortment of vegetable, herbs, potted flowers, cut flowers, and free range eggs.
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