We received some exciting news from the team over at Cumberland River Compact. They are with the River Friendly Farm certification and they published a write up about our farm on their website. The team that visited our farm really took the time to capture what we truly love about farming. They took time to listen and to understand our organic methods, practices and values. Please take a moment to head over to their website and read the article they wrote about our farm. It was truly an honor to read and we hope you enjoy it as well. Check out the article by clicking HERE.

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Garlic season is approaching fast! It will be the first crop we plant for our 2027 season. It is one of our favorite crops to plant, grow, harvest and bring to market. There is nothing like the taste of freshly harvested garlic. As stated before we have allotted more growing space for garlic this year. We planted a cover crop to keep the soil covered while adding nutrients back into the soil. We cut down the cover crop and coved it with a silage tarp. This will allow the crop to release more nutrients back into the soil while feeding the worms and microorganism that keep our soil alive and thriving. The photos below will show the progress and what the rows currently look like. When mid-October comes around, we will be planting garlic!

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The next round of photos you will see on the slide is our high tunnel cleanup. We utilize the high tunnel at the beginning of the season to bring early tomatoes and cucumbers to market. Once those were discontinued for the season, we allow them to compost down until we are ready to use the tunnel again for our fall/winter crops. The cleanup was quite a mess, but the end result was satisfying. Our plan is to utilize the tunnel for lettuce, radishes, kale and possibly a few more items to have for the winter. 

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The fall crops are coming along, but the weeds sure did invade them quickly. Since we do not spray with any chemicals, weed killer is NOT an option! Therefore pulling weeds by hand is the best option for our organic operation. Cleaning up the rows made a huge difference and we really think the plants were happy too! The before and after pictures are quite amazing. We also planted another round of cucumbers, zucchini, squash and lettuce! 

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We hope you enjoyed reading and thanks for supporting your local farmer!