Hi Folks, I hope everyone is enjoying the produce and the flowers. Mark Hommes and Edwin van de Bovenkamp have been giving us the flowers free as a promotional item figuring it would cheer up our CSA Members during these tough times. I’m planting “farmer flowers” … Read More
Hi Everyone, A few years ago I had the idea of taking leftover Speedling trays and using them to float lettuces in a cascading pan system, with lights mounted underneath the pans. The intention was to put this system inside of a shipping container. The general… Read More
January has been rough on the farm. The extreme cold has damaged some of the crops. This problem will be fixed for next year as we are presently finishing the 30’ X 96’ high tunnel/greenhouse at the River Bluffs location, and we will be putting up… Read More
Well, it looks like we finally got some legitimately cooler weather this week and more to come. Our succession plantings of greens and root vegetables has gone well, and, we finally got our Pyroweeder! See below for pictures. We will be adding a page to our… Read More
This week at the River Bluffs Farm, the River Bluffs crew (Raymond and Mitch) installed a concrete floor under the wing shed of the barn. We will be using this space as our post-harvest facility where we will wash, store, and pack our greens and root… Read More
We visited Banner Greenhouses yesterday to get a chance to meet the folks that grow our grafted tomatoes and organic seedlings. They are located in Nebo, North Carolina, not far from Asheville. It was a real pleasure to meet the people we talk to every week… Read More