January 6, 2013
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New Addition!
There will be a new little farmer here this Spring! We’re having a baby in April! ...
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There will be a new little farmer here this Spring! We’re having a baby in April! ...
We are gearing up for a new season!! Our CSA program will be 25 weeks of fresh produce for the 2013 growing season which will start the first of May and finish up mid-November. Each week our CSA members will receive a share of our freshest, seasonal, highest quality produce, grown by us and will be delivered to the pick-up location in Nashville and Hendersonville. We will post a weekly farm newsletter at deltasunfarm.com also include recipe suggestions...
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A few weeks after getting a greenhouse full of transplants to the field. They are looking great! ...
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We have been hard at it here recently. Planting as much as possible and then covering stuff when the frosts and freezes arrive. But all has been progressing well. Haven’t been blogging as regularly as normal so I thought I would share some photos of recent happenings around here! We currently have just one week to reach our kickstarter goal of 20,000 for the farm! Please consider donating here and spread the word...
Community Supported Agriculture Program CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It is an innovative concept that is helping secure a future for family farms all over the country. It’s basically an agreement between the farmer and a community of consumers. The consumer purchases a “Membership” which gives the Farmer a payment in the beginning of the year when they need it most to pay for seed, supplies, labor, etc...
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We have been getting a lot done around the farm. Yesterday and today Caitlin, my brother Bruce and I tilled and built beds. We planted a good many strawberry plants, bulbing onions, purple scallions, more shallots, moved the pigs way across the field to green pastures and they are very happy. I hope to get some photos up tomorrow. Just wanted to put out a quick update. And the kickstarter is moving right along...
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It has been such a joy to work the past couple of weeks. In spite of our fair share of thunderstorms, the temperature has been very encouraging for us, the germinating seeds, and the transplants that have been set out to harden off...
If you are in the Nashville area and would like to join our CSA for 2012 we will have pickups at the 12 South market on Tuesday afternoons, The Nashville Farmers market and Hendersonville market on Sat. mornings. Here is our info. (And if you would like to help us spread the word about our Kickstarter campaign here is the link: ) Community Supported Agriculture Program CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture...
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Kickstarter is finally launched! To check it out, click on the link and watch the video. We have just 45 days to reach our goal of $20,000! If we don’t reach it we get zero. So, please help us spread the word like wild fire! We need your help to make this happen! Thanks for your support!!! ...