Tag Archives: blueberries

2024 Honey Harvest, pricing, & other pertinent farm news.

HONEY. It has begun: today we pulled honey from approximately half the hives. We sterilized jars tonight and will begin extracting/bottling tomorrow (6 June, 2024). Local, raw, unpasurturized honey will be available this Friday–FINALLY! PRICING. I must have hidden our pricing in some obscure corner of the website. My apologies–the number one question I getContinue reading “2024 Honey Harvest, pricing, & other pertinent farm news.”

Blueberry U-Pick dates (& other superfluous farm news)

We weren’t sure there would be a season after last year’s drought, but the bushes look great and are loaded with ripening blueberries. Due to the mild winter, Nature is ahead of schedule so we’ll be opening a week early this year, on Tuesday, May 28th. We’ll be open six days a week–Tuesday through SundayContinue reading “Blueberry U-Pick dates (& other superfluous farm news)”

March 16th: “Lilly Pulitzer” themed sauerkraut

For me, gardening often inspires me to try new ways to prepare and store the excess of nature. Right now, if you stayed on schedule and listened to Dan Gill and the LSU Ag Center, you likely have cabbage, broccoli, kale and their cruciferous cousins in your garden. And one of my favorite things toContinue reading “March 16th: “Lilly Pulitzer” themed sauerkraut”

March 11: Organic weed control

“Control” is a strong word when talking about a weed in the sub-tropic Gulf South. Is there really any such thing as controlling the weeds, especially if you’re all organic? I mean, really? It’s more of a constant battle with a moving line of scrimmage. Between the part-time help and elbow grease of the WWOOFers,Continue reading “March 11: Organic weed control”

January 30th: Apples in the South?

I recently made a post o the farm’s Facebook page about some apple trees we plant as part of our USDA Conservation Stewardship Program. One of the comments was about how nice it would be if we could do fall apple picking, “like they do up north.” Well, folks, it may be that we canContinue reading “January 30th: Apples in the South?”

January 11th: The Planting Calendar

“Don’t think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It’s quiet, but the roots are down there riotous.” ~RUMI It got up to a balmy 72℉ today. On Friday the low is forecast to be 33℉. That is our Gulf Coast winter–schizophrenic–but mild enough still that we are able to grow vegetables year-round. A lotContinue reading “January 11th: The Planting Calendar”

January 9th: A Happy Marriage of Conservation & Commerce

“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.” ~John James Audubon. Today we are planting trees at the apiary. And if you farm or dream of farming, or know someone who does, you will want to pay attention to this storyContinue reading “January 9th: A Happy Marriage of Conservation & Commerce”