Farm Happenings at Barr Farms
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Farm Happenings at Barr Farms

Veg Farm Happenings for July 11, 2020

Posted on July 9th, 2020
The shiitake mushrooms are still available!  Our friends are doing a great job keeping them productive and now we have a LIMITED availability of Fresh Golden Oyster mushrooms.     Carrots cabbage beets onions broccoli basil and more!!! its a productive time of year we hope you can sw1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 7, 2020

Posted on July 5th, 2020
Similar update to last week!   limited availability, but we are currently processing both chicken and beef to bring these to you on a more continuous basis in the coming weeks!   keep the animals and people hydrated in the heat! read more »

Veg Farm Happenings for July 7, 2020

Posted on July 5th, 2020
Man, it got hot this week.   If we are lucky the summer lettuce won't melt down!   Potatoes are making an appearance this week along with Sweet Candy Onions.   These are a good combo for sure.....or if you are in to carmelizing onions with squash, these onions can make those dreams c1 read more »

Meat Farm Happenings for June 30, 2020

Posted on June 28th, 2020
Hi all!   well we have reached a butcher bottle neck.   Our first two harvest dates for beef and chicken were more spaced out than we had hoped.    So it looks like we will be having fewer cuts available there for the next delivery or so.   We hope to be fully stocked back1 read more »

Veg Farm Happenings for June 30, 2020

Posted on June 28th, 2020
Well, we are moving into July, which is always a challenging month on the farm!   Crops shifting towards more summer veg, but ALSO, the weeds are growing fast.   And we are planting already for the fall.   Yes, the fall broccoli and cauliflower has already germinated!   And the1 read more »

Meat Farm Happenings for June 23, 2020

Posted on June 21st, 2020
We are offering some special beef cuts this week!   Flank steak, skirt steak and flat iron.    They are more limited quantities and higher value, so take that into account as you customize your share.   We are needing to restock on all three of our meats in the coming weeks. &nb1 read more »

Veg Farm Happenings for June 23, 2020

Posted on June 21st, 2020
Happy solstice this past Saturday.   This marks the half way point of the year....so even though we are only 5 weeks into the 22 week CSA season, we have already been growing veggies for the past 5 months!   We hope you are enjoying the Sugar Snap peas this week and last.   They have1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 16, 2020

Posted on June 14th, 2020
Things are shifting here as the summer solstice approaches.   We started irrigating this last week as some of the more mature crops are needing more water.  There is Cauliflower in this weeks share, although it may look different than what you might get at the store.    Colors (1 read more »

Meat Farm Happenings for June 13, 2020

Posted on June 11th, 2020
Hi there!   just a couple quick notes.   this batch of chickens turned out larger than normal!   hope that you are enjoying these lovely birds.   We should be getting a fresh round of pork back in in the next couple weeks.   With a beef Reload on Ribeyes and a few other cut1 read more »