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Farm Happenings at Bountiful Blessings Farm
Sonlight Meadow Farm (7/26/20)
We had a great weekend visiting Sonlight Meadow Farm in Iron City, TN. The Chiljian family have a very inspiring small operation. Their ingenuity and creativity were a real inspiration to us. We are standing in front of their sweet potato patch which we rescued from the weeds - ma1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 21, 2020
The summer heat is on and we just want to retreat to the comforts of air-conditioning. But, as farmers this just isn’t an option. If we didn’t get out there in this heat you would have nothing to eat, but lest you feel sorry for us let me say that we could it not only a privilege1 read more »
Flash Flood (July 12, 2020)
“Caleb, Caleb, wake up, I need you to get up quick!” I wondered if I was dreaming; but, the alarm in my Dad’s voice made me realize it wasn’t a dream. “Wake up, we’ve had a flash flood and I’m afraid the pump has washed away.” Fu1 read more »
Health-Giving Garlic! (July 5, 2020)
This year we had the best garlic harvest our farm has ever seen. The bulbs are huge and the waste was lest than in years past. So what do you know about garlic, other than it’s easier to spoon it out of a jar than peel those papery skins off? I recently learned that in WWII1 read more »
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times (6/28/20)
In Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, he begins his book with the line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...” Now, I will admit to having never read the book, but what a great line to describe our spring of 2020!
Within a few short weeks, our world changed1 read more »
A Budding Young Farmer (6/21/20)
A love for farming began to grow in Caleb’s (our youngest of 5 children) heart a couple of years ago. We were a bit surprised at first because wood working had been his passion from the time he was a little boy. But, what joy it gives us to see him whole heartedly embracing and lo1 read more »
A Day of Fun!! (6/14/20)
The Spring rush (April & May) is always a rather intense time, and this year was worse than normal with storms and our irrigation pond draining. But, at the end of it we always take our inters for a day of canoeing on the Buffalo River where we have floated for the last 25 years. Th1 read more »
The Fast is Broken!
In our family when the last fresh tomatoes are eaten in the fall we “Fast” until the next spring when the first tomatoes ripen. Of course we have the occasional fresh tomato, but it is not standard fare at our house in the winter. I usually process lots of tomatoes and for m1 read more »
Giving Thanks (5/31/20)
Giving Thanks!
The word “unprecedented” seems to be on our lips often these days! Experiences we have never had or known before are happening all around us, and the farm is no exception. On Monday last week (25th) we were having a picnic at the pond when a surprise thunder1 read more »
About the farm
Bountiful Blessings Farm was established in the fall of 1998 as an organic, u-pick strawberry farm. After five years of hard knocks (it’s hard to have all your “eggs” in one basket), we expanded to winter vegetable production in the fall of 2003, and then into year-round production in 2010. We now provide our customers with vegetables and berries (in season) 10 months of the year. Although all 5 of our children have given of their blood and sweat to make the farm into what it is today, Joshua (our second son), along with his wife Kelli, and our youngest son, Caleb are full time with us on the farm and together we make the core team. Beyond us we have a couple of "managers" (former interns who work with us) and 5-6 interns a season. It is our goal to bring you the most nutritious and beautiful produce we possibly can.
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