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Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms
Farm Happenings for December 18, 2024
With the Holidays falling on Wednesday, I will be delivering Allen Street orders on Friday, December 27, and Friday, January 3. Saturday orders will not change the days and times of delivery, and if you prefer home delivery, just let me know. This is the last week for Harvie Support. Then we are on1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 11, 2024
Winter maintenance is mainly dictated by the weather. With the short warm up we will be very busy winterizing the infrastructure that we missed, and completing the repairs needed before seeding the flats for Spring Customers. We'll start with Onions and Spinach January 20, about 5 weeks from t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 4, 2024
I didn't get everything winterized the way I'd like; I was misled by the prolonged warmer October/ November, just like everyone else. As I construct the 2025 Crop Plan and Weekly Farm Activity Schedule, I'll include a bold subtitle, "Stay with the Plan"! We did lose some outdoor Kale, but1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 27, 2024
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I plan to attend the Allen Street Farmers Market on Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve, and distribution orders for delivery Wednesday and Saturday this week. I will have fresh Carrots yet unearthed and Lettuces and Greens yet unpicked. We still follow the Food Safety guidelines that certifi1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 20, 2024
Tomorrow is our last day to visit Family in Dallas, and we are already refreshed! Maybe the timing could have been a little better, but the post-outdoor market season break is needed, and the indoor crops are in great shape for the Holiday Seasons. Wow, those grandkids sure grow up fast!
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Farm Happenings for November 13, 2024
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Saturday, November 9, we dipped to 9 hours and 58 minutes of daylight. High tunnel vegetable production begins! We actually began planting and planning for Autumn and Winter back in July, and it's gratifying to see our efforts actually come to fruition.
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Farm Happenings for November 6, 2024
I am pleased to announce that we have local Honey back in stock! We have partnered with Summer Nights Apiaries LLC, from Mason, MI for their excellent Raw Natural Honey. They have an Apiary about 2 miles from me now, and next year we'll have honey bees back at Hillcrest Farms!
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Farm Happenings for October 30, 2024
I intend to expand our emailed deliveries for the remainder of the year, when we will shift to a more user friendly platform to assist with all of our Customer Friends! Also, I need to scale back on winter Farmer Markets so I can work on the infrastructure improvements and repairs neede1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 23, 2024
I have paid the fees required to join a new online inventory management platform. I will be in training while I plan to launch my vision for a user friendly partnership with all of you, my Friends interested in Great Food!. The new program begins January 2, 2025. The system will ser1 read more »
About the farm
A four season, chemical free grower in southern Michigan. We use protected culture and outdoor cultivation to provide market fresh produce to our customers 12 months/ year.
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