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Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms
Farm Happenings for December 2, 2020
One of the benefits of being self-employed is being able to flex my schedule...and sometimes I cannot. Tomorrow's weather forecast suggests that I get a lot of outdoor work done today! And we do flex; tomorrow I will work in the nursery, and by the end of the week we'll be able to handle Micro1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 25, 2020
I had been anxiously waiting for shipment of winterizing supplies, when in the middle of the 7 straight days of sustained high winds, my main supplier cancelled the order due to "supply problems"! So Lauren and her friend Jack and I, spent some hurried hours erecting the darndest looking plant1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 18, 2020
Hello!
I really don't want to go indoors for harvest this early but the coming weather pattern may demand the change. I will try to make up Celery and Kale Crowns for those of you who missed out last week, but they were frozen when I attempted to harvest ! I will keep the menu simple th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 11, 2020
The inside of the hoop houses is a thing of beauty....it looks like Spring! Alas, today we have exactly 10 hours of daylight, and tomorrow, growth will really slow down. We begin to blanket the rows with giant sheets of spunbond fabric for frost protection and it will soon loo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 7, 2020
Seventeen minutes of daylight left until we sink below the 10 hours benchmark needed to sustain real plant growth. So how is it Hillcrest Farms can offer fresh real chemical free food during the cold, inhospitable months of Michigan late Fall, Winter and early Spring?
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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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