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Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms
Farm Happenings for September 30, 2023
The Grand Ledge Farmers Market is finished for the season. Saturday deliveries will happen in the parking lot behind the Flour Child Bakery on Bridge Street, from 11:00-12:00 PM on by pre-arranged home delivery after that.
With this great weather it is easy to overlook the fa1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 27, 2023
The Grand Ledge Farmers Market is finished for the season. Saturday deliveries will happen in the parking lot behind the Flour Child Bakery on Bridge Street, from 11:00-12:00 PM on by pre-arranged home delivery after that.
With this great weather it is easy to overlook the fa1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 20, 2023
Although our growing areas are over 90% served by drip irrigation, I would like to experience some of the historical rainy September weather patterns. Most of our Tomato production is indoors and we do just the opposite, as we cut back on water to encourage the remaining fruits to ripen, aka produc1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 13, 2023
The Action plan for Winter production starts NOW! About November 10, daylight will fall below 10 hours, and anything we hope to harvest in the next cold winter months must be at least 75% mature. The cold aside, plant growth either stops or dramatically slows down in less than 10 hours of daylight.1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 6, 2023
Because of the Holiday weekend, I extended the customization deadline from Monday over to 10:00 AM Tuesday for our CSA Members. The same deadline applies to online reservations and other orders for Wednesday delivery.
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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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