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Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms
Farm Happenings for March 16, 2022
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I normally begin to Transplant tomatoes into the high tunnels around April 15, and that gives us
about a four week window to get the Spring/ Summer prep work finished. Added to that, a farmer's rule of thumb is that the early Russet Potatoes go in about Good F1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 12, 2022
There is a little known tool used in measuring a particular crop's profit contribution to the farm business called the Enterprise Budget. The idea is to document all the costs associated with growing a given subject crop over the entire season, and then measuring the total cost ag1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 9, 2022
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There is a little known tool used in measuring a particular crop's profit contribution to the farm business called the Enterprise Budget. The idea is to document all the costs associated with growing a given subject crop over the entire season, and then measuring th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 5, 2022
This year we are planting Onions in three stages; the first we transplanted into a high tunnel last September for an early fresh market crop, the second planting was mid January for the main season crop, and the third is scheduled for next week for long term storage. At our latitude, the bulb devel1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 2, 2022
This year we are planting Onions in three stages; the first we transplanted into a high tunnel last September for an early fresh market crop, the second planting was mid January for the main season crop, and the third is scheduled for next week for long term storage. At our latitude, the bulb devel1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 26, 2022
Years ago,a good friend observed that except that we depend on Farmers for our food, the draw of Farming could be classified as an Addiction! I admit that coming out of my winter's rest, I am ready and itching for more ups and downs, betting that this will be our best year ever, never mind the1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 23, 2022
Years ago,a good friend observed that except that we depend on Farmers for our food, the draw of Farming could be classified as an Addiction! I admit that coming out of my winter's rest, I am ready and itching for more ups and downs, betting that this will be our best year ever, never mind the1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 19, 2022
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I will be cleaning up and expanding the nursery in order to facilitate Vegetable Plant Sales. I will publish a list of transplants available for purchase in a couple of weeks. We can also accommodate special requests, and we begin planting for Spring and early Su1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 16, 2022
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I will be cleaning up and expanding the nursery in order to facilitate Vegetable Plant Sales. I will publish a list of transplants available for purchase in a couple of weeks. We can also accommodate special requests, and we begin planting for Spring and early Su1 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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