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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Garlic is harvested!
We harvested the 2019 garlic crop this week, and it's a great crop! We put about 700 lbs of garlic into the curing room, where they will dry for about two weeks, and then go into storage in our cooler. If everything goes well, this well-cured garlic will last for 9 months in our cooler,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 25, 2019
We are hosting a twilight tour this Wednesday, June 26th, from 6:30-8:30pm. This tour is aimed at folks who are currently farming, or who hope to farm in the future. We love hosting educational tours (when we have the time), whether it's a group of elementary students, other farmers, or folks1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 25, 2019
We are hosting a twilight tour this Wednesday, June 26th, from 6:30-8:30pm. This tour is aimed at folks who are currently farming, or who hope to farm in the future. We love hosting educational tours (when we have the time), whether it's a group of elementary students, other farmers, or folks1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 21, 2019
Hi!
A few housekeeping things!
If you return your green quart and pint boxes we will reuse them! Also Bechard Family Farms will take their (and only their) egg cartons back to reuse.
It's tomato time! You should expect firm ripe tomatoes from us most of the time. That means1 read more »
New stuff happening on the farm! June 18, 2019
Greetings from the farm. Three things we want to mention today;
First, if you bring back your pint and quart green boxes - we will reuse them! Also if you have an egg share, Bechard Family farms will reuse their egg cartons (but only theirs). If you have ideas on how we can use less disposabl1 read more »
Big news from the farm!
Greetings from the farm. Three things we want to mention today;
First, we are starting a new thing this week called Harvie Farmstand; this means that those of you who are not currently CSA members are able to purchase shares on an availability basis. When we have enough vegetables to of1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 11, 2019
Hi CSA Members!
Curtis goes on vacation for a couple of days and suddenly everything is flowers! We are in full flower production mode right now - lots of blooms everyday! I want to take this opportunity to plug our flowers.
1. You can still sign up for a flower share - a mixed bouquet of fresh flo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 8, 2019
Hi CSA members!
Spring is giving way to summer in a hurry these days; last week's rain has turned into this week's sunshine and warmth. Great news for the tomatoes, squash, and cukes, not so great for the broccoli! But we'll take it, and we're excited to have cherry tomatoes! Some1 read more »
About the farm
Millsap Farms is a first generation family farm, located just 4 miles north of Springfield Missouri. Curtis and Sarah Millsap, along with their 10 children, farm manager Kimby, and a few interns, apprentices, and volunteers, grow 2 acres of vegetables year-round on their 20 acre farm. They grow a wide variety of vegetables, using organic techniques, never using synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers, and focussing on the health of the soil. The Millsaps have been farming full-time for 17 years, and have a serious long-term commitment to their community to provide high quality produce and a welcoming farm.
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