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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for December 31, 2021
Good evening! We hope that everyone is enjoying their winter festivities! This weeks farm happenings are written by apprentices Nick and Karissa. Just as the leaves have fallen from the trees and we are recycling this organic matter into our growing beds, we are using the lessons we have experience1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 17, 2021
Thank you for a great season. Despite all the challenges 2021 threw at us, we were able to grow and distribute more vegetables than we’ve ever done before. We could not have done this without the support of all of our CSA Members. You guys are the backbone of our farm economics, both financia1 read more »
Swinging Temperatures, What A Crazy Deal!!!
North meets south, and we're caught in the middle! 75 and sunny, with lows in the 50's, and then highs in the 30's and lows in the 20's two days later! That's hard on plants (and farmers as well). When we talk about farming being a place-specific knowledge base, this is part of wh1 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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