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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for August 30, 2022
What a great week on the farm! Lots of beans picked, lots of fall crops coming up, the beginning of the long-delayed field tomatoes, it's a good week. We are loving the cooler mornings and nights, and the crops are really appreciating the rain over the last couple of weeks (no matter ho1 read more »
Harvesting for today, planting for Autumn.
This time of year we have our feet in two seasons; on the one hand, we are still busy harvesting summer veggies like Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Bell Peppers, etc., but we are also steadily planting more fall crops like beets, carrots, spinach, lettuce, cabbages, kale, etc. It's an excitin1 read more »
Sweet Corn, August 16, 2022
This week we have an unusual offering; we have sweet corn you can swap into your share or purchase. But it is important that you read this next part so you’re fully informed. This is BT genetically modified sweet corn. That means that this corn has been genetically modified to be poison1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 9, 2022
Thought you might enjoy the photo of this crazy native caterpillar we saw for the first time a couple of weeks ago; it's called a hickory horned devil, and feeds exclusively on hickories.
This week we continue with our essay about what it means for Millsap Farm to be sustainable. People ofte1 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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