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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for August 29, 2023
Well, I think we made it through the worst of the heat without melting, and the fall crops still look strong. This weather has sent us to the pool every day, and has had me working wet, literally hosing myself down every hour, to keep from overheating. But the ten-day forecast looks won1 read more »
Cooler weather brings opportunities for fall.
It was another productive and fast paced week on the farm. Kimby returned to the country and the farm on Tuesday, which helped ease the load in the flowers, but we were busy all week taking advantage of the cool weather to get seeds planted and plants transplanted. It worked; we planted1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 15, 2023
Farmers on vacation... Talk to anyone about farming, and one of the first things that will come up is the long hours, the constant demands on your time, and the way farmers feel bound to their land. Of course, this is all true, in some ways, but when Sarah and I started our farm, we wan1 read more »
Farm happenings and Organic Philosophy
Summer has us in it's grip! The heat makes anything less than 85 feel cool, and the plants are certainly feeling a bit of heat stress.
This week I thought we'd talk about why we chose to grow organically from the beginning.
When we got started in farming sixteen1 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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