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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for June 13, 2023
We've been busy on the farm this week; we've planted 700 feet of sweet potatoes, more tomatoes, trellised tomatoes, transplanted lettuce, flowers, weeded many rows, harvested hundreds of pounds of produce and flowers, and generally enjoyed ourselves...
Meanwhile, the warm temperatures h1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 6, 2023
Hi Farmstand Friends! Thanks for your orders! read more »
Farm Happenings for June 6, 2023
Hi Friends! The warm weather has arrived! And so have a few cherry tomatoes! We don't have enough for everyone to get some yet - but there will be a few in shares and I promise there will be more and more over the coming weeks! There's lots of zucchini, carrots, beets and greens this week to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 30, 2023
We've had a great week on the farm, with fantastic weather and great harvests. CSA volunteers made a huge difference this week, enabling us to keep up with the intense harvest days, while also making progress on longer term projects like transplanting, seeding, weeding, and spreading compost.1 read more »
Farm Happenings May 23
The crane fly on the rye in this picture is part of the story of the ecology of Millsap Farm. Our farm is a tiny piece of hilltop ground, surrounded by the valleys of the Sac River, on the Ozark Plateau, in the transition zone between the prairie and woodlands, in the Mississippi River Basin.1 read more »
Farm news for May 16-17, 2023
Looks like spring showers have finally arrived! The plants are loving it; we can irrigate a lot, but there is no substitute for real rain. The greens are abundant and luxurious, and alongside them we have a great crop of broccoli, and we are starting to have the first cucumbers, along w1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 9, 2023
Hi Friends! You have an opportunity to order veggies and other fun things from the farm for Tuesday/Wednesday of next week! Cut off for ordering in Sunday night at 11! Thanks!
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CSA week of May 8, 2023
Welcome to week two of the CSA season; for some of you this is your first week, but Tuesday and Wednesday May 9&10 will be our second set of CSA harvests in 2023. Several housekeeping notes;
One big reminder is that we have integrated the Bread and Fruit and Egg, along with so1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 2, 2023
This is the first week of CSA pickups, so the timing is changing on the farmstand; pickups will now be Tuesday and Wednesdays. 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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