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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for February 24, 2023
Hi Friends! We have had another busy week at the farm! We are thinning baby carrots, working on a new high tunnel, trying to wean baby pigs from their mama's, forming beds, and taking soil samples! We have been given a bunch of Red Onion starts and we would like to share them with you!1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 17, 2023
Hi! We are seeding veggies and flowers like crazy right now! We make little square soil blocks, pop the seed in and place it in our "germination chamber" - a place with a little warmth and a lot of humidity. As soon as the seed starts to germinate (usually the root or radical is seen fi1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 10, 2023
Hi friends! After a bit of a winter break, we are back with weekly (weather permitting) veggies and meat and all things local for your purchasing pleasure! We will be aiming to send out availablity on Tuesdays and the store front closes on Friday morning at 8am. You can choose between f1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 20, 2022
This is it! the final CSA of 2022. We will be delivering or holding on farm all Friday and Saturday shares on Wednesday the 21st, so if you are used to picking up your share at the market, you need to choose home delivery or farm pickup.
If you are a home delivery customer, please1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 13, 2022
Attention! This weekend your shares happen like normal - next week shares come early! You will be getting more specific info this Friday/Saturday!
Winding down the season and the farm is a full time job this time of year. Cleaning up all the fields, gathering sprinklers, fabric, insect nettin1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 13, 2022
Winding down the season and the farm is a full time job this time of year. Cleaning up all the fields, gathering sprinklers, fabric, insect netting, stakes, hoses, hoops, and all the other misc. paraphernalia that accumulates over the extended growing season. Additionally, we spread hun1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 6, 2022
We've been a bit busy around here, farming and otherwise. It was an extra busy week with Kimby on vacation, and Jennae moving to Topeka to start her own farm, and the time seems to just slip by even faster when there are fewer of us. That said, it was a week of pretty nice weather overa1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 6, 2022
Sorry, late night harvest estimate this Friday, we've been a bit busy around here, farming and otherwise. It was an extra busy week with Kimby on vacation, and Jennae moving to Topeka to start her own farm, and the time seems to just slip by even faster when there are fewer of us. That1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 29, 2022
Why (and how) do we continue to deliver vegetables and sell at the Farmer Market through the winter? When Sarah and I first started farming, one of our goals was to provide healthy food for our community throughout the year. We had several reasons for this. First off, people eat 365 day1 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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