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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Harvesting for now, preparing for spring, October 18
This week has been a whirlwind of harvesting (some like collards or chard, which get harvested the day before we send them out, and some like sweet potatoes, which get harvested and then cured for a week before being stored for distribution through the fall and winter).
At the same time, we've al1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 11, 2022
It's fall, and there's a lovely nip in the air. The tomatoes and squash are still cranking out fruit, but we'll see if tonight puts a stop to that... meanwhile, there are some new offerings in the shares; my favorite is the napa cabbage, which makes a fabulous slaw, using a light asian style1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 7, 2022
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Farm Happenings for October 4, 2022
Good morning, sorry for the late harvest estimate, we had a busy day yesterday with lots of harvest and packing and compost pile building and celebrating birthdays with friends.
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Farm Happenings for September 27, 2022
Hi! Welcome to Fall!! After some super hot days this week, it's cooled off a bit! Yippy! Winter Squash, greens, radishes and more available in the shares this week! read more »
Farm Happenings for September 20, 2022
Green beans, radishes, and acorn squash; fall is coming on strong! We’ve got some new items in the shares this week, including a couple different kinds of daikon, an Asian favorite. Hope you get to enjoy the crisp mornings and warm days, and make it out to a fall festival sometime soon.1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 13, 2022
Good evening,
I love September. Especially when it is as nice as this one has been so far... cool misty mornings, beautiful warm sunny days, and glorious sunsets. The fall crops are growing fast and the summer tomatoes are finally coming in (this is the weirdest tomato year1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 6, 2022
Green, green, green... Green is the color of September around here. The grass is green, the trees are green, and the greens are growing strong in the field. The colors of September are more intense, partially because the lower sun angle plays well with all the still growing plants1 read more »
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 »
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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