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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
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 »
Farm News July 29, 2022
Hi Friends! Curtis and some of his kids went north this week to enjoy the cooler weather of Michigan and to visit his brother's farm in the UP. SO if you were waiting to hear about the third P - it will be coming next week :)
I do want to take a minute and talk about tomatoes. We1 read more »
The Three P's On Millsap Farms Happenings for July 26, 2022
First, a little housekeeping; Please, if you have some of our gray plastic produce totes, please set them out for our delivery drivers this week! We are a little short on totes on the farm...
Secondly, if you still have any workshare hours to sign up for, please follow this link&n1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 19, 2022 The Three P's On Millsap Farm.
First, a little housekeeping; we are constantly trying to find the balance between high quality produce and good use of resources. As a result, at times we may send home produce that is less than perfect aesthetically. We never intentionally send home produce that is less than excellent1 read more »
Peaches Have Arrived!!! Farm Happenings for July 12, 2022
Good evening from the farm.
Well, the good news is that we haven't melted... We're still out here getting it done, irrigating 24/7, killing weeds, and harvesting crops. On the downside, this heat is definitely having an impact on the tomato production, as the fruit are ripen1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 5, 2022
We're winning the battle with weeds this week! Every spring (officially until the 21st of June), the weeds tend to get ahead of us in a few areas, due to a combination of more energy going into crop establishment (planting tomatoes, seeding beans, etc...) rather than weed control, and often w1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 28, 2022
The heat keeps coming, and so does the good produce. You'll see a few more slicing tomatoes on the list today, with the bulk of the tomatoes still behind schedule... but lots of great berries, arugula (if you haven't tried an arugula/blueberry salad, you might give it a whirl), Kohlrabi1 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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