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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Swinging Temperatures, What A Crazy Deal!!!
North meets south, and we're caught in the middle! 75 and sunny, with lows in the 50's, and then highs in the 30's and lows in the 20's two days later! That's hard on plants (and farmers as well). When we talk about farming being a place-specific knowledge base, this is part of wh1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 3, 2021, Why is Millsap Farms Organic?
Reminder; we want your leaves! Those fall leaves you rake and haul away are a great amendment to our soil, so if you have leaves, yardwaste, or twigs smaller than your thumb, we'll gladly take them. Bring them out to the farm, and you'll be helping us grow great veggies, plus making the1 read more »
We Are Truly Grateful!
Remember, shares will be available for pickup at the farm after 12 on Wednesday, and at Farmers Market of The Ozarks that evening from 4-8pm, or at Rountree between 4-6, and deliveries will happen on Wednesday afternoon.
Today, as I reflect on a season of growing, now approaching the en1 read more »
Pre-thanksgiving harvest, and leaf collection.
Next week's shares are going to be distributed on Wednesday instead of Friday and Saturday, as we will be closed to enjoy the holiday weekend with our families. This means everything that would normally happen on Friday and Saturday, from farm pickup to home delivery to farmers market, will1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 12, 2021
Hi! We are busy taking care of the time fall offers us this week! We are strip-harvesting storage crops, planting overwintering onions (lots of them!) and re-skinning the High Tunnel. Diakons and turnips are crops we can harvest and store in the cooler for many months without deminshing1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 5, 2021
Hi CSA Friends! We are preparing for the first killing frost this week! We've harvested some veggies to store in the coolers and covered other plants with row cover to keep them extra protected from the freeze. We have a couple days of cooling down - which is what we like to see as farm1 read more »
Welcome to fall extended CSA shares 2021
Welcome to the Millsap Farms Fall CSA share. If you're new to the CSA, welcome, and thanks for joining us this fall for some fabulous fall bounty. If you're continuing from the summer share, there's a couple of key differences you need to be aware of.
1. All on-farm pickups1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 19, 2021
Welcome to the final week of the main season CSA. If you are not signed up for the extended season share, this will be your final delivery of 2021. If you are signed up for the extended season, your share will continue on Friday the 29th, and Saturday the 30th.
As we wind d1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 12, 2021
We use a lot of compost on the farm; for the past several of years we have used something in the realm of 500 cubic yards/year!!! We use it to improve the texture and condition of our soil, which allows it to hold water and nutrients better, providing a better environment for our plants. Addi1 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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