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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for August 10, 2021
It’s been another week of establishing fall crops, we’ve been very grateful for the cool weather which helps us get our carrots and beets off to a good start.
This week we have a special treat, we are offering a limited amount of fire roasted Anaheim’s. If you have not had these1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 3, 2021
Quick note: Cantaloupe is the fruit share this week, there are extra cantaloupe to purchase as well!
Planting for the future, harvesting for the present.
CSA and market farming is all about looking ahead while also paying enough attention to the present to do it justice. This week we are balancing1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 3, 2021
Planting for the future, harvesting for the present.
CSA and market farming is all about looking ahead while also paying enough attention to the present to do it justice. This week we are balancing our time between harvesting hundreds of pounds of summer favorites, like bell peppers, cucumbers, to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 27, 2021
This week we continue with our essay about what it means for Millsap Farm to be sustainable. People often tour our farm to see a sustainable farm in action, either as educational groups, or as part of pizza night. When they arrive on farm, I give a brief introduction; first generation farm1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 20, 2021
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 13, 2021
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 »
Farm Happenings for July 6, 2021
"How many people does it take to run this place?" Usually it’s in the context of a farm tour, when they see row after row of ripe tomatoes, or cut flowers, or head lettuce, all clearly well tended and (most of the time) weed free; other times it’s as they look around at the bins full of1 read more »
Farm Happenings June 25, 2021
We love woodchips. Fourteen years back, when we were just getting started, we planted about 1,000 asparagus plants. We planted them in an area which had been used for nursery production by our predecessor Jim Brown, and so the soil was compacted, clayey, and had a lot of gravel mixed in. 1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 22, 2021
Wow! What a productive week! The tomatoes were trellised, the carrots were harvested, the onions and garlic harvest started, the potatoes were weeded, lettuce was harvested, and in the midst of all of it, we still packed and delivered 200+ veggie shares… I get the privilege of working with a1 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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