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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Working on the Future (December 4, 2020)
The spinach, kale, chard, and other veggies are just getting sweeter as the weather cools; the hard frosts this week will finish off most of the field greens, but the greens in tunnels should be all the better tasting for the freeze. We're lighting fires in the greenhouse wood furnace, and th1 read more »
Thanksgiving week Share!!!
Important changes; Thanksgiving week we are not working Thursday, Friday, or Saturday! this means that all CSA pickups will be Wednesday the 25th. Additionally, the Farmers Market has been cancelled, and so if you usually pick up at the market, you will need to come the farm after 4 pm on Wed1 read more »
Millsap Farm News Fall CSA Share #4
It's been another week of lovely weather, just enough rain to keep us from needing to irrigate, but still warm enough to keep the crops growing a little, especially the spinach, turnips, and kale. Speaking of, you will likely notice a pronounced increase in the sweetness of the vegetables in1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 13, 2020
We've planted most of the garlic for next season in the past few days; we currently have about 1,500 cloves planted, and each clove should make a head by next June. This year we are also partnering with a couple of other farmers, who are going to grow more garlic for our CSA, to help li1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 6, 2020
Hi CSA Members!
We are enjoying a bit of gorgeous fall weather this week! Cabbages, Kales, Broccoli and other cool loving crops are still growing - although they have slowed down with less light and cold nights. We have experienced higher deer pressure this year so we are doing our best to ke1 read more »
Fall shares are starting this week! Farm Happenings for October 30, 2020
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 23, 2020
Welcome to the final CSA distribution of the 2020 main season! What a season it has been; the confounding complexities of Covid, a good but very dry growing season, record setting CSA signups across the country, and one of the most abundant harvests we have experienced. We're excited t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 20, 2020
Welcome to the final CSA distribution of the 2020 main season! What a season it has been; the confounding complexities of Covid, a good but very dry growing season, record setting CSA signups across the country, and one of the most abundant harvests we have experienced. We're excited to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 16, 2020
First a little housekeeping; we are closing in on the end of the main season; including this weeks vegetables, there are two pickups left. If you have any of our gray totes, please make a special effort to make sure your totes get returned to the farm/market this week and next.
Today 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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