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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm Happenings for July 16, 2024
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 9, 2024
This time of year we get asked a lot about how heat effects the farm, so I thought I’d share some insights about high temperature vegetable growing. Like many aspects of our farm, we look at this through three lenses; people, profits, and planet.
For the people on the farm,1 read more »
We want more members!!! for July 2, 2024
Hello from the farm! Things are rocking along out here, we have been harvesting onions, carrots, tomatoes, eggplant, salad turnips, and so much else. It's been a great week, with a couple of super hot days, but plenty of much cooler cloudy weather which has made things much easier, and kept u1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 25, 2024
Greetings from the first full day of summer!!! It's been a very summery week, with rapid growth of the tomatoes, eggplant, and other heat lovers.
Today I wanted to share with you what it means to us to have CSA members. When you join our CSA, you are voting, with your dollars, for a dif1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 18, 2024
I came across this cute green frog while harvesting the rose lilies this week! I hope you enjoy it! Lots of yummy things in the shares this go around! read more »
Farm Happenings for June 11, 2024
Oooops! I was out late seeding green beans to take advantage of the dry soil and beat the rain, and by the time I got back in the house, I forgot to send this out, my apologies. On the plus side, that rain was perfect for settling in the beans, and we should have abundant beans in Augus1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 4, 2024
The cherry tomatoes are coming on stronger, we planted 800 sweet potato plants yesterday, and the rain came at a perfect time, after we had done the things we needed to accomplish today. It's been a good week.
Thanks for trusting us to be your farmers.
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Farm Happenings for May 28, 2024
The sun shone, the crops grew (along with many weeds), and the vegetables are getting more and more abundant. It was a good, productive week on the farm. We had a lot of great help, and got ahead of the weeds, while also keeping up with harvest, transplanting, and seeding. We've got lot1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 21, 2024
The farm is starting to drain off, the puddles are drying, and the sun is shining. This is great news, meaning that the tomatoes are growing, the peppers are warming up, and the cucumbers are happier. Of course, the radishes, arugula, and herbs didn't really mind the rain, although som1 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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