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Farm Happenings at Millsap Farms
Farm News for July 21, 2020
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 17, 2020
Hi!
A few housekeeping things!
If you return your green quart and pint boxes we will reuse them! Also Bechard Family Farms will take paper egg cartons back to reuse (not the styrofoam ones please).
It's tomato time! You should expect firm ripe tomatoes from us most of the time. &n1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 14, 2020
Hi!
A few housekeeping things!
If you return your green quart and pint boxes we will reuse them! Also Bechard Family Farms will take paper egg cartons back to reuse (not the styrofoam ones please).
It's tomato time! You should expect firm ripe tomatoes from us most of the time. &n1 read more »
Farm News for July 11, 2020.
"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 News for July 7, 2020.
We get this question all the time; "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 it1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 3, 2020
What do you do about bugs? This is always the big question when we explain that our vegetable farm uses organic practices, and the answer is complicated. Organic agriculture on our farm focuses on creating a diverse and healthy ecosystem, which encourages balance. This means that1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 30, 2020
What do you do about bugs? This is always the big question when we explain that our vegetable farm uses organic practices, and the answer is complicated. Organic agriculture on our farm focuses on creating a diverse and healthy ecosystem, which encourages balance. This means that1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 26, 2020
Good afternoon from the farm. As we are in the middle of a busy week, full of seeding (squash, edamame, sunflowers, lettuce), weeding (everything), and harvesting (onions, garlic, carrots, letuce, tomatoes, flowers and more flowers), I'm reflecting on the future of small farms. We had a1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 19, 2020
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Along with yummy vegetables, we grow beautiful cut flowers as well! I like to take this time to plug the flowers because starting this month through August, we have lots and lots of blooms on the farm! If you need flowers for your table or for a special occasion - we c1 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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