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Farm Happenings at Rise N Shine Farm
Farm Happenings for May 21st Week
LOTS of good stuff growing! The melons and tomatoes are starting to come in. All the garlic is pulled and cured and the beans are growing (if I can keep the deer out of them).
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Farm Happenings for June 21st Week
LOTS of good stuff growing! The melons are probably a few weeks out and tomatoes are starting to come in. All the garlic is pulled and cured and the beans are growing (if I can keep the deer out of them).
Summer crops are on their way!
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Farm Happenings for June 14th Week
LOTS of good stuff growing! The melons are about a month out and tomatoes are starting to trickle in. All the garlic is pulled and curing and the beans are growing (if I can keep the deer out of them).
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Farm Happenings for June 7th Week
It's a hen's world out here! They love pecking around in the early morning and late afternoons. Not so much in the heat of the day. That's when they do most of their egg laying business and lay in the shade taking dust baths.
After some irrigating and time we finally h1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 31st Week
It's a hen's world out here! They love pecking around in the early morning and late afternoons. Not so much in the heat of the day. That's when they do most of their egg laying business and lay in the shade taking dust baths.
The super dry heat wave of the May 17th wee1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 24th Week
The picture shows our crew packing up the good stuff. It's quite the production getting lots of boxes packed with 100 plus different items within a few hours!
The cool spring is finally giving away to the heat this week which means it's time for lots of summer planting. Our1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 17th Week
My wife Elisabeth reminded me yesterday that we have not had a May like this since 2005. It was a beautiful spring but very chilly in the mornings. She remembers it well because she was working on a neighbor's farm picking leafy greens before sunrise. That task can make your finge1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 6th
Ellijay Mushrooms is now Certified Organic! They have been certified naturally grown for many years but now we welcome them to the organic community. Howard Berk, pictured with a shiitake mushroom log, and his team at Ellijay Mushrooms grow fantastic mushrooms right here in the north Ge1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 29, 2021
Welcome to the Rise 'N Shine Main Season!The strawberries are really doing their thing now and looking beautiful as are the kale, collard, spinach and other crops.To get the most out of your Rise 'N Shine box take time to review what's in your box and click on the link to get to know the swap page.1 read more »