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Farm Happenings at The Farm at Millican Reserve
Farm Happenings for June 26, 2021
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I have been enjoying getting to know the farm and meeting some of the CSA customers. We have been planting some new crops this week like watermelon, summer and winter squash, Armenian cucumbers, red noodle beans and hopefully more soon.
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Farm Happenings for June 23, 2021
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I apologize for the delay in this week’s share. We’ve been replanting many rows to replace what we lost during our month of rains. Variety will be limited over the next couple weeks until our squash starts producing again. Our okra also took a hit from the local deer populati1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 19, 2021
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We've been busily getting the farm back in order after all the rain we received last month. This week we planted 5 beds of various summer squash to replace the crops we've lost. Additionally, our cover crop has finally matured enough to mow down and get tarped in preparation for Fall veg1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 12, 2021
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It looks like the rains have finally let up. This is good news for much of our crops. The focus for the next few weeks will be cleaning up the beds where we lost crops and replanting. I'm hoping for most of the longterm summer crops such as eggplant, okra, and peppers recover quickly. I'1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 9, 2021
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We are still managing through the wet soil conditions this week. We’ve lost a few crops early however I am double planting more veggies to transplant in a couple weeks when hopefully the fields dry out some. These next few weeks will be supplemented on larger quantities of fewer va1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 5, 2021
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As mentioned last week, we are starting to see and feel the effects of the excess rain we've received over the last few weeks. Saturated soil can cause many problems for the plants. We are working through these challenging conditions to keep producing as much as possible but our diversit1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 2, 2021
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****IMPORTANT REMINDER****
Camp Millican starts this coming week and runs through July. Wednesday pick up has been adjusted to 3:30pm-7pm. You will not be allowed to drive to the farmhouse prior to this time. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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Farm Happenings for May 29, 2021
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The excess rain is certainly having its effects on some of our crops. The good news is that I have a wide variety of veggies growing to make up for any that aren't doing well in the sopping soil. We are still pushing ahead with some new plantings to replace anything that doesn't survive1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 26, 2021
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We have a major change to pick up times as we move into summer here at Millican Reserve. Starting June 2nd, the pick up window for your veggie shares will begin after 3:30pm and will close at 7:30pm. Millican Reserve runs a kids summer camp out of the farmhouse and no vehicles will be al1 read more »
About the farm
The Farm is located at Millican Reserve, in the heart of Texas' Brazos Valley, on the south side of College Station. Using reduced-till and other sustainable growing practices, your vegetables are hand-tended by our team of farmers. We strive to bring the best of each season to your dinner table by producing healthy, locally sourced, chemical free produce
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