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Farm Happenings at Tumbling Shoals Farm
Farm Happenings for July 19, 2022
After 2020's 90 inches of rain, I never thought I'd get to a point where I was hoping for rain. But we got there this year. It seems like rain prayers or dances or whatever folks have been doing works just a little too well and it has rained virtually every day for the past 2 weeks, cau1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 12, 2022
We are harvesting the first peppers and field tomatoes, and okra and shishitos have arrived onto the scene. That and the humid 100 degrees are letting us know that summer is officially in the house. Mallory kicks off vacation season next week as the first crew member to head off the farm for1 read more »
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It's time to customize your CSA! You'll start seeing some new items here and there (like okra!!!) It's getting summery up in here!
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And the weekly Waxing Poetic: Lists are Introverts
There are things I’ve learned over the past few years that are counterintuitive. And becau1 read more »
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Last week was a doozy! Three continuous days of 100 degrees or more and our bodies and brains were fried. The week culminated with an irreversible error in our use of technology that was frustrating and confusing for everyone involved. Yet everyone was so gracious and understandin1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 21, 2022
We're in our annual June heat wave. I'm not going to sugar coat it: it makes farming hard. But this crew busted it out with no complaints and we got a ton done. We only quit early one day and went and sat in the creek. Jason and I have been around long enough to know this is prett1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 17, 2022
Better late than never! We're opening the virtual farm stand a day late because Jason and I were in the beautiful Toe River Gorge all day on Sunday for a kayak and river safety boot camp. We're always trying to balance the work/rest/play aspects of life and with only Sundays "off", it sometim1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 17, 2022
I apologize for the delay in this customization email. Jason and I left early Sunday for Kayak and river safety boot camp and were on the beautiful Toe River all day. We're still trying to balance the work/rest/play thing and with only Sundays "off", sometimes it means being gone all day Sund1 read more »
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You're going to start seeing this pup show up in the farm feed, so I'll just introduce her now. This is Sandy. This is a picture of us a few years ago at the beach, so I've known her for years. Her family's situation required re-homing her and we volunteered. She's settling in well (our familiarity1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 10, 2022
June brings on the collision of spring and summer. Which means after this big ginger/turmeric planting, our planting schedule diminishes to a trickle (last succession of cucumbers and tomatoes, beans and salad every week), until the fall planting begins in August. That doesn't mean rela1 read more »
About the farm
Nestled in the bucolic valley where Tumbling Shoals Creek meanders beneath the shadow of Bullhead Mountain in beautiful Wilkes County, NC, Tumbling Shoals Farm is a diverse certified organic vegetable and fruit farm.
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