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Farm Happenings at Tumbling Shoals Farm
Noticing: Farm happenings June 25
In an interview today, I was asked about my connection to the land and whether it has changed over the years. Immediately, the Old Crow Medicine Show song “Take ‘em Away” popped into my head: “…land that I love is the land that I’m workin’, but it&rs1 read more »
Serendipity: farm news 6/13
Sheesh. What an emotional rollercoaster this year has been! We were on top of the world, ahead of the game, spring was being extra kind to us and them WHAMO-the wind storm damage set us back. We scrambled and everyone pushed extra hard to catch us back up, and then we got lucky and conv1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 11, 2019
Take 3 on my cucumber estimate! Cucumber production has been crazy inconsistent! Hopefully, the field cucumbers will level that out really soon. So whenever there's an * on your label next to something--it means we were short on that product and your email will tell you what we su1 read more »
A Steady Faith in Humanity
If ever you need your faith in humanity restored, have a crisis. There have been so many times when I experienced or witnessed communities coming together to help each other that I harbor a heady fondness for humanity. A month or so ago, I witnessed the community around a friend and hi1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 28, 2019: Turn Around Bright Eyes
My doctor asked me today if I was stressed out. I thought about it, and replied honestly, “no.” You see, my blood pressure was a bit elevated today for the first time in all my history of annual physicals at this doctor. But I don’t feel “stressed out&rdquo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 21, 2019
We dug deep last week to catch up from the wind damage that put us behind. The structures are back up, repaired, covered, AND planted! We're a bit exhausted, but we survived in good humor and now we're back to our "normal" busy: caring for your crops! read more »
Single day friendships:Farm Happenings for May 14, 2019
Have you ever bought anything from someone? It’s an interesting dynamic—or at least it seems to be to me. You meet someone, make small talk, find things you have in common, discuss the item being sold/purchased, perhaps even get into the facts of life that are causing them t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 7, 2019
Only a couple of weeks ago, I said this:
I literally shrink down like an abused dog expecting the next blow when I say this, but “this spring has been pretty good to us so far”
Oops. Insert sheepish grin and shoulder shrug here. Because this abused dog got what she was expecting:1 read more »
Suddenly Summer: Farm Happenings for April 30, 2019
Welcome to your first Tumbling Shoals Farm harvest share!
Did today really just happen? I had to scramble this morning to dig out my box of summer clothes, unsure of weather (get it?) or not I should actually put away the long johns. The conversation revolved around sunscree1 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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