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Farm Happenings at Tumbling Shoals Farm
The Art of things left undone
We have this sense in this country that if we just work harder, we will get ahead. It’s the essence of the American Dream. What nobody tells you is that sometimes working harder is just not enough. You have to work harder doing the right things! You have to work smarte1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 9, 2019
July has arrived in relatively good humor, but with a note of ferocity. Like it’s namesake, Julius Caesar, July threatens an unsanctioned war upon us. Every day, the weather prediction is similar: highs in the high 80s. Also every day, several degrees are added to that. 1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 2, 2019
I stop at Dunkin Donuts on my delivery route on Wednesdays. Shhhhhh. That’s just between you and me. Organic farmer at Dunkin Donuts, I know. But there’s this guy that works there on Wednesday mornings who is an inspiration.
Vicki at Café 1841 in Lenoir pu1 read more »
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 »
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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