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Farm Happenings at Tumbling Shoals Farm
Farm Happenings for June 11, 2024
I took a quick trip west to reconnect with some old friends and thought I'd check out some farmers markets while I'm here! Here's the Wednesday Boulder farmers market. They're a fair bit behind us in their season as we leave some cool season things behind and jump into summer squash and cucumbers! read more »
Farm Happenings for June 4, 2024
The good news is that the field cucumbers are starting to come in which means we'll have more and more cucumbers in the coming weeks and won't sell out every week. Also, the tomatoes are coming into better production so we should start having enough of those. The bad news is the sugar s1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 28, 2024
We got through the gap in tomato production, so those are back this week but now we're dealing with a gap in cucumber production, which is always a challenge with the early cukes in the greenhouse. Tomatoes were more of a surprise, but things are looking up now. Luckily, it won't be lon1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 21, 2024
This week's blog:
I made a point a few years ago to prioritize fun. If anyone asks, I’ll maintain that this is a very good idea. The only problem is that by prioritizing fun doesn’t always mean that something less fun has to go away. Not that farming is not fun, it def1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 14, 2024
We're in a wee bit of a wet period at the moment. So moody skies, rain forest-esque views, and lots and lots of mud. This is why we plant our most rain sensitive crops underneath "umbrellas", and have grassed waterways all over the farm moving water around fields, but still there's a lo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 7, 2024
I am on a whirlwind adventure in New Orleans to see the Rolling Stones ( and a few other bands while I'm briefly here) at Jazz Fest with one of my oldest friends who lives here. This is my airport fast food salad, which was of surprisingly not terrible quality?
A couple of notes: we are1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 30, 2024
Farm stand availability email. This is your chance to order from the virtual farm stand. It is open for orders through Sunday at 11am. read more »
Farm Happenings for May 3, 2024
Welcome to your first Harvest Share! This is when you check your "theoretical share" (the share you will receive if you do nothing) to make sure it suits you and make any changes (swap things, delete things, add things, skip your share, etc.).
This space will soon be filled with the blog or o1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 19, 2023
Note: This is the last harvest share delivery of this season. We'll get the next season set up in January and let you know as soon as we open enrollment. Thanks for a great season! Have a fantastic winter!
We are still harvesting crops for markets and this last week of harvest sha1 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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