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Farm Happenings at Wild Coyote Farm
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July 16 today! Where’s the summer going? What’s done is done! The summer crops that are in is what we have, there is no time remaining to put in more, in fact even the cool weather fall vegetables will transplanted outside this next week. Lots of good crops to come!
This week we a1 read more »
Blueberries, Flowers, and flooding
This week we are partnering with a local blueberry farm, Blue Paradise Farm in Covert, MI, that is in the process of converting to Organic. What does it take to transition blueberries?
1. The plants have to be weaned off chemical fertilizers- the cost of organic replacement for chemical ferti1 read more »
Extremes
As farmers we become deeply in tune with what is going on outside with the weather and we have learned how the changes affect the plants. Just like us, most plants like things to be consistent, from moisture to temperature, extreme swings result in plant stress. As farmers, it is our job to guess h1 read more »
Good News - Must Read
Last week we sent a very long detailed message about 0.01 ppm of three different products that had drifted onto one of our properties, resulting in a revoking of the Organic Certification on a portion of our crops. After reading through the National Organic Program’s rules and contacting the1 read more »
Bad News — Must Read
Sometimes things in life don't go quite as smoothly as we would like and the last couple of weeks on the farm have gone just that way.
Roughly 3 weeks ago, we noticed some damage from what we suspected to be herbicide drift on one of our properties where we grow a large portion of our brassica cro1 read more »
Biological Chaos
Growing season? Sure is! We were so thankful to catch some rainfall this last week. Most things that we grow are on irrigation but when the storms come they make things really grow. When we are expecting rain, there is always a long list of things to get done before the rain falls, which we never g1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 9, 2021
Dog days of Spring!
Remember last weekend? We had frost, but just a tiny bit. It served as reminder to us how fragile farming can be. We try our best to make our farm resilient, but alas the whims of nature will often leave us feeling helpless. What does it mean to make our farm resilient?
Just lik1 read more »
First Boxes, First Fruits
As a farmer, I’m tempted to tell you about all the cool new methods we are trying this year, but this is just your first delivery! I’ll spare you the gory details for now, and just say that we have some delicious produce available for you all this week. It is true that the first couple1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 5, 2020
We still have fresh produce in the fields, so boxes are available! Thanks to each of you for ordering. We will be starting 2021 season CSA sign ups soon! read more »
About the farm
Wild Coyote Farm is a Certified Organic small family farm in beautiful Southwest Michigan, dedicated to organic, regenerative, and sustainable growing practices to produce delicious and nutritious produce and eggs. No synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, GMOs, or anything harmful to any part of the precious land and environment we steward. We grow everything in soil (no hydroponics) and focus on soil health to grow the most nutritious produce. The animals we raise (chickens and sheep) rotate as part of our soil health plan, are pastured and humanely cared for.
It’s a win win for all - the environment, the farmers, and you, the eater!
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It’s a win win for all - the environment, the farmers, and you, the eater!