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I Don’t Know. But We’ll Figure It Out.

The Start of the Farm

When we think of the point where we were last year at the end of November to where are at right now, it makes us think…

Last November the fields were pretty well stripped clean besides a little winter rye and oats growing as a cover crop, planted there by our farmer friend that grows annual crops of corn and soybeans on another portion of the farm. There were no barns that were ours.  No animals.  No tractors.  Nothing.  The only project that we had going was the construction of a hoop house.  The hoop house would serve as the base for launching into our new farming enterprise. Continue reading I Don’t Know. But We’ll Figure It Out.

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Farm Logistics

We’re at a crossroads.  People want to buy the best tasting farm products.  However, we’re at the point right now that we are too busy on the weekends to do things other than farm work and typical life stuff.  After some consideration we’re not going to any Farmers Markets anytime within the next two years or so.  Though we want to get our products to people who want to buy it, we can only allot enough time in the day.  We’d only be able to do 1-2 markets twice a month, which is not nearly enough.  Plus, it’s not really cool when you are trying to build a customer base and folks are trying to guess if it’s your week that you’ll be there. Continue reading Farm Logistics