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The Crop Report Week 34 | Farmer Visits

The Crop Report Week 34 | Farmer Visits

Some of my favorite childhood memories are of visits with neighbors. Our grandma would load us up in her pickup truck and haul us down the road for little more...

The Crop Report

The Crop Report Week 34 | Farmer Visits

Some of my favorite childhood memories are of visits with neighbors. Our grandma would load us up in her pickup truck and haul us down the road for little more...

The Crop Report Week 33 | Growing People

The Crop Report Week 33 | Growing People

There are a lot of different things grown on this farm, but I am most proud of the people we grow. We have shared many of the faces that help...

The Crop Report

The Crop Report Week 33 | Growing People

There are a lot of different things grown on this farm, but I am most proud of the people we grow. We have shared many of the faces that help...

The Crop Report Week 32 | Ants, Not Grasshoppers

The Crop Report Week 32 | Ants, Not Grasshoppers

Have you ever heard the tale of the busy little ants that worked hard during summer while the carefree grasshopper danced and played the time away? Winter came, and the...

The Crop Report

The Crop Report Week 32 | Ants, Not Grasshoppers

Have you ever heard the tale of the busy little ants that worked hard during summer while the carefree grasshopper danced and played the time away? Winter came, and the...

The Crop Report Week 31 | The Plan

The Crop Report Week 31 | The Plan

There is so much excitement on the farm as we begin the final elements of the FedEx tunnel upgrade! If you’re new around here, you may not know that flower...

The Crop Report

The Crop Report Week 31 | The Plan

There is so much excitement on the farm as we begin the final elements of the FedEx tunnel upgrade! If you’re new around here, you may not know that flower...

The Crop Report Week 30 | Sweltering Construction

The Crop Report Week 30 | Sweltering Construction

Man, it's hot here in Virginia. The humidity is heavy and we can’t keep the dogs out of the field cooler. The storms keep missing the farm and my feet...

The Crop Report

The Crop Report Week 30 | Sweltering Construction

Man, it's hot here in Virginia. The humidity is heavy and we can’t keep the dogs out of the field cooler. The storms keep missing the farm and my feet...

The Crop Report Week 29 | Pause and Assess

The Crop Report Week 29 | Pause and Assess

Well, the Open Farm was last Saturday and things couldn’t have gone any better. The farm was in its prime, the weather was perfect (hot, as expected), and the crowd...

The Crop Report

The Crop Report Week 29 | Pause and Assess

Well, the Open Farm was last Saturday and things couldn’t have gone any better. The farm was in its prime, the weather was perfect (hot, as expected), and the crowd...