After reading our story on the front page of our local paper this week, I thought I should post some thoughts and links to supplement the section on compost…
After reading our story on the front page of our local paper this week, I thought I should post some thoughts and links to supplement the section on compost…
Today is the first day of Fall and the official start of our organic Shiitake and Maitake mushroom production at Half Hill Farm! This Summer we began working with…
Sunflower seeds are a great byproduct from flowers we plant to attract bees and other pollinators to the garden. Here’s how we harvest, brine and roast them to enjoy…
Elder Jones went places – Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, California, Massachusetts, Utah, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky. He’s an awesome concrete artist and a little bit of an admitted hoarder….
We had no idea our first year’s test patches would produce anything near enough to go to market. Maybe it’s all the rain. Maybe it’s a couple of exciting…
The idea of starting a bee sanctuary at Half Hill Farm is taking on a life of its own. As we weeded the garden before the rain, I caught…
Organic cilantro awaits a late planting at Half Hill Farm. (Woodbury, TN) — Half Hill Farm has become one of Cannon County’s first farms to receive USDA organic certification….
(May 13, 2013) – The temperature outside right now is at its predicted low of 33 degrees, I’m hoping the crops made it through the night without any frost…
If you’ve ever wondered how many gallons of rain water fell on your roof or your property, here is some rain math I whipped up this morning to figure…
One of the most important organic cultural practices I use on the farm is inoculating crops with mycorrhizal fungi. The photo above shows an application on one of 100…