Category Archives: Farm

High Tunnel

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Recently,  we partnered with the local NRCS office to construct a high tunnel (HT) on our property.  I’ve wanted to try one of these for years.   The NRCS has a cost sharing program for those small farms that meet certain … Continue reading

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Joy and a revisit to an earlier post

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On a recent return to the MS Delta, I was listening to a young author and film maker being interviewed on the radio while driving my tractor.  The interviewer asked the young lady if she had any advice for others … Continue reading

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Bumper Crop – Sort of …..

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Last fall I dropped by the farm in Mississippi for a few days for a visit.  Not having much time to plan out a proper fall planting, I decided to use a “shotgun” approach.   First, I purchased some bulk seed … Continue reading

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NM Green Chiles

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Yesterday marked my second annual chile pilgrimage to the local farm stand.  Just like last year, I carefully selected a two bushel sack of beautiful green chiles from a local farmers market named Wagner’s. They’ve been a feature of the … Continue reading

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Tomato Sauce on Grill?

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Each year people buy millions of jars of commercially produced tomato sauce from grocery stores.  This food item is a fundamental building block of our diets.  However, cooking fresh tomatoes on the stove to a mouth watering sauce is as … Continue reading

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Makes 4 Gallons of Fresh Salsa

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But, if you’re like me, you’ll probably want to make a lot more.  Below you’ll find the details of my fresh salsa recipe.  Making salsa has become a late-June to early-July ritual that provides us with salsa through the winter … Continue reading

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Painted Buntings

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Spring in the lower MS delta brings many varieties of songbirds that favor the swamp as the place to make their nests and raise their young.  As always, we are always on the lookout  for the arrival of our “holy … Continue reading

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Horned Owls

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At the east end of the property, there is a woodlot of Honey Locust trees that my grandfather planted.  He planted this patch of trees to grow fence posts for his dairy farm as Locust is one of the most … Continue reading

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Cilantro

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Beginning each fall and into winter we enjoy one of the most coveted herbs in our garden.  This part of the year is always the best time to grow cilantro in the MS delta as our sweltering hot summers are … Continue reading

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Salad Greens

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Fall is usually a great time to plant a variety of greens here in central Mississippi.  The last few months have been exceptionally hot and arid – challenging conditions for fall greens to say the least – but I decided … Continue reading

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