Watermelons are finally here and our shareholders couldn’t be happier! Did you know that a watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water by weight? Last week at our distribution, Alex and Nicolas weighed one of our Georgia Rattlers at around 20 pounds! The fruit is not only delicious, but is ultra-hydrating and contains large [...]
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This week at the farm…bees love watermelons!
Posted in CSA, Eating Well Column, Farm and Garden on August 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A Garden of Garlic: A Treat For Us All
Posted in CSA, Farm and Garden, News on June 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Hey, Ya’ll! We have a real treat for you coming up at distribution and market this weekend: Gourmet garlics. That’s right—GOURMET garlics! Gourmet garlics have only been around in the US since about 1989 and are still quite rare and hard to find available for purchase. We are very happy to present and offer to [...]
2011 Shares Now Available!
Posted in CSA, Farm and Garden, Yokna Bottoms on December 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
If you are interested in purchasing or learning more about food-shares for this coming 2011 season, please read below and contact us (yoknabottoms@gmail.com) if you would like to recieve a Registration and Order Form. Remember, we’re capping the shares at 100 this year so there is a limited number available! Be sure to get your order [...]
Today at Tallulah’s!
Posted in CSA, Events, Farm and Garden, Yokna Bottoms on November 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Come visit us again TODAY for your last chance to get Fresh, Local & Organic Produce from Yokna Bottoms Farm Friday, 11/19 fr. 4:00-6:00 PM Next to Tallulah’s Kitchen on University Ave. *Also this week, we’ll have local honey, homemade soap, breads, hummus, butternut squash, herbs and eggs from our Taylor Farmer’s Market friends and will be joined by [...]
Some Like it Hot; Sept 20-26 Weekly Update
Posted in CSA, News, Yokna Bottoms on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For our friends who follow our blog but are not on our listserv, we’ve decided to start posting our weekly email newsletters. And so, enjoy … * * * * * * * Hello, Hello and Hello Again! ”Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will percieve the divine [...]
Mid-Season Progress Report
Posted in CSA, Farm and Garden, News, Yokna Bottoms on July 1, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This is a mid-summer reflection and report on the first six months of Yokna(patawpha) Bottoms Farm. I want to start by saying that we are now convinced that it is possible to grow, in north Mississippi, high-quality produce using sustainable agriculture practices (no chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or defoliants used). This document is a report [...]
Lightning Bugs, Blackberries and Another Month Gone By …
Posted in CSA, Farm and Garden, Yokna Bottoms on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’re looking forward to seeing you all this weekend, either in town on Friday at the Oxford Community Garden or Saturday at the Taylor Farmer’s Market. Be sure to reply via email by noon on Friday to let us know when and where you will be picking up your share. Remember, if you are out [...]
June Distribution Information
Posted in CSA, Events, Farm and Garden, News, Yokna Bottoms on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are excited to announce that after four months of hard work, food is finally on the way! We have had a limited internet presence lately because we have been busy building trellises to support the rapidly growing tomatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers, and eggplants. Everything we have planted is doing well. The purpose of [...]
Let it grow …
Posted in CSA, Farm and Garden, Other, Yokna Bottoms on May 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Things are looking great in the garden! We have two 50 ‘ x 100′ sections of summer crops fully planted and will have our third filled by the end of the weekend. Nearly all of the plants that we direct-seeded are poking their heads out of the dirt and those we transplanted (eggplant, peppers, tomatos, and collards) [...]
Planting is under way!
Posted in CSA, Farm and Garden, Yokna Bottoms on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Come out and help this weekend! Yesterday, we planted our first summer crops in our fields in the bottoms. We planted one row of 50 Beefsteak Tomato seedlings. This is just the beginning and we are going to be planting all weekend. Saturday from first light to sunset we will be in the fields and [...]
