One of the primary goals of Yokna Bottoms Farm is to promote the development of our local food economy. It is our belief that the we are in an early stage of a fundamental transformation of our entire national food production and distribution system. For us this transition is both beneficial and necessary for the [...]
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Celebrating Growth in our Local Food Economy
Posted in Other on February 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Postal Flier Draws Large Response
Posted in Other on February 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
For the past two years we have been trying several different methods to communicate the message of who we are and what we do to the citizens of Oxford and Lafayette County. Nonetheless, we still continually meet people who have not heard of us or who are not aware of what we do. Today we [...]
Inspiration
Posted in Other on January 26, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Having attended the annual conference of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group last weekend in Little Rock, Doug and Montana have lots to share. We have never be so convinced that our entire food economy is in the early but growing stages of a fundamental shift in how we as a society produce, distribute, [...]
2012 CSA Food-Share Early Bird Discount
Posted in Other on January 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It’s the LAST WEEK to get an early-purchase discount on a 2012 Yokna Bottoms CSA Food-Share! Check out the CSA tab at the top of the page! For questions about CSA please call us at 662 380-2367 or E-Mail yoknabottoms@gmail.com
Thank You All for Another Successful Season!
Posted in Other on November 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
As the 2011 Growing Season comes to a successful conclusion with our final CSA distribution the week before Thanksgiving and the Taylor Holiday Parade and Market this Saturday, the Yokna Bottoms Family would like to thank everyone without whom we wouldn’t be here now. To all of our Shareholders, our Interns, Volunteers, Field-Hands, fellow farmers, [...]
A Day at Market
Posted in Other on September 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Each Saturday morning, the Farmer’s Market in Taylor, MS welcomes patrons from all around North Mississippi into its glorious green space, Plein Air. The vendors in Taylor are as diverse as their wares, and you won’t find a better venue for local organic produce, meat and shrimp, home grown music, and crafts made with [...]
This week at the farm…
Posted in Other on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This Week’s featured food: Okra! Okra, related to the hibiscus and a member of the mallow family, is native to tropical Africa or Asia–and was cultivated by the Egyptians in the 12 century AD. It slowly traveled south into the central lands of Africa; north and west to Mediterranean lands and ultimately to the [...]
Oh My! Summer Produce Galore!
Posted in Other on July 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s mid-July and our fields are overflowing with great vegetables! We are scurrying to keep everything weeded, harvested, watered, and generally happy. This work is difficult, hot, and never-ending, but it is also tremendously rewarding. It is sacramental. We can feel the basic elements of sustainability working through and around us to create something out [...]
Blackberry Solstice Season
Posted in Other on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Summer is soon to be officially upon us, and our fields are bursting forth with blackberries who come to celebrate with us. Ripening by the minute, these berries bring us a sweet treat with a just a touch of sour to remind us of balance, to sit poised somewhere in the middle if possible. The summer season officially begins on [...]
Advancing Seasons
Posted in Other on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The farm is transitioning from a spring filled with warm weather and violent storms to the heat and hummidity of early summer. Many of our spring crops are sensative to the heat and we are rapidly coming to the end of any produce these crops are providing us. We still have some lettuce that is heat tolerent [...]
