We had the privilege of going to help with the recovery for a few days. The damage is hard to describe. One of the major problems is that the power and data infrastructure can’t be repair because major swathes of power lines and power poles are just gone. Power poles snaped in half. Cars wrapped around trees. We were working in an area where power may not be restored for 6-9 months. Thanks so much for everyone in our crew and the many people coming to help out and sending supplies. Here are some pictures from our trip
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Simply Us Farm at the Sanford Farmer’s Market on Saturday
We plan to have a booth at the Sanford Farmer’s on Saturday, Nov 11th, 2023. Come join us and grab some of our wonderful honey! The market is open from 8:30 AM – 1 PM. The address is 115 Chatham St, Sanford, NC 27330, USA
If you can’t make it to the market, we can ship honey or you can do a porch pickup in Sanford. Click on the image below to place your order.
New Logo is Here!
Check out the new logo for the farm. Comments are welcome.
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Summer Growing Season Dwindles / Fall and Winter Garden Underway
This isn’t normal August in NC weather. It was almost chilly this morning.
The agenda for this weekend:
- get the winter garden plot ready – the plot was previously grass, but a black silage tarp had been over the spot all summer. We ran the spring tooth harrow and the the disc through the plot. We do low tillage farming, so after our initial pass with the tractor, we try to only use the BCS walk behind tractor after that. The plan is to build good soil which leads to a healthy garden.
- plant the winter garden plot (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi)
- pull up drip tape from beds that are finished for the summer. Next weekend, I hope to run the flail mower through those beds, lightly till and plant a cover crop
It has been a busy summer. The winter garden is much smaller and should be much less work, giving everyone a much needed break. Our farm functioned this year as a community garden. I’m proud of the fact that we’re winding down the growing season with the families that we started in the spring with! Go team.
Preparing a Winter Garden Bed
Pictures from the farm this week – thanks Connie!
Simply Us Farm – Community Farm Tour
Come join us on Saturday, July 30th at the farm for our annual farm tour. You can meet the families involved in the community garden and see how it works. The farm is located in Bennett, NC. Get your tickets below.
Pictures from the Farm – 2nd Week of May
Summer is here and we are starting to harvest veggies!
5 Month Update – We Have Been Busy!
Check out this video showing our progress.
How It Looked When We Started
Here are some of the pictures we took after buying the property, before all the work started.