Postcards From the Po’ Farm
First off, I need to refresh memories about where the name of the blog originated. My grandfather, who in the late 1930s bought the farm where we now life, called this 50-acre place the Po’ Farm, in reference to the “poor farms” that were prevalent in those Depression days. Fayette County’s poor farm, where people way down on their luck went to live, was out on McDonough Road.
My grandparents and my dad didn’t have to go to the poor farm, but my grandfather’s family did lose between 800 and 1,000 acres due to the boll weevil, the Depression and the financial ruin they brought. Pop’s nickname for this place shows that his sense of humor survived the hard times.
Let the countdown begin!
We are just days away from the biggest thing that happens to our farm annually! I'm a little stressed and hoping everything comes together well (like it always does). Yet again, there have been some truly wonderful people who have come together to make this all...
Is this really summer??
This summer has been a little interesting this year... hardly any rain here to speak of and crazy temperatures! What is happening? Is this what the weather is going to be like from here on out? I can totally get used to the cooler summers - but maybe cut back a little...
Happy Good Friday!
It's a beautiful time of year... and this weekend is a time for new beginnings and celebrating life. Ask many old-timers around here and they knew the frost was going to be late... the belief is that it's okay to plant your warmer season crops after Good Friday. Some...
March Madness or are we in the clear?
February 20, 2014 Well, we've had lots of interesting weather since our last postcard... I spoke with one of our regulars at the Peachtree City Farmers Market yesterday and she brought up a great point: we seem to have bad winter weather every 10 or so years! 1973,...
Working on our New Year’s Resolutions
Many of you may have noticed we weren't at the Peachtree City Farmers Market this past Saturday (a first missed Saturday market since January last year) - and a special thanks to those at Circle M Farms who helped us sell our eggs! Mom, Dad and myself attended the...