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.
Our Little Helper
After several years of skating by with relatively mild winters, we were back in the cold last week. We measured five degrees here one morning and 11 the next. We lost some broccoli in the high tunnel greenhouse that was just about a week away from being ready to cut....
Broccoli in the High Tunnel
It's dreary and wet, but I don't think it's something we're not accustomed to nowadays. Happy New Year to everyone! And we want to extend a big thank you to all the people who helped make 2013 a success. Without our loyal customers and new ones wanting local,...
Almost Christmas
Here we are with a little over a week until Christmas. So far, two of our three best tree-selling weekends have brought rain, but we've still had a good season so far. We're hoping the last week or so will be good. We just got in a nice load of fresh Fraser Firs and...
Cold Weather on the Way
It's been way too long since we updated this page. The Sandhill cranes are flying south now, and lots of them the past few days, even as late as 10 p.m. over the past weekend. Therefore it's not surprising that cold weather is on the way. We got rain all day today. It...
Sandhill Cranes Heading North
All this rain and the sandhill cranes flying north... I'm guessing this is spring. Shucks. I was looking forward to some winter weather. We constantly talk about how different things are now versus decades ago. Now, we have strawberries in March, peaches in April and...