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Growing
Information We grow around 30 types of produce, primarily heirloom varieties with a few hybrids mixed in. We follow organic principles in everything we do, and plan to be certified in 2009. Our prices reflect the value of our fresh, quality, local produce, which requires hard work and care but no subsidies or hidden costs to produce. Come visit us at the Columbia and Hallsville farmers markets and explore a variety of fresh, unique, tasty, and healthy produce that you won't find at a grocery store.
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Market Plans (Updated regularly)
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2008
Planting Plans This year we are primarily growing in a large market garden while we work to improve the soil in our larger fields (see below). We use intensive raised-bed gardening techniques, including no-till methods and regular rotations, to maximize production while improving the soil for future years. We are also growing small quantities of many varieties in order to test their suitability for our location. Read more about our planting plans and varieties. |
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The Future
of Chert Hollow Farm In the next few years, we will be expanding our vegetable production into larger fields while initiating other projects. When we moved onto this land in 2006, it consisted of a single open bottomland pasture, along with many acres of abandoned hillside pasture overgrown by cedars. We are working to improve the bottomland soil through cover cropping and other natural methods, while slowly clearing the cedar-covered areas for conversion into orchards and restoration into native prairie and grazing land for goats and sheep. Read more about our plans. |
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