Last Week of Regular Season
Second Chance at Sourdough Disappointed you couldn’t make it to Brian’s last Sourdough 101 class a few weeks ago? Not to worry, Flour District is hosting him again on November 18th!!! Brian is excited to once again show people the magic of baking bread using one of the oldest leavening agents known to man: sourdough. […]
Corn and the Cold
Corn Harvest!These last two weeks we have started harvesting our flint corn varieties and we are happy with the results thus far! Flint corn varieties are different than the corn you may be used to having on the dinner table. The cobs have a very hard kernel and can come in many different colors. Rather than […]
Learn all about Sourdough
CSA Products and News Vegetable Share:OkraEggplantChardBeetsCilantroKaleBasil Bread Share:MicheLiterally “loaf” in French, Miche (pronounced “meesh”) is an extra large loaf of bread, typically made with some whole grains. We feature whole spelt, whole wheat, and a bit of rye to make for a very flavorful loaf. A crusty unsliced loaf with a spongy interior.This is a […]
Some Sweetener for Sour News
What is Sorghum?It’s a product you may find at your local farmers market or you see on our bread’s ingredient list. Sorghum, pronounced sor-gm, is a sweetener that is able to be grown locally. Often compared to molasses, it is a syrup deriving from the Sorghum plant. Originally from Africa, Sorghum arrived in the US […]
More Bread and More Soil
The Flour District DistributionWe are happy to announce we are now making multiple deliveries to the Flour District every week! This way, you can get our bread from Wednesday through Sunday on Bedford Avenue in Lynchburg! The types of bread will vary, but no matter what you can expect great sourdough to be available. We are so excited […]
Happy 4th of July!
Shade TunnelWe are happy to have a new shade cloth stretched across our Caterpillar Tunnel for the rest of the summer season! We are hoping this shade cloth will allow us to grow greens throughout the heat of the summer. A lot of greens, like head lettuce, lettuce mix, kale, etc. are not big fans […]
Restoring Restoration
Restoring Restoration!We are so very excited to announce Restoration Acres will again be using our Wednesday Rookie’s Farm Stand as an order-pick up site! Just like last year, you will be able to pre-order vegetables, bread AND meat for pickup all in one location! So long big chain grocery store, we’re shopping local all week […]
Land and Table Event Tonight
Land and Table PotluckToday, we are excited to host the monthly meeting for Land and Table. Land and Table is an organization based around the areas of Lynchburg, Bedford, Appomattox, Amherst and Campbell County. It strives to bring together local farmers, self-relient families and community members to discuss relevant topics and teach methods of modern […]
Let’s Talk Dough
Please Note We Have Changed the Deadline for Saturday Orders to 4PM on Friday! Let’s Talk DoughIn March we gained a new team member, Brian Ray, who has been helping Michael with an increasing workload in the bakery. With 2 Saturday markets, the mid-week farm stand, the largest CSA bread share we’ve had, as well […]
How We Keep the Bugs at Bay
Diatomaceous EarthAs a farm that uses organic practices and thus does not believe in using chemicals to prevent disease in pests, you may be curious what we do to keep our plants from being eaten alive. We use straw beneath plants to keep weeds and fungal diseases. We use neam oil and fish emulsion on small […]