Farm Market is Back!: Newsletter May 3, 2022
Our Farm Market is back!Since we moved the bakery to our detached garage on Thomas Jefferson Road a few years ago we have operated a mini farm-store in the front half of the building during the busy season. We’ve recently made some improvements, including a beautiful new sign, and we are expanding hours in hopes […]
Plant for Mother’s Day: Newsletter April 26, 2022
Big Things Just Around the Corner!As Spring heats up, Swiss Chard looks the size of prehistoric palm fronds, tomatoes are forming in the greenhouse and our schedule is about to get a lot busier! Don’t forget about Mom!Our plant sale is coming up fast. With so many ways to spend the day with her, why should […]
Farm Shares Coming Downtown: Newsletter April 19, 2022
Get Your Share Downtown The CSA starts in only 2 weeks and we have added a new CSA pickup location convenient to our downtown customers! This is the only Thursday pickup location, and also the only location where we can accept SNAP as payment for the CSA. A big thanks to the Lynchburg Community Market for […]
Spring Awakening: Newsletter April 12, 2022
Spring AwakeningThis is arguably the most exciting few weeks of the year on the farm. Unlike last spring, we have had some really nice rains that are encouraging amazing germination and growth of seeds that have been waiting in the cold ground. WE finally have a good amount of greens again! Chard, spinach, bok choy, […]
Can you Say Onion 10K Times Fast?: Newsletter April 5, 2022
10,000 Onions in the Ground!You read that title right. This week the Great Day crew planted 10,000 onion bulbs! It was a process involving multiple days and many beds. We chose four different varieties which we can look forward to harvesting in four months. They will be well worth the wait to those who purchase […]
Music in the Barn!: Newsletter March 29
News and Updates We will again be at the Millrace Market at Woodson’s Mill this upcoming Sunday (details in the Events section at bottom). If you haven’t experienced this event yet, it is a lot of fun! There is plenty of grass to set up a picnic blanket or explore the pond that feeds the water-powered […]
The Tiniest Vegetable: Newsletter March 22
Plant Your Garden We are ramping up our planting! Every week we have more and more plants in the ground. We are also spending a lot of time preparing for plant sales. From Tomatoes to Rosemary, we are potting up hundreds of organic, healthy seedlings so you can take a small piece of our farm […]
Wind and Rains: Newsletter March 8, 2022
News and Updates:We are busy this week getting seeds in the ground to soak up the warm rains! We still have some greens and roots, but our selection will be limited over the next few weeks while the new crops mature. Look for plants on the store– we will be adding more herbs, tomatoes, and […]
Back at it!: Newsletter March 1, 2022
All Hands on Deck! This week’s weather has everyone around the farm excited for spring! With the warmer weather March generally brings, we have the whole crew back this week. Fain, who has been working with us for over three years now, came back at the start of February to help with early season tasks around the farm. […]
A Local-er Loaf: Newsletter February 24, 2022
The Oven is Hot! We’re excited to be back with a small variety of bread at the market this Saturday, and from here on out we will be at the Lynchburg Community Market every Saturday. Michael has enjoyed the break from baking and has been able to test some new recipes and tweak some old ones. We […]