2022 Summer Solstice
2022 Summer Solstice
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Jeff’s Sweet Potatoes and the Produce Place Nashville
WCTE, public broadcasting in Cookeville produces a show called Live Green Tennessee. According to their website, their goal is “talking with our local Farmers, Gardeners, and Neighbors about how our agricultural heritage and local wisdom can help all of us lead greener, more prosperous and healthy lives.” They aired a segment on the Produce Place…
River Run Garden Project
To inquire about having Jeff Poppen out to your small garden or large farm, please click here. About six months ago David approached me with a job he thought I might be interested in. He manages Second Harvest Food Bank and has been getting donations from our farm for many years. David has a goal…
Compost Month
March is the compost month. The cows have cleaned up the hay and are eagerly awaiting the greening of the pastures. By harrowing where they’ve been, old hay and cow pies get spread around and mixed with a little soil. This is called sheet composting, where the decaying and rebuilding of humus happens directly on…
Fermentation Workshop with Sandor Katz
Ever wanted to meet the world-famous fermentation guru and author, Sandor Katz? Now is your chance to spend the day talking ferments, picking vegetables, and learning how to make kimchi and sauerkraut with Sandor himself! Arrival is at 9:30 am, then we will go around the farm at 10am picking all the vegetables you will…
Gertrude and Fred are Dating
You probably already know since I am too excited about it to keep it to myself, but I just got a dairy cow! She is a Guernsey named Gertrude. She started out really angry. I took her away from her last calf and moved her here to the farm. She screamed all day for…
Fall Crops
by Jeff Poppen By mid-August I have changed my box of seeds. The last of the summer crops are planted, and it’s time for the fall ones. Although a few rows and beds of cabbage and lettuce are in to make transplants, I patiently wait until August 15 before I go crazy. The onion field…