Went to a Farm Tour this afternoon at (certified organic) New Town Farms in Waxhaw, NC -- the farm in whose CSA program I participate. Here are a few pics from the tour:
Sammy (standing on steps, facing toward camera) welcoming the group:
Sammy's glass greenhouse used for plant starts each spring:
Sammy demonstrating the soil blocker used to make soil squares for starting seeds:
Melon starts hardening off before being transplanted:
Small pig herd, a heritage breed descended from Spanish pigs left on the Georgia coast by Spanish explorers. Sammy's came from Mt. Vernon, descended from a herd owned by George Washington:
Most of the laying flock, about five different breeds producing different kinds of eggs:
One rooster rules the roost:
The fields -- between four and five acres under cultivation:
Nearly waist-deep in garlic:
HUGE heads of Romaine lettuce:
Celery coming up:
Broccoli crowning:
A funky Italian broccoli:
And some Italian beets:
White, sweet turnips and greens:
Ten different varieties of fingerling potatoes:
Courtyard of Sammy's late father's home, now The Inn at New Town Farms:
An amazing farm operation, the result of 20 years of learning and hard work. Sammy's foodstuffs are sold at the Matthews Farmers Market, a 40+ member CSA program, and 10 Charlotte-area restaurants.
Sammy (standing on steps, facing toward camera) welcoming the group:
Sammy's glass greenhouse used for plant starts each spring:
Sammy demonstrating the soil blocker used to make soil squares for starting seeds:
Melon starts hardening off before being transplanted:
Small pig herd, a heritage breed descended from Spanish pigs left on the Georgia coast by Spanish explorers. Sammy's came from Mt. Vernon, descended from a herd owned by George Washington:
Most of the laying flock, about five different breeds producing different kinds of eggs:
One rooster rules the roost:
The fields -- between four and five acres under cultivation:
Nearly waist-deep in garlic:
HUGE heads of Romaine lettuce:
Celery coming up:
Broccoli crowning:
A funky Italian broccoli:
And some Italian beets:
White, sweet turnips and greens:
Ten different varieties of fingerling potatoes:
Courtyard of Sammy's late father's home, now The Inn at New Town Farms:
An amazing farm operation, the result of 20 years of learning and hard work. Sammy's foodstuffs are sold at the Matthews Farmers Market, a 40+ member CSA program, and 10 Charlotte-area restaurants.
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Thanks for capturing that dad. Wish I could have been there. Those are some beautiful veggies.
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When Sammy's dad bought the original 39 acres in Union County in the late 1970's, it cost $1,000 an acre. Sammy said now the land surrounding his farm is selling for $99,000 an acre -- being bought by developers and filled up with MacMansions. His farm will someday resemble Fairview Gardens in Goleta (Santa Barbara) California that is now a 12-acre oasis in the midst of suburban sprawl, whereas it began in the orchard-rich farmland surrounded by other farms. Sammy is sitting on a gold mine not only for what he does -- providing organic food -- but for the inflated value of the land.
ReplyDeleteHey there, William...
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, wish I had been along on that tour! Looks like a lot more fun than my agenda in Santa Barbara, just now (smile).
Sorry to be out of the loop, I'm still staying at Berta's, the house is going to need more work than could be seen in the photos. Haven't been on a computer much at all (mine was a little haywire for a while after the fire)...I'll try to give you a good update "soon."
Blessings, my friend, pray all is well with you...Priscilla
P.S. Still losing weight? Don't get to-o-o skinny (smile)!