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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