FARM TOURS and NO-TILL FIELD DAYS!
WHAT IS IT: A No-Till Tour of Rough Draft Farmstead discussing living pathways, mulching options, fertility management, and more!
WHEN IS IT: Three dates to choose from :
Tuesday, April 23rd 2024 (1pm-4:30pm) - No-Till Field Day: Working with Difficult Soils
Working with clay soils? Poorly draining ones? Or maybe it's that your garden is dry and rocky. Whatever the case, in this field day we're going to show you how we have shaped (and in some places continue to shape) the difficult soils in our gardens through various no-till practices. This event will include a farm tour, demos, and general discussion at Rough Draft Farmstead in Central Kentucky.
Tuesday, May 14th 2024 (1pm-4:30pm) - No-Till Field Day: Growing Vegetables in a No-Till System
It's one thing to plant a tree and never till the soil, but it's entirely other thing to have to plant over and over again every year without ever turning the soil over. In this field day, we'll be discussing the various ways we incorporate no-till practices into many different crops––sometimes utilizing different practices for different crops. This event will include a farm tour, demos, and general discussion at Rough Draft Farmstead in Central Kentucky.
Saturday, June 8th 2024 (830am - 12pm) - No-Till Field Day: The Basics of No-Till and Living Soil
The summer can be a time when you're looking around at all the weeds coming through the garden and wonder, "There has got to be a better way". Well, for us that way is avoiding tillage and focusing on soil health. In this talk we'll look around at some of the various ways we manage the soil on our farm from mulching to intensive field plantings and more. This event will include a farm tour, demos, and general discussion at Rough Draft Farmstead in Central Kentucky.
HOW MUCH: $100 per ticket. Limited scholarships are available (contact us) and Patreon discounts will apply! Patreon info HERE.
This event will take place outdoors, on our farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, rain or shine (barring severe weather!) Please plan to dress accordingly and please, no dogs (exception for service animals). Our farm is relatively flat and accessible, but there are various areas of uneven terrain, patches of gravel, etc. Please reach out with any specific needs or concerns you may have and we will work to find a solution. Carpooling is encouraged, and on-farm accommodations are not available at this time.
Click HERE for tickets - and let us know what questions you have. We look forward to seeing you! - H & J.
No-Till Farm Tour!
WHAT IS IT: A No-Till Tour of Rough Draft Farmstead discussing living pathways, mulching options, fertility management, and more!
WHEN IS IT: Two dates to choose from - April 25 or May 9, from 1:30 to 5:30.
HOW MUCH: $100 per ticket. Limited scholarships are available (contact us) and Patreon discounts will apply! Patreon info HERE.
This event will take place outdoors, on our farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, rain or shine (barring severe weather!) Please plan to dress accordingly and please, no dogs (exception for service animals). Our farm is relatively flat and accessible, but there are various areas of uneven terrain, patches of gravel, etc. Please reach out with any specific needs or concerns you may have and we will work to find a solution. Carpooling is encouraged, and on-farm accommodations are not available at this time.
Click HERE for tickets - and let us know what questions you have. We look forward to seeing you! - H & J.
Grow your Own!
Are you growing a garden this year? We are selling organic veggie plants of some of our favorite varieties! You can find them all in the Online Store by clicking HERE.
The plants will be ready for pickup May 4th - May 11th - either here at the farm in Lawrenceburg, KY or at the Lexington Farmers Market (you can let us know which when you Add to Cart!)
Quantities are limited! Preorder to get the varieties you want AND to save 10%.
Let us know if you have any questions, and happy growing! - Hannah + Jesse.
FARMING IN A PANDEMIC
In many ways, it feels like we have been preparing for this from the beginning, right? Those early yearnings towards farming were built on a desire for self-sufficiency, for living simply and having everything we needed right outside our door. We have spent years trying, failing, trying again - learning skills and gathering knowledge to ready us for such a time as this.
We have acres of land to roam, bountiful food and gardens surrounding us, animals providing for us. We feel incredibly fortunate and blessed, rich in our health and stability.
And yet! Though our family is safe and not lacking in food, our farm business has been cut off at the knees. We chose 2020 (of course!) to be the year we ended our CSA, focusing solely on farmers market sales and restaurants. And while the market is still open, we are now operating with a “what will tomorrow bring”sort of anxiety. Every news cycle seems to have us rewriting our entire business plan, reevaluating our marketing strategy, pivoting and beginning again.
So, we return to the CSA model. We are so thankful for our loyal little community of customers and past farm members we were able to turn to, finding them ready and waiting for us.
We will still be at the market, beginning this weekend, for as long as the market can be open. There will be spinach, lettuce, arugula, and LOTS of Further’s chicken eggs! We will be encouraging pre-orders and online payments as much as possible.
We are staying open and flexible, knowing that everything might have to change again. And that is OK! We are going to make this work.
We are also wrestling a bit with a paradox, or conundrum, or difficulty of sorts: we are blessed to have plentiful resources in a time when resources are scarce (food!) and we want to share that with as many people as possible. Health is wealth and food is medicine, and we want everyone to have access to that. So how can we be generous and connect food with people who need it and can distribute it, while also remembering that our family needs to survive this financially as well?
So please come see us at the market (briefly, and from a distance)! Join our CSA and tell your neighbors about us. Help us connect our food with people who are hungry. Share your thoughts, your worries, your ideas with us. We are going to keep planting, going to continue expecting this to be our biggest growing season to date. Just like every year, we will bury our seeds in the soil in faith, in hope.
- Hannah.