Hello farm friends! Yesterday’s rain was desperately needed, and the greens and garlic in this field will continue to grow quickly now. Our very first bunches of kale and collards will be available at the hardware store this Wednesday and…
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Hello farm friends! This evening my dad and I taught a class for beginning gardeners through an awesome new business in Charlotte called SkillPop that focuses on in-person experiential learning on anything from gardening to fashion to photography, definitely check them out. We toured the…
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Produce availability: collards, kale, lettuce, arugula, broccoli, radishes, turnips, green onions. {updated 4/25/16} Flowers are available weekly, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Contact us to reserve a bouquet or place a specific flower order. Pure, raw honey (for your allergies!) available daily at…
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Hello farm friends! This weather is glorious, and my collection of heirloom daffodils are LOVING the warm and sunny days – I’ll have little spring bouquets available at Renfrow’s all week long. Renfrow’s is getting a massive load of tomato plants delivered before…
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Hello farm friends! We are excited to welcome back Jeff Rieves to teach two more gardening classes this month: When Can I Plant Tomatoes? Garden Planning for the Complete Beginner. The two sessions will be held on Tuesday, March 29th. 10am-12pm and 6:30pm-8:30pm. I…
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Tuesday was a massively productive farm workday this week. The stats: 1,800 seedlings planted – over 1,000 collards, a broccoli trial of 9 varieties, and more; and a couple thousand row-feet of seeds ranging from arugula to kale to turnips. The tough…
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We have not spent much time outdoors on the farm in the past couple of weeks since planting the first round of collards and broccoli. So, since there’s not much to report on that front, today I’m going to dream…
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The first Family Food Garden class of 2016 taught by Jeff Rieves (known around town as “the Renfrow tie-dye guy”) was fun and informative. We had a great turnout and a wonderful group of inquisitive folks who are ready to start sowing seeds!…
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As usual, we are due for a cold snap in the wintertime, and while the daytime temperatures for the current 10-day forecast are not alarming, we will have a few nights dip down into the teens. In preparation, Ruth and I…
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Busy workday with all hands on deck at the farm on Tuesday. Delayed newsletter because I needed to spend as much time working outside before Wednesday’s rain started falling. Ruth, Gaspar and I were extremely thrilled to find the ground…
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