We got about 1" of rain yesterday.  Rain is always welcome on the Farm.  Now we just need the fields to dry out so we can get them ready for Spring Planting.  The Cole crop seeds that we started 2 weeks ago are now plugs!  Today we will be working on transplanting from 500 ct trays to 50 ct trays.  About 10,000 plugs.  Thursday when we open we will have fresh cut Mesclun Mix and Fresh Cut Spinach.  Swissh Chard will be cut soon.  Once we open on Thursday, we will be back to our regular hours of Mon-Sat 9am-5pm.   Remember CSA deadlines are A

We spent yesterday in downtown Pungo Va. on a strawberry field walk.  Pugo is located just south of Va. Beach and is home to Virginia's annual Strawberry Festival in May.  There are many acres of Strawberries in Pungo and in the winter, Pungo is our destination for our annual Strawberry Field Walk.  Yesterday we met with about 30 other growers from Va. and N.C. as well as extension agents and folks from the N.C.

As we move forward in 2013 we will be phasing out our line of McCutcheons products in order to bring you a more local product.  We will be increasing our line of products from Shawnee Springs out of Cross Junction, Va. just northwest of Winchester.  Last Fall we started carrying a line of products from The Country Canner near Harrisonburg, Va.  Both of these businesses are family owned and operated.  We will not be ordering any more products with the McCutcheons name, so if you have a favorite you need to stock up before it is gone.

Mr. Ben

We are open today, Saturday Feb 23, from 9am-5pm.  Come by and see what we are sampling today.  Still have plenty of milk.  We finished laying drip tape for the blackberries.  We still need to lay drip tape for the Blueberries and Raspberries.  We have been cleaning dead leaves and pulling weeds in the Strawberry Patch this week.  We have to do this in between the little patches of rain that we have been getting.  The rain makes the row covers to heavy to move.  Imagine a "T-Shirt" that is 35ft x 450ft soaked in water, then you will have an idea how h

On the Kitchen page, JoJo has begun to share tips and pointers from her experiences in the kitchen.  This week's info includes 2 recipes, as well as tips for using a Cast Iron frying pan.  Learn from JoJo without attending a cooking class.

Mr. Ben

Next Friday March 1, we will resume our regular hours of Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm.  Sign up for our Pick-Your-Own CSA and save between 10% and 25% depending on the option you choose.  More information and applications are available on our CSA page and scroll down to the middle of the page.  The seeds for the Spring Crops are starting to poke their heads through the soil.  They are well on their way to becoming plugs.  We are closed today, Wed Feb 20, but we will be open tomorrow, Thurs Feb 21.

Mr. Ben

Growing in the Greenhouse now:  Mesclun Mix, Spinach, and Swiss Chard!  Mesclun Mix to be cut Wednesday, will be for sale Thursday in our Market!  Fresh Salad in the middle of Winter!  Yesterday we worked on laying drip tape.  We finished the Blackberries and started on the Raspberries.  We also worked up the soil in the High Tunnels.  Ready to take soil samples and add compost!

Mr. Ben

Little chilly out here on the Farm this morining!  12 degrees will wake you up, but the good news is we didn't see any bugs!Finished planting all of the seeds for the Spring on Saturday!  Pac Choi (Mei Qing Choi 1000), Spinach (Tyee 500), Broccoli (Premium Crop 1000 and Green Magic 1000), Cauliflower (Candid Charm white 1000, Cheddar orange 1000, Graffiti purple 1000), Kohlrabi (Winner 1000), Cabbage (Red Dynasty 500, and Stonehead green 500), Kale (Red Russian 500), Lettuce (Red Rosie romaine 250, Green Forest romaine 250, Two Star green leaf 250, Vulcan red leaf 250).

We are open from 9am - 5pm today, Saturday Feb 16.  Come by and see what we are sampling today!  Check out the details for our PICK YOUR OWN CSA at our Market, or @ millerfarms.com on our blog.  We are still accepting signups for our 2013 Spring/Summer CSA, don't miss out!  Yesterday while the weather was cooperating we started cleaning the strawberry patch (removing dead leaves and pulling weeds) and getting ready for Spring.  Today we are back in the Greenhouse starting seeds!

Mr. Ben

Introducing Something New,

Just for you,

From Your Friends at Miller Farms Market:

A Pick Your Own CSA!

What is a Pick Your Own CSA?