Sweet, Sweet Corn: CSA Week 11
July 10-13, 2017 Sweet corn season started for us right around the first of July this year. The plan is to have another patch ripen
Meet a Few of Our Helpers: Week 10
July 3-July 6, 2017 We have made reference over the years in our newsletters about how we depend on certain insects to combat the insects
Farm Fencing: CSA Week 9
June 26-29, 2017 It’s a bit counterintuitive, but it’s easier for us to contain a 1500 pound bull, than a five pound chicken, thanks to
Organic Herbi-cides: CSA Week 8
June 19-22, 2017 We have a weed management strategy at Elmwood Stock Farm that encompasses numerous forms of weed killers, ‘herbi-cides’ if you will. None
Observations of the Industrial Food Machine: CSA Week 7
June 12-15, 2017 It’s been a couple of months since I drove to Wisconsin to secure new organically raised laying hens for the farm, but
Integrity from the Ground Up: CSA Week 6
June 5-8, 2017 We had our annual organic certification inspection last week, spending the day with staff from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) and
Organic = Non-GMO: CSA Week 5
May 29-June 1, 2017 The technology behind genetically modified organisms (GMO) is fascinating. How the scientists place a particular gene of one species into the
Taking the Long View: CSA Week 4
May 22-25, 2017 As farmers, our job is to covert solar energy into human nutrition. Cellular-level photosynthesis is where the action is. Plants harvest and
Mac’s Organic Evolution: CSA Week 3
May 15-18, 2017 When a bewildered-looking 3-year old looks up at you and asks, “Daddy, why did you spray poison on our food?” it makes
Eat Your Greens: CSA Week 2
May 8-11, 2017 We only get 22 weeks to offer news and info through your CSA newsletter this season, and here we are dedicating a
May Equals CSA: CSA Week 1
May 1-4, 2017 Welcome, new and returning shareholders of the Summer ’17 Elmwood Stock Farm CSA Program. Your investment goes well beyond an exchange of
Featured CSA Pickup Locations of the Week
High Street YMCA: For people who live, work or spend time downtown, the High Street YMCA‘s Tuesday morning pickup option may be a good choice. You don’t