December 1, 2003

Way back in June, we wrote about the brand new Austin Farmer’s Market and our “frequent bouquet buyer’s card.” Every time a customer bought one of our Texas Garden Bouquets for $12, or an equivalent amount of our “Mix ‘n Match” bunches, they got a stamp on their bouquet card. After fifteen purchases, the bearer […]

When we first bought our land, it was covered with a thick growth of 20-year-old cedar. Little by little, as we could afford it, we had it cleared with a bulldozer, but we left a few pockets near the house. One grove was just across the driveway, and we wanted to clear the branches underneath

With the rain, the cold and the short days of late fall, things are slowing down fast now on the farm. It’s time to turn under the tomato plants and put the field to rest beneath a cover crop. It’s time, too, to put this column to rest. I have enjoyed this opportunity to share

Market closed a month or more ago, the holidays are coming and, yes, you could use more money! A Winter Holiday Market just might fit the bill. Our farmers’ market has hosted a Winter Holiday Market in early December for several years and it has become a very good source of extra income. It provides

Imagine you and your partner are full-time farmers, and you enjoy your lifestyle so much that you decide to take on another full-time job on top of farming, then double or triple the work you do for your second job over the next several years. Sound crazy? Well, trying to farm and raise three kids

I have been a market grower for 10 years at the Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market. I grow bedding plants in the spring, cut flowers through the summer, mums in the fall and value-added products at Christmas. My husband works at Ford Motor Company and I manage the farm. We own 14 acres, but I farm