FAQ
Do you spray?
While we LOVE the idea of not having to go to battle every year against millions of tiny ravenous insects that can devour an entire row of ready to be picked squash in a matter of hours... unfortunately it’s nearly impossible to leave a garden of this size (50 acres) unprotected and expect to have any bounty to be shared.
With that being said, we don’t put anything on our plants we wouldn’t feed our own children and grandchildren! We are happy to discuss the products we do use on which crops and why. Just send us an email or give us a phone call.
Did you grow these apples?
Let’s talk briefly about farming and sourcing. Soil and climate are huge factors in successfully growing produce. Ever wonder why so many different types of fruits and vegetables come from California? They have great weather and soil for successfully growing a variety of crops.
In Texas, different areas have soil that work great growing some crops while other areas can better produce completely different crops. Sandy soil is the best for producing a variety, we don’t have sandy soil at our farm. And you know what they say about Texas weather! So between our unpredictable weather and our black dirt, the last 20 years as a produce farm has seen its share of challenges!
Keith has tried numerous farming techniques and a large variety of crops over the years. Naturally, he’s found his niche on what grows well on our farm and has grown his starter 1 acre garden into quite the vegetable production.
Produce that we grow includes:
Squash(multiple varieties), zucchini, tomatoes, onions, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, kale, swiss chard, green beans, cabbage, spinach, cucumbers, okra, peas, eggplant, kohlrabi, melons and strawberries to name a few!
And as you would expect with 40+ years of experience in the farming world, he’s met and developed friendships with many others in this industry. One upside to these relationships is the ability to get product that we may not be able to farm on our own into the hands of our customers. For example peaches, blueberries and blackberries.
We also have connections to source some products that don’t grow in Texas like certain varieties of apples, tangerines, bananas and avocados. While these avenues may be affected during the distribution challenges faced everywhere right now, we still want to provide those options to our customers when they are available to us.