Iverson Family Farm

The good news is we did not have to water this year and have some speciality crops such as swiss chard, okra, pumpkins and peppers.  The wet weather has had a negative impact on the tomatoes, late blight, squash-powdery mildew, and rotten vegetables sitting in moist conditions.  

Apples are early this year.   We have some pie varieties, now. 

Late planted lettuce was planted the end of July.  I planted beans yesterday,  I am continuing to replant vegetables for fall.  

I attended a workshop on high tunnels.  A high tunnel is a unheated greenhouse.   You plant your garden earlier and late summer for late fall crops.  If managed right, you get 10 months of vegetables.  I would need to expand my customer base and charge more to cover cost of the high tunnel. 

The potatoes seemed to get frost damage.  I hope they can come back.  I have some left over from last year that I might plant to insure that we have a crop.  

We just placed our advertisement for joining the CSA for the year.  Serveral customers called from over 2 hours away.  We were just too far away.  We still have 8 memberships for this year.   Thanks to this years members and those thinking about joining. 

We have 20 lambs and 12 ewes for sale.  You can purchase them as a package or separate.  Prices range: Lambs $40 to $200 and Ewes from $150 to $300.00   We have two rams for sale with excellent genetics.  We are selling the ram lambs for $200.00 a piece.

Last lamb born on April 25th during the wind and rain storm.   She is doing well. 

We have some items starting our harvest about a month early!  Spinach, turnips, radishes, onions, lettuce and peas are up.  Mr. Kamke tilled the garden and we are continuing to plant and have even had to do some early weeding.  It is dry so pray for some rain.

We are have 10 memberships this year and have 3 members signed up.  We have planted 11 rows of potatoes, peas, radishes, lettuce, spinach, parsley, onions and some others.  Some herbs are ready, some leek made it through the mild winter, and strawberries.  Tillage is underway and spring clean up.   We had 35 lambs so we have market feeder lambs and breeding stock for sale.  

Please come and purchase a variety of vegetables and fruits.  We are open on the weekends or by calling us to set up a time.  Great selection!

We wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving.  Even during hard times, we can always look to the positives and greatness in people.  Our country is so blessed.