The Latest News from Doe Run Farm!

Christmas will soon be here, a time for celebrating our Savior's birth-a special time indeed. We too will celebrate this joyous season, all the while working here to catch up on many things before Christmas day rolls around.

John just came in and reported that he and Barry (our Son-in-Law) have finished the major repairs on one of our high tunnels, though there are some minor repairs left to do. All in good time. Barry has been a big help to us since Ty left this summer. We are grateful for his help. With it being as cold as it has been the past two days, I'm sure the work on the tunnels has not been pleasant. Though I have not heard any complaints!

This week I am going to scrounge around on the farm for some pretty holly with lots of bright red berries, Jackson vine and other greenery for decorating. I am doing very little this year, just a bit of greenery here and there. Decorations definitely add to the festivity of the holidays! If I could just find some mistletoe.....

This week a fellow Farmer from Virginia, will be stopping in for a visit. He emailed saying he is traveling to Texas, via Nashville and would like to visit. He and his wife have a pretty Organic farm, but they have been through some hard times recently, namely a fire that devastated their farm. They have had to start over to rebuild what was lost to the fire. We have never met, but have exchanged emails and vegetable seeds with one another. It will be nice to meet "in person". Farmers always like to talk to one another about their farm experiences!

We have been putting a lot of thought into our upcoming Spring-Summer CSA and other things we have been considering for the farm for the summer season. We will be attending an Agritourism workshop in Nashville in 2010, in hopes of doing a few new things here at the farm. So much hinges on whether we will be able to hire additional help here for the summer. We will keep you posted on these plans as time moves forward.

We will talk again soon,