"and that's the way it is..."

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This week we took a trip up north for the annual Great Plains Growers Conference (GPGC) in St. Joseph, MO. These types of annual farming related events occur during the winter months across the country, in an effort to take advantage of an increasingly short and rare “season off” for farmers. Unfortunately the threat of winter weather forced the cancellation of the first day of GPGC workshops this year, and Friday and Saturday enjoyed very cold temperatures. This conference is our first choice for attending because of its focus: growing and selling food in the KC area and the large amount of research-based information.

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Frozen - Week 1 of 2018

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We are in the middle of our seventh year here on our farm. It’s the coldest winter so far, and we are in the middle of a couple larger projects that are part of our “first 10 years on the farm” plan for the farm. The metal sided barn is being converted into our food handling, processing and storage facility by adding electricity, water, equipment and refrigeration to it. This project is nearing completion. We’ve also broken now frozen ground on our third high tunnel, and are hoping for a January thaw that will allow us to complete the 96’ by 30’ tunnel soon. The barn project will enable us to handle, store and sell more of our produce and fruits every year. The newest high tunnel enables us to rotate our annual crop production more effectively.

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