To everything there is a season

I'll be the first to admit, if I cannot run out of the door without a coat on, it is Too Cold... and I find the winter months frustrating. But just as winter is the season for the animals to hibernate & the plants to go dormant, it is the time for us to get ready for the next season. Here, that means a lot of planning, a lot of math, and a lot of exciting progress toward our goals. 

The Website and Instagram are up!

If you'd like to scope out our process on the digital scene, you can find us at www.redhandlefarm.com & redhandlefarm on Instagram. Be sure to sign up below if you'd like to receive farm update emails in the future.  

We'd love your feedback on how you think things are looking so far! 

We have 800+ seedlings started!

~Bachelor Button's ~Carnation's ~Dara

~Daisy's ~Echinacea (Coneflower)

~Luniara ~Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan's)

~Satice ~Snapdragon's

~Strawflower's ~Yarrow

~Broccoli ~Cabbage ~Cauliflower

~Kale ~Lettuce ~Spinach ~Tomatoes

Stay tuned for flower & veggie sales!

We planned the orchard expansion!

~Apples ~Blackberries ~Blueberries ~Cherries

~Hazelnuts ~Grapes ~Peaches

~Plums ~Nectarines ~Strawberries

We will be planting next month!

We have a chicken!

If you were the one of the many that looked at our empty chicken coop & asked, "When are you going to get a chicken?" we are happy to let you know that we now have a hen. Comet has adjusted well to her new home & has been laying almost every day. 

Thanks T.S. for sharing her with us!

We are working on our Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) 

As we work to better manage our forest health, we are making use of all of the renewable resources it provides us such as wood chips, leaf mulch & pine straw for the planting areas. 

We have firewood for sale! 

We made our own tools!

Ok, fair enough, Lane made them & he deserves all of the credit. From "I have an idea" to "I need more welding rods" to "TaDa!" - he designed some amazing log racks for the gooseneck trailer so that we can take timber to the mill, fabricated a root rake for the skid steer, and built this cool collection system for the leaf mulcher. 

His talent is for hire! Mobile welding, fabrication, hauling, bush hogging, and more.

We are managing for responsible land stewardship

We will be having site visits this week & next with 

our local VCE, NRCS & PSWCD agents as we continue to work on best practices are at the farm. Plus we will be attending the Woods & Wildlife Conference! 

We appreciate all of the information, education, and knowledge these professionals share with us.

We have a truck & a tractor for sale

1998 Ford F-150 XLT 141,500 miles Automatic V8 2WD

White American 60 Tractor w/ Bush Hog Loader 2840QT

Call 804-839-3643 for more info.

Proverbs 4:26 “Give careful thought to the paths of your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.”