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Todd will be going to Mount Holly Farmers Market this Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 8am – 12pm.  It’s the first Saturday of the season and we can’t wait. I will be at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market this Saturday from 8am – 12pm.  We did get a spot last week and we hope to continue to get a spot there every Saturday. Here’s what we’ll have at the markets. Butterhead Lettuce ~ $3 or 2/$5 Romaine Lettuce ~ $3 or 2/$5 Hakurei Salad Turnips ~ $2 per bunch Rainbow Swiss Chard ~ $3 per bunch Snow Peas ~ $4 per 1/2 lb Green OnionsRead More →

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We will be heading over to the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market aka Yorkmont tomorrow morning.  Pray that we get a space!  If we do, it will be in the open air building.  We will keep you updated on Twitter letting you know if we were able to get a space and where that space is located.  So follow us on Twitter. Here’s a list of what we will have tomorrow. Butterhead Lettuce French Breakfast Radishes Green Onions Snow Peas Hakuri Salad Turnips Hope to see you at the Market! Your farmers, Todd and Marnita CausbyRead More →

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  Here’s the list of what’s available for pick up on the farm as of Thursday, April 28, 2011. If you would like to pick up something Monday through Friday, please contact us to let us know what you would like so that we can have it ready for you.  We will post our schedule for Saturday on Friday afternoon.  We may be going to a local market or just be selling at the farm.  We haven’t decided yet. French Breakfast Radishes – $1.50 per bunch Cherry Belle Radishes – $1.50 per bunch Green Onions – $1.50 per bunch Green Butterhead Lettuce – $2.50 eachRead More →

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This year we plan to sell at the Mount Holly Farmers Market hopefully for the entire market season, Lord willing.  Mt. Holly Farmers Market opens on May 14, 2011 and runs until Labor Day weekend.  We may sell at another farmers market but that hasn’t been finalized as of yet. We are also wanting to sell on the farm.  The only thing is, we need to get the word out that we’ll be selling here on the farm.  Okay.  This is what we’re thinking/hoping.  At least every week, we’ll post something on the website listing the items we have available for that week.  We reallyRead More →

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We will be offering Free Range Pastured eggs soon.  Hopefully by the middle of September.  We will hopefully have around 30 Dozen available per week.  If you would like to be notified when the first eggs become available send us an email at todd@shadycreekfarmandnursery.com. A bit about our chickens: Our chickens are Rhode Island Reds.  They are prolific layers of brown eggs.  They have been ranging on our pasture eating grass and scratching in the dirt, the way chickens are supposed to live.  They have free access to green grass, water, and feed (non medicated of course!)Read More →

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I’ve learned many things in my first year of farming for a living.  However I feel the most important has been to not trust store bought soil tests.  In fact because I did trust a store bought soil test nothing has grown in our main field. I began noticing around the first of June that everything in our main field was growing very slowly.  It was like all of the plants were stunted.  So, I sent soil samples to NC State for testing.  Turns out that the pH in the field was way too low.  So, that has to be adjusted before the majority ofRead More →

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Unfortunately we will not be at the Belmont Fresh Market on Saturday June 14th.  The recent heat wave has been really tough on our cool weather crops causing most of them to bolt and go to seed.  We hope to return next Saturday with a few of our summer crops.   thanks,  Todd CausbyRead More →

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Here are some pics from 5-31-08 at the Belmont Fresh Market.  There was a great turn out at the market that day. Butterhead Lettuce   My table at the Market   Fire Creek Bluegrass Band Check out there website at: http://www.firecreekbluegrassband.com/Read More →

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We will be starting our 2008 Farmers Market Season this Saturday at the Belmont Fresh Market.  We hope to have romaine lettuce, turnips, baby beets, some radishes and green onions. The Belmont Fresh Market opens at 8:00 am and closes around 11:30 am.Read More →

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Since this is our first year selling at farmers markets we will be taking things slowly.  We hope to be at the Belmont Farmers Market on Saturdays starting in May.  I don’t know exactly when the Belmont Market will open this year.  We also plan to be at the Gastonia Farmers Market during the week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 am until 1 pm starting in June.  We will keep you posted about any details regarding the Belmont Farmers Market.Read More →