054 - From Strawberries to Corn Mazes: Embracing the Summer Months
Time for a quick catch-up from the farm... we're transitioning out of the strawberry, and spring seasons and moving into summer.
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A biweekly conversation around what has been going on here at Yoders' Farm in Rustburg, Virginia. We are a four generation farm providing "Locally grown, gourmet produce & family friendly activities." That includes a PYO Strawberry Patch, Hydroponic Tomatoes, and in the fall we have a Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze.
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Episodes (55)
053 - Mid 2023 PYO Strawberry Season - Busy and Thankful
Finally got around to recording an update here in early May of 2023. Our PYO strawberry season is about half over at this point (it started a little earlier than most years). We talk through some of the challenges of the last month or so, go through the updates of the different areas around the farm (strawberries, tomatoes, row crops, etc) and catch you up to date!
052 - Cold Nights As We Enter Spring
Lowell and Eldon discuss things around the farm as we're officially heading into the spring season. There have been some cold nights here on the farm which have definitely affected our strawberry crop. There's also an update on the hydroponic tomatoes and how the greenhouses are doing.
051 - Feels Like Spring - Are We Behind Already?
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon catch you up on the results of a super cold spell in late December, how that affected the Strawberries and how they are recovering, as well as some other odds and ends from the last month or so on the farm.
050 - Early Winter Months - Merry Christmas
Lowell and Eldon recap November and December of this year, mostly talking about the strawberry plants and what we've been doing with them since they were planted later than we would have liked. Toward the end of the episode, we also talked about the greenhouse hydroponic tomatoes and Farm Store a bit.
049 - Fall Pumpkin & Corn Maze Season and 2023 PYO Strawberry Planting
As usual, our fall season has been a unique one! In this episode, Lowell and Eldon talk through the planting of the pick-your-own strawberry plants for 2023 and some of the issues around that as well as give a brief recap of the Corn Maze and Pumpkin patch fall season.
048 - The Dog Days of Summer - Almost Pumpkin Season
A short catch-up episode of what we've been doing here at the Farm for the last month or so... as well as what we're doing at the moment while we work towards getting ready to open for our fall Corn Maze and Pumpkin patch season.
047 - Mowing the PYO Strawberry Patch - Summer at the Farm
Not a ton to talk about right now... the PYO strawberry patch is closed, and we're working on summer activities like planting the Corn Maze and pumpkins, but overall just a quick catchup for what's going on over here at the farm these days!
046 - Recap of the 2022 PYO Strawberry Season
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon update you on what all has been going on over the last month or so here at Yoders' Farm, hydroponic tomatoes, field crops, fall stuff, and then go kind of deep on the recap of the 2022 PYO Strawberry Season. Finally, we respond to a listener's question regarding growing pumpkins in the remaining plastic rows after strawberry season.
045 - A Rough Week of Strawberry Farming
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon catch up to talk about the past month or so here at the farm. Of particular interest to us recently have been several freezing temperatures that have caused some pretty major damage to our PYO strawberry patch, even though we did all that we could to protect the blooms and buds.
044 - Seems Like We're Always In A Transition
In today's episode, Lowell and Eldon catch up about what has been going on over the last month here at Yoders' Farm. We talk a fair bit about the hydroponic tomatoes at this time of year, as well as the strawberry plants and what we're thinking about right now in relation to the upcoming PYO season.
043 - Easing Into 2022
This is just a short episode about what we're up to on the farm these days. Tomatoes are kind of the main focus (along with the Farm Store), strawberries got some covers pulled over them recently... etc...
042 - We've Got Bear Problems! Late Fall at the Farm
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon talk about what's been going on over the past month or so. Although our busy fall pumpkin and corn maze season are over and the pressure of lots of people being on the farm with it, there's always more to be done!
041 - 2021 Fall Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Season Wrap Up
Lowell and Eldon talk about how strawberry planting went, an update on our winter tomato greenhouses, and a summary of how our fall corn maze, pumpkin patch, and snack shack season went and is wrapping up.
040 - Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Season While Planting Strawberries
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon talk about the first couple of weeks of the Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch as well as the current project of trying to get all of the strawberries planted. It's a busy time of the year, but we pretty much always say that... and it pretty much always is! :)
039 - The Fall Season is Coming Whether We Are Ready or Not
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon talk about cleaning out the greenhouses, working on strawberry field prep, the upcoming fall season, the pumpkin patch, the corn maze and a few other odds and ends.
038 - What If You Were Starting An Agritourism Farm Today
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon discuss a general update from the farm as we enter the summer months and prep for our fall season as well as strawberry planting. After a general update, we dive into the topic of some things that we might consider if we were to buy a farm and start an agritourism operation today.
037 - An Overview of the 2021 Pick Your Own Strawberry Season
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon bring you up to date with an overview of how the 2021 PYO season has gone here at Yoders' Farm. There is also some discussion about strawberry varieties for next year, some problems we had with our strawberries this year, and some general farm updates.
036 - PYO Strawberry Patch Work Heading Into Spring
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon give an update on what all is going on here at the farm. In particular, a majority of the episode is spent talking about the PYO strawberry patch and some of the things we're doing right now. Towards the end, Lowell talks some about how technology and farming are continuing to be more and more intertwined.
035 - Spring is Coming... At Least We Hope it Is!
In this episode, Lowell and I (Eldon) talk about what we've been up to around Yoders' Farm the last few weeks. Strawberries and tomatoes are the main things on our minds but the next season is always just around the corner too, so we even talked about Fall a little bit. :)