by Randall Beans | Dec 19, 2018 | Blog, Farm, Just for Fun, News, On the Farm
Summer’s bounty continued into September at the farm. Harvesting on the farm was hindered by the copious amount of rain, but our tried and true crop, okra, didn’t let us down. The okra was towering over farmhands Lexi and Marley, and picking was done almost...
by Randall Beans | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog, Farm, Feature, News, On the Farm
The leap from spring to summer in East Tennessee is always sudden, and this year has been no exception. April and May showers quickly turned into June thunderstorms and heat. Oh boy, the heat. Things have really been heating up at the farm, both in the field and in...
by Randall Beans | May 10, 2018 | Blog, Farm, On the Farm
What a beautiful time of year! Things are really in full swing at the farm! A lot of folks mistake winter and early spring as the “dead season” for farmers, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth! So what’s going on? Planning, planning and more planning!...
by Randall Beans | Sep 4, 2017 | Blog, Farm, Feature, Just for Fun, On the Farm, Organic
It’s been a beautiful summer here at Open Spigot Farm. With the help and hard work of Brad, Holden, Mady and Julia, we’ve had a plentiful and fun season of growing and selling delicious and beautiful organic produce at our farm stand. Nothing beats...
by Randall Beans | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog, Farm, On the Farm
It’s watermelon season over at Open Spigot Farm! In just their second year of growing, Open Spigots’ watermelons are off and running, growing to wonderful and healthy sizes after a disappointing early-season harvest. Grower Brad Bowers, who has about 20...
by Randall Beans | Dec 30, 2015 | Farm, Feature, Just for Fun, On the Farm
New Years is a time of celebration, of saying goodbye to another year we made it out of, and embracing a new year full of new possibilities. Resolutions are a traditional way of promising and challenging ourselves to improve our lives and the lives of others. Randall...