This week -
Today I am moving my tilapia from the 500 gallon tank to the 2500 gallon tank. There are about 1500 one and one half inch long fish to move so I will have the small tank for any new fry that are born from the breeding tank. We have the entire summer garden planted and now have time to start moving the herbs to their summer home with a little more shade. The harvest is picking up but I will not be at market this Saturday, so I have to cook a lot. Kenan is retiring from teaching middle school, so we will double the staff at the farm this summer. We hope to build an outdoor classroom this summer and offer tai chi and qigong classes this fall, as well as some farming classes.
sustainable farm life
Produce, fruit trees & herbs grown by organic methods. Real food
The first time you visit our farm or our booth at the farmers market we will treat you like a guest. The next time you are family and I might put you to work. We encourage buyers and eaters to visit our farm so they can see the way we grow and the love we put into the product.
We are a small permaculture farm in northern Waller County Texas near Hempstead. We started the farm to feed the two of us and do as little damage to the environment as possible. In 2009 we decided to start selling our fruits, vegetables and edible plants. We currently sell at the Urban Harvest Farmers Market on Eastside St. Saturdays from 8:00 to 12:00. We do not currently ship plants.
We grow everything following organic farming practices with no synthetic fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides, or herbicides. link Currently we have about 350 fruit trees and berry bushes in the ground and cultivate about half an acre of vegetables. We grow tilapia in a 3000 gallon recirculating tank in the greenhouse and use the water to irrigate our watercress. We raise layer hens and have horses that do some of the work around here.
We are one of the few sources of fruit trees, plant starts and herb plants that are grown by organic methods. Our plants are grown very different from the rest.
I put this site up during the 2010-11 winter and have very little time to work on it. Eventually I hope it will be an educational tool for all growers and eaters
Glen Miracle– CEO, planter, picker and packer
Glen, your This Week statement (3/10) is one of the most articulate and persuasive I have seen on the subject of sustainable agriculture, earth stewardship and the nature of our food supply. I really respect what you do and how you do it. Thanks.