Sustainable Farm Life – permaculture farming, organic principles
We are a small permaculture farm in northern Waller County, Texas near Hempstead.
We grow for direct sales at farmer markets, offer a CSA, deliver to restaurants, have farm dinners, and have other on-farm events.
We grow everything with no synthetic fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides, or herbicides. We follow organic rules, using permaculture and biodynamic farming principles. We raise produce, fish (aquaponics), chickens for eggs, broiler chickens, Gulf Coast Native Sheep..
Our plants are grown very different from the rest.
We currently sell at the Urban Harvest Farmers Market on Eastside St most Saturdays from 8:00 to 12:00.
Chemical farming should be certified. Organic farming should be normal.
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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.
Congratulations on Kenan’s retirement–excited for your increase in staff!
Hello iam a new small veggie and strawberry farmer iam trying to go organic. I have 8000 strawberries half aren’t doing as well as my test batch several years ago. The other half are different variety they look good. Can u suggest an organic something to boost the production of the strawberrys. I have many people waiting to do the u pic and I am desparately trying to kick it off. Any suggestions would help. Thanks. Jana saxton. 936 444 5209
Im looking to buy a few organic fruit trees. Oranges and apples. Maybe a few others. My cell is 5046157518
Part of a growing movement, commendable. In Europe I see more and more sustainable farmers struggling because regulations allow GMO planting close to e.g. organic-certified farms which then get cross-pollinated and eventually lose their license or have to curtail their operations to put more free space between their core fields and the GMO pollinators. I understand the US has a bit more space than the EU farms as a rule but on the other hand I understand your GMO lobbyists to be far more aggressive. Have you gotten any problems yet?
We are luckily surrounded by non-farming land holders. This is a big problem in much of the farming community. It is about one mile from our farm to the nearest GMO field and that is usually corn.
I am highly interested in your backyard aquaponics workshop. When will you offer your next class?
I will be offering it again in January and each month in the spring. Check back in about two weeks and I will have the spring schedule up. Glen
I’m very intersted in coming to work on your farm as an intern. Could you point me in the right direction.
We are not set up for interns at this point. We do have public volunteer work days and you can come help and learn.
Good Morging glen, Cath Conlon here. If I want to come and visit you, is that possible ? How do I do it?
Hope you are well,
Cath
Can your processed chickens be picked up closer to Magnolia?
We are at 38238 Wiggins Rd in Hempstead, but only by appointment. 713-542-6615
I am going to be out of pocket most of this week but will be available the next week.
Where is your farm located? I am very interested in visiting/purchasing.
We are in Hempstead Texas. We are not open to the public at any regular times. We will have a open house in October. We sell out products at the Eastside Farmers Market in Houston, Tx.
Do you have any wwoof opportunities at your farm?
not at this time.
Will you have any young ewe’s and(or) a ram available for purchase this year? I am interested in starting my own flock!
Thanks,
Colby
Hi I am interested in purchasing lambs . My cell is: 361-701-0510.thank you
I am searching for Texas grown plums of any variety. Do you know of anyone who will have them available this year. Need at least a gallon. Also, figs later in the year. Many thanks.
Dear Glen,
I left the Farmers Market without returning to pick up the tulsi. If you have any left, could I pick up 2 next Saturday?
Thank you,
Denise