2011 Photo Gallery

Keep track of our progress to date with our photo gallery.

December 2011
The Austrian winter peas were planted in early October and are providing winter soil cover in the Jefferson Garden.

The arrow is pointing at root nodules found on an Austrian winter pea seedling where atmospheric nitrogen fixation is occurring.

November 2011
One of our interpretive signs highlighting the conservation demonstrations at the farm

October 2011
We had a bumper sweet potato crop this year.

The Swiss Chard loves the cooler weather and is putting on growth.

September 2011
Here is a developing Halona melon in our Jefferson Garden.

The Halona melon ripened in time for our field day.

Participants were able to taste a variety of different melons.

James Quinn led a field scouting exercise to identify squash bugs and cucumber beetles in our Jefferson Garden as part of our melon field day.

August 2011
Our field of sunflowers is blooming.

A young Mountain Sweet Yellow watermelon is growing in the garden.

We are using cover crops in the Jefferson Garden as well. Cowpeas are grown in the aisles between rows of Silver Queen sweet corn to suppress weed growth and deter raccoons.

July 2011
Here is a picture of the field corn growing in the remains of our crimson clover cover crop.

Despite the heat and dry weather, we harvested large berries from the blackberry cultivar 'Kiowa'.

The paw paw tree is native to Missouri. The flavor of the fruit is likened to a mildly sweet mango.

These young pullets will start laying eggs in about 5 months. The breeds pictured are White Crested Black Polish, White Polish and Buff Cochin.

June 2011
A new addition to the farm! Ellie was born June 14, 2011, and she is a mix between a Red Poll and Black Angus.

Kid's Day was a success! Visitors were able to milk a cow, ride a pony, catch insects, and create edible soil profiles.

The cover crop, crimson clover, has been rolled, and the field is ready to be planted to corn.

We are using a no-till drill to plant our corn into the crimson clover residue.

May 2011
We had a controlled burn to remove the old growth from our giant miscanthus.

April 2011
A dogwood blooms in the native tree area.

The canola field is in bloom.

This photo is a close-up of a canola bloom.

March 2011
Our collection of daffodils is starting to bloom.

February 2011
Witch hazel is one of the first shrubs to flower in the spring.

January 2011
A grouping of tree hydrangeas stand out in the snow.

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