Just A few changes to make note of: 1) We Do have a Facebook Page and a Facebook Fan page for the farm. 2) Our online store is at GrownBy, where you’ll do your pre-ordering and pay for your veggies. (People who need to pay by a different method of payment, please email or call us) 3) The online store DOES accept Most All Credit cards for payment along with EBT cards, and if You let us know, we can also get you a special code to use for an additional discount. (EBT users Only) 4) We will be at the Red Wing Farmers Market Every Saturday from June – October. We’ll be at the Wabasha Farmers Market Every Wednesday from July-September. We are trying out a new location near Winona on Thursdays at the Buffalo Town Park. We’ll be setting up a pickup point in or around the Eau Claire area. (Days and Locations in Eau Claire may change from week to week, but most likely it’ll be on Sundays. Your pre-orders can be picked up at these locations if you choose, OR if you are near the farm, you can also stop by to pick up your order. Just call to arrange the time and day of pickup. Thank You Everyone for your continued support and understanding while we fine-tune all the details.
Currently: *Planning next year’s Growing Schedule to include new software *Changing over to Farmer’s Markets next year as they’ve been Fairly successful this year, and We think it’s a better direction at this early relaunch/rebranding of the farm. *New Website coming soon, to include lots of Great New Things That we’ve been planning for a while now.
Thanks, Everyone for the continued support. Sincerely, Fox Coulee Fresh Farms (Adrian & Kevin)
We’re almost done building the 3 new greenhouses and finishing up the property infrastructure, AND we’ve decided since this is going to be a fresh start after our long Hiatus, we are… Going to Rebrand the farm!
We are now going to be known as FoxCouleeFarms!!!
We are Super Excited to hopefully get back into production early next spring and hope you will consider Checking out what we will have to offer. More updates to come SOON!
Thanks, Everyone for the Love and Support!
You can follow us on Twitter @foxcouleefarms and our new email will be @foxcouleefarm @ Gmail.com
This will be our first year back in business. After a 5 year hiatus, and then a long hard couple of years getting things set up with 3 new greenhouses and configuring the insides of them to ready up for this moment, we’re ready to get back to work supplying everyone with great nutrient-dense, healthy, and locally available vegetables.
We grow everything using organic methods and products. We don’t use any chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides.
We’re looking forward to talking and meeting with you, and if you’d like to tour the farm, let us know.
If you’re interested either in Joining a CSA, or Online Purchasing with pick-up at the farm or drop-off services Or if you’re interested in Wholesale purchases for your business (restaurants, Farm Stores, etc.) Please contact me at foxcouleefarms@gmail.com.
Well, it’s COLD outside! (I’m sure most of you know)
I spent over 7 months last year building 3 greenhouses. 2 – 24’Wx60’Lx13’H 1- 15’Wx30’Lx9’H 1 is for Soil Growing, 1 is for Propagation of new seeds/seedlings, Wintering over Perennials, and probably some NFT Hydroponics. And the small one is for Washing, Drying, Packing, and storing Fresh Harvested Produce. The insides of all 3 greenhouses aka HoopHouses are still not done, and the cold weather has been a serious hinder in getting that done. It’s supposed to warm up this week, and I hope to get as much done as fast as possible when this happens, but… I am only ONE person doing this currently, and I’m no Spring Chicken.
Thanks for understanding, and waiting things out.
Pics coming as soon as I can get them over here to the website. Hope you’re staying safe and warm.
After not actively doing anything with the farm for about 3 years, the greenhouses have all collapsing due to heavy snow load and lack of maintenance, and the fields becoming overwhelmed with weeds, etc. I think it’s time for a complete Restart.
The upcoming year of 2021 will be spent focusing on a complete overhaul of the Farm’s infrastructure. Lots of planning is starting for the new farm layout now that both greenhouses are gone. This includes: -Running new water lines, power, and providing better accessibility to upcoming and future growing areas where they’ll be needed. – Planning for a Larger Greenhouse Dedicated to seed/plant Propagation, as well as sprout production. – Plans for new exterior irrigation sheds for automated watering equipment and storage of tools and supplies for the growing areas/sites. – Layout and locations of future greenhouses – New and Improved Website. – Removal of troublesome trees – Addition of even more Fruit Trees – Planning and layout for new fencing to prevent deer, raccoon, etc. damage to the fields and orchards. – Redesign the new area for free-range chickens for egg production and future Frier and Roaster production, and possible other feathered livestock. -Etc. Etc. Etc. It’s time to get Organized, Motivated, Serious, and Refocused on this, and this coming year IS THE TIME! I’ll be capturing all this and more and posting it on Youtube, and I’ll also be live streaming pretty much all of it on Twitch.tv as well. We will be doing things to meet organic guidelines as much as possible, if not surpassing them with even safer practices in some areas. We have no plan for the near future to become Organic Certified, but maybe once everything is up and fine-tuned, we’ll revisit the possibility. The No-Till method is our goal and will be started as soon as everything is where it needs to be to accomplish it 100%. The tools to to start accomplishing this have been secured already, now it’s time to get things laid out, and start preparing the soil for the switch. Our future plan a few years out is to be almost totally greenhouse-grown vegetable production. We think this is the future of top quality vegetable growing as it will help to control all growing conditions, especially with Climate Changes affecting the growing seasons, and being located in a 4b growing zone. It’ll also help in the prevention of pests both insect and mammal. We also in the future would like to get into both Aquaponics and Hydroponics. It’s always been something We think has a place in small farm production and a great value to the availability of top quality products, and to possibly add fish to our line as well would be great. I hope you’re as excited as we are to make all this happen, and look forward to the future of a very productive, successful, and growing small farm with a healthier more sustainable high valued production of top-quality items. Thank You for your time, Be Safe, Be Healthy!
So, after almost 3 years of leaving the farm unattended for personal reasons, it’s time to get things moving in the direction originally planned.
So, This year will be spent working hard to get things back in order, which includes completely rebuilding both the greenhouses because they both collapsed due to snow load over the last 3 years, as well as a new low hoop greenhouse that was acquired from another local farm that put it up for sale.
We hope the weather is agreeable with us this year allowing us to get as much done towards these goals, and becoming fully functional next year.
Yes, we are going to be growing vegetables THIS year while trying to get things in shape because growing is always a pleasurable and healthy thing, both physically and mentally.
Please check back for updates, including some videos of the work in progress this year. Look up lettucegrowit farm on youtube for our past videos and to keep up with upcoming videos as well.
We’ll post the videos here as well for your easy access.
Thank you ALL for your understanding and patients!
As many new advances in our techniques of growing this year that has been put in place, we’ve had a few personal family medical setbacks in our being able to work the farm this year.
We do have lots of vegetables planted, but there probably won’t be any farmers markets happening this year.
One that we do for a very closed community of people might get a modified version of what we normally do, but it will be set up as an “Honor Market”, where I’ll be dropping off what we have available, and you pick what you can use and leave something in a cash box type deal.
I want to thank everyone for your ongoing support of the Farm and our Family, and I assure you next year we’ll be full speed ahead.
If you are interested in signing up for a CSA Account with us, please message us on our Facebook page HERE and let we’ll send you an application/questionnaire to get you signed up.
Thanks Again Everyone, It’s been a very hard and challenging summer for our family, and we know everything will be ok in the next few months, it’s just a matter of time to get through it.
We’ll be at Samaritans in Rochester again today from 11-4.
We’ll have available today…
3 types of Kale, 2 types of Eggplant (Italian and Black Beauty), Neon Bright Swiss Chard, Romanesco Broccoli, Purple Broccoli, Green Broccoli, a little bit of Graffiti Cauliflower (last of the season) ,Summer Squash, Zucchini, Basil -( Both Regular and Lemon), a few bell peppers. (maybe something else, I can’t remember)
Come on over, pick up some fresh picked healthy veggies.
If you are coming over and want to make sure to get something specific, please message us and let us know, and we’ll set it aside for you.
Thanks
We are set up today for a mini farmers market for the employees of Samaritan Bethany in Rochester Mn.
We are here from 11-4 with a small variety of vegetables and herbs.
We’ll be here Thursday’s through the growing season, and once our greenhouses are setup and producing, we will come out when we have produce available.
If you live in Rochester and would like an opportunity to buy some fresh produce, please contact us and we’ll be happy to contact you with what we’ll have available when we come to town.
As many new advances in our techniques of growing this year that has been put in place, we’ve had a few personal family medical setbacks in our being able to work the farm this year.