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2024 Small Farm Conference
Welcome Back! It has been a while; it seems this year is whizzing by faster than I can keep up with. The main growing season is over and now it’s fall, and everything is changing fast. This month my husband had the privilege and opportunity to attend the 2024 Annual Small Farm Conference in Norfolk VA. This was the kickoff to the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Certification Program. Out of seventy to eighty applicants my husband was chosen to participate in this program that will take about a year to complete. This is very exciting news for the farm. This program will allow us to develop a networking system and…
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7 New Lessons from My Garden
Besides all of the physical and mental advantages to growing food, learning is also beneficial and this year I have learned quite a few things. It’s been very exciting to delve into books and videos to see how I can improve my growing skills. As a matter of fact, gardening skills teach many life skills, so it’s all a huge plus. I’m happy to share seven new things I’ve learned this gardening season. Let’s dive in! 7 New Lessons from My Garden Lesson #1: Companion planting is a game changer. I have always heard of companion planting and I had a general idea but I never really took time to…
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Welcome to Life on Favor Tree Farms
Welcome to life on Favor Tree Farms where we work hard to show you just how easy growing food can be. We’re delighted you are here and we hope you have a plum-pleasing peachy-keen visit! Who is Favor Tree Farms? We are Tyrone and Verlyn and our farm is located in the beautiful state of Virginia. With combined forces of doing what we love to do (teaching, growing food, and writing), we are sharing our journey with you. Growing food is a lot easier than you may think. If you can stick your finger in the dirt and make a little hole and drop a seed in it, you can…
