My family farmed for generations before me, but left the full-time farming business in the 1980’s with the American Dairy Buyout Program. Fortunately, farming stayed in our family’s DNA and it’s continued to be a hobby for all of us.
I spent my childhood years working in gardens and fields with my friends, parents, uncles, and grandparents before plowing up some new dirt and starting my own plot in my freshman year of high school.
Now, 6 years later….my 100’x100’ garden keeps me busy 8-9 months of the year and has become such a blessing to not only myself, but to so many others in our small community who I’m able to share fresh produce with all summer long!
Here’s a small collection of photos from the past three seasons of gardening.
by lmhamrick
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Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful layout and thanks for sharing your story. Bees are my next year hobby to jump into!
At what point do we call it a farm?
Gorgeous! It’s a lovely life. My family goes back a bit in rural Texas and while there is farming in our blood it had diluted quite a bit by the time I was born. Echoes of it are still there, though, and I enjoy my little garden. Nothing on the scale though, very impressive!
Looks awesome. NC is home, very jelly of the crop lineup.
GORGEOUS!! May I ask what variety of blueberries you’re growing?
I’m jealous, your garden has 5x the square footage of my whole property parcel. Congrats!
8a for the win
Looks incredible. How do you keep your soil fed from year to year? I imagine that must produce must require a helluva lot of fertilizer.
What a beautiful garden. Can you share what type of zinnia you are growing? I’m guessing that the bees love them.
When do I move in?
This is absolutely stunning! Well done!
😍Thanks for sharing. Love it.. maybe more 🐝🐝🐝🐝
Makes me deliriously happy.
That’s incredible!!! I’d love to have something like that. To give back to the community,I’m sure it makes you such a blessing in many people’s lives 🥰
beautiful abundance
How do you manage pests?
Oh this beautiful, having a farm stead is my long term goal , for now I get to spend ridiculous hours typing.
Awesome. I first read this as my 10,000 ft garden in NC. I was like hold on. Then I was like oh sqft. Old man brain fart.