Posted in Around the Farm on November 10, 2011
We, at Green Thumb Farms are often asked ”what is the difference between the corn you grow and the corn we eat?”. We stumbled upon this website by The Family Farm Project which helps to answer that very question. Types of Corn Dent (Zea mays indenata) Dent corn is often used as livestock feed, in industrial products, or to make processed [...]
Posted in News on May 18, 2011
No-till farming is a way for a farmer to plant a crop and control weeds without turning the soil. Traditional plowing is effective at weed control but reduces a farms’ long- term productivity by exposing rich top soil containing organic matter to the surface and breaking up clods that naturally turn into soil. This organic matter [...]
Posted in News on November 3, 2010
Corn As we step into November and corn harvesting is upon us it is a sure sign that snow is soon to follow. This week we are in full swing corn mode, with three combines stripping the dry husks from their stalks the 600+ acres are making their way to the dryer quickly! These pictures [...]
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