ONE of our goals here at Grayhill School Farm (GHSF) is to connect gardeners with land.
Here is our first success story for 2017:
The Gardeners
Ron and Bonnie moved into our West Point, Georgia area from North Dakota. They have terrific farming skills, but their small plot of land has poor soil and a lot of shade cover, which is less than ideal for growing a vegetable garden. We got to know them when they attended some of our classes and we helped build a small nursery greenhouse on their property. It was quickly apparent that they could use more gardening space.
The Land
RabbitEye Farm (REF), which grows blueberries and blackberries, had been preparing the soil on a front plot for a couple of years now, but it was still not being used. With GHSF’s mission of connecting gardeners with land, REF decided that the area could be used for a better purpose! Ron and Bonnie began gardening in this new designated area in early 2017. REF helped by adding on to their irrigation system to make it easier for them to water all the vegetable plants. These are a few photos of that garden.
The Results: Enough produce to sell to you!
The results were fantastic! Produce from this garden will be for sale at RabbitEye Farm right here in West Point, Georgia, just off of I-85 exit 6, on regular berry picking days: (link for directions below)
Thursdays and Sundays in June.
Morning 6AM to 10AM and
Evening 5PM to 9PM.
How convenient! You can pick berries and get your produce at the same stop, all while supporting local farmers!
