Wonderful Week

We have squash, zucchini, cucumbers and Alice's new favorite sugar snap peas!  She keeps eating them before they make it to the house!  We should have more soon so don't worry...  Tomatoes are looking good and some are rip.  Come to the farm and get some good for ya veggies!

We are picking up Bees today!  YEA!  So you all need to get ready for the honey!  We are very excited and past ready.  This has been a several year project that in finally coming to light!  We should have bees wax and candles too, once we get going.

The cows are enjoying the summer time weather and long days in the pasture, if it has been awhile since you been to the farm come out a bottle feed one of the babies they are almost to the point that we don't have to (well but we really want to LOL) feed them bottles any more so if you want the experience come on out!

New chicks are doing good.  If you want chicken please let us know how many you will be eating a month and we will get you on board for our chicken production.

Lots of fun things going on at the farm, y'all come!

Veggies, Veggies, Veggies

The garden is growing and looking GREAT!  We are so excited.  Squash, Zucchini, Lettuce, and Broccoli are all available NOW!  Things to come in the next few weeks Tomatoes, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and peas, peas, and beans!  We have all kinds and are very excited! 
Eggs glorious Eggs!  We have Eggs so please remember to ask for them when visiting the farm!  Soon we will have a variety of colors, but for now we have white, brown, and dark brown!

We are getting bees soon, if you want honey let me know!  We are very happy to have the bees for the garden, honey for our food, and wax for candles!  YEA....

Chickens have arrived!  We are taking orders for meat chickens.  How much Chicken to you eat a month?  Want it to be health with no anti-biotic or hormones?  We will take orders, raise the chickens and process them once a quarter so every 3 months you will get all the chicken you need for the next 3 months!  So call or e-mail and let me know!

Enjoy this summer weather?  Looking for something to do?  Want to learn something new?  Come to the farm and play we always have something going on and would love to have you "be a part" of the farm!  Current projects on the farm are building chicken coops!  Working in the garden and compost! Making soap!

Go out and enjoy your day!  Hope to see y'all soon....

Updates to Share

We are so excited! Wednesday we are picking up new baby chicks!  We are getting several varieties.  We are getting laying breeds as well as meat breeds.  So if you want to come and see the new babies call and come visit the farm!

The vegetables are producing in the garden and ready to go home with you!  Come and get your fresh veggies and enjoy.  We have lettuce, broccoli, yellow straight neck squash, zucchini, and squash!

Coming soon, tomatoes, peas, beans, cantaloupe, potato, and watermelon.

The pigs are gone and the cows are growing!  Will be putting up the cow for orders hopefully sooner than later.  We do have some grass feed beef available if you want it please let me know!

Have a great week and we look forward to seeing you all soon.

Come and Get IT!

OK, Lettuce and broccolli and some squash ready for the taken!!  We are excited to say that we now have veggies ready to be picked up on the farm!  Eggs too if you need them!

We have been busy with the Guardians of the Navasota River trying to save the farm from going underwater.  Today we took a breather from that and have been weeding to find all kind of veggies just about ready  to pick!  Some are ready, some almost!

Come out or call and get your fresh, wholesome, GOOD veggies.  Looking forward to seeing everyone soon.

Saving the Farm

We are trying to organize a group to stop the Navasota Dam. I have gotten all of your e-mails from the past meeting that turned out not to be about the dam.


The Region G (Brazos) has listed the Panther Creek Millican dam as providing water to this area in the year 2030 to balance projected demands.

I have contacted the Texas Conservation Alliance group and Janice Bezanson, Executive Director is coming to speak with us on how we can stop this. Ms. Bezanson has a good track record of 45 dams being stopped in the last 25 years! She is willing to come and help us find out what we need to do and how we need to do it!

I have a flyer (if you would like a copy send me a request through e-mail flood@coxfamilyfarm.com) and would love to see all of you at the meeting and forward this information to any and all persons that you feel would be interested in helping us!

Meeting is March 30, 2010 Tuesday @ 6:30 Central Baptist Church in the Christian Life Center (the new Gym in back)!

There are 3 meetings coming up about the Dam.

Region H (Houston) is wanting to build the dam for them to have water. www.regionhwater.org their meetings are Mar 30 in Houston, April 1 in Madisonville

Region G (Brazos) is wanting to build the dam for them to have water. www.brazosgwater.org their meeting is April 21 in Waco. (sometimes their website works and sometimes not if you need help finding it call or e-mail me)

Ms. Bezanson is willing to help us get prepared for the meetings listed above and what we can do to make an impact!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Plannting is Almost Done for now!

Yesterday we plannted potatos, beans, peas and did i mention beans and peas!  Lots and Lots along with some spinach!!  We are so excited this is the biggest Garden we have ever had here at Cox Family Farm.  We have plannted approximately 2,000 square feet of garden and still have a few more rows to go!

We are also fighting the dam that Houston is trying to build in Navasota that will flood the farm!  They are holding 3 public meetings, at time for us to voice our opionions! 
    March 30, @ 6:30 pm Houston 3555 Timmons, Suite 120 Houston, Tx 
    April 1, @ 6:30 pm Madisonville Truman Kimbro Convention Center
    April 21 @ 10:00 Waco (will put up info later their web site it down)

please come to any of these you can to voice your opion for them to use new technologys that don't flood 80,000 of farm land!

The Garden is growing and growing.... Todays additions

Yesterday, was Thrusday and I had Master Gardener Class and we learned all about Grass!  Well maybe not ALL, but a lot!  Then Alice went to Girl Scouts and celebrated the Birthday of Girl Scouts!  It was fun and exciting and her troup leader put the new patches she earned inside a ballon with her name on it!  What a cool idea!  So we didn't get home till late in the afternoon.  Then we got busy!

We planted Watermelon, Envelopes (that's what Alice used to call them really they are Cantaloupes), Cucumbers, onions (white, yellow, red, and bunchings), garlic, Bell peppers!  Can't wait till we start harvesting some of these goodies.  I also am learning about preserving food so that we can eat from the harvest all year long!  So when you come to get your veggie (soon hopefully) I'll try to include tips and ideas on preserving the food that you may not eat that week so that it will last you!  Learning with friends is so much better!

Today we are going to make cheese!  Now that we are in MILK!  We can get back on track for cheese and soap making!  So be looking for notices of when the cheddar will be ready!  I am going to make 2 to 4 pounds of cheddar a week! 

Enjoy your week and come visit when you can!

Garden, Planting, and Planting....

Yesterday we planted carrots, cabbage, eggplant, tomatoes, zuchini, and squash....  WOW  it was fun and a lot of work, but the family was all working together and it was awesome! We use the biointesive method so our garden is a 4 ft bed 100 feet long and yesterday we planted 2 beds!  that's 800 sq ft of garden.  We plant in a hexagone method for maximum growth and weed control as the leaves touch and create a rainforrest type enviroment under the plants that help with water retension and weed control!

Today we are going to plant watermelon, canteloupe, cucumbers, and peppers.  Then we have seeds to put in the ground for other things!!  Wow things are growing around here, come out and check it out!  Feed the baby calfs while your here!

The green house is finally getting bare as things are moving out to the garden.  Although the fig clippings are doing very good.  So if you want a fig tree for your yard let me know!  Y'll have a great day and enjoy it!

We've been busy....

Lot to cover as we have been very busy lately!  So I am going to hit the highlights as quickly as possible because i have a lot to do.

WELCOME Oreo, she joined the farm on Saturday when Dixie delivered!  So we have more cow shares available so if you were thinking about getting one, don't miss it!  We also rescued another calf that was having trouble surviving on her own.  So if you want to bottle feed a baby calf come on out and enjoy feeding Fluffy (the new calf) or Breeze the last one we rescued.

Gardening is going well.  We have planted more grapes and berries.  The fig clippings that we tried to root are doing GREAT!  Lettuce, Brocoli, and Brussel Sprouts are in the garden and doing well.  Tomatoes are in the green house and doing well and more to come!  Going today to see what we can find at the Co-op!

This weekend we are hosting a couple from Canada who is interested in moving to Texas!  Learning about their country has been interesting.

WHEAT in Bulk

I am placing an order for Wheat and other grains at bulk prices.  Please call or e-mail and i will sent you a copy of the price list. 

Thanks!

Growing and Growing....

Well today we ammended, fertilized and tilled 1200 square feet of Garden!!!   WOW and then we started planting from the greenhouse, brussel sprouts and broccoli.  So far so good, lots to go, but we are getting there!

We also got the berries and grapes in the ground!  Things are looking up and looking good!!

We have another cow share available to the first person to contact me.  I was hoping to have a list together, but have not been able to get there, so if you are interested in a cow share or maybe 2 please e-mail me cathy@coxfamilyfarm.com and We will set it up!

Have a great weekend and happy growing ;)

Another weekend gone, but lots done....

Well, we adopted a new little calf this weekend.  He is adorable!  We named him Breez after the Saints QTRBack and then they WON!!  Geaux Saints....  His mom died and he was only a week old so we are bottle feeding him and he is too sweet!

We also planted in the green house, tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes....  did I mention Alice LOVES tomatoes she was so excited!!  We should have several varieties roma, brandywine, beefsteaks and more!

Some of the strawberries are looking Great, the figs seem to doing ok, and the cabbage and lettuce and others are looking great!!!  We got the mulch filled into the 3 rows we had dug so now we need to fert. and transplant!!!!  Big steps in the right direction!  Will be planting more soon....

Update....

We are taking it easy on this nice wet day!  We have been plannting strawberry's and need to get the grapes, blueberries, and blackberries in the ground, maybe tomorrow!  The figs seem to be holding their own and the lettuce is looking good along with the cabage!  The broccoli and brussel sprouts are coming up too now!  YEA!  Looking forward to a full day in the garden tomorrow with tomatoes and carrots on the top of the list!

We have put 2 trailers of wood chip mulch in the garden and need another 2 loads!  So maybe we can work on that tomrrow as well.  Also looking into another Cow!  I found 2 one if 4 yo and the other 5 yo so maybe we can go look at them!

I am creating a list for the cow share, if you want to be on the list for the next available share please e-mail me and let me know.  I have several people who have contacted me, but want to get everyone on a list so that i can be as fair as possible!

Pig should be ready to butcher in March, if anyone is interested in the Pig please let me know.  I can deliever it to K & C processing in Navasota and you can tell them how you want it processed.  If you buy the whole pig it is 2.50 hanging weight, other wise we will have some pork here on the farm available at 4 lbs! 

Excited about the calf due this month!  Hoping for a boy so we can have more meat!!!  Will let you guys know if we have any for sale!  Grass feed beef is great for you and great tasting!

We are making some cheese this week so if you are interested in pre-ordering cheddar let me know!  Also making some soap, so if you would like some good old fashion milk soap let me know!

Well I guess that is all for now.  Talk to you soon,

Figs???

We planted a huge amount of Fig clippings (about 2 dozen or more) We hope at least 1 takes root!  Then we can have wonderful fig trees on the Farm, YEA!

Broccolli and Cabage, Lettuce are coming up and looking GREAT!!!  the Brussel Sprouts are starting to come up but not sure how well they will do.  Some look ok and some not so good!

The garden mulch is almost down we had to get another load of mulch and prob. need more before we are done!  Now to get the compost from the Mushroom Place in Maddisonville.

hope you all had a great weekend. :)

Crops coming up!!!

Alice's sunflower seeds are coming up!!! YEA for her....

The lettuce and cabbage is coming up and looking great!  The mulch in going in the garden so maybe it will be ready before the veggies need to be transplanted! 

In Master Gardening class to day we learned about cuttings and boy I am excited.  We are going to Houston on Saturday so i think i will get as many clippings off my fig trees as i can!

Success...

Success can be measured in the completion of a task the result of a task!  Some successes can be small and others large.  We are having success at the farm (yesterday sorry I didn't post then), But I wanted to share them just the same!

The milk stand is a big success!!  We milked off of the stand yesterday and it was awesome.  There are a few little tweeks that need to be done, but we milked both cows (that are in milk) at the same time! With the milk totall for the day being 3 1/2 (which is good for now) so the event did not scare them or cause them to hold back on milk!

The plants in the greenhouse are peeking out of the soil!  So I am excited to see new life coming to the farm! Things are moving ahead and we are planning on getting mulch today for the garden so we can finish getting that ready!

Letting Go...

Well, the cow we were looking at went to the vet to be checked out so that we were sure of what we were getting! We haven't done this yet, but talked about it with our Vet and others to say this is something we should be doing. I guess I have always trusted that God will lead me to what I need to do and where I need to go. Well he has. We are so glad we did have her checked out.


She was not bred, Even though she had been with a bull for 7-9 months. My vet thought she might have actually miscarried because what he felt. His opinion was that it could be hard for her to get re-bred again. She was probably a problem cow.

So the long and short of it is … not the right cow for us! So we will keep looking and anxiously awaiting Dixie to deliver. She is supposed to be due in February, but looks like it might be later, we will keep you posted.

Gardening tomorrow, more seeds to plant! Master Gardener meeting tomorrow evening, it will be my first so I am excited about that! This Thursday the MG class is at the Aggie Horticulture Garden and we actually get clippings to bring home and plant!! How cool will that be.

Good Treats to Come....

Today we went shopping and bought some cool things for the farm!  We have some fruit trees and wanted to add more varieties so we bought some new plants/trees/vines, 5 grapes, 5 blueberries, 1 blackberry, 1 raspberry, 2 strawberries, 1 asparagas.

We currently have apple, peach, nectarine, plum, and pear!  So maybe some yumming things to come!

Garden Plowed and getting Ready

Today was a busy day, Planted Seeds, Plowed Garden and hipped the rows!  We plannted Broccoli, Cabbage, and Cauliflower in the greenhouse.

We disc'd and tilled the garden and then hipped the rows by hand.

Thanks shohn, we could not have done it all today with out your help!!

New Cow

Went and looked at the new cow this evening, she is pretty and not too shy! 

Now to name her, I like Bessie....  Leonard said we need an Elsie.  List your comments and let's get her named.

She will be going to the Vet on Monday to be tested and de-horned and to check and she breeding status, she is suppose to be bred.

Starting the Garden

The Greenhouse is covered with new plastic and a new floor!  Trying to get a fresh start on a new growing Season.

We started planting today in the greenhouse lettuce (leaf and head) and cabbage (Jersey)!  More to come tomorrow!!  Alice had a blast planting even planted a few sunflower seeds she found so i guess we will see what happens!

Excited about the farm and possibilities that are happening and growing around here!

Going to look at a new Cow tomorrow! 
Found out Maggie (cow) is not breed so we will try again next month!

Just starting the Blog....

I have been trying to figure out how to kick off the blog for the farm, so here goes!!

We are in the process of planning and starting the garden for the spring!  I am excited and hope to post all the good veggies we will have available on the farm.  If you want something e-mail me or come out on Farm day and pick up what you need or want!!

I am trying to host a CSA but don't want the traditional, because I am not sure that you should pay for something you might get, so I will only charge for what you actually receive.  This way you can get what you want and I feel good about selling good clean food from the farm.

We will from time to time have animals available for the butcher.  We use K & C in Navasota, but you can bring them anywhere.  If I have animals ready I will post a listing for them 2 months prior to their sell.  If you want 1/2 instead of the whole I can post 1/2 is available and if another person acts upons it then you two can split it, but if someone wants the whole animal before you get a person to share with you it will go to the whole bidder!

We also have a cow share available. 

If you have anyquestions about anything please contact me on my cell phone and I will be happy to talk and share information with you.

Thanks for bearing with us and hope that you will enjoy yourselves!

Cathy