Gorham's Green Thumbs & Nursery

04/26/2025

Dottie can throw it!!! ! 🪱

04/26/2025

At least he asked 4 help!!!!!!

04/26/2025

I’m wearing my Indiana Grown sweatshirt!!!! 🧡💚🧡💚👩🏾‍🌾🥕

04/26/2025

Today is gonna be a FANTASTIC day!! The event had quotes like this on the tables!!!! 🤗 !!

04/26/2025

👩🏾‍💻Thursday April 24 (right after applying for the $50k grant,) I applied for my Homegrown By Heroes application with Farmer Veteran Coalition and I cannot WAIT to be approved🤞🏾 to use this Indiana Grown label!! ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 Pray for us as we wait for that “au so natural” excitement and glee I exude!!!

04/26/2025

04/25/2025

☕️ 👃🏼 Does Brian Haan like OUR coffee?? 🤔🤔🤔 …I think so! 🤗 💛🖤
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04/24/2025

Guess who just finished applying for a $50,000 grant? Yes! Meeeeee! And it was NOBODY but the Lord God that made it happen! That money is gonna be used to hire YOUTH, build some chicken coops, and grow LOTS of fruit & veg!! Thank you for editing my video Trevor Storm!
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04/23/2025

SOOOO I am late but if you are my true friend you’ll 4give me because YOU KNOW something MUST be up!

Yesterday was EARTH 🌍 DAY!! I LOVE earth day, I even bought matching shirts (green of course… my fave color)!! And I couldn’t even post 🥹 about it! It was also my first anniversary w/FB!

I remember (a year ago) being reluctant to post but I said if I gotta post, at least I can do it on Earth Day!!

And now I miss y’all!! I’m done with both classes and should be getting certification sent soon! But don’t worry, I AM GOING TO CATCH Y’ALL UP from the Butler University UPC Entrepreneurship Market on April 12,
Getting 3 cedar beds ordered in 1 week, Hosting an Entrepreneur Only dinner at Culinary Dropout on April 17th, Participating in a Career Fair at North Central High School on April 17th, oh and my son also going to Prom on April 12th! I’m at the doctor’s office and then it’s back-to-the-farm! That reminds me… I better check on that farm number I applied for!

Doctor is back!👨‍⚕️

04/23/2025

I know y’all been missing ya girl BUT JUST FINISHED MY LAST CLASS TONIGHT!!! Well last night 😂! Here’s a video of me after class!!

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04/20/2025

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Have you ever wondered what’s in season throughout Indiana in April? We've made it easy by highlighting everything that's in season and grown by local producers. Want to see the full list? Check out the seasonality guide on our website!

04/10/2025

Can y’all tell I’m excited? 🥳 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️I can’t WAIT until I put the faux strawberries next to my Crown Maple Syrup Strawberry 🍓 Syrup and my faux blueberry branches next to my Crown Maple Blueberry 🫐 Syrup… AAAAnd fresh vanilla pods next to my Crown Maple Madagascar Vanilla Syrup and REAL cinnamon sticks next to my Crown Maple Cinnamon Infused Syrup!

Can you see my efforts? I L😍VE what I do! I LOVE that I am almost up to my potential! I am doing this with NO vehicle too! YEP! SURPRISE! I do this with one hand tied behind my back and I am STILL doing it! I will be THAT much more grateful to God when I DO get blessed with one! ? ! !

04/10/2025

I told y’all I’ve bn busy! This was Monday at about 5pm! 🕔 I had been trying to film 🎥 this but my cell phone was dead as a doorknob! ⚰️ ! ! !

04/10/2025

Guess what I was doing on Monday? Yeahhh, Monday, 07 April 2025?

I’ve bn busy y’all! I mean C.R.A.Z.Y. busy! 🔨 🧰

So busy my cell phone 📲 died ⚡️ 🔌 and I didn’t even know it!

04/10/2025

I’ve bn busy y’all! I mean C.R.A.Z.Y. busy! 👩🏽‍🎨🎨
Just call me Kimberly van Gorham! 🖼️ 🖌️
Guess what I’m getting ready for?? 🤔 (answer below👇🏾)

03/26/2025

“How many 🐔 chickens can take a bath 🧼 at once?” 😫😫 Maybe that should be how many chickens can fit in the hole they are digging in your yard?”

03/26/2025

How many 🐔 chickens can take a 🧼 at once?

03/26/2025

Hey farm fam! HEYYY!!!👋🏾

Are you really farm-fresh if your food safety isn’t on point? 🤔 I promised y’all a recap of yesterday’s “Let’s Talk DIRTY… So We Can Keep It CLEAN!” (Unofficial Class Title) from Produce Safety Alliance + Purdue Extension SafeProduceIN!!! ✨💛🖤✨

Here’s my dirty dozen (but in a good way) to stay clean, safe, and certified-fabulous:

1. Keep It Clean
Everything that touches your produce needs a scrub down:
Bins, hands, equipment, clothes, water, buildings, vehicles — yep, all of it!
Clean produce = safe produce. Period.
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2. Sanitation = Success
Use the 4-step cleaning process for all tools + tables.
Housekeeping is HOT right now.
✨ Scrub. Rinse. Sanitize. Dry. ✨
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3. Know Your Zones
Open = wild west (open-air, anything goes)
Closed = control central (doors, windows, rules!)
🏕️ vs. 🏠 — both can be safe, if managed well!

4. Reduce Risk, Boost Credibility
• Keep it clean
• Handwashing stations are a must
• Pest control (not just for city slickers)
• Avoid standing water (aka slip ‘n slide danger)
• Organize tools like a pro
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5. Zone 1 = VIP Treatment
The real MVPs: tools, belts, bins, brushes, tables… anything that touches your produce.
Clean it like it owes you money.
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6. Pests Don’t Pay Rent
• Trap ’em
• Log ’em
• Check ’em
• No bait in the packing area
Store produce 12” from the walls and train your crew to squeal on rodents.
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7. Transport Like a Boss
Using your pickup to move produce after moving chickens?
Clean it first. Use liners. No cross-contamination allowed!
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8. Paperwork is Power
You need to prove you’re doing the work. Keep records of:
• Sanitation
• Pest management
• Vehicle inspections
• Worker training
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9. Chemicals = Handle With Care
• Lock them up
• Train your people
• SDS sheets on deck
Only use food-grade oils & cleaners!
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10. Write It Down, Make It Real
Food safety plans don’t have to be boring.
Use templates, tailor them to YOU, and make sure it fits your vibe and your farm.
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Don’t wait until an inspector pops up or a rodent makes headlines. 📰
Start cleaning, training, trapping, and documenting TODAY! 📅
My customers, my produce, and my peace of mind will thank me later!!!!!

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*** This one is for Scott and Andrea “No ‘Whippet’ Paws on the Produce!” 🐾🐕