The Millet Seed Farm

05/20/2023

Do your plants need a boost? I have Compost Plus for sale! $50/bag. This is the highest quality amendment! I’ve been really happy with how plants respond when I add a handful at transplanting, mix in with potting soil for container plants, and top dress.
I like it so much I ordered a pallet and I have a few extra to sell. Contact me via email or phone if you are interested.

05/05/2023

Iowa peach trees on sale now! Large trees are two for $80 and smaller trees are two for $50. You can order your trees by contacting me directly or purchase at our plant sale this Sunday 10am-1pm at 1003 Ginter Ave. Please e-mail [email protected]

04/21/2023

Hey friends! Our spring plant sale is coming up soon. Please check out our website for a full list of plants that we will have available. We hope to see you soon.

09/04/2021

Grow your own fresh figs! Trees for sale starting at $25. These Chicago Hardy figs can be grown in pots and brought inside over winter or planted in the ground in a south facing location. After a couple of years trees bare dozens of delicious fruit with proper care. Contact me to purchase your trees at 319-471-0807 or [email protected].

07/16/2021

Egyptian walking onions are probably my favorite perennial allium to date. The most versatile, reliable and productive providing green onions spring, fall and winter. Plus tasty Shallot bulbs in summer. All of these were harvested from one massive plant! A limited number of bulbils will before sale this August.

07/03/2021

Hardy Iowa white peach trees for sale! $20 each or $15 each when you buy four or more! These trees have gorgeous pink blooms in spring and are loaded with small tasty peaches that are great fresh, frozen, or dried! Contact me to purchase your peach trees today. 319-471-0807 or [email protected]

04/22/2019

The praying mantis hatch begins! I saved this egg sack found on a ginger stalk from the fall harvest. I tied it to a volunteer red bud in the low tunnel with hope that this day would arrive.

04/01/2019

Friends and CSA folks, stop by for some early spinach on the house! Just give me a text to let me know you are swinging by. I still have a few CSA shares available too so let me know if you would like to join! Happy spring...

02/15/2019

Hey folks! Now is a great time to start thinking about signing up for a CSA. The Millet Seed has shares available for the 2019 season. Visit the website or contact me to learn more about the farm and to sign up for a share. A link to themilletseed.com can be found in the bio. Thank you and stay warm!

12/03/2018

A wonderful display of foraged mushrooms and home grown ginger. I am ready for mushroom ginger tea and gravy to keep me warm during these cold winter days.

11/20/2018

08/12/2018

CSA members were treated to neighborhood wild plums last week, as well as seedless concord grapes from our neighbor. Loving the bounty of fruit this year!

08/06/2018

Wren works for the Women, Food and Agriculture Network and their awesome annual conference is in Des Moines November 2nd and 3rd. The theme this year is Stepping into Action: Changing Foodscapes through Individual and Community Power. If you're a women involved in food/agriculture at any level, please attend! Registration costs increase after August 20th, so the earlier the better. Feel free to contact Wren if you have questions.

  Conference Statement WFAN’s mission is to engage women in building an ecological and just food and agricultural system through individual and community power. Our members work every day to fulfill a vision for a food system that supports farmers, eaters, and the environment. This two-day annual...

07/02/2018

Super exciting, it's time for blueberries at Blueyah Organic U-Pick Blueberry Farm in Oxford. We just finished our last batch of frozen berries from our picking last year and are pumped to be going to stock up. Contact them soon to pick-up a time to go out!

Check out our calendar and contact us to set up a berry-picking time.

07/01/2018

Experimenting with planting sweet potatoes into a bed with a pea cover crop! 6 rows of peas planted per bed in early spring. All rows terminated after three weeks except the outside rows nearest the paths (this clears a nice space for the single row of sweet potatoes which are planted in mid to late May). When the peas got large they flopped towards the paths where they rest in ‘peas’ after they were cut down with a diamond hoe in mid June. The goal is to keep living plants in the ground for as much of the season as possible to keep the soil biology thriving, build organic matter, and fix nitrogen. I hope to try this with rye and vetch as well!

06/14/2018

The beets are ready! Right out our front door.

06/10/2018

Over wintered cilantro left in the tomato beds are filling in the paths beautifully! Attracting wonderful insects and providing a huge crop of coriander.

06/07/2018

Any ideas about what may be causing these pepper flowers to abort? This is happening to all of the plants in the tunnel. The plants are not as vibrant green as usual either.

06/06/2018

Broccoli coming soon! Thank you Wren for finally convincing me that broccoli is worth the effort by growing it for us last year.

05/24/2018

Full vent on the new cat tunnel. For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to grow tomatoes, ginger, and peppers under cover like the pros. I am an amateur. It was great to have for spring starts but I am already regretting having this hunk of plastic out here in the heat!

05/22/2018

Last week was our first CSA pickup. It feels great to start the season off with a bounty of fresh greens and spring mushrooms!

05/17/2018

Hey folks! Wren’s been brewing a bunch of water and coconut water kefir and now has a bunch of extra water kefir grains to share. Let us know if you’d like some.

04/26/2018

Come visit us at the Back Yard Abundance plant sale this Saturday, April 28, from 9-11:30 at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center.

04/16/2018

Two exciting positions are open with Field to Family in Johnson Co., Program Associate and Food Hub Manager. Applications due April 20th. A great opportunity to be involved in making a more vibrant and sustainable local food network!

OUR MISSION: Field to Family works to create a more local, healthy and sustainable regional food system. We envision a region where people eat with the seasons, where farmers make a living, and our…

04/12/2018

Wren helps plant our favorite leeks, King Richard. It is feeling like spring!