by Emily Freehling | Apr 22, 2024 | Ask the Farmer
by Emmett Snead My very first memory of a Fredericksburg Farmers Market was of the one located on a vacant lot across from what was A.W. Mitchell, at the corner of Wolfe and Prince Edward streets. A.W. Mitchell also stored tractors and trucks that were for sale on the...
by Emily Freehling | Apr 9, 2024 | Ask the Farmer
The two most common questions I get about growing asparagus: Why is my asparagus so skinny and poor? How do you grow asparagus? I grow asparagus by first selecting a well-drained area away from trees. Next, I take a soil sample (Get information on how and where to...
by Emily Freehling | Mar 13, 2024 | Ask the Farmer
by Emmett Snead I get a lot of questions about when and how to plant a garden. I do not know all the answers, but I can make up good answers in the form of glittering generalities. This is a talent I developed in college. I have narrowed gardening down to six general...
by Emily Freehling | Jan 31, 2024 | Ask the Farmer, News
Some farmers call them “tall tunnels.” Others call them “hoop houses.” The name may vary but I have been using high tunnels since the 1990s. Covered tunnels enable me to extend the growing season on the front end and the back end by four to six weeks. Tall tunnels...
by Emily Freehling | Dec 4, 2023 | News
The Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank reports that its partnership with the Snead’s Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program resulted in 57,578 pounds of produce and other farm goods being distributed through the Food Bank’s various programs in the community...
