Author Archives: Shalomba Farm

Why Should We Rethink How We Support Agriculture?

As we wrap up Black History Month and move through Women’s History Month, we continue to have a conversation about the future of agriculture in our country – more specifically the prospect for new small farmers. Here is the question: Beyond the noise, smoke screens, and speeches, who actually gets a real opportunity at buildingContinue reading “Why Should We Rethink How We Support Agriculture?”

Introducing Shalomba Farm & Bakery: A Community Choice

With the help of many of you, we have finalized our new name: Shalomba Farm & Bakery! We put together a poll with 3 options for a name to incorporate more of our gluten-free bakery, and 71% of people that responded picked this one as their top choice. We plan on updating the logo whileContinue reading “Introducing Shalomba Farm & Bakery: A Community Choice”

Reflecting on a Year of Growth at Shalomba Farm

The start of the new year brings with it many hopes and dreams for the year to come, and we have many! It also brings with it a reflection on what went well, and what could have gone better, from the previous year. Probably no surprise to many who know us, but Farmer Singo putsContinue reading “Reflecting on a Year of Growth at Shalomba Farm”

Farm Updates: Snow, Chickens, and Gluten-Free Goods

The first heavy snowfall of the season is always a test of where we still need to work on our winter preparations for the farm. This most recent snowfall collapsed a number of our fences, and netting, including the netting above one of our chicken runs. This meant that three of the “teenage” chickens decidedContinue reading “Farm Updates: Snow, Chickens, and Gluten-Free Goods”

Navigating Season Change: Indoor Markets and Winter Prep

As we transition from fall to winter, we are already starting our prep for next year based on what we learned this year. This year we had a lot of issues with mice, so a big project is figuring out options to help, since some of the things we tried this year (like natural spraysContinue reading “Navigating Season Change: Indoor Markets and Winter Prep”

Preparing the Farm for Winter: Tasks and Updates

Summery fall days can make it seem like we have much more time than we do to complete as many tasks as possible before winter comes our way and makes some tasks impossible, and others more challenging to complete. Farmer Marcellin Singo has been hard at work putting up fencing to create spaces for allContinue reading “Preparing the Farm for Winter: Tasks and Updates”

Celebrating Farming Growth Amid Challenges

As the summer continues we have been faced with many challenges, and also many exciting things. One of the hardest things of being a farmer with livestock is loss, especially when the cause is unknown and you feel powerless. We lost 2 of our ducks recently to an unknown cause- Swimmer and Heart. The vetContinue reading “Celebrating Farming Growth Amid Challenges”

Summer Farming Updates: Bread Debuts and High Tunnel Construction

It is hard for us to believe that we are already mid-July! It has been a very busy start to the summer, filled with all the highs and lows that come with farming and baking! We were so excited to debut our bread at the farmer’s markets this year. We were working on many ofContinue reading “Summer Farming Updates: Bread Debuts and High Tunnel Construction”