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Tallgrass Farm
With all the recent rainfall we have lots of fresh Lepiota Americana mushrooms and a new batch of extracted Honey this week. Stop by and visit us at the Cash and Carry Farmers Market.
Tallgrass Farm was proud to receive the Louisiana Century Farm regintion this pass June.
It might be how outside side but we have been busy on farm. Tallgrass Farm just complete construction of it's second high tunnel. Now you can except more availability and variety of our great fresh produce.
We're getting ready for crawfish tours this spring with an all new viewing dock in the pond. Check out the the progress made this weekend. Check out the link below to learn more about our crawfish tours.
Big Thanks to Louisiana Travel for producing this great video segment on Culinary Trails through Louisiana. Wait for around 2 minutes in to find your favorite crawfish farmer.
This article dates back to 2006 as Burt discusses his recovery from Hurricane Rita in 2005. Burt compares himself to Forrest Gump, the last man standing in the 2006 crawfish market as the Louisiana's coast line recovers from the storm.
Check out Burt's latest news headline as he was interviewed for The New York Times in an article discussing the recent political in races happening in Louisiana.
It's COLD out, but with our high tunnels at Tallgrass Farm we are able to continue growing fresh food for you all year long.
Young or old, there's always something new to learn on the farm!
With hopes that the worst of the summer is now behind us, we have been able to begin tilling and drawing up new rows for our fall crops. We have little for market, but lots on the way!
Corn
We grew some the heirloom field dent corn to offer in our fall market for decoration. We think it's gorgeous.
Asparagus Beans
We are really excited about growing these Asparagus beans. Each bean is picked when it is about the thickness of a pencil and is 12-18" long. Steam them, stir fry them or boil them with potatoes. They have a distinctly nutty flavor.
Tomatoes
Coming this Fall
KALE
We have a lot of kale just getting started in the garden,
LETTUCE
It's still real hot for lettuce but we have some Lolla Rosa coming along slowly