011 – Lets Talk About Raising Honey Bees
Lowell and I talk very briefly about what we’ve been up to the last couple of weeks and then we jump into a brief overview of a new venture that Lowell has been involved with recently, raising...
010 – Fall is Coming, We’re Getting Ready
In this episode Lowell and I talk about what we’ve been up to the last couple of weeks here at the Farm. Making beds for strawberries. Planting strawberry tips. Growing pumpkins. Cutting the Co...
009 – VSA PrePlant Meeting & Strawberry Propagation
In this episode Lowell and I give a brief overview of the Virginia Strawberry Association preplant meeting we were just at. Then we dive into the topic of strawberry plant propagation, where we get o...
008 – Lets Talk About Weather
In this episode Lowell and I talk about weather, in particular rain, and how it affects us here on the farm. We also talk a bit about what we do to help when it gets too dry, and how “controlli...
007 – The Corn Maze is Planted & Other Maze Details
We’ve been thinking a lot about fall these days, mostly because we’ve recently planted the Corn Maze and are working to decide what our design will be this year. Beyond that we’re a...
006 – Strawberry Season is Over – A Quick Look at Whats Next
This is a quick episode that puts the 2019 strawberry season to bed. After that we discuss sweet corn just a little bit before talking about a few possible future episodes.…...
005 – Common Misconceptions About Strawberry Farming
In this episode Lowell and I give a quick run down of a bunch of little things that are common misconceptions about strawberry farming, strawberry raising and farming in general. Things like “a...
004 – Strawberry Varieties – What We Grow at Yoders’ Farm
In this episode Lowell and I give a brief overview of how the Pick-Your-Own strawberry season has gone here in South Central Virginia. Then we dive into the main topic of the episode, strawberry vari...
003 – A Day in the Life of a Strawberry Farmer
In this episode Lowell and I give a quick recap of the last couple of weeks since we’ve been open for Pick-Your-Own strawberry picking. Lowell also walks through what a “normal” day...
002 – Strawberry Growing Life Cycle
On this episode Lowell and I talk through an overview of the “life cycle” of the strawberry cycle. We talk about field preparation, planting, the winter and spring months leading up to op...