Children who live on Skidaway Island and are between the ages of 5 and 12 are welcome to join us on Saturday Mornings out at Skidaway Farms. For more information, please contact Jane Kollmann at gardenher52@aol.com What a fabulous harvest of vegetables for the kids! Which one will they eat first? […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
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CLEAN UP DAY Nineteen volunteers showed up early Saturday morning to weed and clean up the north end of the farm and parts of the organic section. It was truly wonderful to see how that many folks can make a difference in such a short time! The Farm looked so much better after a few hours! Spring clean up will be another opportunity so we thank all of you who came last Saturday and hope to see more of you in the spring!
! Our resident beekeeper, Barbara Phillips, aka Dr. Ra Ra, will be at the farm from 10 am until noon on our farm clean-up morning, Saturday, November 19th! Barbara has more of her delicious, farm honey to sell. Skidaway farms honey is the best hostess gift to give for the coming holiday season. Everyone loves it!!!! Plus it has been suggested that eating local honey from our very own farm can reduce allergy symptoms from pollen. Barbara’s honey hotline is: 912-677-7125
Hello to all the farmers and a special thank you to those who completed our springtime survey! I know, I know, it’s fall now but better late than never! Wanted you all to know that there was great feedback from the farmers and we, the board, appreciated all of your responses, comments and suggestions. Most of all, we appreciated all those who volunteered to help carry the workload of the Farm and keeping it running smoothly. Maintenance and Condition of the Farm: High marks were given for the maintenance of the Farm with two issue most problematic: the road ruts […]
September Tips from Farmer Jane: 1) continue to clear your plots from debris and weeds 2) add compost, manure, or fertilizer of your choice, your garden soil is ” hungry ” after the long season! 3) feed your eggplant, okra and peppers if you want them to reward you until frost 4) continue to be aware of fire ants and other pests that may have set up housekeeping in your garden. It’s time to plant!đ Anytime now you may get the fall garden started. I prefer to wait until the weather has moderated, usually the third or fourth week in […]
SKIDAWAY FARMS BOARD MEETING MINUTES 10/04/16 Present: Mike Welsh, Ralph Hinz, Joe Tyson, Cathy Adler, Bob Rogers, Monica Hughes Absent: Jane Kollman, Rick Cunningham
Present: Mike Welsh, Jane Kollmann, Ralph Hinz, Joe Tyson, Bob Rogers, Cathy Adler Absent: Monica Hughes, Rick Cunningham
Minutes – Skidaway Farms, Inc. Board Meeting Wednesday June 15, 5:00 pm Skidaway Audubon Pavilion Present: Jane Kollman, Cathy Adler, Ralph Hinz, Bob Rogers Absent: Joe Tyson, Monica Hughes Other Attendees: Rick Cunningham Meeting minutes of 6/15/16 meeting approved. Motion by BR, seconded by RH, unanimously approved. Entrance road improvements to be done by TLA. Work to begin 7/26 and 7/27. Fall festival update. Pot luck discussed rather than imposing on the club. 9/25 the only date Joe is available. Further discussion needed. Weed notices sent by Jane. Plot cleanup and solarization in progress. Ralph reported possible drainage solution for […]
After many bumpy rides to get to Skidaway Farms, the entry road was smoothed out, potholes filled and drainage problems solved. The Landings Association, responsible for the road’s maintenance, repaired it once the board brought it to their attention. Hooray! Just in time for our fall planting activity.
Minutes – Skidaway Farms, Inc. Board Meeting Wednesday June 15, 5:00 pm Skidaway Audubon Pavilion Present: Mike Welsh, Jane Kollman, Cathy Adler, Ralph Hinz, Monica Hughes, Bob Rogers Absent: Joe Tyson Other Attendees: Rick Cunningham 1. Meeting minutes of 5-21-2016 approved, motion by JK, second by CA, unanimously approved. 2. Budget presented by Cathy Adler, discussed, approved unanimously, budget will be posted on website. 3. Finance report per Bob Rogers: a) YTD $12,350 in plot rental income, $ 1,600 to be collected for remainder of year. b) $17,143 in checking account, $11,257 in asset replacement account 4. Website update: Monica Hughes currently […]
Minutes – Skidaway Farms, Inc. Board Meeting Saturday May 21, 4:00 Skidaway Audubon Pavilion Board Members: Present: Mike Welsh, Jane Kollman Absent: Ralph Hinz Other Attendees: Bob Rogers, Monica Hughes (new board members) Treasurer Bob Rogers reported financial status: Checking account : $17,711.40 Last year’s expenses $17,776 – Business expenditures $3717, Farm maintenance $8230, Gardening expenses (children’s garden, farm beautification, etc.) $1795, Utilities (dumpster, electricity, port-de-let) $4034 Asset replacement account: $11,257.74 The online election for the four new members of the Board of Directors is complete. Terms for new board members Cathy Adler, Joe Tyson, Monica Hughes, and Bob Rogers commence as of May 21, 2016. They […]
Minutes – Skidaway Farms, Inc. Board Meeting April 16, 2016 5:00 Skidaway Audubon Pavilion Board Members: Present: Mike Welsh, Jane Kollman Absent: Ralph Hinz Other Attendees: Bob Rogers, Cathy Adler, Joe Tyson, Monica Hughes, Rick Cunningham Discussion Farmer Survey preliminary results a: Monica to summarize/categorize farmer requests/ suggestions from survey b: Jane to reach out to TLA re farm entrance road repair Festival April 24 – planning continued, work groups assigned Website Update a: copy of Skidaway Farm Inc. Articles to be posted on website b: Rick to set up election online for new board members c: Rules committee formed – […]
Skidaway Farms was developed with the help of a large number of individuals and organizations, on land leased from The Landings Club, under the direction and as a committee of Skidaway Audubon. Now complete, the Farm has become it’s own organization. Skidaway Farms, Inc., a GA non profit, was incorporated on August 14, 2015 Skidaway Farms Inc. Certificate of Incorporation
How about those new paths? Jane Kollman and Kevin Smith pitched in to help Ralph Hinz deal with distributing, smoothing, and tamping down another load of gravel to keep things neat at the farm. But they couldn’t have done it without the generous assistance of TLA Public Works and Sean Burgess who arranged to lend us their small front-loader along their expert operator Construction Specialist Jascend Helvey.
It’s been fun while it lasted, but the weather’s finally getting down to being WINTER! Tonight the temperature out at the farm is predicted to fall well below freezing, with a low of 26 degrees at about 7:00 am Tuesday expected. If you have a drip system, you need to remove your timer and open up your filter to dump the water so there’s no freeze damage. Be sure to disconnect any hoses or other watering equipment that might be harmed by a freeze. Ralph Hinz will turn off the irrigation system and the pump, and will partially drain the […]
Reid Archer of Victory Gardens is once again offering compost and seedling sets, but you have to hurry to get your order in before January 31! Here’s his email to Jane: I wanted to reach out to you to organize the plan for this year’s soil drop off and seedling sales. This year, we’re offering bulk prices for pre-orders on seedlings and potato seeds. You’ll also find a section for fertilizer and soil mix on the pre-order form. People can download the form, fill it out, and send them along with a check to: Victory Gardens 2408 E. 40th St. […]