Dr. Barbara Phillips, better known as Dr. RaRa, our very own Skidaway Farms Beekeeper, has just finished harvesting the season’s first batch of the honey from her hives. She has about 40 pounds of honey right now, available in 16 oz jars at $12 each. You can contact Barbara at bphillips@rarahoney.com or text her at 201-966-8566.
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Of the 95 Farmers, 74 voted unanimously to approve the BOR’s recommendation to form a non-profit State of Georgia C Corporation for Skidaway Farms. This vote represented 125 of the 154 paid-plots in the Farm. The BOR is working on the Articles of Incorporation so that the Farm can present these to the Landings Club in time to sign a new lease for the property the Farm gardens on. Becoming our own legal entity offers an exciting way forward for Skidaway Farms! Thanks to all of those who voted their support!
A good time was had by all! Over 120 Farmers and friends gathered for the recent Farm Festival’s dinner hosted by Men’s Club cooks Tom Rosen and Joe Tyson with amazing culinary support from The Landings Club Chefs. The food was scrumptious and the lively conversations entertaining! The event raised enough support to pay for the dedication plaque that will be displayed as a Wall of Thanks inside the pavilion in gratitude for those who helped in its construction. Thank you to organizers Jane Kollmann, Cathy Adler, Joe Tyson and Tom Rosen and […]
All Farmers welcome to attend! The Board of Representatives will meet Thursday, June 25 at 5:30 pm at the Farm. All Farmers are welcome to attend the meetings of the BOR. The agenda will be posted under the “Documents” tab above. Bring a chair as bench seating is limited!
Calling All Farmers! Come join us for an evening of great food and fun and show your support for Skidaway Farms Dinner in the garden at Skidaway Farms Sunday May 17th, 4-7pm. The menu will be designed and managed by our two favorite Farmer/Chefs, Tom Rosen and Joe Tyson. Bring Your Own Beverages (water will be provided). Seating is limited to 125, so get your tickets now. To purchase your tickets online click here. Tickets and Donations: Individual $ 15.00 Couple $ 25.00 Family $ 35.00 The price of your tickets will be a tax deductible contribution. We will celebrate our spring […]
Just in Case…. If you notice a problem with the Farm’s irrigation system – a hose bib PVC pipe broken and running or an overhead sprayhead exploding upwards like a geyser – then PLEASE shut down the water pump by throwing this switch. It’s located on the outside of the pavilion storage closet. Then PLEASE call one of these Farmers who can figure out what to do next: Ralph Hinz 667-3085 Jane Kollmann 349-1395 We all appreciate your effort to keep a weather -eye out for goings-on at the Farm!
Welcome! Skidaway Farms TV debut on Flip My Food this past February inspired a group of folks and gardeners from the Sumter, South Carolina area to come on down and see first hand what our Farm is all about! Last weekend, the Farm hosted 44 gardeners and would-be bee keepers to a morning tour of the Farm starting with a presentation on her honey bees from Farmer Dr. Barbara Phillips – nicknamed “Dr. Ra Ra” by our visitors! After Farmer Barbara, BOR Rep, Cathy Adler gave a talk on the Farm’s history, things we grow, and programs we have in place. Then lunch was served in the pavilion followed […]
Don’t let your vegetables go to waste. Donate them to Second Harvest. Just let us know and while you’re away, we’ll make sure that the mature vegetables get picked and that the weeds are kept under control! The Farm’s Second Harvest manager, Marti Welsh has supplied pinwheels to mark your plot ….these are being stored on the Farm refrigerator in the pavilion. Place one of these pinwheels in your plot and send a note to Jane Kollmann at gardenher52@aol.com with the dates you’ll be away.
In the March meeting, the BOR voted to get the pavilion power washed to remove the mildew that has grown over the past year. This work was done by Jon Kotowski of SuperClean PowerWash. Prepping the wood. Keeping the Farm looking spiffy!
These two fellas are on the job once again…. A fun project is on the way for all to enjoy! Proud Crew! Happy Team 🙂 Her first visitors 🙂
The Next BOR Meeting will be: Wednesday March 18 at 5:30 at the Farm. All Farmers are encouraged to attend. These meetings are a good way for you to know what projects are being discussed and how your money is being allocated. As a Farmer, you can voice a concern, or suggest a Farm project by contacting your Section Representative (the 9 Sections Reps make up the Board of Representatives- the “BOR”). The list of BOR Reps is posted under the “About the Farm” tab above.
Are you going out of town? Don’t let your vegetables go to waste! Donate them to Second Harvest. The Farm’s Second Harvest manager, Marti Welsh has supplied pinwheels to mark your plot ….these are being stored beside the Farm’s refrigerator under the pavilion. Place one of these pinwheels in your plot and send an email to Jane Kollmann at gardenher52@aol.com with the dates you’ll be away and what your plot number is. We’ll make sure that the mature vegetables get picked and that the weeds are kept under control.
Education Coordinators Jane Kollmann and Joe Tyson gathered an attentive group of Farmers for the annual info-sharing session on planning and managing your spring garden. From culturing seedlings to laying out a plot…fertilizing and mulching to composting and pest control…Kollmann and Tyson’s experience over the past five years at Skidaway Farms is unsurpassed! So the lucky Farmers who listened in received the wisdom of two of the Farms’ best “growers”! The chalktalk was followed by a walk-around the Farm…a Q & A session and even the registration of a new Farmer! Thanks to Jane and Joe for their time and […]
Next time you go to the Farm and see that your pathway has been recently covered with new pine straw, you are probably lucky enough to be gardening next to one of the following Farmers who volunteered to unload the truck, carry all the bales and distribute them onto the paths and then stayed to spread the pine straw on the paths near their own plots! Your fellow hard-working Farmers were: Alex Daley, Tom Kollmann, Ralph Hinz, Jane Kollmann, Kathy Hardigan, Sue West, Mike Welsh, Terry Ackland. As well as stalwart souls Kim Huffman and Robert Rogers who showed up […]
Doors for the storage closet arrive! On Monday, the Bethesda Barn Builders once again lent their skills to the Farm! The project this time was the doors for our storage area in the Pavilion . The project will be completed next Monday January 12th! The door handles and final touches will be completed on Monday.
The filming of the television cooking show, Flip my Food, took place at the Farm this week! Here comes the food truck! Today’s show was all about honey, bees and cooking with honey and fresh produce from the Farm! Farmer Barbara did segments on honey tasting, cooking with honey and beekeeping . There were also cooking segments with Laura Liu, also a Beekeeper at the Farm, and Chef Darryl from Oak Ridge Pub and Grill. Chef Jeff cooked with honey as well as fresh produce that he harvested from the Farm! Chef Jeff extracting honey from the hives. The production […]