River Rise Farms FL

10/19/2026

Y'all always ask me if the microgreens grow back each week. 🌱

I WISH.

That would be a whole lot of cleaning and planting each week that I didn't have to do.

Unfortunately they don't, but they do still serve a cool purpose. Each week after the market the trays get dumped out. The chickens know it's coming and they won't even wait for me to get the tub out to the pen.

The trays get set aside for washing and replanting come Tuesday. Then the rest of the cut pieces and coir and roots all go out to the birds for them to pick through.

These chickens love their microgreens. 🌱🐔

After a while the pens get cleaned out and all that goes out into the garden as compost. The coir and hay help keep it fluffy as it all gets scratched around out there with the clay in the soil.

They have free access to the field behind the coop through a little tunnel, but I like to feed the leftover greens in the run just for the above reason, so I can build compost in there for later.

Regrowth would be better and definitely time saving. But I do like this little system we've created. We're always trying to manage waste around here, and turn one thing into something else. It's the name of the game if you want to farm successfully on a budget!

10/16/2026

It's looking pretty around here. 😍🌱

Ward's Supermarket & restaurant deliveries are happening soon. Then the rest of these babies will be on their way to the Alachua County Farmers' Market tomorrow morning. ❤️

We'll have all your favorite microgreens in stock and plenty of them. 🌱

Can't wait to see y'all!!

10/15/2026

📸 Microgreens trays fresh out of their blackout stage.

Took these for you on Monday and then I totally forgot to post them. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I don't often show you the blackout stage but I think it's a really cool looking part of the process.

When they start growing in the dark, they grow yellow. It's the light that brings out their pigment. Of course these radish shooting out the sides in the first pic already have some color, because they've been catching that light. The red Amaranth trays also start to grow with these groves in them, because of the pressure of the trays stacked on them and the groves in the trays. It evens out over time but you can really see it those first couple days.

The last two pictures are Salad Mix and Sunflower microgreens, respectively. The Sunnies come out hull down at first and very white. And you can see what I mean about their yellow start when you look at this Salad Mix. 🌱

They're all green and bushy now, but this is how they started over the weekend. Can't wait to bring the finished product to you this weekend at Alachua County Farmers' Market!

10/11/2026

🌀 📸
4 trees down total. Pool is slap full. These water oaks are crazy but all is well here. ❤️

🫣 See the big split in the middle of that tree? You can see all the way through it. 😳 Wild.

It's over the sinkhole so it probably will just have to stay hung up until it finally comes down. Well see what Jolly Logger Tree Co says. Glad we have a great tree guy! 😆

10/11/2026

Anyone else's yard full of mushrooms and wet chickens after this storm? 😵‍💫

Just me? Okay then. 🐔🍄

10/09/2026

Ok y'all. I'm SO SORRY for the last minute post but we will NOT be at the Alachua County Farmers' Market in the morning. 🌀 I don't know what any of our roads are going to look like come then and I'm not comfortable driving out into it at 5 am in the dark. Among tornado warnings and other things. Rain won't ever stop me but this is more. We just had to make a call, and that is it.

We've already had two trees come down here. 😳

I've been running around all day trying to knock out deliveries and prep the farm and kids for the storm and am just sitting down to eat and let you know what's up.

Its hurricaning pretty good up here right now. Obviously the chickens don't care and they're still out acting like nothing is happening. They love it, really.

If you need microgreens we DID do a Ward's Supermarket drop-off earlier today!

We brought down:
Radish
Pea Shoots
Salad Mix
Broccoli

Fresh cut this morning! Go get it! 🌱

I also ran some trays over to the TOP and almost ended up in the middle of the Gator parade that I did not know was happening. 😵‍💫 Ok not really but I did get stuck in a tiny spot by big a delivery truck where all the roads around us were closed in my big extended length expedition and almost had a panic attack. 😬 It worked out fine but I was glad to bust out of there.

Anyway y'all, I'm gonna miss you. Stay safe out there and please be careful on the roads. Love you, mean it.

10/08/2026

I mean... if I fits 🤷🏼‍♀️

10/07/2026

Y'all. Why are they like this. 🙄

We've been cleaning out some spaces this week and doing the things. Pulled out this old dusty cabinet from the back of the barn and found some kids plastics screws and these two eggs that are a mysterious amount of days (years?😬) old. Terrifying. Those promptly went over the fence and into the woods.

Next up, we're going to get a new propane tank for the camper. Check the specs. Oh, eggs. Of course. Why WOULDN'T there be eggs in this perfect little nest box I apparently set up for the chickens. Obviously.

Also into the woods while I made this face 🥴 and prayed they didn't explode on me.

Oh yeah and there was one more egg on the back of the workbench I forgot to get a picture of.

Anyways, I got some chickens for sale cheap.
Come get em. 😆

10/03/2026

❤️ I took this picture and ate all this yummy food 😁😋

Love our market!! ❤️

As Florida’s summer heat gives way to cooler temperatures, the variety of locally grown produce at the Alachua County Farmers Market expands. Shoppers can look forward to freshly harvested peppers and tomatoes, radishes, lettuce, broccoli, beans, chard, spinach and other greens, fruits, and much m...

10/02/2026

Reminder: we are off market this week!

We weren't able to plant last week due to a string of appointments out of town for my kiddo, which means nothing was growing this week and we are out of microgreens for this weekend.

I'm glad for the quick break to catch up on things, but I am missing y'all already. We may swing by just to shop - because I have a hard time going a week without all my market goodies and fresh veggies. 🥬 If you see me, come hug my neck.

What I'm really supposed to be doing though is the fall clean out of our nursery, and some organizing of the downstairs of the barn so I can function in there again.

It's messy, it's dirty, and it's not as fun as the market. 🙄

Sigh.

But it's got to be done, and I'll be glad for it then.

Y'all enjoy your weekend and catch us back next week at Alachua County Farmers' Market in our regular spot!