Mottshaw's Farm

Mottshaw's Farm Mottshaw Farm is where we live and grow. Our focus is vegetables, fruit, berries and honeybees... an edible landscape. “I love to cook.

I am interested in growing some of my own food but I don’t know where to start.”

“Food is so expensive. I want to grow my own vegetables to save some money.”

“I enjoy fresh vegetables, especially tomatoes. I wish I could grow my own to enjoy whenever I wanted.”

“I really want to grow vegetables, but I don’t have the space.”

“I want to garden, but I really don’t have the time to learn.”

“I’ve

never had a garden. It would be cool to start one.”

If any of these statements sounds like something you would say, then this book was written for you. Our approach is a simple one – to give you the basic information you need to start growing your own vegetables in a way that is easy to understand. We won’t bother you with all the technical stuff or “extra” information. We will give you what you really need so you can spend more of your time where you want to be – growing your own food. Throughout this ebook, we give basic concepts needed so you can start growing your own food – fast. We’re sure you will have questions. That’s why we created a website as a companion to this ebook. Our hope is that the website will connect people, like you, throughout the United States and beyond, talking and learning from one another about growing your own food. Mottshaw Farm is a sustainable farm where we grow vegetables, fruit, berries and also maintain a flock of chickens and a honeybee apiary.

Sausage making at the farm. Feels-like temperature of 2°Saturday evening. What else is there to do?
01/20/2024

Sausage making at the farm. Feels-like temperature of 2°Saturday evening. What else is there to do?

04/24/2023
02/07/2023

Maple sugaring season is upon us!

This will be a game changer for this year’s tomato processing.
02/04/2023

This will be a game changer for this year’s tomato processing.

We’re going bigger with garlic next season - 380 heads that include Giant Turkish Red, Georgian Fire, and German Hardnec...
12/02/2022

We’re going bigger with garlic next season - 380 heads that include Giant Turkish Red, Georgian Fire, and German Hardneck. Looking forward to trying new types of garlic.

We’re making more and more of our own stuff. Today’s goal? Sourdough English muffins with our own sourdough starter. 😋 W...
09/21/2021

We’re making more and more of our own stuff. Today’s goal? Sourdough English muffins with our own sourdough starter. 😋 We’re not growing our own flour though… not yet. 😬

A good mouser is essential to have around the homestead 😊
03/14/2021

A good mouser is essential to have around the homestead 😊

The first maple sugar harvest of 2021. The sap flow is just starting! 5 gallons of maple sap evaporated to just under on...
03/07/2021

The first maple sugar harvest of 2021. The sap flow is just starting! 5 gallons of maple sap evaporated to just under one pint of maple syrup... lol. Hopefully next week will be better.😊

Winter is the time for projects. This weekend we’re working on furniture refinishing and repairing/ organizing.
01/10/2021

Winter is the time for projects. This weekend we’re working on furniture refinishing and repairing/ organizing.

We finished the first round of soap making. Here you see (from the bottom up): bees wax & honey, pine, and pine tar. The...
11/29/2020

We finished the first round of soap making. Here you see (from the bottom up): bees wax & honey, pine, and pine tar. The creamy orange will stay in the mold for a day or so before it’s taken out of the mold and cut.

Ingredients include our own bees wax and honey as well as organic oils and essential oils.

It’s time to side dress your garlic fellow growers/ farmers. High phosphorus and some nitrogen (5-20-5 if using chemical...
05/27/2020

It’s time to side dress your garlic fellow growers/ farmers. High phosphorus and some nitrogen (5-20-5 if using chemical fertilizer) bone meal and blood meal if using organic methods.

It's maple sugaring season. We tapped several trees about a month ago. We finished making our first batch of maple syrup...
03/04/2020

It's maple sugaring season. We tapped several trees about a month ago. We finished making our first batch of maple syrup yesterday, 4 pints. And, it's delicious! We're hoping that the warmer weather doesn't rush the season along too much.

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