Maile Beaks Farmstead

08/31/2026

If anybody is looking for seed garlic, that is locally grown in Fentress County. Galena Garlic Company has them right now!! Stop by and grab yours.

Here’s what I got….
1/2 lb - Chesnok Red $13
1 lb - Georgian Fire $20

08/31/2026

Plans always change in the garden. Filled the old tomato beds with brassicas.

08/31/2026

Good Morning Monday 🖤

08/30/2026

Left:
The 1st sunflowers I ever grew, were to grow something beautiful 🌻

Right: This years sunflowers were to grow something we could eat 🌻

Both were equally attractive and a learning experience that I am greatful for. Here is too many more sunflowers, over many more years. 

08/30/2026

Don’t be afraid to bloom 🖤

08/29/2026

08/28/2026

Compost is a big part of regenerative farming. Giving back to the soil instead of just taking from it.
Adding compost to your soil after growing and pulling plants out. Helps to return nutrients and microorganisms, build you a better soil structure and will help with moisture retention.

08/27/2026

It’s a pepper kind of day.

•Summer seems to always be busier than the spring when we’re speaking about garden produce, and here peppers truly get to shine.

•You don’t really realize how many recipes include peppers in their different forms whether it be fresh, canned, pickled, or even ground into spices. 

08/27/2026

Transparency, traceability, and knowing exactly how I grow is how I’m build my communities trust.
Using compost of chicken manure and forested matter like leaves to amend my garden beds for fall 2026