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Standing Oaks Farm We are a family farm passionate about growing quality, nutritious food through soil health and organic practices.

Finally after 2 failed attempts I made apple c***r vinegar! 😃 You can see the mother stuck on the right side of the jar....
10/05/2026

Finally after 2 failed attempts I made apple c***r vinegar! 😃 You can see the mother stuck on the right side of the jar.

What do I do now?? Do I save the mother to make more…? In human and animal biology it makes sense to do that. 😆 hmmm… Off to google I go!

Have a great Monday everyone!

The temps are dropping, so today we harvested ALL the blushing tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers and started cleaning up ...
10/05/2026

The temps are dropping, so today we harvested ALL the blushing tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers and started cleaning up some of the beds!

We still have quite a bit more to harvest before the real frost comes, but tomatoes and peppers are some of the most sensitive crops when those temperatures start getting close to freezing.

I’m honestly so thankful for this mild fall we’ve had! It has given us extra time to keep growing and harvesting, and I’m definitely not complaining.

Now we have a decision to make in the next couple of days… 🤔

We’re considering getting a poly tarp so we can try to extend the season and continue growing some of our cold-hardy crops like lettuce, arugula, beets, radishes, kale, and carrots into December! 🥬🥕🌱

It would be a new experiment for us, but that’s part of the fun of this farm — learning as we go and figuring out what works for our little piece of land.

So we’ll see what we decide! Either way, I’m incredibly thankful for what this growing season has given us. 🤍

God has been so good to us through every high and low of this season. 🌱🙏🏻

Have you ever had kale chips?! They are a favorite snack around here and don’t last long when I make them. We made them ...
09/29/2026

Have you ever had kale chips?! They are a favorite snack around here and don’t last long when I make them. We made them with our Red Russian Kale we grow. Just simply remove stems and chop them to a preferable size, toss with olive and add seasonings. We used garlic and seasoning salt. Then bake in the oven at 300 for 15 mins or until crispy!

Because of the purple color it has higher antioxidants, beta carotene and vitamin C. However it has slightly less Vitamin K than its deep green cousins.

But what makes Red Russian Kale the best in my opinion is that it’s sweeter and milder than the curly green kale you often find in grocery stores. You can eat them raw in salads because of how tender they are!

09/25/2026

It was harvest day for the last market of the season!! Come see us at Frankenmuth Farmers Market tomorrow from 8-12:30pm! We’ll have some new options as well as the favorites. Today’s harvest of carrots is just so beautiful!!! 😍😍😍 We’ll have some fresh celery as well!

We have half and full bushels of organically grown tomatoes available for purchase! $15 for half and $30! Send us a mess...
09/24/2026

We have half and full bushels of organically grown tomatoes available for purchase! $15 for half and $30! Send us a message if you like one. This is your last chance before next year!

I just got done canning some yummy salsa! I used 21 pounds of tomatoes and got 12 pints and 2 quarts.

I would love to know if anyone has canned anything yet this year?

09/22/2026

Did you know we also take online orders?!
We have a couple different pick-up locations.

Frankenmuth's Farmers Market-Saturday 8-12:30pm (This is the last Saturday!)

Our farm in Millington-Fridays and Mondays from 8-5pm

You must place orders by Thursday evenings. You can then choose which location to pick up from.

It is curbside pickup at our farm. Just choose the time you'd like to pick up at check out and message us when you arrive and we'll bring the order out to you.

One thing that we did this year that produced some amazing results were growing these marigolds alongside our cucumbers!...
09/22/2026

One thing that we did this year that produced some amazing results were growing these marigolds alongside our cucumbers!

Not only do marigolds attract pollinators from far off with their large brightly colored flowers which then gives a boost in pollinating our cucumber flowers, they attract beneficial insects that prey on destructive garden insects.

Underneath the soil they are hard at work as well suppressing microscopic nematodes that attack roots of cucumbers by releasing a natural chemical that wards them off.

The strong scent from marigolds also helps mask the smell of the tasty cucumbers that aphids, white flies and cucumber beetles love.

For all these reasons we will again be sure to plant marigolds along side our cucumbers. They seem to be besties and really bring out the best in each other! 😉

09/21/2026

Long and a little emotional post below…

Just when I was starting to feel a little hopeless about whether we were really going to be able to sustain our little farm… something happened that I really needed. 🥹❤️

This past Farmers Market was our BEST MARKET YET!!

And honestly, it meant more to me than just having a good sales day.

There have been moments this year when I’ve wondered, “Can we really do this? Can this little farm actually become something that we can sustain?” There is A LOT that goes into growing food, and sometimes the work feels much bigger than the return.

But then you have a market like this one.

People show up. They buy the food we’ve poured so much time and love into. They tell us how much they enjoyed something they bought from us. And suddenly you get this little glimpse of what could be.

It reminded me to stay the course.

Fall growing has been amazing for us this year and has produced some pretty incredible crops! And I’m so thankful that we get to share that food with our family, friends, and our community. Our spring crops were are hard fail to get over, but we gained much wisdom and knowledge through the process that will serve us well for next year!

We are still passionate about growing healthy food that actually tastes amazing. We believe food brings people together, and that eating whole foods full of good nutrition can help us feel better too. We want this for our community!! 🥰

And we have BIG dreams for this little farm.

We want to extend our growing season with greenhouses so we can provide fresh produce for more months of the year. We’d love to offer canning and cooking classes, eventually raise some farm-fresh meat, and hopefully encourage and come alongside other small farmers who are dreaming about doing something similar.

I don’t know exactly what all of this will look like yet and we will continue following the path laid out for us, day by day, week by week, year by year.

And we absolutely could not keep doing this without the people who choose to spend their hard-earned money on what we grow.

Every order matters. Every market purchase matters. Every person who tells a friend about us matters.

So from the bottom of our hearts… THANK YOU. 🥹🤍

Thank you for supporting our little farm. Thank you for believing in what we’re doing. Thank you for letting us feed your families.

We have one more market at the Frankenmuth Farmers Market next week, but we’ll continue offering farm pickups for a few more weeks into October.

We’re just going to keep planting, growing, learning, and trusting God with the rest. 🌱🙏🏼

Maybe this little farm is just getting started. ❤️

Come support your local community at the farmers market! We’ll be here until 12:30!
09/19/2026

Come support your local community at the farmers market! We’ll be here until 12:30!

When we bag our lettuce we hand pick through it to get all the bad pieces and leave them out of our lettuce bags to take...
09/18/2026

When we bag our lettuce we hand pick through it to get all the bad pieces and leave them out of our lettuce bags to take to the compost! If we don’t want to eat we’re sure you don’t either!!

It takes some extra time but we care about the quality of our produce. ❤️

Address

8101 Vassar Road
Millington, MI
48746

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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