Conversations with Yoders' Farm
A biweekly conversation around what has been going on here at Yoders' Farm in Rustburg, Virginia. We are a four generation farm providing "Locally grown, gourmet produce & family friendly activities." That includes a PYO Strawberry Patch, Hydroponic Tomatoes, and in the fall we have a Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 55
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
054 - From Strawberries to Corn Mazes: Embracing the Summer Months
Time for a quick catch-up from the farm... we're transitioning out of the strawberry, and spring seasons and moving into summer.
00:18:17 |
Thu 06 Jul 2023
053 - Mid 2023 PYO Strawberry Season - Busy and Thankful
Finally got around to recording an update here in early May of 2023. Our PYO strawberry season is about half over at this point (it started a little earlier than most years). We talk through some of …
00:36:39 |
Tue 09 May 2023
052 - Cold Nights As We Enter Spring
Lowell and Eldon discuss things around the farm as we're officially heading into the spring season. There have been some cold nights here on the farm which have definitely affected our strawberry cro…
00:20:44 |
Mon 20 Mar 2023
051 - Feels Like Spring - Are We Behind Already?
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon catch you up on the results of a super cold spell in late December, how that affected the Strawberries and how they are recovering, as well as some other odds and en…
00:15:27 |
Mon 06 Feb 2023
050 - Early Winter Months - Merry Christmas
Lowell and Eldon recap November and December of this year, mostly talking about the strawberry plants and what we've been doing with them since they were planted later than we would have liked. Towar…
00:20:42 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
049 - Fall Pumpkin & Corn Maze Season and 2023 PYO Strawberry Planting
As usual, our fall season has been a unique one! In this episode, Lowell and Eldon talk through the planting of the pick-your-own strawberry plants for 2023 and some of the issues around that as well…
00:29:44 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
048 - The Dog Days of Summer - Almost Pumpkin Season
A short catch-up episode of what we've been doing here at the Farm for the last month or so... as well as what we're doing at the moment while we work towards getting ready to open for our fall Corn …
00:16:20 |
Mon 08 Aug 2022
047 - Mowing the PYO Strawberry Patch - Summer at the Farm
Not a ton to talk about right now... the PYO strawberry patch is closed, and we're working on summer activities like planting the Corn Maze and pumpkins, but overall just a quick catchup for what's g…
00:13:16 |
Fri 24 Jun 2022
046 - Recap of the 2022 PYO Strawberry Season
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon update you on what all has been going on over the last month or so here at Yoders' Farm, hydroponic tomatoes, field crops, fall stuff, and then go kind of deep on th…
00:42:12 |
Fri 27 May 2022
045 - A Rough Week of Strawberry Farming
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon catch up to talk about the past month or so here at the farm. Of particular interest to us recently have been several freezing temperatures that have caused some pre…
00:30:08 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
044 - Seems Like We're Always In A Transition
In today's episode, Lowell and Eldon catch up about what has been going on over the last month here at Yoders' Farm. We talk a fair bit about the hydroponic tomatoes at this time of year, as well as …
00:15:36 |
Sat 19 Feb 2022
043 - Easing Into 2022
This is just a short episode about what we're up to on the farm these days. Tomatoes are kind of the main focus (along with the Farm Store), strawberries got some covers pulled over them recently... …
00:17:23 |
Mon 10 Jan 2022
042 - We've Got Bear Problems! Late Fall at the Farm
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon talk about what's been going on over the past month or so. Although our busy fall pumpkin and corn maze season are over and the pressure of lots of people being on t…
00:31:58 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
041 - 2021 Fall Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Season Wrap Up
Lowell and Eldon talk about how strawberry planting went, an update on our winter tomato greenhouses, and a summary of how our fall corn maze, pumpkin patch, and snack shack season went and is wrappi…
00:19:59 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
040 - Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Season While Planting Strawberries
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon talk about the first couple of weeks of the Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch as well as the current project of trying to get all of the strawberries planted. It's a busy ti…
00:19:13 |
Thu 30 Sep 2021
039 - The Fall Season is Coming Whether We Are Ready or Not
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon talk about cleaning out the greenhouses, working on strawberry field prep, the upcoming fall season, the pumpkin patch, the corn maze and a few other odds and ends.
00:20:13 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
038 - What If You Were Starting An Agritourism Farm Today
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon discuss a general update from the farm as we enter the summer months and prep for our fall season as well as strawberry planting. After a general update, we dive int…
00:31:46 |
Fri 23 Jul 2021
037 - An Overview of the 2021 Pick Your Own Strawberry Season
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon bring you up to date with an overview of how the 2021 PYO season has gone here at Yoders' Farm. There is also some discussion about strawberry varieties for next yea…
00:22:53 |
Sat 29 May 2021
036 - PYO Strawberry Patch Work Heading Into Spring
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon give an update on what all is going on here at the farm. In particular, a majority of the episode is spent talking about the PYO strawberry patch and some of the thi…
00:30:00 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
035 - Spring is Coming... At Least We Hope it Is!
In this episode, Lowell and I (Eldon) talk about what we've been up to around Yoders' Farm the last few weeks. Strawberries and tomatoes are the main things on our minds but the next season is always…
00:19:50 |
Mon 22 Feb 2021
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