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
034 - Winter Greenhouse Tomatoes and General Farm Update
Lowell and I talk about what has been going on the last few weeks here at the farm. The majority of that includes working with our greenhouse tomatoes and keeping the stoves that heat our greenhouses…
00:15:21 |
Fri 29 Jan 2021
033 - Winter is Here - Hydroponic Tomato Season Rolls On
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon mostly talk about how the hydroponic tomato season is going. There are also a few other odds and ends about what we've been up to the last few weeks... Merry Christm…
00:20:15 |
Sat 19 Dec 2020
032 - Wrapping up the Fall Season and Heading into Winter
In this episode, Lowell & Eldon talk about the end of the fall Corn Maze & Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch season. We also discuss where things are with the Strawberries as we head into the winter months…
00:26:16 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
031 - Strawberry Planting & Our Fall Season So Far
Lowell and Eldon talk about finally getting the strawberry plants planted and some things we're hoping will help them grow a good root system throughout the remainder of fall and into winter. Then we…
00:24:09 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
030 - Trying to Plant Strawberries - Intro to Our Fall Season
In this episode, Lowell & Eldon talk about some struggles we've been having with getting our strawberry plants planted this fall before discussing some of what we're doing differently this fall and h…
00:23:27 |
Wed 30 Sep 2020
029 - Strawberry Planting Prep & Summer is Almost Over!
Lowell and Eldon talk about what has happened since the last episode (at the beginning of July). Besides wrapping up sweet corn & greenhouse tomato season, we've been working on soil prep for making …
00:27:37 |
Thu 20 Aug 2020
028 - Always Looking & Walking Forward
The Strawberry season is behind us. We're working on preparations for the fall corn maze & pumpkin patch season as well as the prep work that has to happen before we can plant strawberries this fall.…
00:15:26 |
Wed 01 Jul 2020
027 - Putting a Bow on the 2020 PYO Strawberry Season
In this episode, Lowell & Eldon talk about a few things that were big question marks heading into the 2020 PYO season and a number of other farm-related topics.
00:28:49 |
Wed 10 Jun 2020
026 - Wrapping Up PYO Strawberry Season & Farming Like A Pro
Eldon & Lowell discuss what all has been going on at Yoders' Farm over the past couple of weeks. There was almost a complete week of rain. Strawberry issues to work through. Soybeans to plant and a n…
00:20:53 |
Fri 29 May 2020
025 - It Has Been a Busy Two Weeks of Strawberry Season
We are currently two weeks into our 2020 Strawberry Season. To say that it has been a bit busy feels like an understatement. We've had lots of demand for strawberries, a frost/freeze event on Mothers…
00:17:43 |
Mon 18 May 2020
024 - Strawberry Frost Protection and a Chilly April
A quick chat about recent frost events and how a pretty chilly April after a fairly warm winter has affected the pick your own strawberry season here at Yoders' Farm.
00:14:27 |
Sat 25 Apr 2020
023 - Planning for a PYO Strawberry Season During the Covid-19 Pandemic
In this episode we talk about some things we are considering doing different this year due to the coronavirus. This will likely be a pretty different Pick Your Own strawberry season from what we've b…
00:22:50 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
022 - Farming Continues as We Adjust to the New Normal
Lowell and Eldon talk about springs continual arrival, the continued "early" timeline for the pick your own strawberry patch, and several other updates from around the farm. There is also some discus…
00:19:20 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
021 - A Spring Update & Are Farmers Really Dumb?
In this episode Lowell and I talk a bit about what we've been up to here on the farm the last few weeks and then towards the end of the episode Lowell rants for a bit about some comments from a presi…
00:17:15 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
020 - Its Been a Pretty Mild Winter So Far
In this episode Lowell and I talk briefly about the past number of weeks and what we've been up to on the farm. We also talk a bit more about the advanced place having such a mild winter can put us i…
00:18:10 |
Fri 07 Feb 2020
019 - What Exactly is the Snack Shack?
The Snack Shack sometimes feels like its just a "tag on" to everything we do here at the farm, but it take quite a bit of work and we are quite happy with what we are able to offer through its window…
00:11:59 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
018 - The Clock is Always Ticking in Produce
As soon as we pass the winter equinox it starts to feel like we're ticking right away towards strawberry season. Add a milder winter (so far) to the mix and it feels like we're moving even faster!
00:13:33 |
Mon 13 Jan 2020
017 - A Deeper Dive Into Hydroponic Tomato Production
Lowell & Delvin dive deeper into the topic of what it takes to produce a high quality green house (hydroponic) tomato.
00:23:03 |
Fri 03 Jan 2020
016 - Heating & Growing Tomatoes in the Winter
Lowell & Delvin talk about some of the challenges of growing tomatoes through the winter in a greenhouse. One of the biggest issues is keeping the tomato plants warm enough to grow and bloom.
00:16:00 |
Mon 23 Dec 2019
015 - Easing Into the Winter Season
Lowell & Eldon talk about whats been going on since we wrapped up the fall season here at the farm. The weather has changed, and we are definitely heading into the winter season. That of course means…
00:15:17 |
Tue 19 Nov 2019
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