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I am so happy to announce that we are going to be a vendor at the Charlotte Tailgate Market for their Christmas market.  The dates are December 6, 13, and 20.  We will be selling our fresh free range eggs, unshelled pecans, and goats milk soap.  We are looking forward to this new market and hope to see everyone there supporting local farms and crafters.  We are truly grateful that this market is for local farmers. We will also be at the Charlotte Tailgate market in the 2009 season.  The Charlotte Tailgate Market will be one of our pick up locations for our 2009 CSARead More →

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The new year is almost upon us and we’ve been very busy at the farm getting ready for next season.  We are happy to announce that we are currently taking applications for the 2009 CSA Program.  One share will cost $550 which if broken down, comes out to roughly $21 per week.  The 2009 CSA program runs for 26 weeks starting in April.  The start date is not set in stone.  Weather conditions and other factors not within our control may delay the first harvests.  Please click on the Our CSA Program link to the right to learn more about our CSA.  We have threeRead More →

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Cotton Ginning Days is an annual festival held at the Gaston County Park in Dallas, NC. Cotton Ginning Days showcases Gaston County’s agricultural and industrial heritage. Exhibitors from all over the southeast will be there to show off their tractors, steam and gasoline engines. One of the highlights of Cotton Ginning Days will be the operational 1900 single-stand, Continental Cotton Gin. If you are able to make it to the festival you definitely can’t miss seeing the gin in full operation. The “Heritage Arts Area” will include demonstrations of goat milking, blacksmithing, basket making, spinning, chair caning, and more. There is also an Arts andRead More →

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We will be offering Free Range Pastured eggs soon.  Hopefully by the middle of September.  We will hopefully have around 30 Dozen available per week.  If you would like to be notified when the first eggs become available send us an email at todd@shadycreekfarmandnursery.com. A bit about our chickens: Our chickens are Rhode Island Reds.  They are prolific layers of brown eggs.  They have been ranging on our pasture eating grass and scratching in the dirt, the way chickens are supposed to live.  They have free access to green grass, water, and feed (non medicated of course!)Read More →

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I’ve learned many things in my first year of farming for a living.  However I feel the most important has been to not trust store bought soil tests.  In fact because I did trust a store bought soil test nothing has grown in our main field. I began noticing around the first of June that everything in our main field was growing very slowly.  It was like all of the plants were stunted.  So, I sent soil samples to NC State for testing.  Turns out that the pH in the field was way too low.  So, that has to be adjusted before the majority ofRead More →

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Unfortunately we will not be at the Belmont Fresh Market on Saturday June 14th.  The recent heat wave has been really tough on our cool weather crops causing most of them to bolt and go to seed.  We hope to return next Saturday with a few of our summer crops.   thanks,  Todd CausbyRead More →

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Here are some pics from 5-31-08 at the Belmont Fresh Market.  There was a great turn out at the market that day. Butterhead Lettuce   My table at the Market   Fire Creek Bluegrass Band Check out there website at: http://www.firecreekbluegrassband.com/Read More →

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We will be starting our 2008 Farmers Market Season this Saturday at the Belmont Fresh Market.  We hope to have romaine lettuce, turnips, baby beets, some radishes and green onions. The Belmont Fresh Market opens at 8:00 am and closes around 11:30 am.Read More →

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Since this is our first year selling at farmers markets we will be taking things slowly.  We hope to be at the Belmont Farmers Market on Saturdays starting in May.  I don’t know exactly when the Belmont Market will open this year.  We also plan to be at the Gastonia Farmers Market during the week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 am until 1 pm starting in June.  We will keep you posted about any details regarding the Belmont Farmers Market.Read More →