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Preserving and Promoting Traditional Farming

At Tumbledown Farm, our purpose is

to preserve and re-publish the primary sources of knowledge about 19th and early 20th century farming
to rediscover the best of traditional farming skills and techniques
to increase the number of diversified farms
to gather a community of support for those who want to learn how to farm in the old ways, and

to create a network of experimental field stations to provide advice for the creation of sustainable, suburban micro-farms

Tumbledown Farm is a virtual haven, a place to learn and explore 19th and early 20th century farms. ...a place to sow and grow "contrary" dreams.

Check out what's new in the Tumbledown Farm Library: Soil Management (Farm Management, Chapter X)

Ready to plant tomatoes? We've added a page to our resources, how to do EVERYTHING tomato in the garden. Assuming that you planted some last fall, winter wheat will begin to grow soon. Warmer days are just around the corner. Also new to the site is a resource page on growing Jerusalem artichokes (Sunchokes) in the garden, which will show you the whole process, start to finish. Why not plan on adding Jerusalem artichokes to your garden rotation this year?

We've added a new Gardening Calendar to the site. The calendar is specific to Indianapolis (and similar Midwest climes) and will be updated monthly. Already we have included the planting dates for most common vegetables. As we become aware of other such calendars we'll create and post a list of recommended online gardening calendars. Do you use Google for calendaring? Click here to add our gardening recommendations to your personal calendar!

From Flowers and T...

Spring has finally sprung at Tumbledown Farm. The daffodils are blooming, the peas are sprouting, the broccoli is now a few inches tall. The strawberries have once again been planted too early into ground that was worked too early, churning the heavy, wet clay into a consistency better for throwing pottery than growing tender fruit. Now that the ground has dried, it is as if the tiny plants were encased in cement. Yet they always seem to survive the abuse--and eventually even thrive. Why don't you drop a few lines with some photos to share your favorite signs of spring and share some the of the heartaches too? Surely everything is not bliss on your green acres. Then again, if it is 70 degrees and the sun is shining, who can really complain?

From Flowers and T...

Indianapolis Area Farms and Farmer's Markets: Local and Organic Food Sources (Map ) Do you have a favorite farmer's market? Send us a description, photos, and contact information. Together, we'll map and describe the very best sources of locally grown food for communities across the U.S. (and beyond).

Here's what we're reading this month. An e-book, for a troglodyte. Go figure. Watch for the book review on the Tumbledown Farmer's blog.

Get the book and read it on the Amazon Kindle (and almost any other book you want for $9.95). The device is simply amazing. We love it. 200 books always in our hands. Haven't stopped reading since it arrived. 'nuf said!

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