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:  Relation of Live Stock to Farm Management (Farm Management, Chapter XII).

We just added a new Tumbledown Farm Corn (Maize) page in response to a question from Malaysia about how to grow corn.  Check it out and let us know what you think.  You can also take a look at our Corn photo album while you are watching your own corn sprout up in rows!  The questions just keep coming, so I'll start a FAQ page soon.

From Corn

We just picked our last quart of strawberries :-( 

From Strawberries

:-) But this was a bumper crop year for strawberries!  We rounded the season out at 34 quarts.  That may not seem like much, but for our two 20+ foot rows it is amazing.  The last freeze was perfectly timed so that we lost none of the blooms and we had plenty of rain consistently for the past two months.  We took the opportunity of this strawberry glut to update our page on how to grow strawberries.  We've changed the strawberry crop rotation for 2008 to include a family favorite, broccoli.  Check out the "how to" page for all the reasons why!

  We will be harvesting winter wheat soon, so remember to check out our page on how to grow wheat in the garden.  The temperature is climbing fast, so the first tomato may be only a week or so away!  (We have fist-sized tomatoes already on several vines.)

If you have not already bookmarked it, take time to check out our Gardening Calendar.  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.  We think you will agree that this is a great idea.  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...

The daffodils have given way to roses in bloom at Tumbledown farm.  The broccoli is now forming heads

From Broccoli

 and we have been harvesting lettuce and onions (scallions) for more than a month.  And we have tasted our annual rhubarb crisp. (...and rhubarb pie and rhubard sauce!)  So summer is officially here.

From Rhubarb

Why don't you drop a few lines with some photos to share your favorite signs of summer; be sure to show us that first ripe tomato; and share some the of the heartaches too.  Surely everything is not bliss on your green acres; share your troubles.  Then again, if it is 90 degrees and the sun is shining, who can really complain?

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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