The most interesting crops, you plant once and they keep growing and producing for years. Walking and multiplier onions, berries, culinary and medicinal herbs. There’s something satisfying about a patch that gives you food AND more plants. What’s the best thing you’ve planted that keeps coming back?

A while back, Dad and I built this asparagus bed (25 ft long)out of stone we gathered from a creek. Zoom in and you’ll see the red berries! Open pollinated! Those are full of seeds, and we dibble them right back into the ground. Has anybody ever tried developing their own asparagus landrace? We started with 2 year roots from a few different varieties. I’d love to see what comes from letting different varieties cross-pollinate and selecting the strongest plants for our conditions over the years. Anybody else patient enough to grow asparagus from seed and see what comes of it?

The garlic field is ready, and tomorrow we start getting next year’s crop in the ground! There’s something special about seeing all these freshly worked beds and knowing what they’ll be producing come next summer. We’ve put a lot of work into this ground, and I sure do enjoy seeing it all come together. 🌱🧄

Now this is impressive. If he grew that grain himself, that’s a whole different level of self-sufficiency. Growing your own food is one thing, but taking it all the way from the field to a loaf of bread? That’s something to be proud of. What a flex!

We’ve wrapped up our last festival of the year here at Fike Farm and Forest! Now it’s time to clear out the remaining garlic and get busy with fall planting. We’re offering 40% OFF all garlic braids, bundles, and individual bulbs in our Etsy shop! Whether you’re looking for garlic to plant, cook with, or hang in the kitchen, we’ve got plenty of homegrown heirloom varieties to choose from. Help us make room for our next crop that’s nearly ready for harvest! 🌱 Sale runs through November 19, while supplies last! 🛒 etsy.com/shop/FikeFarmAndFor…

We spent the day at the October Sky Festival in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, selling some of our homegrown garlic! We brought along several varieties of garlic, plenty of hand-tied bundles, and a few other goodies from the farm. It was a good day getting to meet folks, talk gardening, and share a little of what we’ve been growing here at Fike Farm and Forest. There’s a whole lot of work that goes into growing, harvesting, curing, and preparing all this garlic. It’s mighty rewarding to finally see it all on display!

The world can turn upside down in a hurry. Supply chains break, prices climb, storms come through, and store shelves can get picked clean before you know it. Being prepared means more than having a few things put back. It means knowing how to grow your own food, save seed, take care of the soil, and put up what you harvest for later. That’s part of the goal behind Fike Farm and Forest: providing select crops for survival gardens so folks can be a little less dependent on the grocery store and a little more secure at home. This isn’t an ad. It’s a wake-up call. A stockpile won’t last forever. Knowing how to grow your own food can. Garlic, walking onions, potato onions, shallots, sunchokes, berries, perennial vegetables, herbs, carefully selected pumpkin varieties, and other dependable heirlooms that can keep producing year after year.