Nithin's Farm

From this week onwards, Nithin's Farm would be selling freshly picked Greens & veggies weekly twice (Wed evening - 7-8pm and Sat morning - 8-9am) at Good Hope Farm, 1580 Morrisville Carpenter Rd, Cary.

Finally, great to see few veggies this week! Glad we had good rains recently!🙂

Growing our own organic vegetables is a rewarding experience!🙂

We have started transplanting Turkey berry (Sundakkai in Tamil), Okras, Eggplants, Green chilies, Bell peppers, Tomatoes & Indian Spinaches (Thottakura & Malabar)!

Happy Planting! Relax & Enjoy Nature!

We do enjoy observing nature in action on our farm!

We saw killdeer nest on our farm! Killdeer nests are very fascinating to observe. Killdeer eggs typically hatch in about 24-28 days, will post about hatchlings when the time comes!

Also, we installed couple of birdhouses this week to attract more birds. By providing suitable nesting opportunities, we can help support local bird populations and contribute to the ecological balance on our farm.

Working on these tasks on a farm can be quite rewarding! Spreading compost helps improve soil fertility and structure, which is essential for healthy crop growth. Leveling raised beds ensures uniformity and efficient irrigation, while covering them with w**d covers reduces the need for manual w**ding and minimizes competition for resources.

Every year, Nithin's Farm takes these proactive steps to maintain and improve our farm's productivity to give our customers very healthy & tasty veggies!🌱🍅

Making your own compost is not only a great way to recycle organic waste but also enriches the soil with nutrients, promotes soil health, and reduces the need for any fertilizers. By spreading compost onto your farm/garden, you're improving soil structure, water retention, and microbial activity, which ultimately leads to healthier plants and higher yields with tasty veggies. Plus, it's a sustainable practice that minimizes waste and contributes to a more eco-friendly farming operation. 🌱

🌧️ Grateful for nature's timely rains, nurturing our fields and sustaining life🙏

🌱It was a great week for planting our first veggies of this year at our organic farm, and we had the joy of getting our hands dirty planting onions! It's amazing to be part of the process from start to finish, knowing each bulb will grow into something nourishing. Here's to the hard work and dedication of small farmers everywhere!🙏

Getting more work done when weather gets better at a time!
1. Removed w**ds and added more leaf mulch on Garlic beds
2. Spreading compost on more beds and also added hardwood mulch on pathways to control w**ds.
3. Started more seedlings (Peppers & Eggplants) which needs at least 8 weeks before transplant.

Next two weeks - prepare 10+ onion beds (mix leaf mulch & compost layers using only hand tools) and setup irrigations to plant onions by March 1st week.

Onion Seedlings are getting ready to plant for this year in early March!

Bought new compost for this year and started spreading for onion beds!

Get outside and give back by joining us at the farm January 15th for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service! We will be preparing our farm plots for spring planting. Two shifts are available; learn more and sign up here: http://www.carync.gov/goodhopefarm

Happy New Year!

Nithin's Farm has started 3rd year journey this week with housekeeping greenhouse area, started onions from seed indoors (for early spring planting) and also propagation of plants by stem cuttings (Jasmine, Blackberry and Guava)!

In full swing, removed all dead plants from the front 1/2 acre plot and made a huge new compost pile!

Many gardeners highly recommend adding mulch to your soil in the fall. Yes, we have started adding shredded leaves for all open beds first!

Planning ahead always helps save you lot of time in early spring!

Mulched fall planted garlic beds with shredded leaves!

Garlic has a better survival rate when mulch is applied. Mulch insulates and prevents the freezing. Also it helps conserve soil moisture and provide w**d control.

Last week finished garlic & cabbage planting after another round of good rains!

We started well ahead to pull the old/dead plants (Long beans, Gongura & Okras) and make an another good compost pile!

Fall is the best time & climate to work on to clean-up your garden and also for adding leaf mulch!

Who's coming to Harvest Fest this Saturday?! From noon-4 P.M. you're invited to step back in time at Cary's historic Good Hope Farm. Take a tour, talk to a farmer, purchase produce, or enjoy browsing booths from local artisans and environmental educators. Free activities for kids, brews from Bond Brothers Beer and bites from Death By Taco promise something fun for the whole family! For complete event details and parking info visit carync.gov/goodhopefarm
Town of Cary, NC

Nithin's Farm is participating in this event as one of the farm producer!

Harvest Fest is almost here- join us on October 21 for plenty of ways to prepare for the holiday season by shopping sustainably. Along with farm tours, children’s activities, live music, and brews and bites, guests can browse booths from local artisans and bring harvest-fresh bounty from the farm to their tables at home. Don’t miss the chance to chat with local environmental experts about ways to go green or just kick back in a hammock and enjoy an afternoon down on the farm! For complete event and parking details visit carync.gov/goodhopefarm
Good Hope Farm
Town of Cary, NC

Thanks to all of our wonderful customers for continuous feedback, appreciation, recommendation and also for great google reviews about our organic fresh tasty veggies! Thank you so much for your overwhelming support through out this year! Please leave a review https://g.page/r/CQ8Saglc6tN7EB0/review if you haven't yet. Appreciate it!

Now you know why our veggies are so tasty! Yes, we continuously amend the soil multiple times in an year by adding organic matter (compost & leaf mulch) which provides fuel to the soil food web, and in turn provides plenty of energy to keep plants growing strong.

After harvesting the peanuts, we have prepared these beds for fall garlic planting!

We have started harvesting peanuts this week which would be available for sale (@ Good Hope Farm) on Saturday (10/07) morning from 08:15am to 09:15am along with sweet potatoes, ridge gourds, eggplants and greens!

Sweet Potatoes are ready to harvest for this season and it looks amazing than last year!😍

Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support @ our first harvest fest event!

Our second round of okras & eggplants have started giving fruits!

Raw peanuts are coming soon and also sweet potatoes as well!

First Harvest Fest event is on next Saturday (Sep 16th - from Noon to 4:00pm)!

Come on out to our historic farm and enjoy live music, local food, craft vendors, environmental education, kids activities and more. Celebrate Cary's agricultural roots, tour the farm, and learn about planting your own garden at this free outdoor event. The whole family can enjoy kid's activities, shopping booths from sustainable sellers, or chatting with local environmental experts.

Only ten days until Harvest Fest! From bounce houses to farm tours, we have plenty of free family fun at this event! www.carync.gov/goodhopefarm
Check out this awesome event lineup of festival features, environmental educators, and sustainable vendors:
Guided Farm Tours of Good Hope Farm
Free Craft Area for Kids
Face Painting
Compost Now Event Compost Collection
Free Water Bottle Refill Station
Interactive Playgrounds - Bounce House and Moon Walk
Raleigh Brewing Company beer vendor
Kababish Cafe food vendor
Cary It Green education
Cary Greenways education
Cary Hemlock Bluffs nature education
Stone House Breeding agricultural education
North Carolina Bluebird Society education
Pitstop for the Birds education
Carolina Wetlands Association education
NC Aquascapes vendor
North Carolina Composting Council education
SAVE SOIL education
Westorangefarms honey vendor
Stemandstonegoods Pottery & Wares vendor
Cary Renewable Energy and Climate Action education
Gaia's Magical Goods fiber arts vendor
David Walbert’s Woodworking vendor
Heart Song Farm NC fresh flower vendor
Natural & Local LLC farmer and produce vendor
Nithins Organics farmer and produce vendor
Toward Zero Waste Cary, NC education

Our annual Farm to Fork Celebration is back! Join us September 30th for an evening of dining and dancing under the stars! Learn more: http://goodhopefarm.org/2023-farm-to-fork-celebration/

Turkey berry, the green, rounded fruit of the Solanum torvum plant, is quite tiny in size but offers immense merits for overall wellbeing!

https://dheivegam.com/sundakkai-benefits-tamil/

Got plenty this week! Enjoy your weekend with various recipes (best one is Vatha Kuzhambu / Pulli Kuzhambu) and get amazing medicinal benefits!

We are having our stall on Saturday (08/19) morning from 07:45am to 09:15am at Good Hope Farm, 1580 Morrisville Carpenter Rd, Cary.

This morning we saw very cute baby rabbits in our farm while digging potatoes. He was trying to help this little one to join with his other buddy!

Nithin's Organics has arranged our first farm tour this year today (07/23 Sun) morning from 10:00am to 11:00am @ Good Hope Farm, 1580 Morrisville Carpenter Rd, Cary.

Note 1: Please stay with the farmer within Nithin's Organics farm plot (A1 & B5 - highlighted in the farm map) at all time during the tour. Please DO NOT enter into any other farm plots.

Note 2: Please park your vehicle in the designated parking area and wear proper footwear if you are planning to tour the farm.

We might have some of the freshly picked vegetables this morning to buy after the tour if anyone is interested.

Thank you for your cooperation and support!

Finally, our plants are thriving better this month after huge setback this year due to continuous rains in April and also the pill bugs issues. Pill bugs are keep eating the young plants and we had to replant some of them multiple times. Hoping good weather would continue to reap good veggies this season!

We have plant sale event (part of Piedmont Farm Tour) tomorrow afternoon (04/23 Sun) from 02:00pm to 05:30pm at Good Hope Farm, 1580 Morrisville Carpenter Rd, Cary.

Please visit Good Hope Farm page (https://www.facebook.com/goodhopefarmnc/) to know more about Piedmont Farm Tour!

1. Plants - Tomato plants, Green Chili plants, Brinjal plants (Green & Purple - Oval / Long), Turkey Berry (Sundakkai) plants and Ridge Gourd & Bottle Gourd plants (both are very limited)
2. Veggies - Cabbage

Please note that the plant sale is a form of fundraising for our farm. Thank you for your support!

We are excited to resume supplying you all with healthy, organically-grown veggies and plants! Today evening (04/09 Sun), we have the following items for pick-up from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM at Good Hope Farm, 1580 Morrisville Carpenter Rd, Cary.

Veggies: Cabbage & Fresh Mint
Plants: Tomatoes, Hot Pepper, Turkey Berry (Sundakkai) and Brinjal (Green & Purple - Oval / Long)

We are expanding from 1/2 acre to 1 acre this year! So, please note that the plant sale is a form of fundraising for our farm. Any kind donations through Paypal or Zelle (248-464-0492/[email protected]) are also appreciated.

Thank you for your amazing support!

It's time to plant garlic & onions incase if you missed it the last fall! Always fall planted garlic and onions grow bigger with better flavor!

Happy to see they are growing good! Removed the w**ds and added more leaf mulch again!

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