Wild Roots Farm

Our wonderful partners PAL: Play Advocate Live Well, Spartanburg Regional, Ruth's Gleanings, American Heart Association and Wild Roots Farm are hosting a FREE virtual series of Cooking Up Confidence: Skills for the Everyday Kitchen. This cooking series is a Beginner course for anyone that lives, works, worships, cooks, eats, etc. in Spartanburg County. Live Healthy Spartanburg aims for our community partners to take action to promote healthier lifestyles that will reduce and prevent chronic health conditions.

To register, scan the QR code on the flyer or click on the Eventbrite Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cooking-up-confidence-skills-for-the-everyday-kitchen-julyaugust-series-tickets-935771597037?aff=oddtdtcreator

"Early on in my farming career, a farmer mom insisted Jake and I start planning for how we'd keep me relevant once kids entered the picture. I didn't see how I could possibly become irrelevant. I WAS the farm. At least half of it anyway. And it would be fine. We'd send the kid(s) to daycare and I'd keep farming as usual. No problem. And while we now do technically have daycare for both kids...it's never consistent. They take vacations, or holidays (cough, 4th of July) and yes we have grandparents to step in, but not always. And our baby isn't into bottles, so my body is still needed at least every 2-3 hours. And kids take a long time to get ready for their days, so when our farm day starts at 7am, our toddler is fully engaged in building a train track but also needs to eat breakfast and get out the door and oops the baby just spit up all over outfit number two of the morning.....I'm the default parent. And Jake leads the crew. The natural division of work now is Jake in the field and me in the house. I can still farm from my desk, at nap times and in quiet moments, because someone still needs to write the checks and order the parts for the broken things...and it's my body that's tethered to parenthood. At least for now.

I'm trying *so hard* to enjoy it. To appreciate the privilege of childcare and grandparent support and the ability to leave the farm work to our crew and to be able to spend real, quality time with my babies. But damn if it isn't hard to watch it all happen without me. So here are some photos of my field walk today. Where I kept myself in the loop, answered questions in person, observed and documented, then strolled back home when the whimpers coming from the stroller turned too insistent to ignore. I think, so far, we've heeded that long ago warning. I'm not ever-present, but I'm not irrelevant. I still AM this farm. It's just shared a few more ways these days."

— Taylor of , growing in central Vermont. 👩🏼‍🌾🌱

Come see us tomorrow at Hendersonville Farmers Market!
We will be there from 8-1pm. This week we’ll have…
-kale
-collards
-fennel
-celery
-gold potatoes
-fingerling potatoes
-squash and zucchini
-basil
-the 1st tomatoes!!
And more!

The sun is shining! And the veggies are waiting for you 😋😉

It’s a lovely brisk morning up here in Hendersonville!! Come check out the this morning 8-1pm. We have lots of new summer veggies and herbs for your week ahead!!

CSA Week 4 - What could be better Memorial Day weekend than some homemade slaw and broccoli salad next to your grass-fed burgers?? 😉🚜🥦🐂

This week..
Broccoli
Savoy cabbage
Collards
Watermelon radish
Garlic scapes
Spring onions
Salad mix

Interested in becoming a member? Check out our website! We will open Fall registration soon.

It’s that broccoli picking time of year! Organically-grown broccoli can be hard to find, but boy is it worth it.

We’ll have these babies in our CSA this week and at Hendersonville market this weekend.

Week 2 of our CSA rolling out! If you are not part of our CSA, you can still get veggies this week! We have Farm Boxes available in the shop on our site. You can pick these up on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday this week. We won’t be at market this weekend, so if you want them come and get them!!

Come see us from 8-1pm. We’ve got the color you’re looking for on this gray day!

Week One of CSA! Peas, Chard, spring onions, green garlic, salad mix and arugula. Tastes like Spring to me.

Want to get your weekly vegetable subscription?? Check out our website for more info! Link in bio.

We hilled potatoes last week before a restful weekend away! We do this because potatoes grow new sprouts above the first “seed” potato. What that means - the higher the hill, the more spuds we’ll harvest. Yay! 😋

Monday morning we were back at it harvesting for CSA and chef orders. Today, we are planting more summer crops and trying always to catch up on non-harvesting tasks. Next up, deer fence #643.

Ready to eat better? Bored of the usual menu?
Fall CSA shares are now available and On Sale on our website! Beginning September 2024!
Sign up now to get one week FREE. Delicious, organically grown veggies are in your future. 🥕🥦🥬
Link in the bio.

We love being part of Hub City Farmers market! See you on Saturday 8-12!

Produce Boxes need to go quick! We have extra produce and won’t be at market this week. Gorgeous gorgeous boxes filled with a variety of super fresh produce! Special $20 this week only. Pick-up and local (to our farm) delivery Wednesday or Thursday. Message us to order!!
In the box..
Swiss chard
Red or green leaf lettuce
Escarole
Baby Salad Mix
Radicchio
Scallions
Parsley
Cilantro

We’ll be at the Toasty Farmer Market in Greenville tomorrow! 11-2pm at Fire Forge Brewery.
Need plans for the day? Come out grab a coffee or a beverage, some dim sum, holiday decor, and groceries for the week ahead. Holiday season can be busy! Spend a slow afternoon with us 🤗
This will be our last market until January!

Holiday Salad Packs and Thanksgiving Produce Boxes are available on our website! Make your holiday simple and delicious.
Or come see us at Fire Forge Brewery in Greenville from 11-2 for the Toasty Farmer market. We’ll have all the greens and goodies.

Farm Produce Boxes are back in stock on the website! Www.wildrootssc.com
Need something for dinner? This weeks box will include…
Salad Mix
Leaf lettuce
Scallions
Cilantro
Spinach
Mustard Greens

Want a farm fresh salad this week?? Still time to order a Farm Produce Box this week! They are available on our website. Don’t miss out on all the greens goodness while it’s here!

First frost is approaching, so we are doing all the prep to keep these veggies growing so you can keep eating all winter long.

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Make hay while the sun shines!

We’ve got 5’ fescue round bales available. Give us a call or send a message if you’re interested.
While most other things on the farm suffered the drought, the hay certainly did not. We got almost double last years cut! Stock up for winter while y

Just a couple of farm kids living their best life. Oftentimes, my husband and I walk the farm and end up with a long list of to dos. It never ends, and it can eat you up if you let it.
But, when our children walk the farm, they see stick collections, new adventures, hidden eggs, an obstacle course. No list results - Just joy, dirty feet, and mosquito bites. I wish I could see the farm through their eyes.
Thankful for some cooler days so we can all walk together.

Cooked up some sourdough granola. Original recipe thanks to . It’s been a hit! With these peanuts it also means a lot of vacuuming, but worth it. Baking/cooking with toddlers is interesting at best haha but we keep trying! I know one day, they will have all the skills they need to do it on their own.

Our baby chicks showed up the other day. We run a flock of meat birds every fall to butcher for our family. But, we are also adding to our laying hens this year.

It’s amazing how fast littles grow. It wasn’t long ago that I took a photo like this one of my girl. And yet, her reaction to our new fluffy babies was so different this time around. As they get bigger, they become more involved, more excited, but also more aware. I worry about explaining the entirety of what we do raising our own food to our children. But, I know familiarity will make my children better at this than I was early on. And teaching care and respect for our animals will always come first. We are thankful to be able to provide this food and these lessons to our children 💕

If you’re wondering where we’ve been lately, let’s just say we’ve had our hands full. Juggling it all isn’t easy. And in planning for 3 under 3, we are taking some time to figure out where we are headed. One thing is for sure! We cannot wait to add another sweet boy to our family this fall. 💕

If you’re in our Summer CSA, check your inbox! Week 5 bouquets go out tomorrow.
Not a member? Don’t worry! We will be with more of these summer colors tomorrow night 6-8:30!
Too busy for week night out? Come see us Saturday mornings 8-12pm.

Wondering how you should spend Saturday morning?? Come hang out with us at the Hub City Market We will be here from 8-12!

We’re out here from 6-8pm! Lobster, the rail trail, and the musician is playing James Taylor. Could it get any better!?

Come see us today from 8-12pm! The last of spring flowers and just a glimpse of summer 🌼

Rise and shine! It’s a gorgeous morning here ☀️ come do a little grocery shopping, cocktail drinking, or bench sitting. Oh and of course, flower sniffing! We hope to see you!

Mother’s Day snuck up on us this year!
About this time last year, I was 38 weeks pregnant with our son. I had planned out our farm schedule to be relatively low maintenance during May. This year, we have ramped up and are crazy busy planting, seeding, transplanting, repeat.

Mothers Day bouquets are now for sale in our online shop. We are only offering a limited amount. Orders close Monday May 2nd, so order asap. These will be available for pick up/ delivered on Friday next week. Link in bio!