Garlic is one of those crops where the difference between a mediocre harvest and a genuinely excellent one comes down almost entirely to timing and soil preparation. Get those two things right and garlic is remarkably straightforward. Get them wrong and you spend nine months waiting for disappointing bulbs. Here is everything we have learnedContinue reading “Garlic: From Planting to Harvest in North Carolina — Everything We’ve Learned at Farmsustaina”
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Growing African Vegetables in North Carolina — Terere, Managu, and Kunde at Farmsustaina
We may be one of the only farms in North Carolina writing about this. That is precisely why we are doing it. At Farmsustaina we grow three traditional African vegetables alongside our regular crops: Terere (Amaranthus dubius), Managu (African Nightshade, Solanum scabrum), and Kunde (cowpea leaves, Vigna unguiculata). These are not experimental crops or noveltyContinue reading “Growing African Vegetables in North Carolina — Terere, Managu, and Kunde at Farmsustaina”
Community Harvest — May 2026 🌿
Welcome to the second Community Harvest — our monthly roundup of the meals you’ve been making with Farmsustaina produce. Last month’s response to #FarmsustainaCooks genuinely moved us. Here’s what the community cooked in May. What you made this month May brought some great submissions to #FarmsustainaCooks. With kale as the main crop at the stand,Continue reading “Community Harvest — May 2026 🌿”
Farm Update: May — The Stand Is Getting Fuller Every Week
May at Farmsustaina and the farm is in full summer mode. The crops planted in March and April are establishing well. Here’s the latest. At the stand this weekend: Kale, fresh and available at Good Hope Farm. Check our Facebook page for this weekend’s hours. Coming to the stand from late May: Kunde (cowpea leaves)Continue reading “Farm Update: May — The Stand Is Getting Fuller Every Week”
Composting at Home — How to Build Better Soil the Organic Way
Most home gardeners treat soil as something you plant into. At Farmsustaina, we treat it as something you grow. The difference shows up in every harvest. Good soil — alive with microbes, earthworms, and fungal networks — feeds plants better than any fertiliser can. Composting is how we build it, and it costs almost nothing.Continue reading “Composting at Home — How to Build Better Soil the Organic Way”
Farm Update: Late April — Stand Availability & What’s Coming In
Late April at Farmsustaina and everything planted in March and April is establishing well. Here’s what’s happening this week. At the stand this weekend: Kale is available now — overwintered and going strong. Check our Facebook page for hours and the full availability list. Find us at Good Hope Farm. Coming to the stand fromContinue reading “Farm Update: Late April — Stand Availability & What’s Coming In”
Growing Traditional Kenyan Greens in Cary, NC — and Why We Brought Them to Farmsustaina
At Farmsustaina, we grow food that is rooted in nature and rich in health. That means organic growing practices, local soil, and produce your family can trust. But it also means something more personal: keeping alive the food traditions that shaped our family before we ever put a seed in the ground in Cary, NorthContinue reading “Growing Traditional Kenyan Greens in Cary, NC — and Why We Brought Them to Farmsustaina”
Farm Update: Mid-April — What’s Growing and What’s at the Stand
Mid-April at Farmsustaina and the farm is moving fast. Here’s a quick look at what’s happening right now. At the stand this weekend: Kale is available now — overwintered and producing well. Everything else is in the ground and growing. Check our Facebook page for this weekend’s stand hours. See you at Good Hope Farm!Continue reading “Farm Update: Mid-April — What’s Growing and What’s at the Stand”
The Raleigh-Cary NC Growing Calendar: What to Plant and When
If you grow a garden in the Raleigh-Cary area, you know the frustration: you plant sweet potatoes in spring, something eats half your tomatoes in July, and by October you’re still wondering where the fall went. At Farmsustaina, we’ve spent years learning to work with the North Carolina growing calendar rather than fighting it. Here’sContinue reading “The Raleigh-Cary NC Growing Calendar: What to Plant and When”
Community Harvest — April 2026 🌿
This is the post we’ve been looking forward to writing since we launched #FarmsustainaCooks. Welcome to the very first Community Harvest — our monthly roundup of the meals our community is making with Farmsustaina produce. Every single submission we’ve seen so far has reminded us exactly why we grow food. You’re not just buying vegetablesContinue reading “Community Harvest — April 2026 🌿”