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These Farm Journal Post are written by Allison Mills Neal...a generational farmer living and working on Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Greek. The Post contain personal farming accounts, insightful regenerative farming information, farm happenings and current 100% grass-fed, regenerative, organically raised custom beef share availability and self serve farmstead organically grown produce offerings.
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Self Serve Farmstand OPEN & Ground Beef Shares Available NOW
Good afternoon to all! The Spring Season of 2022 has been quite lovely and the cattle herds have been enjoying their rotational paddock...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
May 25, 20223 min read
"So much time and so little to do...strike that reverse it...this way please."
From early February till now, days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months. As often winter is a slower time on a farm, this...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Mar 26, 20227 min read
Woodcraft at Foothill Frolic Farm...Spalted Sugar Maple Reversible Candleholders
Woodcraft at Foothill Frolic Farm This week Tuesday-Friday, Feb 8th-11th, from 10:30am - 5:30pm Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek’s...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Feb 6, 20222 min read
January's End...Clear, Cold, Concise
In comparison to the rest of the month of January, the last week seemed concise. The weather was clear, cold, and bright. The cadence...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Feb 4, 20228 min read
Wintry Landscape
The second and third weeks of January remained true to the winter season. Lots of freezing nights, very cold days, and that winter...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Jan 24, 202213 min read
2022 has arrived...Sun, Snow, and Rain
Here in the foothills of East TN the start of the 2022 New Year brought an array of weather elements -- Warm Sun, Cold Snow, and Soggy...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Jan 14, 20229 min read
Fall to Winter "Wrap Up" & Holiday Gestures of Gratitude and Awe
Fall moved through the Farm nicely this year. The weather was mild and the precipitation seemed perfect with just enough to make it seem...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Dec 22, 20218 min read
One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four...
What a perfect jingle to promote what is at the Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek's Self Serve Stand. It is true we have four...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Aug 4, 20214 min read
Veggie Fresh for Memorial Weekend
Here it is, midday Saturday, May the 29th, and the Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek Self Serve Stand is fresh, full, and waiting for...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
May 29, 20212 min read
Full Moon and Gallop Away
On March 28th, verdant green, bright yellow, and bluish gray were the colors that nature presented me as I walked through the garden to...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
May 16, 202112 min read
Last Call for the loved Giant Winter Spinach...Introducing Beet Greens and Lettuce!
Since Eastenn Dutch and I have been reading many short stories out of a book called Grandfather Tales, collected and retold by Richard...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
May 15, 20216 min read
Popeye Power...can you guess?...Spinach!
Beautiful, tasty, and packed with Popeye power...can you guess?...Spinach!! The first picking of fresh new spinach greens has happened,...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Apr 10, 20211 min read
Heirloom Carolina Red Lima Bean Recipe & Serving Ideas for organic Squash Bars
Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek...regenerative-organically grown SELF SERVE STAND Announcement: Second Batch of organic spiced...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Mar 29, 20214 min read
Swing by the Spring Self Serve Stand Open Saturday, 20th & Sunday, the 21st
Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek presents the first Self Serve Stand opening for the 2021 season. Open for the first days of Spring,...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Mar 20, 20211 min read
Spring has Sprung and the Self Serve Stand is Open for the Weekend
Rainy, stormy days prove to offer a different scope of work. The weather forecast for Thursday March 19th suggested downpours,...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Mar 19, 202110 min read
"Pure Golden Magic"
The first day of March brought rain. On the second day, I peered out the homeplace windows to see the brilliant sunshine rising a hair...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Mar 3, 20219 min read
A little Black Joy on Valentine's Day
On the cloudy morning of February 6th, I had gone out to the back pasture to check on what we call the Back Gammon Mills Herd. I was...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Feb 13, 202110 min read
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