Welcome to Aunt Sue's Barn!!
(Updated Nov 16, 2008)
Aunt Sue’s Barn is a 10 acre start up community supported agriculture (CSA) farm located on the Denton/
Our luscious berries are hand picked at the peak of maturity to offer the best flavor. Once you’ve tasted a freshly picked blackberry or raspberry, perfectly ripened and still warm from the sun, you’ll know what you’ve been missing! Who ever thought agriculture could be this decadent?!
Aunt Sue’s Barn is a doorway to the agricultural experience. As farm member, you can bring the kids, pick your own berries, and enjoy a family excursion. Be sure to bring some sunscreen – berries grow best in full sun.
Latest News!
November 15 - Installed new posts for raspberry rows, blue bird house, new 80 sq ft raised herb bed. Orders have been placed for the new plants for January pickup; hoping to have PayPal up this week; 13 yards of soil for the raised herb beds sched for Wed delivery.
Sept 20, 2008
Fall is here and it's the start of the busiest time for us - planning, preparing and growing! Winter is the time to get everything ready for next year, and we are off to a good start. We're adding a few raised beds for some herbs and plan to expand those raised beds over the next few months. They are fairly easy to construct and reasonably priced based on the materials we're using. Watch for more on this.Bird and bat houses are going up, fences are moving and the pace is picking up...
Sept 21, 2008
Our first fall work day! And it was a first -everything -and I mean EVERYTHING on the list today was completed! Just goes to show what hardworking people can accomplish! Thanks to everyone who came out and worked today!
October 22, 2008
Tilling takes place tomorrow for the new berries and the peach tree expansion. The compost (39 yards) was delivered and will be all used while tilling the new rows. We have placed the order for the asparagus, fig, peach and even 2 apricot trees - these will all be picked up early January. The poles arrived for the Purple martin house as well as the new blue bird house and the pole for the bat house;
October 26, 2008
Tilling is complete - at least the first pass! We will do some more minimal tilling before we plant in January, just to loosen the soil up and turn under the newly exposed weed seeds! Also purchased the wood for the short raspberry posts and have them all cut, drilled and ready to put up in the next 2 weeks. In response to your requests, we have purchased the web shopping cart capability to add to the site to make it easier for you to subscribe but have not had the time to hook it up - coming shortly!!
