275,400. Why is that number significant? We use 275, 400 sweet corn seeds to plant 8.5 acres of SWEET CORN. Starting the first or second week of April, depending on the weather, we make 17 consecutive plantings of SWEET CORN a half acre at a time. 16,200 seeds per half acre. We expect an 80% germination rate, leaving us with 12,900 plants per half acre. If every plant yielded a harvestable ear, that would give us 1,080 dozen per week. Not every stalk yields a harvestable ear, so we generally end up with 1,000 dozen per week. We actually order about 350,000 seeds so we can have extra for replants and sometimes that’s how the math works out on the seed order. Similar math goes into each crop, as we plan the seed order each year. We actually plant different varieties of corn in the beginning of the season. Our main season corn, can’t handle the cold soils in the Spring. Our early season varieties (Revelation, Harris 1001, Cuppa Joe, Allure) are actually cold soil tested. Sweet Corn doesn’t like soil temps that are near 50 Degrees, but that’s where we are in April. Our Main Season corn (AP426) needs 65 degrees to germinate. Our soil doesn’t reach this temp until the first week of May. We plant the AP426 from the first week of May, until the last week of July, our last planting. Remember all of our veggies, INCLUDING our SWEET CORN, are NON GMO!
We are on our Winter Schedule now. Thurs, Fri, and Satu 9am-5pm. Remember we can fill your propane tanks. Plenty of Apples and Mesclun Mix! Papa Weaver Sausage, Roseda Beef, Orange Roaster’s Coffee, Saddle Ridge eggs, whole chickens and chicken breast.
The Jan 7 deadline discount for our CSA sign up has passed, however we are still accepting members. Buy Fresh! Buy Local! Support your local farmer! $25 week! Just $3.57/day. Fresh Cut Mesclun Mix is available now. We are growing it in one of our Greenhouses this winter. Fresh greens in the winter time!
All organic cheeses from Trickling Springs Creamery are 25% off now and during the month of January. Milk from Trickling Springs will be delivered. Oysters, Shrimp, and Jumbo Lump Crab meat from the Chesapeake Bay have been delivered. We have select oysters in the pint and shell oyster. The Oysters are from the Rappahanock River, the Shrimp is from the coast of Texas, and the crab meat is from the Chesapeake Bay. Miller Farms CSA information is now available on the CSA page @millerfarmsmarket.com! Now is the time to sign up for our CSA. Remember to check out our PICK YOUR OWN CSA page too. Pay now for discounts on all of our pick your own produce and our choose and cut Christmas Trees. 
Call or email for more information. Sign up now for the best discounts! CSA is an acronym for Community Supported Agriculture. The farmer and the consumer enter into a contract where the farmer agrees to provide produce for a predetermined number of weeks at a set price. This is called a “share” For just $25 a week, you can get new fruits and vegetables every week of the growing cycle, a total of 33 weeks! 11 week seasonal shares are also available for $30 a week. Check out our website for complete information. See you at the FARM!! Think: Fresh veggies!! Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Sweet Corn, Watermelons, Cantaloupes, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Broccoli, …. and more! Eat Fresh and Local. Meet your local farmer and find out where you food comes from and how it’s grown. Let us be your farmer! More details on our CSA page. Buy Fresh! Buy Local!