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We started Texas Eco Farms in 2016. Our first two farms were on rented land, then we bought our farm in Magnolia.

We documented the process of learning how to farm and building three farms on our Instagram in real time.

There are pictures and stories from our farming journey going back to before Texas Eco Farms even existed.

There are over 1,000 posts:

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The bog filter is taking off and pulling nutrients

The bog filter is taking off and pulling nutrients out of the pool pond. There’s taro, chocolate mint, bacopa and canna lily planted in it. The taro is taller than me now!
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#poolpond #naturalpools #naturalpond #shubunkin #goldfishpond #goldfish #goldfishkeepers #shubunkingoldfish #aquarist #aquascapes #aquaticplants #aquaculture #watersounds #fishkeeping #fishpond #fish #aquaticecology #agroecology #pondlife #organicpools #organicpool #naturalpool #ponds #backyardpond #backyardponds #bogfilter #wetlandfilter #wetland #ecosystem #ecologicalpool

A whole lotta fruit here just waiting to ripen! 🍅
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#communitysupportedagriculture #trellis #soilgrown #homegrowntomatoes #nutrientdensefood #marketgarden #marketgardening #marketgardener #makefarms #smallfarm #smallscalefarming #agriculture #ecofarm #ecofarmer #ecologicalfarming #ecoag #ecologicalagriculture #farm #farmlife #farmer #organicfarms #organic #texas #regenerativeagriculture #garden #csa #csafarm #cherrytomatoes

@mr.fangs_thefarmcat goes crazy for fresh catnip!

@mr.fangs_thefarmcat goes crazy for fresh catnip! Now if he sees us in the garden he runs right over to the catnip we have planted in the @vego_garden herb bed 😹
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#catsofinstagram #tiktokcats #bravecats #wildkitty #wildcat #blackcats #farmcat #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #catsofworld #catlover #catsoftheday #cats #blackcatsrule #instacat #petstagram #bestmeow #caturday #meowvswoof #topcatphoto #kittylove #raisedbedgardening #raisedgardenbeds #kittycat #lovecats #katze #cutecats #petstagram #catsagram #catnip #catniphigh #catnipaddict

Well, that didn't go as I'd planned… 🦗 . #org

Well, that didn't go as I'd planned... 🦗
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#organicpestcontrol #grasshoppers #communitysupportedagriculture #soilgrown #marketgarden #marketgardening #marketgardener #makefarms #smallfarm #smallscalefarming #agriculture #ecofarm #ecofarmer #ecologicalfarming #ecoag #ecologicalagriculture #farm #farmlife #farmer #organicfarms #organic #texas #regenerativeagriculture #garden #csa #csafarm

Passiflora incarnata flowers are stunning. AKA May

Passiflora incarnata flowers are stunning. AKA Maypop. Our native passion fruit.
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#passiflora #passifloraincarnata #passionfruit #passionflower #pollinatorgarden #organicflowers #ecofarm #flowerfarmer #flowers #ecologicalagriculture #blooms #flowerpatch #growflowers #marketgarden #organicallygrown

Happy Mother’s Day! We’re celebrating Ara’s

Happy Mother’s Day! We’re celebrating Ara’s first one! If you turn the sound on you’ll hear our little guy. Cheers 💐
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#mothersday #mothersdayflowers #organicflowers #snapdragon #snapdragons #flowerfarmer #organicfarmers #organicgardening #pollinatorgarden #raisedbedgardening #vegogarden #growyourown #flowers

Broccoli microgreens, before & after harvest. Grow

Broccoli microgreens, before & after harvest. Grown with organic seed, of course!
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#microgreens #sulforaphane #nutrientdensefood #medicinalfood #medicinalfoods #nutritionfarming #growyourmedicine #foodismedicine #healingfoods #healing #healingjourney #healthyliving #healthylifestyle #organicfarming #broccolisprouts

Got our cherry tomatoes pruned and trained up thei

Got our cherry tomatoes pruned and trained up their strings. They're looking great. Didn't bury them super deep like I typically do, I was running into problems with that technique. Kohlrabi and beets are planted on the sides. Looking forward to this crop! 🍅
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#communitysupportedagriculture #trellis #soilgrown #homegrowntomatoes #nutrientdensefood #marketgarden #marketgardening #marketgardener #makefarms #smallfarm #smallscalefarming #agriculture #ecofarm #ecofarmer #ecologicalfarming #ecoag #ecologicalagriculture #farm #farmlife #farmer #organicfarms #organic #texas #regenerativeagriculture #garden #csa #csafarm #cherrytomatoes

It's a rainy harvest day. It's been years since we

It's a rainy harvest day. It's been years since we've grown rainbow chard (always got cercospora so I quit growing it) but we reckoned it was time to try again and this crop turned out nice. Another challenge with chard is caterpillars, but thankfully they haven't wrecked this crop! 🐛 Also pictured is our lettuce and salad turnips for this week.
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#communitysupportedagriculture #harvesting #soilgrown #spinach #nutrientdensefood #marketgarden #marketgardening #marketgardener #makefarms #smallfarm #smallscalefarming #agriculture #ecofarm #ecofarmer #ecologicalfarming #ecoag #ecologicalagriculture #farm #farmlife #farmer #organicfarms #organic #texas #regenerativeagriculture #garden #csa #csafarm #growfoodnotlawns

Nursery repair & some of its history: We just inst

Nursery repair & some of its history: We just installed a new piece of greenhouse film on our nursery tunnel. The old film blew off in a storm last winter.

When we moved to our property, it was this tunnel’s third time to be constructed. It was originally built when were at our first rented plot. It had solid wood bottom boards and hip boards, roll up sides made with metal pipe and ropes to hold the sides from blowing in the wind.

We grew microgreens on a shelf hanging from the ridge pole.

Then we had to disassemble and rebuild it at our second rented plot. It went back together mostly the same, though it was tricky to get some things to line up and I had to drill some new holes in spots for the boards.

Then we moved to our current place, and almost nothing lined up after I rebuilt the metal frame. There are holes in the hoops and posts for the boards to bolt on and instead of drilling another set of new holes to make it line up, I left them off.

I also used some old farm gates from the horse paddocks that were here as my greenhouse benches, they work great!

It was always a bit loose after the third build since I didn’t have the side boards on the hoops. Over winter, a storm ripped the plastic off. I chose to rebuild it a simpler way this time, utilizing some techniques from our caterpillar tunnels.

The result is fully functional, much simpler, uses less materials and can also be opened up more for ventilation. And it was expedient, only taking a few hours to get it restored!

Instead of using solid hip and base boards, I used shorter J bolts in the holes of the ground posts and leftover rope from our other tunnels. The two runs of rope are thrown over the tunnel back and forth and hooked into the J bolts.

The rope prevents the plastic from billowing in the wind.

It still has the original channel lock on the end bows to hold the plastic. I used a few side curtain hooks on bows 3 & 5 for holding up the plastic for ventilation.

We got it covered again just in time for all the rain.

This is where we grow microgreens and transplants for our CSA, it’s solar powered!
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#smallscalefarming #organicfarm #propagation #prophouse #greenhouse #diy #farmhack #farm

Spring came early this year! We protected a 4×8 @v

Spring came early this year! We protected a 4x8 @vego_garden bed of calendula over winter and now are harvesting more than we know what to do with! The bees are enjoying it too 🐝
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#ecologicalagriculture #ecofarm #organic #calendula #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfriendly #gardeners

I put a kickstand from @paperpotco on my seeder an

I put a kickstand from @paperpotco on my seeder and it's awesome. No more precarious leaning or balancing it in the field.
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#jangseeder #seeding #planting
#communitysupportedagriculture #harvesting #soilgrown #nutrientdensefood #marketgarden #marketgardening #marketgardener #makefarms #smallfarm #smallscalefarming #agriculture #ecofarm #ecofarmer #ecologicalfarming #ecoag #ecologicalagriculture #farm #farmlife #farmer #organicfarms #organic #texas #regenerativeagriculture #garden #csa #csafarm

Prepped beds, gridded and ready to plant. You can

Prepped beds, gridded and ready to plant. You can also see the 8 ft high tensile deer fence we built around our entire farm!
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#kohlrabi #napacabbage
#communitysupportedagriculture #harvesting #soilgrown #spinach #nutrientdensefood #marketgarden #marketgardening #marketgardener #makefarms #smallfarm #smallscalefarming #agriculture #ecofarm #ecofarmer #ecologicalfarming #ecoag #ecologicalagriculture #farm #farmlife #farmer #organicfarms #organic #texas #regenerativeagriculture #garden #csa #csafarm #growfoodnotlawns

A nice crop of salad turnips and spinach getting c

A nice crop of salad turnips and spinach getting close to harvest! Also to the right, there's the bok choy we harvested last week, and you can barely make out a planting of cabbage and onions. The rich dark soil here was made, not inherited. Our native soil on this site is a fine white sand. I'm reminded of that Bill Mollison quote: "You don't get lucky and get black soil, you work hard to get good soil." #buildsoil
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#communitysupportedagriculture #harvesting #soilgrown #spinach #nutrientdensefood #marketgarden #marketgardening #marketgardener #makefarms #smallfarm #smallscalefarming #agriculture #ecofarm #ecofarmer #ecologicalfarming #ecoag #ecologicalagriculture #farm #farmlife #farmer #organicfarms #organic #texas #regenerativeagriculture #garden #csa #csafarm #growfoodnotlawns

Awesome turnip harvest! . #communitysupportedagric

Awesome turnip harvest!
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#communitysupportedagriculture #harvesting
#soilgrown #nutrientdensefood #marketgarden #marketgardening #marketgardener #makefarms #smallfarm #smallscalefarming #agriculture #ecofarm #ecofarmer #ecologicalfarming #ecoag #ecologicalagriculture #farm #farmlife #farmer #organicfarms #organic #texas #regenerativeagriculture #garden #csa #csafarm #growfoodnotlawns

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