Chasing Fireflies Farm
“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. ”
― Wendell BerryABOUT US
We're a small farm growing food for ourselves (and sharing what goes REALLY well!)...starting out in Ypsilanti, MI experimenting in permaculture, discovering what grows well here and what we think is delicious!
Farm Growth in 2021
~edibles~
Pink Lady Apples, Gala Apples, Sweet Cherry and Peach Trees
Winter Squash Long Island Cheese, William's Naked Seeded, Baby Boo, Connecticut Field, Small Sugar and Butternut Squash
Sungold, Tula Sim, Amish Paste, Gold Medal, Blonde, Golden Boy, Cocona (Peach), Black Cherry and Krim Tomatoes
King North and Healthy Pepper
Black, Golden, Red Raspberry and Red Currant
Blueberry varieties
Concord, Niagara and Fredonia Grapes
Rhubarb (on pause because we transplanted it)
Lacinto Kale, Nasturtium greens, Mesclun greens, Arugula and Mustard Spinach
Yellow Onion
Horseradish
Sugar Baby Watermelon (maybe...we'll see how the plants do!) FAILED. lol
Herbs; Basil, French Tarragon, Sage, Rosemary, Dill, Fennel, Thyme, Mint (spearmint, chocolate), Lavender, Curry
~eye candy~
Zinnias, Sunflowers, Cup Plant, Black Eyed Susan, Lupine, Phlox
Yarrow, Bachelor Button, Daisy, Coreopsis, Cone Flower, Poppy
Wild Geranium, Autumn Joy Sedum, Hydrangea, Comfrey
Nicotiana, Morning Glory, Day Lily, Lily of the Valley
See what's on the Farm Stand this week...
Peony season was a BLAST!
Can't wait to see you soon with the DAHLIAS
Visit us at the Farm!
We LOVE to welcome visitors to our little 4 acre farm.
Come see us and what we are growing this season.
Stop in to check out the farm stand, ask questions, offer advice or just breathe in the fresh farm air. We love chatting about our lively adventures on the farm.
TAKE A LOOK AROUND!
Where the magic happens.
2023 Barn Concert Schedule
Sunday, June 25th
Pontiac Trail Blazers
Down home Blue Grass fun.
Sunday, July 30th 4 pm
Sunny Wilkinson Trio
Sunny Wilkinson is at the top of her game here. She has spent a lot of time refining her craft in the trenches and now emerges as a master songstress, able to get inside of a song and find its essential emotional core. She brings a tremendous range of aesthetic skills, primarily from the jazz idiom, but exploratory of the Great American songbook. Weaving seamlessly back and forth between the Great American Songbook and her Great American Boomer Singer-Songwriter sensibility creates a sublime listening experience.
Sunday, September 24th
Sarah D'Angelo & Friends
TBA!!
Past Barn Concerts
Harvest Barn Concert, October 2nd, 2019
Our first of what was to be a seasonal concert series...hopefully starting again in 2021
Halloween Online Spooktacular
Concert October 31st, 2020
Chasing Fireflies Virtual Concert
Our first virtual live from Chasing Fireflies concert!
Chasing Fireflies Summer Concert
July 11th, 2021
Roe Bickley Kramer Trio
Chasing Fireflies Autumn Concert
September 26th, 2021
Jill Jack Acoustic Trio
Chasing Fireflies Autumn Concert
October 20th, 2021
Sarah D'Angelo, Rick Roe and Rob Bickley
Contact Us For A Farm Visit
...or to see what's on the Farm Stand
8508 Tuttle Rd, Ypsilanti MI 48197Text us for availability
Or drive by the stand to see what's out!(734) 642-8960The Blog
Thoughts, musings, and ruminations about adventures in farming...
August 31, 2020My beginning of the year creative juices were amping up last January as I contemplated the cozy little Bungalow in which we lived and loved to live. I began scheming over some home projects when we asked the question again..."Should we look for a new home instead of continuing to change this one?...
