Butterfly at Southall Farm

Native Warm-Season Grasses

At this moment, the Farm at Southall is blanketed in a four-inch layer of soft snow, the kind we only get once every several years in Middle Tennessee. But just below, life underground is waking up. Next week, when the forecast is calling for sun and temperatures near 60 degrees,…

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Southall's hydroponic greenhouse produces 400 pounds of lettuces each week.

Modernization in Farming

On first approach to Southall, the two glass greenhouses stand as welcoming beacons. They’re part of our vision of marrying traditional agriculture with modern technology. Case in point: on the left is a state-of-the-art hydroponic grow facility, where an ocean of leafy greens is reaching through a rigid foam base,…

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A leafcutter bee rests on borage in the Southall greenhouse.

A Property-wide Pollination Plan for the Farm at Southall

Award-winning wildflower honey doesn’t happen by accident, but the bee program at Southall is about far more than a sweet summer reward. These workhorse insects – by next summer, nearly 4 million of them — are at the center of everything we do on the farm. Southall Beekeeper Jay Williams…

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