Growing Corn, Out Loud
Somewhere along the way, the work stopped feeling like fun. This site is the attempt to find it again. Successes, failures, photos from the field, and a standing invitation for anyone who wants to talk about any of it. No politics.
About the Farm
Growing corn used to be fun. Somewhere along the way that changed. This site is an attempt to recapture that feeling. How? I don’t know yet, but I intend to have fun doing it. The plan is simple: share what I’ve figured out, hear what you’ve figured out, and see if we can all join in.
What worked, what didn’t, and what I’d do differently next season. No filler, no fluff.
Email goes straight to me. I read every note and reply when I can, usually after the chores.
From the Field
To counter some of the complaints about farmers, plant a pollinator strip. Once established they pretty much take care of themselves and really draw the bees and hummingbirds.
From the Kitchen
Many farm magazines include a recipe for snack, dessert, or meal that might be of interest to their readers. Not to be outdone by those glossy publications, we too will accept recipes from you.
A recipe for snack, dessert, or meal that might be of interest to other readers.
If there’s any history involved with the recipe, please include that also.
If you want to be recognized for your submission, please so state. Otherwise it will be shown as anonymous.
What We’ve Published
Less sugar than the store-bought kind, more figs than you’d think. A neighbor down the road has a fig tree that produces more than her family can eat. This recipe is what she does with the rest.
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Sacramento Valley fruit, Sacramento Valley nuts, and a brown-sugar topping that disappears the second it cools. A recipe that started in a neighbor's kitchen and ended up in mine.
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Sweet enough to pass for cake but not so sweet you can't eat it with chili. The recipe my mother brought to every harvest dinner for thirty years, written on an index card that's now mostly grease stains.
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Stay in Touch
Email is still the best way to reach me. Tell me what you’re working on, what’s growing well, what isn’t, or just say hello.
“I encourage your comments. The good ones, the bad ones, and the ones where you’ve done it differently and it worked better.”
Common Questions
If your question isn’t here, send a note and I’ll answer it directly. Might even add it to this list.
Ask Korndog DirectlyIt's a place to share what I learn growing strip-tilled, irrigated field corn in Live Oak, California. Some of it works, some of it doesn't, and I figure both are worth writing down.
Just a guy growing corn on a small farm in California, trying to make the work feel like fun again. The site is the long-form version of that attempt.
No. This site isn't a storefront. It's a journal with pictures, the occasional opinion, and a comment section that lives in my inbox.
Email is best. Send a note to korndog@growmorecorn.com and I'll read it. I don't promise a fast reply, but I promise a real one.