Bountiful Blessings Farm spans two acres in Middle Tennessee and holds a special place in Jonathan’s heart—he grew up there, surrounded by strawberries, family, and plenty of trial and error. In this tour, Jonathan and his dad, John, walk through the farm’s latest systems and improvements, from greenhouse upgrades to field pads designed for minimal tillage and maximum efficiency.
Some of the highlights you’ll see are how they:
— Use a spring-fed gravity-flow irrigation system and overhead wobblers on permanent field blocks.
— Move caterpillar tunnels to protect strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries at just the right times.
— Lean on multiple transplant methods—soil blocks, paper pots, and plug trays—to keep year-round production rolling.
— Adopt a no-till approach on pads with strategic cover crops, tarps, and an undercutter bar.
— Run a streamlined wash/pack area, featuring quick-fill dunk tanks and a simple, low-pressure-friendly setup.
Featured Tools and Supplies:
Qlipr Trellising System: https://www.farmersfriend.com/p/qlipr-trellising-system
Caterpillar Tunnels: https://www.farmersfriend.com/p/classic-caterpillar-tunnel
Quick-Plant Fabric: https://www.farmersfriend.com/p/quick-plant-fabric
Quick-Clean Greens Bubbler: https://www.farmersfriend.com/p/quick-clean-greens-bubbler
Hudson Float Valve: https://www.farmersfriend.com/p/1-inch-hudson-float-valve
Silage Tarp: https://www.farmersfriend.com/p/silage-tarp
Valley Oak Wheel Hoe: https://www.valleyoaktool.com/collections/wheel-hoe
Learn more about the farm at: https://bountifulblessingsfarm.myshopify.com
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And don’t miss Pam Dysinger’s faith-based book detailing the early struggles and successes that shaped Bountiful Blessings Farm. https://www.farmersfriend.com/p/our-ebenezer
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28 Comments
First comment
Great. Thank you for the Full Tour!
So your q. System is connected to a wire, how would you connect to 1.25 in centre pole?
How are the rasberry t post supports attached to the t post?
How do you keep your greenhouse plastic clean?
How many feet of drop do you have to get the 20 psi?
Why 30x100ft beds?
So impressed with the water dump tank.
15:33 What’s the name of the white stuff In between the beds?
Would love more info on the irrigation system, the sprinkler and mainline and all. Designing an entire field at the moment and trying to find a good method
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Thank you so much for the farm tour it was great! I did want to check out the training which I noticed is not available this year. But for future planning I would just like to know what the cost was for the week training in 2024 and maybe some of the details that were shared about it. I also had a question about the wash packed I didn't see any kind of salad mix dryer area. Do you use some kind of system with box fans to dry the lettuce before bagging? Thanks so much!
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Love this video! Thanks for showing us around and explaining many things in detail. So inspiring! Looking forward to the new growing season, few things better than our hands in the soil! 🙂
"I dont know the ins and outs of it" microplastics.
beautiful! thank you for the lessons- we live nearby
Im FROM morocco thank you. where can I get your hat?
The movable tunnels are insanely cool. You and your dad have a great dynamic.
The silage tarps are a no go on my farm. I don't trust the material, but I do not knock anyone that does. Instead we burn and then plant cover crops. We generally just pile leaves and sticks and other debris in the fields and set it on fire. A lot of farmers are not allowed to do this by law, but I am in the free state of South Carolina. So free you cannot even smoke a joint – but you can set your fields on fire!! Do not set fire every year, we do it every 3. Try it. It's a game changer. New school slash-and-burn.
beautiful project
Winter carrots that stay fresh in the ground all season? 🥕❄ That’s next-level farming! Definitely adding that to my list of things to try.
Thanks I am going to try growing flour corn in the 4×8 fabric this year.
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Great video of a well kept farm. Was the strawberries done on a annual bed system
John, so many things to appreciate here but I'm especially interested in your innovative tomato layout, with the non-claustrophobic alleys in your tomato house. Seems like a great setup for lots of reasons: easier to harvest and prune, better airflow. Could you help us understand that layout a little better? Sounds like you started with eight 30" beds. The outer 30" beds are planted to a single row of tomatoes, interplanted with basil. It looks like you've got three inner 30" tomato beds, each planted double row. And you skip a bed between every tomato bed, to give yourself 4 wide paths in the house (which are covered white fabric). Counting those skipped beds, my math takes me to 9 total beds rather than 8. Could you clear up my confusion?
Would love to know where you're getting your netting to screen off our cucumber tunnel. Great video!
32:20– have you thought of adding the hook and wicket system that Neversink Farm Tools sells? It's a pretty sweet setup
Jonathan, are those Good Life shirts for sale?
Veri nice farm ❤❤
Very inspirational