THE HARVEST OUR FARM HAS BEEN WAITING FOR!

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THE HARVEST OUR FARM HAS BEEN WAITING FOR!

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Күн бұрын

Filmed on July 5, 2024. Sweet corn is where it all started for me back in the early nineties earning money for college. It is my favorite crop to grow, harvest and sell to this day. Many more sweet corn videos to come this summer, enjoy!

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@BrendaRoe-zm8ll 16 күн бұрын

Farmers are the Bomb!! Thank you for all the hard work you all do to keep everyone fed.❤❤

@wishwellfarms 16 күн бұрын

Thank you I appreciate that!

@ECL2002 Ай бұрын

I just want to say thank you for taking the time to film and explain everything you’re doing. With everything you’ve got going on that can’t be easy to add something else onto your plate. But it’s very appreciated and I love seeing the behind the scenes of a fruit and vegetable farmer

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind feedback!

@lyndavichi5938 Ай бұрын

I think you are beyond remarkable not only for all you do but for your giving, open attitude sharing your livelihood. You are 4+, and I wish you nothing but the best. Many thanks...

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging words. I really appreciate that!

@Hardtimesflushthechumps 3 күн бұрын

Beautiful stuff, thanks for sharing

@ojbudz Ай бұрын

You are a beast my guy. The dedication you show is very uplifting. God bless you

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thanks, Jeff!

@beagrine2657 Ай бұрын

You are super man. Don't worry about filming everything. We understand, best if you rest. And no need to apologize. 😊

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thank you I appreciate the kind words!

@chetreed2198 Ай бұрын

Great video I was looking forward to sweet corn harvest and congrats on the first harvest.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thanks so much and I appreciate you watching and commenting!

@paullhommedieu2795 10 күн бұрын

As I'm watching your videos I have experienced many of those same things you went thru.when it's good it's good but when it's bad it's bad!

@MCGrandMachine576 Ай бұрын

Love listening to your explanation, hand harvesting can sound tough since industrial machines has been in the farming field for so long.

@wishwellfarms 28 күн бұрын

Yeah, I have friends that use a harvester for the sweetcorn but it cost over $100,000 and you gotta be set up to sort all the junk that gets picked along with the good corn so it’s still a lot of work. I have other friends who grow 250 acres of corn and handpick all of it, nearly 8000 dozen every day at 2 AM under floodlights with migrant labor.

@bradmcdaniel9675 Ай бұрын

another great vid!

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@bunk822 22 күн бұрын

Love my sweet corn😋

@wishwellfarms 22 күн бұрын

quite possibly the best part of summer!

@FloatingVillageLife Ай бұрын

Your dedication to cultivating a harvest our farm has been waiting for is truly commendable! Your hard work and perseverance have borne fruit, ensuring abundance and joy for all. And I am Floating Village Life

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

@@FloatingVillageLife thanks!

@SomedayTooPulling Ай бұрын

Grew Rosie and Kate this year, they did well with the warm KS spring temps. My all time favorite is Obsession II. Next year I'm adding Knowledge. Get my seed from Harris out of Rochester NY.

@wishwellfarms 28 күн бұрын

I’ve gotten seed from Harris before but mostly Gowan, Stokes and Rupps. May I suggest some new varieties to you? I guarantee you there are dozens much better eating than obsession now, we grew it for years, but the genetics are much better now.

@mikecorcoran6834 Ай бұрын

I'm exhausted watching you! Your Saturday's are a weeks worth for me.

@Stacey-Ann_ Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 he's very hands on with his stuff. Great Leader❤ I admire that about him.

@mikecorcoran6834 Ай бұрын

@@Stacey-Ann_ the Energizer Bunny, for sure! He'll never be able to retire or he'll go nuts. 😁

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Saturdays are definitely our bread and butter, next year we’re gonna scale back almost 50% and we’re getting rid of all of our weekday markets except our mobile trailer and a couple slower Saturday markets. The stress is gonna send me to an early grave and I’m ready to slow down a little bit ha ha.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

au contraire, I am a huge long distance, backpacker, ultra racer, kayak camper and RV camper, I’ll never have time in my lifetime to see all the places I have planned. 😁

@Stacey-Ann_ Ай бұрын

@@wishwellfarms 💯love that

@TomBoillat Ай бұрын

thanks for letting us in on all the small stuff that we all are wondering about thanks.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

You’re very welcome. I enjoy sharing it.

@paullhommedieu2795 10 күн бұрын

Wow that's good money for corn! When my dad farmed we would get only 3.00 per dozen! Matthew times have changed.

@wishwellfarms 10 күн бұрын

Yep, $3 a dozen was about 20 years ago here...inflation, labor and input cost have changed everything, it cost over $3 a dozen just to grow the corn now.

@paullhommedieu2795 10 күн бұрын

@@wishwellfarms I don't do sweet corn but my main thing is cauliflower.broc.cabb.and Brussel sprouts. We also do pumpkins and hard squash and potatoes 🥔. Very fast and furious..love your videos! Keep up the good work!

@wishwellfarms 10 күн бұрын

@@paullhommedieu2795 fast and furious describes vegetable farming well...

@marialorenavillanueva5342 15 күн бұрын

YUmmy sweet corn

@wishwellfarms 15 күн бұрын

It has been a good sweetcorn year so far hopefully it will continue!

@STA_FARMS Ай бұрын

Sweet corn is early here as well. Nothing like fresh from the garden.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Ain’t that the truth!

@jamesosborne5950 Ай бұрын

Awesome video with good insight on what really goes on in a farm

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thanks James!

@_Elijah_1979 Ай бұрын

WOW what an awesome, amazing and excellent video of sweet corn harvesting 🌽 nice you have you good strong team to help 💪 i am very impressed with how well you operate and maintain your farm (strength, wisdom, endurance, perseverance and stamina) 👍💯🙏

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the encouraging comment!

@cindyniesley5182 Ай бұрын

Love seeing your operation and comparing it to Lancaster County PA farms. They are getting $7 a dozen at roadside stands for corn. We are very dry with little rain the last few weeks so the price will probably go up

@wishwellfarms 28 күн бұрын

When we travel, I always stop at farmstands and see what they’re charging for similar items that we grow. We have a large Amish community in our area here in Ohio, I believe it is the second largest in the nation behind Lancaster. We’ve been holding steady at nine dollars a dozen, and no one has said a word yet, I think people are finally realizing that farmers have to raise the prices too.

@munchkin5674 Ай бұрын

Those flip switch magnetic lights that are really bright are pretty handy to have in strategic places for emergency lights, including one inside each truck and on the big trailer. You can get them at Harbor Freight. It’s just a suggestion to consider.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Yeah, that’s a good idea, but I really don’t need them except for filming, we only use those trucks during the daylight hours, except when I’m packing them between 4 and 6 AM

@trendinvestor2893 Ай бұрын

If you load all of the trucks by yourself, it will be easy to determine who screwed up if there are any mistakes.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

You got that right! Actually, my daughter and several of my employees do help me go through all the odds and ends and goodies throughout the truck to make sure we have what we need for a day of sales. Ultimately it all falls on me and fortunately, I nearly get it right every time!

@brentsimpson4101 Ай бұрын

Sheltowee Trace legend thanks for sharing farm life. America thanks you!

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Hey, good to hear from someone that follows my personal channel! Now I just need to work on getting everybody that watches my farm content to watch my adventure channel ha ha!

@Bigbuckslayer1435 Ай бұрын

Crazy tough work. Hats off to you. My opinion on the corn sales is the stores have been selling 5 ears for $1. I’m guessing that’s a sales pitch to get people in the stores to buy other stuff.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Exactly, sometimes when there’s glut of corn on the market from the south, when the north starts producing, they’ll run sales and will often be loss leaders but you can’t even grow for that cheap not even close

@user-rq5pr7rt3v Ай бұрын

thank you for your new video. You are doing great job. I am growing for myself corn near my house. That’s not ready yet. But I'm looking forward to it.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Hope you have a good Crop and a tasty one!

@charliesutter4639 Ай бұрын

Awesome job my friend!

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thank you I appreciate that!

@markcatzoutdoors Ай бұрын

Great job 👍

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thanks, Mark. I appreciate it!

@Chris-jh3tg Ай бұрын

I can't wait to start picking mine. Should be ready in a couple weeks.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Hope you have a good corn crop this year!

@johnkeynes8873 Ай бұрын

A huge day Jason well done go have a rest.😊

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

The day turned out better than I even expected, and Sunday was a great day of rest, just not long enough ha ha

@PradeepSingh-tm3ck Ай бұрын

I absolutely love watching your videos! Your content is always so engaging and inspiring. I especially enjoy seeing all the amazing things you do at WishWell Farm. If it's not too much trouble, I would love to visit WishWell someday and see everything in person. Thank you for sharing your journey with us! 😊

@jasonkelly7930 Ай бұрын

Man on a mission

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

A mission to make a profit so I can enjoy the things I’m really passionate about ha ha, backpacking, kayaking, and RV camping!

@carolgarverick3922 Ай бұрын

I just got some corn at the Marysville stand. It was the best I've had in a long time! Will be back on Wednesday!

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thank you! Now we are picking even better corn and next week will even be better yet!

@jamesosborne5950 Ай бұрын

I wish I still lived in Ohio I would come get some of that corn

@wild_insomnia Ай бұрын

Jason is so dilligent, honest and hard working guy ! He and those like him should be the ones getting the recognition ,not empty-headed specimen like Kardashyans or Justin Bieber.Kudos to you,Jason !

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thanks so much, man. I really appreciate it. I’m not concerned about the recognition, but it would be nice to eventually not have to worry about money anymore after working this hard

@SpassMacher2000 Ай бұрын

I try to support the local farms as much as I can. We go to our local farmers market almost every weekend. Out here in Iowa the family farms seem to be dying and Big Ag is taking over.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Yes, it’s sad. Thanks for supporting small local farms.

@JohnK.11 27 күн бұрын

Do you irrigate your sweet corn? This is my favorite channel on KZfaq. Keep up the great work and videos

@wishwellfarms 26 күн бұрын

Thanks so much John! We do not, I only have drip irrigation under the raised beds so we are at the mercy of the weather, but I would guess that we get adequate rainfall 8 out of 10 years.

@katlingillao4982 Ай бұрын

Nice farm and your filming efforts to share your experiences in your farm, but need to share your video after harvesting so consumers will believe it's came from your farm and maybe this filming can help because local farmers like us do watching your videos❤❤❤❤❤❤

@wishwellfarms 28 күн бұрын

Yes, we film many of our crops being harvested right here on our family Farm

@suave47 Ай бұрын

Over 10,000 ears of corn just seems insane. But, I guess, when u have 6 plus places to sell at in one day, it's a necessary evil. Also makes perfect sense, when u say by October, I r just done. Those 4 am mornings would b a killer, and knowing that u don't have much of a reprive until the season is done, would b mentally taxing. It takes special ppl to do what u do. And I'm sure, all the ppl u r feeding, thank u regularly. Thx for the video

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment Eric. About eight years ago when I finally had my business where I wanted it I was looking for a new challenge and I took up backpacking which ultimately lead to FKT‘s, which stands for Fastest Known times, which are speed records on trails as well as ultra racing . But to relax I enjoy kayak camping and RV camping and long distance backpacking. I have another channel dedicated to all of these things, but maybe I’ll bring it up in a farming video sometime. Yes, one day a week to relax is not enough, Sundays go by so quickly and then it’s always time to do it all again, thank goodness it’s seasonal, I would go insane if I had to do this year around

@buckman840 Ай бұрын

Now I can understand some of your mindset and background on what had driven you to do FKTs.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Farming is what actually got me in the backpacking because I was looking for a different type of challenge and also to escape being around people every day all summer long

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

That’s actually a pretty good video idea. I can talk about that for quite a while. Just gotta figure out a way to make it interesting to folks who want to see farming.

@wild_insomnia Ай бұрын

If you are Ottawa Senators' fan-that train is music for your ears,because it's Senators' goal horn !

@paullhommedieu2795 10 күн бұрын

The produce business is so much work itsnt it? Seems like when your the owner the work is never done!

@gregholl5011 Ай бұрын

Excuses excuses excuses! 😂 I know what you mean. Some days you can't cover everything. Dont stress about it!

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

lol, hard not to be stressing about it until after Labor Day ha ha

@munchkin5674 Ай бұрын

Do you have a list of customers that buy in bulk amounts to handle the left over corn, like other farmers market stores that sell during the week, small grocery stores or bulk foods stores?

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

We have a few Wholesale customers, but whatever corn I can’t sell the following Monday will either get taken to the food bank or thrown out because after that, it’ll start losing its flavor and there’s more better corn that needs picking. I used to wholesale to a grocery store chain and had about 11 stores within an hour drive of me, but with the growth of farmers markets, we let those go except the local one in our town.

@beckyumphrey2626 Ай бұрын

The corn looks amazing. Jason, are there.many farmers capable of operating without having to use bank money? Sweet corn down here at the Georgia farmers market was selling for $3 dozen over the weekend. We must be overstocked.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Thanks Becky! We accept numerous forms of payment, cash, checks, credit cards, Venmo, PayPal, senior nutrition program payments, WIC, SNAP, EBT, POP(power of produce) for kids, ect, but cash is the best haha!

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Up here I had to pay almost $5 per dozen just to get Georgia corn shipped in while waiting for ours!

@trendinvestor2893 Ай бұрын

How long will that corn stay fresh enough to be sold? Will it keep until the following Saturday?

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Good question I should have elaborated on that a little bit more. Any cord that was on display at the farmers markets will not be re-sold and either taken to a food bank or thrown out. Corn that never came out of the truck will often still be somewhat cold, and we will be able to sell some of it on Monday, but after that, we throw it out and move on to fresher pickings.

@DimasFajar-ns4vb Ай бұрын

rabbit and giant gourami can or able to eat fresh corn fruit silk just let you know sir

@robertlackey4531 Ай бұрын

What type of sweet corn are you growing ?it’s not tall corn like my family grow

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

We only grow augmented super sweets or SH2’s. The first early variety only gets about 5 feet tall and the later full season varieties get out 6 feet tall.

@MikeEdwards-pc4qf Ай бұрын

Do you ever have a problem with Corn not pollinating good?

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Not really, but if we have a long dry stretch, sometimes the tips won’t fill out completely. As long as your corn is planted in blocks with numerous rows beside each other, you should never have a problem with pollination from natural wind.

@paullhommedieu2795 10 күн бұрын

I'm surprised you can get any kids to work at all? They just don't want to do that kinda of work anymore! Do you use the propane guns? Yhey work pretty good for birds..are you located in ohio than?

@wishwellfarms 10 күн бұрын

20 years ago i would get over 50 applications a year now its less than ten and everyone has sports or camps or family vacations or county fairs and its near impossible to have reliable help for an entire summer...and hourly rates have doubled

@ronniemcdougald6802 Ай бұрын

what variety of sweet corn is this?

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

That first planting is Bolt and the second planting, which is a much bigger ear and more flavorful is kick off and then we move into our full season varieties after that. But in 35 years, I have not found a better cold soil, emerging corn seed with exceptional flavor like Bolt.

@timwilliams849 Ай бұрын

Have you considered putting wheels on the pallets?

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean, that’s what a pallet jack is for which we used extensively in this video

@timwilliams849 Ай бұрын

@@wishwellfarms if you put steel wheels on then you can set the whole pallet in truck and just roll fully loaded to the front. Can get pallet wheels with locks that you can put on with your feet

@trendinvestor2893 Ай бұрын

@@timwilliams849 If he wants to leave them on the pallets, then it would be better to use a ramp to push the pallet jacks right on to the trucks.

@jduncan2145 Ай бұрын

3 for a dollar here in Florida.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

Good grief I haven’t sold corn that cheap since the 90’s! You can’t raise it for that much anymore.

@trendinvestor2893 Ай бұрын

@@wishwellfarms The really large farms that supply grocery stores use machines to harvest the corn to help keep their labor costs down. The grocery store where I live had corn on sale 4 ears for $1 and Walmart had it 3 ears for $1.

@chrispeebles3846 Ай бұрын

What damage do birds do to corn?

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

They land on the top of the ear and peck through the husk and damage three or four kernels, rendering the corn worthless and un marketable and they can destroy an acre in a matter of hours if the flock is big enough. In the next video you’ll hear all about it and how I tackled the problem

@hydrodude2948 Ай бұрын

It’s crazy how cheap corn is. It should be a bare minimum $1.50 per ear.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

I absolutely agree, these old timers think our prices are outrageous are so out of touch with how much inflation has affected all of our inputs

@hydrodude2948 Ай бұрын

@@wishwellfarms Hey I was wondering if I can send you a video of my farm? I own a hydroponic lettuce farm. I’ve seen all your videos and I know you grow tomatoes hydroponicly. I think you might think my setup is cool…. Thanks for your videos!

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

@@hydrodude2948 yes please do! We've thought about switching one of our greenhouses over to lettuce. What is your growing season and where are you from? My wife and I like to travel around in our RV visiting other farms and I plan to start showcasing other farms on my channel during my off season.

@hydrodude2948 Ай бұрын

@@wishwellfarms So i live and farm in Sacramento California. I’m able to farm year round. Lettuce is a very high turn over crop. So to convert one of your greenhouses to lettuce really wouldn’t be that difficult. FYI I’m not a liberal Californian. I know California is not getting the best reputation these days lol.

@redshepherdoutdoors7201 Ай бұрын

I’m curious what your fkt is for loading all the trucks and the trailer is on Saturday morning lol.

@trendinvestor2893 Ай бұрын

What does "fkt" stand for?

@redshepherdoutdoors7201 Ай бұрын

@@trendinvestor2893 “fkt”is fastest known time. He’s a legend in the outdoor hiking world and has set several fkt records, especially on the Sheltowee Trace trail.

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

lol, I’m pretty darn quick!

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

About eight years ago, I was looking for a new challenge and I took up backpacking and that led to ultra racing and fastest known times, farming is just a means to provide for me financially, but my passions lies in backpacking and kayak camping and other outdoor activities 😁

@christopherfaschan4618 Ай бұрын

How much money in sweet corn seed do you think you have including fertilizer and all ?

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

This is a great question and unfortunately I don’t have time to crunch all the numbers for you to get you exact amounts now but I will tell you it is not cheap and I will do my best to put together a video in the off-season going over all these numbers.

@daveklein2826 26 күн бұрын

Not a relevant question

@christopherfaschan4618 23 күн бұрын

@@daveklein2826 It is when you are a first time farmer and would like to start planting sweet corn while trying to learn from others. Thanks for your helpful !

@jzlharvey Ай бұрын

$1 per 🌽 sounds crazy. Bidenomics, woo.

@user-hg6kc2dj9i Ай бұрын

people don't mind you using Round up? wtf

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

You’re obviously not very well informed to make a statement like that, 99% of all Farmers use round up, only a very select few with the proper tillage equipment that are certified organic Do not use it.

@daveklein2826 26 күн бұрын

Please get educated before you ask such a stupid question

@rjaquaponics9266 Ай бұрын

All the Hard work and years of sales doesn't make anything healthy, not even the taste-test makes it intrinsically "healthy". It means it can be sold, that's all. The carpet bombed toxins on the fields are not gone with the weeds that quickly died while the Gmo corn thrives! All the carpet bombed toxins are part of the finished products. And, you call yourself a No-Till farmer? I respect the years of hard work as a dedicated owner operator! Good tasting raw sweet corn is still GMO crops at best. Why should your customer buy GMO products? If you labeled them "GMO Grown Sweet Corn" how much would less would you sell? Can You Really grow all natural sweet Corn without using gmo sweet corn and/or herbicides?

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

I don’t grow gmo sweet corn

@wishwellfarms Ай бұрын

There’s only a few varieties of gmo sweet corn even available

@trendinvestor2893 Ай бұрын

When did he ever call himself a no-till farmer? He very clearly shows in his videos where he tills (discs) the ground before laying down the plastic. He may occasionally use no-till methods in some situations, but he does not promote his farm as being 100% no-till. Growing certified organic fruits and vegetables on this scale is very difficult to do profitably. Labor costs are much too high to have employees out there pulling weeds by hand.

@rjaquaponics9266 Ай бұрын

@@trendinvestor2893 In his corn field he said, "We are No till farmers" . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9aeqqSjv6mZqXk.html

@rjaquaponics9266 Ай бұрын

@@wishwellfarms What type of Sweet corn do you grow next to the Weeds, grasses, and thistles you control with Herbicides that doesn't kill the corn too?