A Family History in The Pines
At the turn of the century the Starr family helped to settle Starr Valley located in Adair County near Stilwell, Oklahoma. In the late 1930’s, twin grandsons Floyd and Boyd Harris came to live with their maternal grandparents, who raised pear and peach trees on the same land we use now. Young Floyd was taken with the orchards and they instilled in him the value of land and the lifelong love of trees. As an adult, Floyd planted our 80 acre grove of loblolly pines in the former peach groves.
Nearly one hundred years later, daughter Tamara Sparrow and her husband Greg, joined Floyd to continue the family tradition of cultivating the land and forest to harvest nature’s bounty. Here at Pine Straw Farms we are working together to offer the NWA Region our product as an affordable, sustainable alternative to hardwood mulch.
Buy Less.
Each bale of pine straw covers 120 square feet in two inches of mulch. This replaces 8 to 10 bags of traditional wood chip mulch.
Get More.
Pine Straw breaks down slower than traditional wood mulch materials, meaning it lasts longer in your garden. Once it does break down, it adds valuable nutrients and acidity to the soil.
Grow Better.
Using Pine Straw mulch blocks weeds and insulates plant roots from extreme temperatures. It also conserves soil moisture by reducing evaporation and prevents erosion by protecting the soil from wind and rain as the needles interlock and hold together under harsh conditions.