Monday, April 29, 2013

Fun Farming words

There are many fun farming words.  Two of the kids favorites are Hairy Vetch and Purple Dead Nettle.

One of these is a nitrogen gathering cover crop and one is an edible weed in the mint family.  We have both currently at our Urganic Farm and one is very prolific right now.  It will have to go, but the pollinators are enjoying it so.

I also think they would both make great band names...

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Thank you!!!

Thanks to everyone who made this year's Green Gala so incredible!

Monday, April 22, 2013

Happy Earth Day

For give me for it has been nearly a month since my last entry. What a wild weather month it has been! At the farm the spring bulbs are all up, the beds are cleaned up and cool weather crops are in the ground - peas and radish for now.  The greens are bolting and we have started to harvest over-wintered onions.  Strawberries are in bloom, bushes are leafing out, and perennials are starting to show themselves.  Chicken poop and leaf-gro has been added to the farm beds and over-wintered carrots and lettuce are taking off.

Whew!

Our 5th graders are getting ready to start a soil study unit and from there will begin to plan the garden they will leave for next year's 5th graders.  Crop rotation and companion planting will be the lens through which we plan.  5th graders are also preparing for their own Farmer's Market and hope to have some produce from the farm available.

Don't worry, entries will start happening regularly now that we are in the swing of things again.

Hope to see y'all at the Green Gala this Friday!  http://greengala.wordpress.com

Happy Earth Day!!!