Tuesday, January 18, 2011
A Community Of Food - A Stanford Video Project
This video is about a the Free Farm in S.F. It is an urban cooperative farm run by volunteers, who give away all the produce to those who need it! AWESOME!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Our first day on the farm!
Today was our first day working over at the farm.
We began cleaning things up and clearing some of the garden.
Everyone helped out!
It is important to wear the appropriate head gear while farming!
It was a gray day here, and in the 50's. It was cold, but not miserable.
Joe had a great time running around playing. We brought the Tonka dump trucks out but the shovels and rakes were much more exciting!
McDonalds coffee got us through the morning!
Everyone loves to play with sticks!
The kids collected worms for the chickens!
Time for an apple snack!
Joe went for a ride!
Everyone helped out!
It is important to wear the appropriate head gear while farming!
It was a gray day here, and in the 50's. It was cold, but not miserable.
Joe had a great time running around playing. We brought the Tonka dump trucks out but the shovels and rakes were much more exciting!
McDonalds coffee got us through the morning!
Everyone loves to play with sticks!
The kids collected worms for the chickens!
Time for an apple snack!
Joe went for a ride!Yes, those are his crackers in the bottom of the wheelbarrow. I decided not to care. I just reminded myself that "God made dirt...dirt don't hurt", right?
The boys wanted to do everything Brian was doing!
The wheelbarrow was a little unwieldy for Isaac, but he had fun pushing it!
Camille helped me check on the chickens!
These two are Buff Orpingtons that look like the chicken she raised last spring named Charlotte. They came right up and ate out of her hand. When I asked her what she wanted to name them, she said, "I want to name them both Charlotte because they look just like my old chicken Charlotte." Then she thought for a moment and said in a happy laughing way, "Now I have two Charlottes!!" Sounds good to me; I don't think we could tell them apart anyhow!
So far, we have two Charlottes, Myrtle and Mabel.
The boys wanted to do everything Brian was doing!
The wheelbarrow was a little unwieldy for Isaac, but he had fun pushing it!
Camille helped me check on the chickens!
These two are Buff Orpingtons that look like the chicken she raised last spring named Charlotte. They came right up and ate out of her hand. When I asked her what she wanted to name them, she said, "I want to name them both Charlotte because they look just like my old chicken Charlotte." Then she thought for a moment and said in a happy laughing way, "Now I have two Charlottes!!" Sounds good to me; I don't think we could tell them apart anyhow!
So far, we have two Charlottes, Myrtle and Mabel. I think we will name the rest soon!
At the end of the day, we had cleaned up a lot and cleared about a quarter of the original garden. We have a lot of work ahead of us to finish preping the garden. We are also going to move the chickens into a new coop and enclosure down next to the garden.
At the end of the day, we had cleaned up a lot and cleared about a quarter of the original garden. We have a lot of work ahead of us to finish preping the garden. We are also going to move the chickens into a new coop and enclosure down next to the garden. We had a great day!
Monday, December 27, 2010
The Farm!!
Here are the before pictures!
These were taken in December 2010. We are so excited about the potential here. 
The garden space hasn't really been tended to for a while, so it needs to be cleaned up before planting. There is a drip system in place, which will be reconfigured to meet our needs. We also plan to open the space up a little.
There is also a section that hasn't been used yet that we will convert into growing space.
The owner has some chickens on the property and has agreed to us having some there as well!
The garden space hasn't really been tended to for a while, so it needs to be cleaned up before planting. There is a drip system in place, which will be reconfigured to meet our needs. We also plan to open the space up a little.
There is also a section that hasn't been used yet that we will convert into growing space.
The owner has some chickens on the property and has agreed to us having some there as well!If we do chickens, we will build a coop and run next to the garden area.
Like I said on the main blog, we consider this a miracle!
Like I said on the main blog, we consider this a miracle! God has blessed us so much and we are thankful for this opportunity!!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Dreaming of Summer Zucchini!
I love summer zucchini fresh from the garden. When you pick it, it is warm from the hot summer sun. In the peak of the season I run out of creative uses for zucchini and because our garden is small I don't grow enough to preserve for later. Which leads me to the situation I am in right now...
dreaming of summer zucchini! I know I could go buy some at the store but it just isn't the same. Instead, I think I will begin plotting my spring garden. Where are those seed catalogs?
dreaming of summer zucchini! I know I could go buy some at the store but it just isn't the same. Instead, I think I will begin plotting my spring garden. Where are those seed catalogs?
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