Tag Archive for ‘Mulch’
FROM FARM TO FORK
Good little article but there are some slight misstatements. 1.) We grow 99 percent of our PRODUCE not diet 2) We do buy supplement animal feed (grains pellets) oh, and our goal is “ZERO” food miles! Path to Freedom conserves water while cutting ‘food miles’ from Dervaes family’s carbon footprint By Carolyn Neuhausen PASADENA WEEKLY [...]
DISPATCHES FROM THE URBAN HOMESTEAD pt 3
The weather changed over night – weather whiplash we call it! After being spoiled with a week or so days of 80 degree temps, it’s dipped back into the 60′s with a chance of rain today and more next week. Continuing with our pictorial posting blitz…. Playfulness! Jordanne and Fairlight make faces at each other [...]
DISPATCHES FROM THE URBAN HOMESTEAD pt 2
Gearing up for spring, not only is there planting to do, new projects to tackle, there’s lots of maintenance to be done too! Justin give the citrus a hair cut Hive maintenance. Look at that frame – heavily loaded with dark “winter” honey! Hive tool in hand, checking on the brood Watching bees is mesmerizing [...]
OUT & ABOUT
At the Pasadena Smith & Hawkens store on Saturday April 18th over 40 plus people turned out to hear Jules Dervaes talk about composting methods he uses around the urban homestead. He covered about a dozen different types and composting methods that he’s used over the past twenty five years. From simple methods like: [...]
RESPITE FROM THE RAINS
(please note post was written yesterday – Wednesday ) Amen and pass the pitchfork. It’s a clear and sunny day! Honestly, the rain was getting a little much – too wet all at once. No more soggy clothes and mucking boots for awhile at least. It’s been so dreary and wet that we had to [...]
GARDEN OF EATIN’
Orlando Home & Leisure Magazine, October 2008 A Landscape Good Enough to Eat Save your money, improve your cooking and help save the planet by transforming your lawn into an edible landscape. By Cindy Heroux No, we’re not suggesting you chow down on that boxwood hedge or dine on dracenas, but there’s a growing movement [...]
LIVING MULCH
On the journal we write often how much we use mulch here on the urban farm to combat weeds, retain moisture and build soil. Here’s an example of ‘living mulch’ in action – do not disturb.
WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP
We are certainly blessed with some tasty crops coming in. After waiting a whole year to enjoy some of these fresh fruits and veggies it’s hard to tire of eating the same thing meal after meal, after meal. Though you may want to check back with us in September. We may have changed our tune… [...]
GROWING TIPS
Thanks to Linda for inviting PTF to speak at the Pasadena Smith & Hawken store. We appreciate her enthusiasm and encouraging support. Also thank you to all the S&H staff there for a warm welcome. Power Point Highlights The presentation lasted over an hour. Here’s an overview of what Farmer D had to share about [...]
“FERTILIZER FREE”
A reader asks: I must admit to being a bit confused about your use of the term “NPK fertilizer” – I presume by that you are referring to artificially manufactured fertilizers? All fertilizers, including those we consider “natural” such as animal manure and compost, contain varying concentrations of Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) [...]
