Tag Archive for ‘urban agriculture’
JUNE HARVEST TALLY
Here on the urban homestead we are celebrating true freedom and independence by growing our own food.
HOME & GARDEN
It’s about time for another round and reader favorite — “Pictorial Post!” Bringing to you once again snapshots from the Urban Homestead. Enjoy!
GARDEN OF EATIN’
I just LOVE this time of year, don’t you? What a joy it is to look about the garden, witness seedlings pushing through the soil and anticipating the first fruits and vegetables of the summer season.
GARDEN REPORT
With cold temps,rain and a dusting of snow on the mountains, it’s hard to believe spring is here.
NOVEMBER HARVEST TALLY
In 2003 our little garden produced what some folks would say impossible, 6,000 lbs ( 3 tons) from ONE TENTH of an acre.
This month, we are pretty excited to report (drum roll please!) that the record of 6,200 lbs harvested in year (2004) has been broken and we still have one month to go!
OCTOBER HARVEST TALLY
Recently I’ve noticed (in print and on message boards) people are now doubting our “unsubstantiated” claims of 3 tons (6,000 lbs) harvested from 1/10 acre. It’s “impossible” they write, “can’t be done.”
Oh really?
MEET THE FARMERS DINNER
The wet weather does help the garden but it doesn’t help the produce business. It’s hard to pick produce, especially salad, in the rain. The front porch farm stand is quiet; but we did have a very large order this week which helped pull us through. The Chef at Cal Tech put on a special “Meet the Farmers” dinner featuring many a dish made with our very own homegrown produce.
HOMEGROWN
Back in the late 1990′s, the GMO corn food contamination forced our family to radically rethink our growing efforts by turning our typical “hobby” garden into a full scale micro farm which provides our family with over 90% of our produce, annually harvesting 6,000 lbs on just 1/10 acre plot.
SEPTEMBER HARVEST TALLY
Home gardens could grow 50% of humanity’s food supply on less than 10% of the world’s arable farmland. — energybulletin.net
