Delicious, nutritious food starts with a healthy fertile soil. A key element of our soil building program is using cover crops – in this case rye and hairy vetch – to add organic matter, fix atmospheric nitrogen into the soil and make sure precious minerals don’t leach out with the winter rains. You still have a chance to taste the results of our work – we have a few more CSA shares available for 2016! Sign up by the end of the month.
The tomatoes are up! And the onions!
supply our Farm Stand, and some should be available for purchase as starts for home gardens!
That’s right! We’d love to feed you this summer as a Charter Member of our CSA
! Our produce is beautiful and we can’t wait to fill your boxes! 15 weeks of fresh fruits and veggies: Large (3-4 people) $375 and Small (1-2 people) $300! Sign up HERE!
The seeds have arrived! And because we have such a short growing season in the PNW, it’s important to get an early start. Today, the Farmer has a goal of getting 400 onion and tomato seeds into the soil blocks in the planting trays. These will go on heating mats and the soil kept moist to encourage germination. There is a certain zen to the task – the radio is
on and the Farmer is at peace.
Seed order day! Planning the season’s crops is a bit like a Rubik’s cube – our goal is to rotate plantings so that each year every bed has a different vegetable than the year before. This is key to organic farming as different plants have different nutrient needs. It also minimizes pests and diseases from latching on to any one plant type. Today is a day of envisioning the harvest to come!
Loki the farm pup invites you to stop by Sunday 10am-2pm for last chance at winter squash! $2 a lb. Butternut, Kuri, Delicata, Acorn, Pumpkin, Sweet Meat and Turk’s Turban. Come on up to the house!
Last chance to savor summer and stock up on keepers for winter! Pick up tomatoes, zucchini and peppers for a fall ratatouille! Load up on 5 types of winter squash for $2 a pound!
Many thanks to everyone who stopped in at Urban Futures Farm this summer – to pick up produce, share recipes and garden tips, and introduce yourselves as neighbors! Our test this summer was to see if we could grow enough tasty, beautiful food to sustain a farmstand or future CSA – and I think we succeeded in that regard and learned a lot along the way! Enjoy the changing of the seasons, and we’ll be back in touch to share our plans for next year. Thank you for your support!
Fall has arrived! Time for warm and nourishing comfort food! We’ve been pulling in our winter squash and setting them out to cure. The nice thing about this squash is that you have plenty of time to consider your choices – Risotto? Soup? The Farmer loves Roasted squash with pancetta and sage, and I’m partial to Winter squash lasagne. Your squash can wait for your decision, while gracing your home with fall decor! We are still rolling in tomatoes, so now’s the time to grab a bunch to put up in your pantry! See you Saturday 10am-2pm!
We’re moving to Saturdays only – with extended hours (10am-2pm) – for the remainder of the season. When that is, we have no idea – we’ll let you know! The yellow summer squash is still coming on strong! We still have root crops, potatoes, beets and carrots, along with winter squash, tomatoes and the occasional suprise!
Why? Well, we’re going to the Annual NENA Picnic – and hopefully we’ll see you there! Wednesday, September 16 from 5:30-7:30pm at Roosevelt Elementary!
HOWEVER, we will have extended Farmstand hours on Saturday, from 10am-2pm! Come by and load up on fall comfort foods – winter squash, potatoes, beets! Thinly sliced Delicata tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper and roasted in a hot oven is one my favorite fall flavors! Now for a cup of tea and a good book!
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