Mini Workshops
April 4, 2013 in Uncategorized
Our first mini workshop on Saturday was great! We had a good group turn up to talk about planting fruit trees and we got some pears and persimmons into the ground.
Do urban farmers take the winter off?
No! We sure don’t! Our volunteers have been out in the bad weather and the good getting ready for the spring. Besides doing a lot of maintenance, cleaning and organizing – we have rows of garlic and other cold weather veggies growing and our composting is going strong. A few weeks ago some of our
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Do urban farmers take the winter off?
March 10, 2013 in Uncategorized
No! We sure don’t! Our volunteers have been out in the bad weather and the good getting ready for the
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A Very Successful Summer
September 8, 2012 in General Info
So we have been running the farm all summer and haven’t had much time to create blog posts. Today the team harvested compost from the compost piles created with waste product from Whole Foods Market.
Beautiful Warm Winter Day for Urban Farming
January 14, 2012 in CommonWork
We had a wonderful, warm and sunny winter day today to prepare two additional beds for early spring planting. They had a lot of roots and stubborn nut grass.
Germination!
November 9, 2011 in Uncategorized
The carrots have germinated! You can see the tiny green seedlings, reaching their leaves up out of the soil. These were the first food-crop seeds we have planted, which made October 21 a quietly momentous day…
Bed preparation and planting
November 7, 2011 in Uncategorized
With the help of 25+ volunteers we are making progress on the preparation of garden beds and other planting areas. David Braden has done an excellent job overseeing the design…
Sept. 3 CommonWork
September 3, 2011 in Uncategorized
CommonWork today was very satisfying work. After we had processed 7 barrels of beer grains, done some work in the
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CommonWork, Aug. 27
August 28, 2011 in CommonWork, Journal
CommonWork is a new weekly workday on Saturdays from 8am-11am. CommonWork is a time for the CommonWealth community and neighbors
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Welcome!
August 25, 2011 in General Info
Welcome to the new blog for CommonWealth Urban Farms! This will be a great way keep both community members and
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