Gosh, that was heartwarming! Harvest Potluck in the Garden As always, our annual celebration of community, food, music was delightful. It was a beautiful autumn day on the farm and we enjoyed it with many friends. The Great Pumpkin Smash Saturday, November 27 This family-friendly event is free. Drop in […]
Garden School Classes in September Raising Butterflies Saturday, Sept. 11 11 am – noon 1016 NW 32nd St. $10 per workshop, $15 per couple/pair. Or volunteer on a Saturday morning, and get in free! There is magic in the Monarch chrysalis! Were you one of the lucky children whose teacher kept one in […]
Garden School Classes in August Grill It! Saturday, Aug. 14 11 am – noon 1016 NW 32nd St. $10 per workshop, $15 per couple/pair. Or volunteer on a Saturday morning, and get in free! Nothin’ beats fresh veggies from the garden that have been tossed on the grill. Their deepest flavor is enhanced. Learn tips […]
“As we search for a less extractive and polluting economic order, so that we may fit agriculture into the economy of a sustainable culture, community becomes the locus and metaphor for both agriculture and culture.”― Wes Jackson, Becoming Native to This Place Garden School Classes in July Good Bugs: A Walking Tour of Beneficial Insects in the […]
The Robin family at CW’s hoop house lot this week. Thanks to Pat Velte for the photo. This Morning This morning the redbirds’ eggs have hatched and already the chicks are chirping for food. They don’t know where it’s coming from, they just keep souting, “More! More!” As to anything else, they haven’t had a […]
2021 is Springing All has not been quiet at CommonWealth Urban Farms even in the midst of a pandemic. Food Forest has been in the dedicated hands of volunteers who come each week to tidy the circles and clear away debris. Green rows of greens in the beautiful, moist air of the Hoop House have […]
2020! The Year of All-Things-Garden Even with all that has happened, 2020 has been a productive and fertile time for us. A bit more stress than usual, for sure! Like everybody, we’ve had to make some quick turns to adjust to new circumstances, but we have managed to carry on and actually completed new projects. One […]
Garden School: Herbal Balms October 10 Note: this is a 2-hour class, fee is $15 10 am to noon 1016 NW 32nd St. Yatar combines herbs from his garden, beeswax from his hives, olive oil and essential oils to formulate balms with specific beneficial qualities. Yatar will demonstrate how he makes his herbal beeswax healing […]
What to do with your Tomatoes In June/July watch how red arrives Make gazpacho Dice into a San Marino salad bowl BLT with a local IPA Simmer a pasta sauce Carry the cores to the compost heap Charcoal draw them on the vine Tell how we used to think them nightshade, poison, devil’s fruit Upon […]
Garden School We put together a fantastic line-up of Garden School classes at CommonWealth this year—and then the coronavirus showed up. So we switched gears in early April and did our “Make Way for Monarchs” program with Katie Hawk as a FB Live event. You can watch it here at your convenience. Coming up next week, we’re have […]
