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Monthly Archives: April 2015
The Great American Wheat Harvest
Ever wonder where your bread comes from and how it gets there? Check this out: The Great American Wheat Harvest Trailer
Posted in Bread, Farming Education, Industrial Farming, Plants, Wheat
Tagged Farm, Farmer, Food
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How (and Why) To Remove Side Shoots on Tomato Plants
Recently I got connected (through About.me) with a student named Emma Whittering who publishes her work on her Student Horticultural Blog. Visiting her page I found this short video from “The Sunday Gardener” who shared this tip on growing tomato plants. Enjoy! How … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Fruit, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farmer, Food, Gardening, Plants
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Visitors to the Farm – “Today’s Bouquet”
One thing we never anticipated when we started building the farm is the fact that we are meeting and getting to know our neighbors — many of them for the first time. We have people who stop by to admire the plants, ask … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Flowers, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants
Tagged Education, Farm, Garden, Gardening, Home, Plants
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Earth Day 2015 Fun With Celery!
Here is something easy and fun urban farmers can do to celebrate Earth Day. It’s an easy process to start a celery plant from the bottom of the cut bunch of stalks. Using a celery bunch you purchase from the … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farm, Food, Garden, Home, Soil
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Lettuce Eat It!
Today, for the second day in a row, we enjoyed a big salad from the farm. We’ve got a few rows of lettuce growing although we spread some of the heads throughout the other plants and in our half barrels. One train of … Continue reading
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Tagged Farm, Food, Plants, Recipe, Salad
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Cucumbers, Squash, Watermelon, and Sunflowers
Here’s a quick video of the cucumber bed on the farm. This corner of the Lakritz Farm has traditional and yellow cucumbers and also includes some yellow squash plants and sunflowers. I’ve also planted some cucumbers from seed but they are taking … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Flowers, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farm, Food, Garden, Outdoors, Plants, Sustainability
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Edible Schoolyard Plant Sale 2015!
The Edible Schoolyard is a wonderful educational organization that promotes and celebrates the idea that what we eat, and how we grow and obtain it, is as important as anything else we can learn about or teach in school. They … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Plants, Sustainability, Urban Farming
Tagged Edible Schoolyard, Food, Plants, Sustainability
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Predicting the Future on the Lakritz Farm
Today I have a prediction. The Lakritz Farm will have tomatoes and squash! This is how I know I’m right:
Sun Tea With Mint
Who doesn’t like ice tea? A favorite memory of my Mom is her recipe for Sun Tea. Of course, it’s not really a recipe other than the fact that you put water and tea bags in a jar and leave it out … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Farm, Mint, Recipe, Vegetables
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Will Sustainable Big Business Agricultural Practices Help Save The Planet?
Corporate farming takes the brunt of a tremendous amount of criticism by small farmers for their impact on the environment as well as the loss of small farms throughout the US. These are certainly important concerns and these issues should continue … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Farming Resources, Fruit, Lakritz Family Farm, Sustainability, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farm, Fruit, Sustainability, Vegetables
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