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Monthly Archives: June 2015
If A Plum Falls On The Farm Do You Eat It?
A couple of days ago I was watering plants and standing next to the Santa Rosa plum tree we planted in the spring of 2014. The tree was part of the early plans for the farm which included the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Food, Fruit, Lakritz Family Farm, Organic, Plants, Sustainability, Urban Farming
Tagged Education, Farming, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Home
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Wildlife Visit the Farm
We all know that living in the natural world means facing wildlife from time to time. Depending on where you live and what you grow you might have a variety of animals as visitors. Here at the Lakritz Family Farm … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Crops, Drought, Food, Lakritz Family Farm, Urban Farming, Water, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Bobcats, California, Coyote, Drought, Farming, Food, Jack Rabbit, Predators, Urban Farming
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A Reading From “On the Concord & Merrimack” by Henry David Thoreau
Being outdoors is a big part of farming. Unless you are doing hydroponics, have a very large greenhouse, or using grow lights you need to be outside to grow plants. I find it fascinating that more people don’t embrace nature in … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Plants, Reading, Water, Weather
Tagged Education, Literature, Outdoors, Thoreau
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