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Category Archives: Crops
Year SIX! is Growing on Us
Posted in Crops, Food, Organic, Spring, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Carrots, Food, Garden, GrownFromSeed, Harvest, HeirloomCarrots, Organic, Plants, Vegetables
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Picking Oranges on the Lakritz Farm
The Lakritz Family has been picking oranges for a very long time. Growing up in a small town in California’s Central Valley, we lived among the crops. Although we weren’t farmers, we did have our own fruit trees growing in the backyard. … Continue reading
Posted in Crops, Farming Education, Fruit, Organic, Urban Farming, Weather
Tagged California, Education, Food, Sustainability, Urban Farming
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Follow the Lakritz Farm on Instagram
About a year ago we decided to begin using Instagram to publish images from the Lakritz Farm. We use Instagram as a simple way to share news form the Farm. Follow us to see more frequent updates on the farm!
Posted in Conservation, Crops, Farming Education, Food, Fruit, Organic, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farm, Farming, Food, Fruit, Garden, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Vegetables
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A New Water Supply System
When we first got started with the Lakritz Family Farm it was clear that growing food on our property would be highly dependent upon access to water. While living in Northern California tends to mean lots of rain (here in … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Crops, Drought, Farming Education, Farming Resources, Food, Lakritz Family Farm, Rainwater Harvesting, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Water
Tagged California, Drought, Education, Farming, Food, Gardening
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Bugs for Chickens
Thanks to the people at the Marin Master Gardeners I found out my farm is infested with grubbs! These pesky and strange looking soil mongrels hang out about 4-6 inches below the the top of the soil and reek havoc … Continue reading
Posted in Bugs, Crops, Farming Education, Food, Organic, Seeds, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Birds, Compost, Dirt, Education, Farm, Food, Garden, Home, Mulch, Nutrients
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October Tomatoes, Hornworms, and Sunflower Harvest
This week we cleared a small area of the farm on the side of the house for winter. This 20 square foot plot was where we first started successfully growing food on the farm. We pretty much only plant tomatoes … Continue reading
Posted in Crops, Farming Education, Food, Fruit, Hornworm, Lakritz Family Farm, Organic, Pests, Plants, Vegetables, Wildlife
Tagged Farming, Food, Gardening
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Sunflowers!
It’s that time of the year when the sunflowers are blooming nicely. They are such a joy in the yard. Sunflowers brighten the area and bring such beautiful color to yourenvironment. These flowers were started at a school garden nursery … Continue reading
Posted in Crops, Flowers, Lakritz Family Farm, Organic, Plants, Seeds
Tagged Beauty, Garden, Urban Farming
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Sowing the Seeds for Future Farming
We gathered a good harvest of seeds this summer and are planting new crops for the fall. But we had plenty to give away so that’s what we did! Enjoy!
Posted in Crops, Farming Education, Flowers, Seeds, Sustainability
Tagged Education, Farm, Farming Resources
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Summer Sunshine From the Farm
Here’s a little summer sunshine sunflower from the farm.
Posted in Crops, Farming Education, Flowers, Lakritz Family Farm, Organic, Sustainability, Urban Farming
Tagged Education, Farm, Garden, Gardening
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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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