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Category Archives: Organic
Summer Arrives in Winter on the Lakritz Farm
This month we took out the frozen Fava beans to make one last pot of Winter soup. We grew the Fava beans last Summer and pretty much froze the entire harvest. It was so much fun to pull out … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Organic, Soup, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Vegetables
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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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Year Three on the Lakritz Farm
Tonight we had salmon for dinner with roasted potatoes and squash from the farm. We also had fresh cucumber appetizer. These are the best tasting cucumbers we’ve grown. It’s amazing that we have the opportunity to eat something we’ve grown … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Food, Lakritz Family Farm, Organic, Rainwater Harvesting, Seeds, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Water
Tagged Education, Farm, Farming, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Organic, Outdoors, Salad, Salmon, Soil, Sustainability, Vegetables, Water
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Looking Back – Two Years on the Lakritz Farm
It’s amazing to think we’ve been farming our front yard for two years now. Here is what the space was like just a few years ago. The first thing we did was remove all the lava rock, the plants, and … Continue reading
Winter Crops Were Successful
Winter crops were abundant this year. Kale and broccoli grew well and the cabbage and radish crops were excellent. It’s interesting to note that the cabbage did not grow as well in the summer last year. We will definitely grow … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Organic, Rainwater Harvesting, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Vegetables, Weather
Tagged LakritzFarm, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Winter Crops
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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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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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Today’s Harvest
Picked a few fresh items for dinner today. The eggplant was not that successful this year but it tastes good. Tomato and basil always go together and the peppers went well in the salad.
Posted in Food, Lakritz Family Farm, Organic, Plants, Sustainability, Urban Farming
Tagged Education, Farm, Food, Garden
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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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