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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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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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