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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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The Edible Schoolyard
Edible Education – “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”
Posted in Farming Education, Food, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farming, Food, Garden, Organic, Outdoors, Sustainability, Vegetables
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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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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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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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This Week On The Farm (5/8/2015)
Lot’s of good stuff growing on the farm this week. We continue to harvest lettuce and bok choy which have been a staple for the past month. Now we are getting excited about some new crops getting ripe and will … Continue reading
Posted in Crops, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farming, Food, Garden
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A Mulching We Will Grow . . .
I’ve enjoyed reading Permacluture Magazine online recently. We aren’t doing composting on the Lakritz Farm yet although we have used wood chips successfully to keep weeds down to almost nothing. We have been challenged for nutrients in our soil and … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Flowers, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Compost, Dirt, Farming, Garden, Mulch, Nutrients, Soil
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Growing Weather Arrives
The first of May is always a turning point in the year. As an educator it marks the home stretch of the school year. As a farmer it means things start heating up weather-wise and the plants really start to grow. … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Farm, Food, Garden, Plants
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